The Lantern - January 11 2018

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Despite national downward trend, Columbus homicide rate reaches record high in past year.

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An anonymous tip from a bystander who saw a drunk member of Zeta Beta Tau walking home covered in sharpie alerted the university of hazing practices at the fraternity.

Hazing, alcohol abuse, conduct violations

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An email sent to university administration outlining misconduct sparked an investigation into the Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

3 more fraternities receive punishment following university investigations OWEN DAUGHERTY Assistant Campus Editor daugherty.260@osu.edu JACOB MYERS Managing Editor for Content myers.1669@osu.edu Fraternities continue to fall like dominoes in the wake of Ohio State’s investigations into the misconduct of several chapters.

The university levied sanctions on three fraternities with the conclusion of its investigations into the chapters for violations of the Code of Student Conduct.

Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Zeta Beta Tau were each placed on disciplinary probation for hazing and alcohol-related violations. Ohio State’s student conduct defines probation as “a state of warning.” During probation, additional violations could elicit “further action up to and including suspension or dismissal.”

Each of the fraternities accepted responsibility for their respective violations.

Beta is on probation through May; SAE is placed on probation through December; and ZBT is on probation through May 2019, according to the investigations released by Ohio State Tuesday.

The three investigations were obtained

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The $5 million Beta Theta Pi fraternity house is the newest Greek residence on Ohio State’s campus. through a public-records request by The Lantern that was made following the suspension of social activity for all 37 Interfraternity Council chapters in November.

At the time, Ohio State was investigating 11 fraternities for various violations, many of which involved hazing and alcohol.

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Kirwan Institute renews pledge to help vulnerable Columbus youth SUMMER CARTWRIGHT Campus Editor cartwright.117@osu.edu The University District houses Ohio State and its students, but it also houses children who might never set foot on campus. Unbeknownst to some, the kids so close to the university live in a high-risk neighborhood that brings with it challenges so overwhelming that a college education is nearly unattainable, and making it to the age of 18 is where some of the resident’s dreams stop, said Kyle Strickland, a senior legal analyst at Ohio State’s Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity.

According to data recently released by the Kirwan Institute’s “Renewing Our Call to Action,” its promise to help Columbus youth in areas of high vulnerability, these kids — mostly children of color — will likely experience stressors that include low household incomes, short life expec-

tancies and incidences of violent crimes.

The report found that 45 percent of Columbus youth — 132,900 of 290,100 — 24 years old and younger, live in neighborhoods that experience high or very high vulnerability, meaning they experience stressors that impact their health, safety and education every day.

The stressors affect outcomes like high school graduation, household income, life expectancy and incidences of violent crime. And, according to the report, 55 percent of vulnerable children in Columbus neighborhoods are youth of color.

The third-grade reading proficiency rate in very high vulnerability neighborhoods is 21 percent, compared to 68 percent in very low vulnerability neighborhoods, according to the report.

As for high-school graduation rates, the graduation rate in very high vulnerability neighborhoods is 73 percent, compared to 94

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According to data recently released by the Kirwan Institute, Columbus youth in areas of high vulnerability will likely experience stressors that include low household incomes, short life expectancies and incidences of violent crimes. percent in very low vulnerability neighborhoods.

The contrast in living conditions between white and black households is not something

new, said Strickland, and it’s not something to be blamed on any parent, family or neighborhood in particular. It is racial segregation — historic, systemic and modern.

In fact, the segregation is so prominent that a data map of Columbus included in the report almost completely contradicts the saying “It’s not always black-andwhite.” Because, when it comes to the east and west sides of the city, it essentially is.

The map shows the predominant race found from census data and used colors to demonstrate the dominant race in each area of Columbus, red for black youth and blue for white youth.

The east side is predominantly composed of black youths aged 24 and younger — shaded mostly red — and has the most areas of high and very high vulnerability.

While the west side does have areas of vulnerability, such as the Hilltop, the majority of its areas consist of neighborhoods with moderate to very low levels of vulnerability, and the majority of that side of Columbus is colored blue, representing a mostly white youth population.

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Columbus homicides hit record-high in 2017 SHERIDAN HENDRIX John R. Oller Special Projects Reporter hendrix.87@osu.edu In a year of exciting growth and opportunity, the city of Columbus set a depressing new record: The number of homicides reached an all-time high.

Last year, the city claimed 143 homicide victims, marking the deadliest year on record.

The previous record-holding year was 1991, which saw 139 homicides during the height of the crack cocaine epidemic. Columbus surpassed the total number of homicides committed in 2016 –– 106 in all –– by October 2017.

Officials from the Columbus Division of Police and City Hall have felt the impact of this increase across the board.

“We’re talking about human life,” Sgt. David Sicilian, supervisor of Columbus police’s firstshift homicide unit, said at a news conference in December. “We take [the toll] kind of personal.

We’re sad to see the family’s response to a victim of a homicide ... It’s terrible to investigate. It’s the most horrible, awful thing to tell a family member someone has been killed.”

Almost three decades after 1991, drugs remain a major factor contributing to the homicide rate.

Instead of crack cocaine, howev-

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Josh Mandel, the Republican state treasurer and challenger to former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown, dropped out of the race citing his wife’s health issues.

