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Flu flares up on campus 25 cases confirmed in first week of Spring Semester

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The Digital Flagship Educator Cohort Program will begin at Ohio State next fall and help integrate iPads into courses.

iPad training to be offered for Ohio State professors, faculty JAKE RAHE Lantern reporter rahe.21@osu.edu RIS TWIGG | ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR

home until late at night, so I would eat frozen corn dogs, frozen chicken patties, and frozen fried chicken –– pretty much anything quick,” Jontony said.

In her senior year of high school, Jontony realized her prospects of being a collegiate athlete were slim, so she decided to take her last year of high school to train and pay attention to her diet.

“It was the realization that I didn’t think I was going to make it to college. So rather than relying on my talent, I needed to start caring for my body like an elite-level athlete,” Jontony said.

With a new mindset, Jontony improved her performance and eventually earned a spot on the Ohio State gymnastics team, a position she kept for all four years of her college career. Over that time, Jontony became a two-time captain of the gymnastics team, three-time Academic All-Big Ten, a two-time Big Ten Distin-

The teacher becomes the student with Ohio State’s new Digital Flagship Educator Cohort program.

The new program allows instructors and graduate students who are teaching general-education courses at the 1000- or 2000-levels to apply to teach iPad-required sections of the classes beginning Autumn 2018. iPad-required courses and the cohort arrive as a result of the Digital Flagship Initiative that will give the devices to all incoming freshman starting next fall.

“The application is designed to give us a holistic view of the instructor who applies,” said Grace Buchholz, marketing and communications coordinator at the Office of Distance Education and eLearning. “We have a little bit of information about the courses they teach, but also about why they are interested.”

The cohort is looking for any instructors who are interested in bringing technology into their classroom regardless of technological skill, said Cory Tressler, associate director of learning programs at the Office of Distance Education and eLearning. Professional training will be provided depending on the skill the instructor has for operating the iPad and the information the instructor provides during the application process.

“It will help us when we do professional training with [instructors] to differentiate and put them in groups,” he said. “There may be one group that is a novice user and does not have much ex-

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While January is regularly a prime time to catch the flu, tests at the Wilce Student Heath Center reveal a particularly combative strain.

MARA MASON Lantern reporter mason.816@osu.edu More than half of the 47 Ohio State students tested for the flu this week were found with the illness, demonstrating that a more aggressive virus hitting campus this semester, said Dr. Gladys Gibbs, the director of Ohio State’s Student Health Services.

Of the students tested at the Wilce Student

Health Center the first week of Spring Semester, 23 were positive for influenza type A, a serious form that is known to cause the winter outbreaks that usually occur, and two were positive for influenza type B — a less common and less serious form. Negative test results were given to 22 students checked for the flu.

“This year has been a particularly rapid year for the flu,” Gibbs said. “It started earlier, people are getting sicker and it’s not sparing

anyone.”

While January is usually prime cold and flu season, Gibbs said the H3N2 strain — a particularly severe strain of the flu — is increasingly combative, with symptoms such as fever, body aches and lethargy.

The strain is more serious in terms of the symptoms it causes, Gibbs said.

“It hits you harder, faster and is more prolonged,” she said. “Your energy level is sigFLU CONTINUES ON 2

Former OSU gymnast transforms student-athlete diets SHANTI LERNER Lantern reporter lerner.66@osu.edu Nicole Jontony’s dream of becoming an elite collegiate athlete looked dead, but an early life change would pave the way to becoming an Ohio State gymnast –– and later a career as a nutritionist working with Ohio State athletes.

“I was a mediocre gymnast and I believed that my talents could take me there, but when it failed to get me to a college scholarship, I started changing up how I was eating and caring for my body,” Jontony said.

This month, Jontony’s work was recognized by the Ohio Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics when she was named the 2018 Young Dietitian of the Year.

“There was no doubt in my mind that she deserved the award; she works hard, she’s passionate, she has a lot of ideas, and she wants to grow the program,”

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Nicole Jontony competed for the Buckeyes until 2013. In January, her work was recognized by the Ohio Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. said Sarah Wick, athletics dietitian at Ohio State and Jontony’s colleague. “It was very, very easy writing a letter of recommendation for her to get this award and that was probably the easiest letter I’ve ever written.”