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Columbus Division of Police officers stand outside an apartment complex at 70 W. Northwood Ave., where two people were shot April 27, 2016. In Columbus, there were 37 more homicides in 2017 than 2016. er, the issue now stems from the opioid epidemic, police said.

Gang violence and access to guns are additional reasons experts attribute to an increased homicide rate. An overwhelming majority of victims in 2017 –– 83 percent –– were shot to death.

Although the total number of homicides is higher than it was in 1991, the murder rate per capita in Columbus was higher, with 21 people killed per 100,000. Ac-

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The Beta Theta Pi fraternity joins Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Zeta Beta Tau on disciplinary probation for hazing and alcohol-related violations.

the new-member initiation process told by her son.

The sender, whose name was redacted for privacy protection under FERPA, claimed that during the pledge process there was physical abuse that resulted in concussions, “heavy drug use” and “major drug dealers inside this chapter.” She also said members slipped drugs into drinks of pledges and forced pledges to miss class or face additional hazing.

The Lantern was unable to verify the claims written in the email and it’s unclear if the university could authenticate the claims.

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cording to census data, the population in Columbus has grown by about one-third, to 860,090. The 2017 murder rate is 16 people killed per 100,000.

In a time when murder rates in most major cities are on the decline, Columbus bucks the trend.

A study by the Brennan Center for Justice published in September last year gathered crime statistics from the 30 largest U.S. cities. Statistics showed an overall

decrease in crime, violent crime and murder in 2017.

Compared to 2016, the study projected the 2017 crime rate to decline 1.8 percent, violent crime to be about the same, and murder rate to drop 2.5 percent.

“These findings directly undercut any claim that the nation is experiencing a crime wave,” the study stated.

Despite an overall projected

Ohio State’s investigation into the Theta chapter of SAE began Sept. 2 and concluded Nov. 1, with a punishment of more than one year of probation. The university found members violated the Student Code of Conduct during a social event after new members received mentors, known as a big/ little reveal.

The chapter also hazed new members during an event it calls “True Gentleman Night.”

New members are expected to individually recite the fraternity’s creed in front of the chapter president individually at “True Gentlemen Night,” which the university said “caused or could have caused a substantial risk of humiliation.”

In an effort to eliminate hazing, SAE chapters across the country renamed their initiation process the “True Gentleman Experience” in 2014.

Alcohol consumption at the big/little reveal led to a new member requiring medical attention and “created an environment that caused or threatened harm to the safety” of chapter members, according to the records.

The university also investigated SAE for potential drug abuse within the chapter, but it was not one of the violations listed in the investigation conclusion.

Johnny Sao, a spokesman for SAE’s national offices, said the organization supports the univer-

sity’s imposed sanctions.

“The national organization is fully cooperating with university officials with implementing policies and procedures to advance the health-and-safety of all Greek-letter community activities,” Sao said in a statement.

Ohio State began its investigation into ZBT after an anonymous source notified Ohio State after coming in contact with a member of pledge of the fraternity around 3 a.m. The witness said the member was written on in Sharpie marker, walking home “and he said ‘ZBT hazes.’”

The university sent the fraternity’s Nu chapter a cease-and-desist order Oct. 6 and investigated allegations of underage drinking at chapter events throughout September. It found new members were drinking underage; a few required medical attention from overconsumption.

In addition to the nearly two years of probation instituted at the investigation’s end on Nov. 15 the university required that the time of new-member meetings cannot be changed to “punish new-member behavior,” according to the records, and the chapter must provide a written summary of several risk-management policies before alcohol was permitted at chapter events starting Jan. 8. However, the university banned one of the

Ohio’s 2018 Races A flurry of action has occurred in the Senate race during the last week as Feb.7 — the 2018 filing deadline for races — fast approaches.

Josh Mandel, the Republican state treasurer and challenger to Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown, dropped out of the race citing his wife’s health issues.

While all thoughts are with the Mandel family, as Urban Meyer would say, it’s time for the next man up for the GOP. With many assuming the powerful ticket of Attorney General Mike DeWine and Secretary of State Jon Husted will win the Republican primary for the governor’s race, speculation has begun as to whether Lt. Governor Mary Taylor or Representative Jim Renacci will drop out of that race to take on Brown for the senate.

Taylor has shown no indication she would switch races, while Renacci said he would switch if asked directly by President Donald Trump.

Meanwhile on the Democratic side, two time failed-presidential candidate, former Cleveland mayor and representative Dennis Kucinich threw his hat into the crowded primary for governor while Richard Cordray officially announced his candidacy with fellow Obama-era official Betty Sutton as his running mate.

Tax Bill While students were enjoying winter break last month, a new tax bill was passed into law in Washington.

The GOP-backed bill passed with no support from Democrats.

Republicans say the bill will give

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However, only three of those investigations were released, with the remaining eight being withheld on the grounds that they are still “open and active matters.”

The Office of Student Life is currently lifting various IFC chapter suspensions once each respective fraternity submits comprehensive plans covering everything from updated recruitment policies to new-member education plans — each with an emphasis on anti-hazing education — as well as detailed alcohol policies.

Once the plans are submitted and approved, the university will determine whether recruitment events, new-member activities and social events are allowed to be held by the fraternity.

Currently, Beta is approved to hold recruitment events and new-member activities but not social events. SAE is allowed to hold only recruitment events, and ZBT is not approved for any of the three.

The university’s investigation into SAE was sparked by an email sent to a dozen Ohio State officials — including University President Michael Drake and Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston, the senior vice president of student life — from an individual who said she was the mother of a member and represented “many other moms of this chapter.” The email detailed hazing activities during

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Columbus neighborhood breakdown Third grade reading proficiency rates

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High school graduation rate

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Young adult educational attainment 37%

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Youth poverty rate 60%

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“This [segregation] is not unintentional. This did not happen overnight. This did not happen coincidentally,” said Strickland, who is running for Ohio Senate in 2018. “This is actually the result of very historic policies of racial discrimination and segregation that still permeate all throughout our society so you see that polices of redlining and all sorts of other policy actually end up happening.”

According to the report, the difference in, say, living in the Hilltop compared to living in Upper Arlington can be as crucial as eight more years of life: In very high vulnerability neighborhoods, the average life expectancy is 72 years old. In contrast, the life expectancy in very low vulnerability neighborhoods is 80 years old.

Vulnerability levels contrast from neighborhood to neighborhood, but areas such as Linden, Milo-Grogan, Hilltop, King-Lincoln Bronzeville, Innis Garden Village and Millbrook have the greatest concentration of high vulnerability tracts.

Per the report, there is a 52 percent difference in the youth pover-

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ty rates of very low and very high vulnerability neighborhoods.

“You had neighborhoods where you could have poverty rates in a very high vulnerability neighborhood and an average of a 60 percent poverty rate in Hilltop compared to 8 percent in areas like Clintonville and that is a drastic change — mere miles apart,” Strickland said.

As a result, entire communities like Millbrook — and those living in the neighborhood — are cut off from opportunities like quality education and safe housing, he said.

“This is a stark divide between races,” Strickland said.

The divide is being recognized by the Kirwan Institute and City of Columbus initiatives, such as My Brother’s Keeper, an Obamaera national initiative that encouraged communities and cities to provide structure and support for vulnerable youth, particularly boys of color between the ages of 9 and 15. It set forth the creation of various chapters including in Columbus.

The Kirwan Institute originally got involved with My Brother’s Keeper in 2015 after the city of Editor in Chief Kevin Stankiewicz Managing Editor for Content Jacob Myers Managing Editor for Design JL Lacar Copy Chief Rachel Bules Campus Editor Summer Cartwright Assistant Campus Editor Owen Daugherty Sports Editor Colin Hass-Hill Assistant Sports Editor Edward Sutelan Arts&Life Editor Ghezal Barghouty Assistant Arts&Life Editor Sara Stacy Photo Editor Jack Westerheide Assistant Photo Editor Ris Twigg Design Editor Chandler Gerstenslager Assistant Design Editor Kelly Meaden Multimedia Editor Hailey Stangebye Social Media Editor Nick Clarkson Engagement Editor Matt Dorsey Oller Reporter Sheridan Hendrix Miller Projects Reporter Erin Gottsacker

Columbus asked it to join the national effort in supporting and uplifting young men of color. Due to recent societal issues and events such as the Charlottesville Unite the Right white supremacist rally, it was commissioned in 2017 by Columbus to conduct further research, thus renewing the call to action.

“We’ve got to hold ourselves accountable. We can’t keep kicking the can down the road on some of these [racial] issues,” said Strickland. “We’ve got to dive in and help because these are literally kids and young boys, as well as young girls and women that are facing these issues.”

The high and very high vulnerability areas are priority areas in which the two will invest the most time and resources in, the report details.

The report’s data will be sent to city officials and legislators in the hope that the city will help acquire assets necessary to help atrisk children and families, Strickland said.

“We wanted to get a sense of the local landscape and look at what vulnerability looks like on a neighborhood level, and figure out ways in which we could potentially help empower organizations and community stakeholders to basically measure progress and actually set goals and utilize data to set the goals,” he said.

The report was very important, Strickland said, because it can show how the vulnerability of neighborhoods can affect things like education and life expectancy.

Using Census statistics, the institute analyzed youth vulnerability, demographics and local services to further note the disparities children and families of color experience within their neighborhoods in Columbus.

He stressed that it’s not just the children who are vulnerable, it’s entire families and neighborhoods.

“Oftentimes, these families are put in situations which they’re trying to do everything they can to get by and provide, but we, as a society, are not doing enough to make sure people have the opportunities to succeed,” Strickland said.

To combat these statistics, My Brother’s Keeper vows to “build a diverse teacher pipeline to match the child demographic pipeline, promote emotional and cultural intelligence in the classroom and in service provision, provide dedicated ambassadors or mentors to help children and families navigate unfamiliar systems, and create a dedicated space where affordable resources are available to children and their families,” according to the report.

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In addition, Columbus City Council will provide $100,000 for a grant program involving My Brother’s Keeper, which will help groups working with young people in Columbus.

To put the racial divide into perspective, 10 percent of white children from kindergarten to 12th grade live in neighborhoods with very high vulnerability, according to the report; 20 percent of black children in the same age range live in the same type of neighborhoods.

Additionally, youth of color are 18 percent more likely to live in a neighborhood experiencing high or very high vulnerability; white youth are 62 percent more likely to live in an area of low or very low vulnerability.

To be clear, it’s not the racial makeup of the neighborhoods that are stressors for children. It’s the lack of resources — educational, monetarial, support — in the areas they live.