Jontony’s journey to becoming

a dietitian did not begin in the health food aisle. One of seven children from Carmel, Indiana, Jontony grew up in a family that did not often practice healthy nutrition.

“There were seven kids in my family, and I wasn’t getting back

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Actresses Reese Witherspoon, Eva Longoria, Salma Hayek and Ashley Judd pose for a photo wearing all-black attire at the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards during the red carpet arrivals at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.

#MeToo and Time’s Up: How 2 movements could affect campus JERROD MOGAN Lantern reporter mogan.7@osu.edu The #MeToo and Time’s Up movements have impacted more people than just those dressed in black on the Golden Globes red carpet. But to Ohio State instructor Cynthia Burack, that evening is not as influential as it might seem.

“These campaigns that we’re seeing right now are really important, they’re socially important, they’re important educationally, they may be important in terms of policies, for example companies might put into effect and try to make work for victims of sexual harassment,” said Burack, a professor of political theory in the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Ohio State. “But many women are in a very different position than the kinds of people we saw come out at the Globes.”

She said the activism displayed in the recent women’s empowerment movements are necessary but not sufficient because the people who often experience sexual assault and misconduct are in positions where they would be fired if they spoke up.

“It’s not a problem that’s going to be solved by the kinds of campaigns we’re seeing now. They can lead to better solutions in the

future,” Burack said.

Burack said movements similar to #MeToo and Time’s Up have happened in the past, but have not endured, something that makes her think the current push against sexual assault and misconduct might not stick around.

For example, in 1991 Anita Hill brought sexual harassment allegations against then-nominee for Supreme Court, and her former colleague, Clarence Thomas.

Regardless of the allegation he was confirmed for the position which sparked outrage across the country and heightened national awareness on workplace harassment.

“Each time we tend to think this is the one that will ‘take’ and change people’s perceptions and behavior,” she said.

Today, Thomas remains active in his role as Supreme Court judge.

The activism in Hollywood began in the fall when actress Alyssa Milano encouraged women who have experienced sexual assault or harassment to tweet the phrase “me too” on Twitter. The words quickly became a hashtag and went viral.

Time’s Up, the initiative that united celebrities at the Golden Globes and spurred attendees to wear black clothing and blackand-white pins in solidarity, was formed Jan. 1 by a group of wom-

en in the film industry, including Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington, as a “unified call for change from women in entertainment for women everywhere,” according to its website.

“People are really starting to pay attention and do something about it.

There is still much to do to keep the momentum going and create change.”

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Sara Wendel, the president of Advocates for Women of the World, an organization that works to raise awareness of women’s issues at Ohio State, said she’s anticipating seeing the activism’s effects on campus.

“It’s empowering to see an issue too often seen on college campuses discussed by people of all ages, sexes, and genders, and professions,” Wendel said.

“I hope that the conversation will only expand and continue until everyone understands what constitutes sexual harassment and assault and that both are wrong.”

She said women at Ohio State can follow the momentum the celebrities on the red carpet and

supporters on Twitter show, adding that it could open the door for other similar campaigns to arise.

There also is potential comfort in witnessing celebrities represent a women’s movement, she said, adding that victims of sexual assault and harassment can look to the movement and see others who have experienced similar hardships.

“People are really starting to pay attention and do something about it,” Wendel said. “There is still much to do to keep the momentum going and create change.”

In the 2017 Ohio State campus climate survey, one in five female respondents reported being victim to some form of nonconsensual sexual intercourse.

“An overwhelming number of undergraduate women are impacted by sexual assault, as a victim or survivor or the friend of one,” Wendel said.

Burack said the current movements will not create a world without sexual assault, but they could change the magnitude to which it is experienced.

“The goal is just to do a lot better than we’re doing now, and to do that on many different fronts,” she said. “We can do a lot better to protect people before those harms occur and we can also do a lot better at making people feel whole after the fact.”

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“The influenza vaccine is not quite as good of a match this year.