But the racism and biases prominent today can push people living in the high-risk neighborhoods from feeling comfortable enough to look for and navigate social services for help, Strickland said.

“They find that perhaps they might be discriminated against by a particular provider,” he said.

“There’s all these other aspects that play a role and part here. So we’ve got to be able to unfold all of these messy, ugly issues that we’re afraid to talk about.”

While the report details hardships that many in high vulnerability neighborhoods experience, Strickland said that with a push from many members in the community, ranging from public servants to average citizens, youths of color “can focus on ‘What are my dreams five, 10, 15 years from now?’”

“And it’s things like that we take for granted,” he said, referring to residents who live in areas of low vulnerability. “We’ve got to step up and do more

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more money back to people while Democrats derided it as a tax cut for the wealthy.

Proponents of the bill, like Rea Hederman, a tax expert at the right-leaning think tank Buckeye Institute, hail the bill as an improvement over current law.

“It broadens the tax base base for individual filers,” Hederman said. “By capping some deductions the tax code will no longer create some distortions like subsidizing large expensive houses.

The bill also reduces the corporate tax rate to bring America’s statutory rate to where it is on par with other developed nations.”

Meanwhile, the bill’s detractors, like Amy Hanauer, executive director of left-leaning Policy Matters Ohio, say the plan hurts families.

“Ohio’s Republican Congressional delegation chose to hurt Ohio families today with a tax scheme that adds $1.5 trillion to our deficit, forces devastating cuts to key parts of what America provides to our people and ultimately increases taxes for many Ohio families,” Hanauer said in a statement.

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Despite being a relatively young group in Columbus, local alternative rock band, Victory Lapse, has already released its self-titled debut EP, and plan to release a second one while playing around Columbus in early 2018.

EMILY REAL Lantern reporter real.6@osu.edu Brandyn Morit and David Stone have been all over the musical map together. Play as an acoustic demo? Been there. As a rock band heavy on guitar? Been there, too.

Morit and Stone crossed another destination off the list last fall when they started a brand new band, Victory Lapse, whose debut self-titled EP was released in October.

“Victory Lapse” includes four tracks written by Stone, the keyboardist, vocalist and principal songwriter of the band. Morit said Stone wrote some sketches of the tracks that would become their debut album as he was taking a break from playing music with his other projects.

“It felt like new songs, [the ones that] Dave had,” said Morit, Victory Lapse’s drummer. “We didn’t really want to bring back

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any of the old bands’ names or anything, just start fresh. Rather than continuing one of the old bands, we wanted to start anew.”

“Tramontane” is the first film in the ReelAbilities Film Festival, screening on Jan. 17. The film is about a blind musician who travels to Lebanon in search of his birth record.

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events and creative opportunities.

Hoppe said the decision to move the festival to an every-other-month screening format was to make the event more accessible to those who are not able to attend a traditional film festival.

At the time Morit and Stone were starting up the band, they were listening to bands like DIIV, a groovy, bass-heavy rock band from Brooklyn, and Beach Fossils, another Brooklyn group that blends elements of electronic instruments into its rock.

Stone said the nuanced sound of electronic dance music infused with guitar through the use of distortion and synthesizers sets Victory Lapse’s music apart from his and Morit’s previous projects.

To record their debut album, Stone and Morit recruited their friend, Geoff Spall, to play bass, and enlisted producer Jon Fintel at Columbus’ Relay Recordings to help record their first album.

“We went to the studio with a couple of songs right off the bat, [and] we had recruited Geoff at that point,” Morit said. “We pretty much had everything ready to go and then went back in after we got Jeff and he just did his thing, which was awesome.”

Morit said the reason why Victory Lapse chose to go the more traditional route with recording its EP was because, being a new band, going to a studio was the best way to make sure everything sounded solid from a production standpoint.

“I mean, we could have put out a product ourselves but it wouldn’t really sound that great, and I’m kind of a stickler for production,” Morit said. “If we’re going to put something out, I want it to sound good.”

This month, ReelAbilities Film Festival returns to Columbus for its fifth year and shares diverse stories through the eyes of people with disabilities.

The festival’s 14 films will be screened throughout January, March, May, July, September and November. In the past, the festival was annually held over the course of a few days. The first screening will be held on Wednesday.

“They’re all stories by and about people with disabilities about just life topics but through a disability lens,” said Erin Hoppe, executive director of VSA Ohio.

“We’re bringing the audience together to talk about fathers or mothers or siblings or sex and what that is like for someone with a disability.”

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Cosi After Dark: Wizard School 5:30 p.m. at COSI, 333 W. Broad St. This month’s event will feature activities including wand-making, muggle studies and care of magical creatures. Beverages and concessions also will be available. Admission is $18 in advance and $20 at the door. The event is 21 and up.

“Clockwork Orange” in 35mm 6 p.m. at Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St. The opening of the “VLNS NVR DIE” series brings live music, appetizers and tours followed by a 9 p.m. showing of Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 classic “Clockwork Orange.” Admission is $12.

J Phelpz and Creation 9 p.m. at Skully’s Music-Diner, 1151 N. High St. The electronic dance music artists take the stage with supporting acts Jozef, Donut Squad and Tetra. Tickets are $18.45 plus fees via Eventbrite.

Willowbeez SoulVeg HQ Pop-Up Brunch 10 a.m. at Two Dollar Radio Headquarters, 1124 Parsons Ave. The pop-up brunch will feature a variety of vegan soul food featuring waffle bowls, plantain fritters, french toast and more.

“Rather than continuing one of the old bands, we wanted to start anew.”

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“Night of the Living Dead” 7 p.m. at the Wexner Center for the Arts. George Romero’s 1968 classic will be shown in a new 4K restoration.Tickets are $6 for students and $8 for the general public.

Love U 9 p.m. at Rumba Cafe, 2507 Summit St. The alternative rock band performs with The Daytimers.

Tickets are $5 at the door or via Ticketweb.

Rock Potluck 13 8 p.m. at Ace of Cups, 2619 N. High St. In the 13th-annual show, 40 Columbus musicians from 40 different bands will mix and match to form eight new bands for the night. Tickets are $5 at the door.

“The power of film is that it can show you another world you haven’t seen before.”

Matt Swift Film studies program coordinator

ReelAbilities holds festivals in 14 cities each year, and host locations create small committees that review their own films for the event.

The Columbus festival films were chosen by a group that included Hoppe and Matt Swift, program coordinator for film studies at Ohio State. The committee focused on choosing films

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The Science of Star Wars 1 p.m. at Highbanks Metro Park, 9466 Columbus Pike, Lewis Center, Ohio. Discover how the planets, creatures and technology of “Star Wars” relate to our world. Admission is free, attendees should meet at the nature center.

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decline, nine cities, including Columbus, showed an increase in the number of murders.

Since the early 1990s, Columbus experienced a gradual decline until 2016, when the rate began to spike again, according to the study.

Of all homicide victims last year, 111 were black. All but 10 of the victims were male, and the median age of victims was 29 years old, according to Columbus Police.

Certain neighborhoods in the city saw higher concentrations of violence last year. Of the 143 murders last year, 48 took place in the Hilltop and Linden neighborhoods, a couple of miles west of downtown and northeast of downtown, respectively.

There were four homicides in the University District. There were two Ohio State students among last year’s homicide victims.

The city’s first homicide victim of 2017 was Tarak Andrew Underiner, a third-year in Spanish and marketing, and treasurer for Buckeyes for Concealed Carry.

On Jan. 5, 2017, police officers were called to the scene of a reported shooting inside a residence on E. Northwood Avenue at approximately 12:30 a.m. Underiner was found unresponsive and pronounced dead on the scene at 12:41 a.m.

In the early-morning hours of Sept. 16, 2017, Heather Campbell, a fourth-year in psychology, was shot and killed by her boyfriend in their off-campus apartment.

Her death was the 94th homicide in Columbus last year.

Two other current Ohio State students were murdered in 2017, although their deaths did not affect the Columbus homicide rate because their bodies were found outside of city limits.

Reagan Tokes, a fourth-year in psychology, was walking home from her shift at Bodega in the Short North Feb. 8, 2017, when she was abducted, raped and murdered. Her body was dumped at Scioto Grove Metro Park in Grove City, just south of Columbus.

Quvonta Ratliff, a first-year in exploration at Ohio State Mansfield, was found dead Nov. 12, 2017, in a vehicle on Cleveland’s east side. He was shot in the head.

At the December news conference after the city broke the 1991 record, Sicilian urged the community to not see the homicides simply as a number, but to remember that each victim was a person with a family. Moreover, Sicilian pleaded with the community for its help and support.

“Help us,” he said. “We’re doing everything we can.”

Anyone with information about a homicide can call Columbus homicide investigators at 614645-4730 or remain anonymous by calling Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS (8477).

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“Nise, the Heart of Madness” will hit the Gateway Film Center on May 16. The film is about an unyielding psychiatrist who rejects the use of electroshock therapy and creates an art therapy revolution while challenging Brazil’s mental health institutions.

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that represent a broad range of stories and genres and that likely wouldn’t be seen by most people in Ohio.

This year’s films will include documentaries, short films and narrative films that will feature stories centered on people with various disabilities.

“The power of film is that it can show you another world you haven’t seen before, and a good film can take that and show it to you in a way that makes sense to you,” Swift said. “It taps into something within you.”

Swift has a personal connection to the festival. He has lived

with accessibility issues for most of his adult life after developing neuromuscular problems in his early 20s.

There will be two screenings of each film: matinee and evening.

Following the evening screening will be a performance or discussion that has some sort of connection with the film of the night.

The first film of the festival, “Tramontane,” follows the story of a blind musician traveling across Lebanon in search of his birth record. The screening will be followed by a musical performance from InnerVision, a musical duo featuring Genene Black-

well and Sam Shepherd, two lifelong friends from Westerville who developed blindness during their childhoods.

“We want it all to be really impressive but also really relaxed for people,” Hoppe said. “We want people to be comfortable and create a space where people feel like they can say [and] react to something in the film afterwards.”

The ReelAbilities Film Festival will begin on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. and all screenings are free. Reservations can be made at gatewayfilmcenter.org.

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chapter’s drinks of choice from all future events — Four Loko.

ZBT’s national office did not immediately respond to a request for a comment on this story.

Beta was placed on probation after the chapter’s national headquarters self-reported infractions to Ohio State, triggering the investigation by the university into the fraternity. The infractions occurred in April during initiation week and were sent to the university in August.