However, it still offers an advantage.”

Dr. Mary Lynn Kiacz Medical director of Student Health Services

nificantly low, so that you don’t feel like you can do anything, and that’s very tough on college students.”

Gibbs said the flu is common for college-aged adults, adding the good health many 18- to 22year-olds maintain reduces the risk of fatality.

Dr. Mary Lynn Kiacz, medical

director of Student Health Services said students should still get the flu vaccine, even if it does not prevent illness.

“The influenza vaccine is not quite as good of a match this year,” she said. “However, it still offers an advantage, and if you do become ill, you tend to have a less severe case.”

The Centers for Disease Control is the agency that creates the yearly flu vaccine, Gibbs said.

“Every year, the Centers for Disease Control attempt to try and predict from last year, what the more prevalent strains will be,” Gibbs said. “And we don’t always get it right.”

DACA The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was thrown into limbo last year and continued its unpredictable path this past week with no telling where it will eventually stop.

DACA, the program that affords protections for undocumented citizens who entered the United States as children, has been linked by both parties’ negotiations related to passing a bill to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown.

With keeping the government running in mind, a bipartisan group of legislators sat down last week with President Donald Trump — whose administration terminated DACA — to try to hammer out a deal that would protect the program’s recipients, also known as Dreamers, while also increasing border-protection funding and making a “down payment” on Trump’s proposed wall on the United States-Mexico border.

“People like myself, in Central Ohio, won’t be able to go to work and contribute to our communities.”

Elvis Saldias Ohio State alumnus, DACA recipient

When the meeting concluded, however, there were no reports on new legislation. Instead, the focus was on racist comments Trump may or may not have made. Legislators from both parties spent the week commenting on what they did or did not hear, and consequently not discussing legislation.

Ohio State alumnus and “Dreamer” Elvis Saldias said the uncertainty around DACA causes problems for recipients.

“People like myself, in Central Ohio, won’t be able to go to work and contribute to our communities,” he said. “Others won’t be able to drive to class, and many more will be affected in further detrimental ways if nothing is done about this now.

“Thankfully, the majority of Americans understand this and support a path forward for ‘Dreamers’ like myself. It’s now up to Congress to prevent dire consequences in the daily lives of Ohioans and thousands of others across the country.”

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does not have enough votes to pass it, which could give Democrats more leverage to get a deal done on DACA. Jeff Flake, a Republican Sen. from Arizona, is leading a bipartisan group that introduced a bill Wednesday to permanently protect Dreamers, increase border funding and make the so-called “down payment” on Trump’s wall.

Whether any of these paths will lead to a solution is yet to be seen.

Outside of Congress, the Department of Justice on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to review a federal judge’s ruling that ordered the government to halt the end of DACA while litigation challenging its termination moves through court.

Renacci to run for Senate Last week the Ohio Senate race was rocked by news that GOP candidate and state treasurer Josh Mandel would no longer be running, and speculation swirled as

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to who would replace him and challenge Mike Gibbons in the Republican primary.

Popular opinion leaned toward one of the perceived underdogs in the GOP governor primary switching races, especially when Ohio Rep. Jim Renacci said he would flip if asked to do so by the White House.

That is exactly what happened last week when Renacci announced on Twitter he would run in the primary with the hope of opposing incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in the general election.

Renacci tweeted, “When President @realDonaldTrump asks you to run -- you do it. That’s why I am proud to announce that I am running for the United States Senate!”

With the filing deadline for Ohio elections coming Feb. 7 and primaries May 8, political business is sure to pick up.

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Ohio State alumnus and DACA recipient Elvis Saldias spoke during a press conference Sept. 19 calling for Ohio members of Congress to protect ‘Dreamers.’

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guished Scholar, and a four-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete. In 2013 she graduated with a degree in medical dietetics.

An internship she had in her final year of her undergraduate program led to a full-time position as a registered dietitian for the Ohio State’s athletic department. By the time she was hired, the athletic department had made nutrition and dietetics a major focus for athletes.

“When I was an athlete we only had one dietitian,” Jontony said.

“We now have three dietitians and a large staff of volunteers and nutrition intern students.”

Jontony’s duties include making personalized meal plans for the athletes, depending on their

sport and personal needs, and educating athletes on the value of proper nutrition. It’s an area of training that Jontony noted is not something most athletes are aware of coming into college.

which for the most part they can because they are so talented,” she said. “But what they don’t know is if they had a little bit more support and supplement[s] they would actually be performing at an even better level.”

One successful initiative that Jontony helped develop is the Buckeye Fuel Zones, where athletes can pick up snacks before and after workouts.

“What we noticed was the first spring we open these fuel zones we had athletes coming back at the end of the week and saying they had better stamina, endurance, more strength, because they were able to recover with a meal every day,” Jontony said.

Jontony also spearheaded a

student-volunteer extension of the nutrition team, which offers current medical-dietetics students the chance to get real life experience in sports nutrition at Ohio State.

With a growing nutritional program for Buckeye athletes and the full support of the sports nutrition department behind her, Jontony said she is excited to be working at Ohio State and making a real-life impact on young student-athletes.

“The college level is so fun because these athletes are starting to gain more freedom,” Jontony said. “They’re starting to take their own responsibilities for their health and for their performance, but they aren’t at the professional

ty with these iPad-required sections to start working with faculty on what all of this looks like,” Tressler said. “It will take about four years to get to that point where I am a faculty member of any undergraduate level and I walk in and I know [the students] are all going to have iPads.”

The traditional sections of the same courses will not be at a disadvantage because instructors who are teaching an iPad-required section will be more tech savvy and able to incorporate other technology and applications in all of their sections regardless of brand, he said.

Tressler said only a small amount of the training course will discuss settings and iOS features.

Most of the training will be centered on tailoring the technology to the instructor’s needs.

A lot of the professional train-

ing will be working with an instructional designer and educational technologist, Tressler said.

After the program, professors will have the ability to decide to what extent they wish to incorporate the technology in their classroom.

“What we may do with an English 1110 course is going to be different than what we do with a Chemistry 1210 course,” Tressler said. “It is based on discipline, the comfort level of the faculty mem-

ber, their experience with technology, their ideas on how they want to assess people and their pedagogical strategies. It is not a one-size-fits-all.”

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“I needed to start caring for my body like an elite-level athlete.”

Nicole Jontony Ohio State gymnast

“My athletes here think they can get away with eating poorly,

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perience with iPads to a group of users who are super experienced with iPads.”

According to the Digital Flagship Educator Application website, participants will receive four days of training in May and access to one-on-one support with Ohio State instructional designers. They also will receive the same package of Apple products that first-year students next year will receive — an iPad Pro with Apple Pencil, Apple SmartKeyboard, Apple Care+, educational apps and a protective case for use in their teaching, learning and research at Ohio State.

With so many unknowns surrounding iPad-required courses, Tressler said there will still be “traditional” sections of general-education courses offered, but with time, the program will grow.

“This gives us an opportuni-

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Suds and Sustainability Alumni implement sustainable practices at Land-Grant Brewing Company KAYLEE HARTER Lantern reporter harter.830@osu.edu

Local artist John Britt performs an original song at The Lantern on January 16.

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JTB does what he wants, when he wants CLAIRE KUDIKA Lantern reporter kudika.4@osu.edu

Although they’re the same person, there’s a clear distinction between John Britt and JTB: One is the songwriter and the other is the performer.

The 18-year-old’s decision to use a stage name came from a desire to set up a clear distinction between himself as a person and a performer.

“Everyone used to just call me John Britt … and I need to be more than just ‘John Britt,’” he said. “And so I thought, ‘JTB.’” The singer-songwriter has been performing under his stage name, which is his initials, for almost three years.

But Britt said he started singing in public well before then.

“When I was in preschool I would bring in CDs … and I’d dance and sing in front of the preschool,” he said.

“But you’re 3 years old, so what else do you know to do other than what you really like?”

Britt’s childhood love followed him into adolescence when he began rewriting other artists’ lyrics. Since

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then, he estimates he’s written at least 1,300 songs from the time he was 13: approximately 20 different tunes a month for more than five years.