The investigation found that “new members repeatedly consumed alcohol as a part of their new-member education/pre-initiation process and were encouraged or otherwise permitted to egg and/or toilet-paper another fraternity house.”

The chapter must complete a hazing education program aimed at clarifying the “gray area” within hazing before recruitment activities can begin this semester, and an Alcohol Skills Training Program by the end of the probation period.

Justin Warren, a spokesman for Beta’s national office, said the chapter will continue to work with the university in implementing new policies.

“Beta Theta Pi has worked closely with the university throughout this disciplinary process. While disappointed in the chapter’s conduct, we are pleased that our young men accepted full

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Abuse of alcohol was a common thread among the investigations into the three fraternities. responsibility for their behavior, and are taking important action with the university and our General Fraternity to promote the health and safety of all members,” Warren said.

Additionally, Tau Kappa Epsilon was suspended from campus for three years after Ohio State’s

investigation found the chapter guilty of hazing, endangering behavior and alcohol-related violations. The TKE investigation has yet to be released by the university, and the national headquarters for the fraternity said it is currently appealing the suspension.

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3. Prosecutes a criminal case

3. Assists judge in keeping order in court and ensures safety within the courthouse

9. Maintains all files & exhibits associated with court process 11. Translates Between language barriers 14. Judicial officer usually the 1st point of contact after arrest; presides over bail hearings 15. Swear to tell the truth while giving evidence, either by way of affirmation or on holy book 16. Person alleged to have committed a crime

Across 2. Person who provided shelter for runaways and directed them (conductor) 4. To free from slavery (emancipation) 6. Large farm on which crops are grown (plantation) 10. Religious songs sung by slaves to lift their spirits (spirituals) 11. Secret network of people who helped runaway slave (undergroundRailroad) 13. Another name for a safe house (station) 14. Owner of a plantation was called this by his slaves (master) 15. Brightest star in the northern sky (northStar) 17. Person who earned his living by tracking escaped slaves (slaveCatcher)

Down 1. Group of 7 stars that form a bowl with a handle (bigDipper) 3. Code name the slaves used for the Big Dipper (drinkingGourd) 5. Person who did not believe in slavery & who worked to free slaves (abolitionist) 7. Runaway slave (fugitiveSlave) 8. Blanket made from pieces of fabric sewn together (quilt) 9. Place where runaway slaves could find food & shelter (safeHouse) 12. War fought from 1861-1865 between the North & South (civilWar) 16. Person owned as the property of another person (slave)

4. Witness that the court considers to have sufficient expertise in their field to testify about more than what was seen or heard 5. Party appealing a judgement 6. Lawyer paid by legal aid that helps those who appear in court without own lawyer

17. Swear to tell the truth without swearing on a holy book

7. Individual who helps to bail out accused to await trial and ensures compliance of court orders while on bail

18. Group chosen to swear to hear evidence and witness testimony and cast votes on guilty or not guilty

8. Individual who has knowledge of accused or events involving the case

20. Investigates the crime, arrests and charges accused person

10. Assists with rehab interventions and ensures compliance with court orders

Down 1. Hears evidence and decides punishment upon the outcome of cases 2. Keeps a written record of everything that is said in the courtroom

12. Assists aboriginal people who are accused with criminal offence 13. Official who assists judge to keep courtroom running smoothly 19. What to do when entering or exiting a courtroom to show respect

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No. 2 OSU returns home for matchup against No. 14 Minnesota SKYLAR ROGERS Lantern reporter rogers.1225@osu.edu Coming off victories against Maryland and Rutgers, No. 2 Ohio State (8-0, 3-0 Big Ten) faces off against No. 14 Minnesota (4-0, 1-0 Big Ten) at 7 p.m. Friday at the Schottenstein Center.

Minnesota defeated Michigan State Sunday, and has seven wrestlers on InterMat’s top 20 individual class rankings. One potential matchup that would highlight the night involves No. 4 Ethan Lizak of Minnesota, who will likely wrestle against Ohio State’s No. 1 Nathan Tomasello at 125 pounds.

“That’s probably the premier matchup of the night,” Ohio State head coach Tom Ryan said.

Tomasello made his season debut against Maryland, winning 18-2 by technical fall, but sat out the Buckeyes’ next meet against Rutgers. He missed the first couple months of the season with a right knee injury.

Ohio State junior Te’Shan Campbell and Minnesota senior Nick Wanzek will square off at 165 pounds. They come in ranked 13th and 9th, respectively. Campbell lost to Rutgers’ No. 12 Richie Lewis by decision 5-2 in his last matchup.

Redshirt sophomore Ke-Shawn Hayes also lost by decision against Rutgers, when No. 12

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Ohio State redshirt senior wrestler Bo Jordan battles Arizona State sophomore Zahid Valencia during a dual meet on Nov. 12. The Buckeyes won 31-12, but Jordan lost the match.

Eleazar DeLuca got the best of him in a 12-7 decision. Hayes is No. 6 in the 149-pound division, and will likely face redshirt junior Steve Bleise Friday.

At 174 pounds, redshirt senior Bo Jordan looks to build off of his 3-0 win vs. Rutgers’ Joseph Grello. Friday’s meet marks the first of two meets at the Schottenstein Center. Usually the team’s home

matches are at St. John Arena.