This almost obsessive manner of writing comes from the want — or need — to have his voice heard. He writes his songs in a backwards way: title first, lyrics second and melody last. Without a solid chorus, he doesn’t have enough confidence to call the song finished.

“As an artist you kinda just bloom where you’re planted.”

John Britt Singer-songwriter

Britt said his song “The After Party” was his first attempt at writing a song completely on the piano. After extremely positive feedback from his friends and family, he uploaded it to iTunes.

“I went on iTunes today and [The After Party] is my No. 1 song and I [thought], ‘Oh God, I don’t even like that song,’” he said.

The aversion to his own song comes from his belief that the song doesn’t sound enough like John Britt, the person. Maintaining his identity in his music is something extremely important to Britt.

“As an artist you kinda just bloom where you’re planted,” Britt said. “You can be a really good songwriter, but to be an artist is something completely different, and I think it’s important to just be yourself.”

Since Britt was planted in Columbus, he’s bloomed all over the local music scene. He’s been performing at well-known venues like the Newport, the Basement and a handful of other local hotspots.

Even though he’s been slowly building a fan base and writing music, Britt said he doesn’t plan on releasing anything but singles until he “blows up.”

“My plan is to release a single, or a piece of work, every other week until … people start to care, because right now, no one cares,” he said.

Regardless of whether or not people care, JTB isn’t going anywhere soon.

“I have fun doing it … I would never give up on this,” he said.

With the help of two Ohio State graduates, LandGrant Brewing Company is aiming to become more sustainable, both environmentally and socially.

Vincent Valentino, an alumnus of Ohio State’s Environment, Economy, Development and Sustainability program, is leading the Franklinton brewery’s efforts in environmental sustainability.

“In the same way that one of my semesters in EEDS was a bunch of different ways to look at the same thing, what I’m doing now is a lot of different aspects of sustainability at the same place,” Valentino said.

Valentino, formerly a Land-Grant bartender, became its sustainability manager in November 2016, after pitching sustainability measures to company owners.

“We dipped our toes in the water everywhere.”

Vincent Valentino Land-Grant Brewing Company sustainability manager

Spent grain, spent yeast and trub — all byproducts of the brewing process — are produced in large amounts every day and can be harmful to the environment. Spent grain can overfill landfills and spent yeast can corrode pipes and pull oxygen out of freshwater ecosystems.

Instead, Land-Grant worked in partnership with local farms, such as Waterman Farm –– located on West Campus –– and St. Stephen’s Community Center to divert spent grain and spent yeast by using them as cattle feed and nitrogen enricher for soil. This year, Valentino said he plans to find ways to divert trub, a post-fermentation residue which one article dubbed “the grossest part of brewing.”

As part of the partnership, Land-Grant has used pumpkin from Waterman Farm and mint from St. Stephen’s Community Center in seasonal brews.

Valentino said he hopes to further relationships with local farms.

“Last year was basically [trying] to be generally sustainable and [trying] to set up something for everything.

We dipped our toes in the water everywhere,” he said.

Although there’s a moral drive for Land-Grant’s sustainability measures, Valentino said there’s also a financial incentive.

Land-Grant uses large amounts of water, heat and gas.

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Rebelution 7:30 p.m. at Express Live, 405 Neil Ave. The reggae band from California will perform with openers Raging Fyah. Tickets are $25 plus fees via Ticketmaster.

Karma & Cookies 6:45 p.m. at V Power Yoga, 252 N. 5th St. The charity event offers an evening of yoga, refreshments and Insomnia Cookies. Admission is by donation, and guests can RSVP on the event’s website.

The Green 7 p.m. at A&R Music Bar, 391 Neil Ave. The reggae band from Oahu, Hawaii will perform tracks off its latest album, “Marching Orders.” Tickets are $18 plus fees via Ticketmaster, or $20 at the door.

Brewga 11 a.m. at Endeavour Brewing Co., 909 W. 5th Ave. The weekly event offers a refreshing yoga flow followed by craft beer afterwards. First class is free and all other classes are $5.

Drunk Spelling Bee 5 p.m. at Oddfellows Liquor Bar, 1038 N. High St. Relive the days of grade school spelling bees, except you’ll take a shot for every round you survive. Prizes will be offered and admission is $7 at the door.

Pancakes & Booze Art Show 8 p.m. at Strongwater Food and Spirits, 400 W. Rich St. The unconventional art show features the work of more than 50 local artists, as well as a live DJ, bodypainting, pancakes and alcohol. Admission is $10 at the door.

Winter Hike Series: Scioto Audubon 10 a.m. at Scioto Audubon 400 W. Whittier St. Guests will enjoy a one or two-mile hike along the park trails during the 45th-annual event. Food and drinks will be provided. Admission is free.

Screen Actors Guild Awards 8 p.m. at the Gateway Film Center. Join fellow movie-lovers in the Torpedo Room for a live broadcast of the 24th-annual SAG awards. Admission is free.

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Schumacher Gallery balances masculinity and femininity ALEX ANDREWS Lantern reporter andrews.624@osu.edu The Schumacher Gallery, located on Capital University’s campus, is a permanent home to more than 2,500 pieces of art. The pieces within its walls span more than 2,000 years and include the work of artists such as Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder and Francisco Goya, among many others.

Each year, the gallery hosts five or six temporary shows in order to showcase artists from Columbus and beyond. A reception will be held Thursday for the opening of two exhibits: “Vessels,” created by a group of 12 female artists, and “The Absolutes by Daric M. Gill.”

Gallery director David Gentilini said he chose Gill’s collection for the showcase gallery because he believed it would go well with the “Vessels” exhibit, which will be located in the main space.

“Whatever we’re putting in the main space, I try to find something that is a good complement for our showcase gallery,” Gentilini said. “Our ‘Vessels’ show is 12 women sculptors. Some pieces are very heavy and hard for the ‘Vessels,’ but some are also delicate. I thought that [Gill’s] work was both heavy and masculine, but very delicate and fragile at the

volved. Everyone gains new types of exposure and the artists get to show their art in the same place that pieces by artists such as Picasso and Roy Lichtenstein are displayed.

“It’s like a human situation and timeless expression of personal moments.”

Daric M. Gill Artist

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Detail shot of “Absolute: Totality.” same time.”

Gill practices interdisciplinary art, which he described as the triathlete version of an artist. He studied sculpture and painting for both his undergraduate degree at Columbus College of Art and Design and for his master’s at the University of Cincinnati and excels in variety of artforms.

The inspiration for “The Absolutes” expanded from his interest in western iconography and the origins of our symbols outside of

the alphabet. As he studied these topics, he began to see parallels in philosophy.

“There was this epiphany where I just started realizing that we were trying to say the same things in words as we were doing in our own philosophies,” Gill said. “Why not try to also develop a visual language to say similar things? Over the years that has developed into my own language.”

In this collection of artwork,

Gill used reclaimed wood as a canvas for oil paintings to tell a story. He said each element within the series is personified to resemble a human situation.

“I’m just trying to distill our examples of our daily living, all of the things we deal with,” Gill said. ”It’s like a human situation and timeless expression of personal moments.”

Gentilini said these events hold great importance for the patrons, the gallery and the artists in-

“It should and does develop a community the more you expose yourself,” Gentilini said. “Look at all these pieces and how everyone flows together. The experience of sharing that as a museum and as an education facility, I think it’s super important.”

Both “Vessels” and “The Absolutes” exhibits will be on display from Jan. 15 to March 28 with an opening reception Thursday starting at 5 p.m. and ending at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.

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Vincent Valentino is the sustainability manager for Land-Grant Brewing Company located in Franklinton, southwest of Ohio State’s campus.

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Valentino’s primary focus last year was to find efficiencies in utility operations that benefit the bottom line. He said the savings are “relatively sizable.”

Jackie Kemble, Land-Grant community partnership manager, said by making minor changes Valentino was able to save the brewery nearly $10,000 in 2017.

In addition to environmental sustainability, Land-Grant also is working to become more socially sustainable.