“I haven’t wrestled in the Schott a whole lot since I’ve been in college, but a few times, and did a lot in high school, so it’s good to get back in that venue,” Jordan said.

His brother, No. 6 Micah Jordan, will take on Minnesota’s No. 18 Jake Short at 157 pounds. “[Short’s] like a veteran, he’s been in the sport a while, so I’ll

be pumped up for that match,” Micah Jordan said.

Ohio State junior Joey McKenna will compete against Minnesota junior Tommy Thorn at 141 pounds. McKenna is coming off a win by major decision against Rutgers, and is a perfect 6-0 on the season. Both McKenna and Thorn are inside the top 11.

“Every single week I’ve seen 109 in defensive turnovers forced percentage (20.1 percent).

Maintaining Momentum Maryland is not the No. 1 team in the nation. The team is not even ranked. Ohio State faced a stiffer challenge than the Terrapins last Sunday and won convincingly.

But the Terrapins are still one of the better teams in the conference, and riding the high of the Michigan State win, it’s easy to think the Buckeyes could play sluggishly and come into the game ill-prepared.

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Ohio State freshman forward Kaleb Wesson (34) boxes out on a free throw in the second half in the game against Michigan State on Jan. 7 in the Schottenstein Center. Ohio State won 80-64.

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sult, the Terrapins had to go from running a traditional two-guard, two-forward, one-center lineup to starting three guards, a forward and a center.

Guards Anthony Cowan Jr. and Kevin Huerter have stepped up and been the Terrapins’ two most prolific scorers and helped maintain a versatile offense that is capable of scoring from anywhere on the court.

“They’re different in some ways because of the skill that they now can put on the floor and their shooting that they can spread you out with, which is impressive.

You have several guys that are shooting upwards of 40-plus percent from the 3-point line,” Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann said Wednesday. “The reality is those guys have played well in spite of having a couple of injuries.”

The Terrapins have not been able to match the success on the other side of the court. Though they have the 46th-best adjusted defense overall, the Terrapins rank second-to-last in the conference in adjusted defense in Big Ten games, according to KenPom. Maryland has allowed a Big

Ten-worst 58.5 adjusted fieldgoal percentage and 44.2 percent 3-point shooting. This bodes well for an Ohio State team that is No. 1 in conference play in offensive efficiency and effective field-goal percentage and second in 3-point shooting.

Maryland also has had a problem with turnovers. It has the 309th-best turnover rate at 21.9 percent and has only forced 17.3 percent turnovers, 264th-best in the nation. This plays into the hands of Ohio State, which ranks No. 114 in offensive turnovers percentage (18.0 percent) and No.

“The vibe before that [Michigan State] game was amazing, so we know we have to keep that consistent no matter who we have to play. Like I said after the game, how we play has to be the standard in practice.

Kam Williams Ohio State redshirt senior guard

Ohio State redshirt senior guard Kam Williams said the team went into practices prior to the Michigan State game with an “unbelievable intensity” and said this is not the time for the team to get complacent given the conference slate ahead of them.

“The vibe before that [Michigan State] game was amazing, so we know we have to keep that consistent no matter who we have to play,” he said. “Like I said af-

his progression, and Joey McKenna with energy? Watch out,” Ryan said.

Ohio State sophomore Luke Pletcher will likely wrestle Minnesota sophomore Mitchell McKee at 133 pounds. The matchup between the two second-year wrestlers will be a chance for a pair of young up-and-comers to showcase their talents. Pletcher is already up to No. 2 and has yet to lose this season.

“They’ve seen each other before in high school. I don’t believe they’ve wrestled yet in college, but that will be a real big one for us at 133,” Ryan said.

Ohio State completes its lineup with junior Myles Martin at 184 pounds, redshirt sophomore Kollin Moore at 197 pounds and senior heavyweight Kyle Snyder.

Ohio State men’s wrestling team will finally be at full health, and is getting into the meat of its schedule, with dual meets coming up against No. 7 Iowa on Jan. 21 and No. 22 Purdue on Jan. 28 at the Jordan brothers’ former high school, St. Paris Graham High School in St. Paris, Ohio.

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Holtmann added that a statement win like the team had against the Spartans puts a target on Ohio State’s back. Teams will not come into Columbus expecting to walk over the Buckeyes for an easy win, despite possibly being able to do so last year.

Holtmann’s squad might have begun the season with expectations of being one of the doormats of the Big Ten, but now, just as conference play is ramping up, the Buckeyes will be faced with teams aiming to take down a now-intimidating Ohio State team.

“There’s no question that, that’s just reality that teams are going to come with a different edge right now,” Holtmann said. “I think you try to make [the players] aware that there will be a different approach. It’s not like we’re nationally ranked or we have a number one by our name, but I think you do make them aware that it’s going to be different. It’s going to feel different.”

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OSU trending up heading into Maryland matchup EDWARD SUTELAN Assistant Sports Editor sutelan.1@osu.edu

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Ohio State (13-4, 4-0 Big Ten) is coming off by far its best win of the season, routing the then-top-ranked Michigan State Spartans 80-64 at home. But it had only three days off before defending its home court again Thursday versus a strong Maryland team (14-4, 3-2 Big Ten) .

Maryland and Ohio State have played three common opponents this season: Butler, Iowa and Michigan State. Maryland rolled both Butler (79-65) and Iowa (9173), but was crushed by Michigan State 91-61. Ohio State lost to Butler 67-66 in overtime and beat Iowa 92-81.