“When we look at social sustainability it basically means we want to be good stewards to our neighborhood. We want to try to put back as much as we might possibly be taking in the long term,” Kemble said.

Kemble, also an Ohio State graduate, has assisted Land-Grant brewing in working with more than 100 nonprofit organizations. She said Land-Grant gave $50,000 and 120 volunteer hours in 2017.

Among Land-Grant’s social sustainability measures is Community Happy Hour, in which registered nonprofit initiatives can use the taproom as space to tell people about the initiative and keep 20 percent of the proceeds from the evening.

Kemble said there are a variety of ways

for Land-Grant to promote social sustainability, many of which are monetary.

“But a lot of it comes down to exposure and also us just showing up with a shovel,” she said.

Social sustainability can often be an integral part of environmental sustainability within a community, Kemble said. But in an impoverished area like Franklinton, thinking about ways to become more environmentally sustainable and efficient isn’t always at the forefront, Kemble said.

“If you’re worried about how you’re gonna put gas in your tank, then you don’t have an extra $500 to replace your washing machine,” she said. “We have to get it to the level where people have enough energy to think about environmental sustainability.”

Both Kemble and Valentino said the owners of Land-Grant, whom Valentino called “a very progressive set of people,” were an important part of the move toward sustainability.

“It’s very important to us and we hope that more companies, small and large, implement programs like these in the future for the general well-being of all of us,” Kemble said.

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to make my career as a big leaguer,’” Stafford said. “I felt like the writing was on the wall and I really needed to think about my future, and my future was I wanted to stay in the game of baseball somehow.”

Doors soon blew open. The Yankees called Stafford to ask if he would be interested in becoming a scout. He accepted the opportunity and made plans to train for the position. But his plans changed.

“A week before I was supposed to go to Arizona to go to scout school, my dad passed away,” Stafford said. “Scout school’s only offered once a year, this many days. And I wasn’t going to be able to do that and make that a priority over my family.”

After some time off to grieve, Stafford instead became the bullpen coach for the Columbus Clippers. His stint lasted two seasons, ending a short time before Beals entered the picture.

“After my first year at Ball State, I realized that I needed to have somebody to take care of our pitching staff,” Beals said.

“Coach Stafford’s name came up a couple of times from professional scouts.”

The same scouts told Stafford about the opportunity and worked to get him a phone interview.

Beals called him in fall 2003.

For almost an hour, the two discussed pitching, coaching phi-

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losophy and player development.

Both recall an instant connection.

“It almost felt like we knew each other before we even knew each other,” Stafford said.

After an on-campus interview it was a done deal. Stafford was Beals’ choice for pitching coach.

Fast forward more than 14 years, Stafford has produced five players selected in the first 10 rounds of the MLB draft and more than a dozen total picks.

He’s won two conference titles with Beals. Now, before the 2018 season, he has been promoted to associate head coach.

“The promotion is a loyalty thing for me,” Beals said. “One thing that you never want to have in your program is status quo, so to say. I want for there to be progression. I want there to be progression in our program, and so I want there to be progression in our coaching staff.”

John Kuchno, a player who failed to make the team at Wake Forest as a freshman, was recruited to Ohio State by Stafford.

He finished his collegiate career as a draft pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates. Current major-league pitchers Brad Goldberg and Drew Rucinski still ask for Stafford to evaluate them and offer advice.

“Whether they win 12 games or two games, the work they put in, the accountability and the commitment that they have to get their education and play baseball at Ohio State is second to none,”

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Mike Stafford holds a meeting on the mound with his starting pitcher and the infield during the 2017 season.

Stafford said. “I still have a great relationship with all of them.”

Beals made clear that one of Stafford’s greatest attributes is his ability to relate to players.

Redshirt senior pitcher Adam Niemeyer was a fan of Stafford’s personality before even arriving at Ohio State, having met Stafford when he was recruited.

“He seemed like a really genuine, down-to-earth person that wasn’t telling me stuff for me to believe him just to get recruited,” Niemeyer said. “He was telling me stuff that I could genuinely

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learn from.”

Through the years, Stafford and Beals have maintained a strong relationship that has clicked since the early days at Ball State. Stafford is more laid back and soft spoken. Beals is a high-energy guy.