The game starts at 7 p.m. at the Schottenstein Center and airs on ESPN2.

Scouting Maryland The Terrapins have been a consistent Big Ten championship contender during the past several seasons, and that has remained true during the 2017-18 campaign. They are the No. 35 team, according to advanced statistics website KenPom.com, fueled mostly by a high-powered offense.

KenPom lists their offense as the 36thbest offense in the nation and fourth-best in conference play. Maryland has been a strong shooting team from all areas on the court, shooting 37.9 percent from 3-point range and 54.9 percent from inside the arc.

It is a challenging team to defend because

Maryland G - Kevin Huerter - Sophomore 6-foot-7, 190 lbs., 14.1 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.7 apg

G - Anthony Cowan Jr. - Sophomore 6-foot, 170 lbs., 16.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 4.6 apg

G - Darryl Morsell - Freshman 6-foot-4, 205 lbs., 8.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 1.9 apg

F - Bruno Fernando - Freshman 6-foot-10, 245 lbs., 11.0 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 0.6 apg

C - Michael Cekovsky - Senior 7-foot-1, 250 lbs., 6.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.5 apg

Ohio State G - C.J. Jackson - Junior 6-foot-1, 175 lbs., 13.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 4.2 apg

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Ohio State redshirt senior guard Kam Williams (15) looks to pass in the first half in the game against Michigan State on Jan. 7 at the Schottenstein Center. Ohio State won 80-64. it neither heavily relies on 3-point shooting nor interior play, deriving 29.3 percent of its offense from 3-pointers, 48.4 percent from inside and 22.3 percent from the charity stripe.

Maryland has received this offensive production despite losing forwards Justin Jackson and Ian Bender, both expected to be key offensive contributors. As a re-

6-foot-2, 185 lbs., 8.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg, 0.4 apg

F - Jae’Sean Tate - Senior 6-foot-4, 230 lbs., 12.9 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 2.8 apg

F - Keita Bates-Diop - Redshirt Senior 6-foot-7, 235 lbs., 20.0 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.4 apg

C - Kaleb Wesson - Freshman 6-foot-9, 270 lbs., 11.5 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.1 apg

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Buckeyes ready for championship rematch vs. BYU SOLIYAH STEVENS-OGAZ Lantern reporter stevens-ogaz.1@osu.edu

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Then-junior outside hitter Nicolas Szerszen serves the ball in the 2017 NCAA tournament. Szerszen was named Volleyball Magazine’s National Player of the Year in both 2016 and 2017.

The No. 1 Ohio State men’s volleyball team will face a familiar foe on Saturday: No. 7 BYU. The Buckeyes (1-0) beat the Cougars (1-1) in back-to-back national championship games, which means St. John Arena could have a tournament-like feel at 7 p.m. Saturday when the two teams take the court.

The Buckeyes also will welcome Stanford (0-3) to Columbus for a 7 p.m. contest Friday.

In addition to being national championship runner-ups, the Cougars have a powerful offense led by three seniors — outside attacker Brenden Sander, middle blocker Price Jarman and setter Leo Durkin — who were named to the preseason All-American team.

Sophomore outside hitter Storm Fa’agata-Tufuga (28 kills, .333 hitting percentage in first match of season) and freshman opposite hitter Gabi Garcia Fernandez (35 kills, .288 hitting percentage in first match of season) also will pose a challenge for the Buckeyes.

Redshirt junior middle blocker Blake Leeson believes his team’s match against BYU will be a necessary early test.

“Right now, in the season, we

aren’t as ready as we will be by the end of the year,” he said. “We still have a lot of kinks to work out at different positions… I’m looking forward to this weekend to see where we match up against some of the top teams in the country.”

Ohio State senior outside hitter Nicolas Szerszen, the Volleyball Magazine National Player of the Year in both 2016 and 2017,

“We still have a lot of kinks to work out at different positions…

I’m looking forward to this weekend to see where we match up against some of the top teams in the country.”

Blake Leeson Redshirt junior middle blocker

jump-started his final collegiate season with the most votes for the preseason All-American team. He said he is excited to play against BYU in a nonchampionship setting for the first time.

“They’re more of a physical team, where we’re more a technical team,” Szerszen said. “We still have to improve in a lot of technical components of our game …

They might be more ready than us

right now, but we’ll just see how it goes, give it our best, and play hard.”

With two players named preseason All-Americans, Stanford also might be a source of stiff competition for the Buckeyes on Friday night. First-team All-American libero Evan Enriques and second-team All-American middle blocker Kevin Rakestraw might prove a difficult pair for the Buckeyes to deal with if Enriques is able to funnel Buckeye serves and attacks to Stanford’s setter for in-system attacks down the middle by Rakestraw.

Stanford began the season ranked No. 10, but dropped out of the rankings after three losses to begin the year.

“As we’ve watched some film and prepared our scout report, it looks like they had a couple of freshmen playing on the floor …

At this stage of the season, it’s a learning process,” Ohio State head coach Pete Hanson said.

Stanford and BYU aren’t the only teams with young players.

After graduating four starters after the 2017 season, Szerszen, Leeson and senior outside hitter Maxime Hervoir are a few of the leading figures on an otherwise young Ohio State team.

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