After 14 seasons together, the promotion is a signifier of the camaraderie between two coaches who might coach together until one or both retire.

“We have a friendship that goes beyond just our jobs,” Beals said.

“You develop a level of trust,

there’s more than just ‘this is your job, this is my job’ when you spend that much time with somebody.”

Stafford sees himself staying at Ohio State for the foreseeable future.

“I don’t feel like I have any aspirations of going anywhere else,” Stafford said. “I’m a Buckeye, I’ve always been a Buckeye, and this is my home.”

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Ohio State legend Katie Smith selected as Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame finalist COLIN HASS-HILL Sports Editor hass-hill.1@osu.edu One of the greatest players in Ohio State women’s basketball history, Katie Smith was selected as one of 10 finalists for the 2018 Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.

The three-time Olympic gold medalist set the record for points scored by either a man or woman in the Big Ten during her four-season collegiate career from 1992 to 1996. Smith was honored as the Big Ten Player of the Year her senior year. In her freshman season, she powered her team to a conference title and NCAA championship appearance.

“She’s totally deserving of that honor and she should be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.”

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Former Ohio State shooting guard Katie Smith is a three-time Olympic gold medalist and set the record for points scored by either a man or woman in the Big Ten during her four-season collegiate career from 1992 to 1996.

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with tears falling down his cheeks. Many people expected those tears to be flowing since he knew it was his last game. That made it a surprise when he announced that he will remain a Buckeye for the 2018 season.

With Weber’s return, sophomore Antonio Williams will likely remain Ohio State’s third-string running back for the third season in a row, and incoming freshmen Brian Snead and Master Teague will have limited opportunities.

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Ohio State sophomore H-back Demario McCall (30) runs in a touchdown in the fourth quarter against Rutgers on Sep. 30. Ohio State won 56-0.

Winner: Jonathon Cooper Defensive ends Tyquan Lewis and Jalyn Holmes exhausted their eligibilities and Hubbard, as expected, declared early for the NFL draft. That opened up a starting spot across from Nick Bosa, which many people expect freshman defensive end Chase Young to fill. But regardless of who wins the starting position, redshirt freshman defensive end Jonathon Cooper will have an important role.

Bosa, Young and Cooper are the only defensive ends returning to Ohio State.

Incoming freshmen Tyreke Smith and Alex Williams could play, but Cooper’s importance increased with Hubbard’s decision to leave for the NFL. Losers: Backup defensive tackles Dre’Mont Jones decided to return to Ohio State’s interior defense, limiting the chances for less-experienced defensive tackles to play. Defensive tackles Jashon Cornell and Davon Hamilton have played reserve roles in their first couple seasons.

And given Jones’ return, they are likely to remain backups during their redshirt junior seasons. Freshmen Haskell Garrett and Jerron Cage likely will once again have sparse playing time opportunities, unless either.

Winner: Jeffrey Okudah In the past two seasons, cornerbacks coach Kerry Coombs has employed a three-cornerback system, rotating a trio the majority of games. With Ward deciding to leave early, a spot arises for freshman Jeffrey Okudah to step up and earn starter-level snap counts. When Ward sat out during the Cotton Bowl, Okudah stepped in and played well against USC quarterback Sam Darnold, a likely top-10 NFL draft pick. Okudah is the early favorite with Arnette and Sheffield as one of the rotating three starters.

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Smith played 15 season in the WNBA and two professionally for the Columbus Quest from 1996 to 1997. When she retired in 2013, she was the all-time women’s professional basketball leading scorer with 7,885 points. Smith was voted one of the 20 best and most-influential players in

WNBA history in 2016. After her playing career ended, she was hired as an assistant coach by the New York Liberty. She became the team’s head coach Oct. 16.

“She’s totally deserving of that honor and she should be inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame,” Ohio State women’s basketball head coach Kevin McGuff said. “She’s an unbelievable player.

She was an unbelievable player here. She’s a great coach now. I can’t wait to see all her success with the New York Liberty.”

Smith was inducted into Ohio State’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2001. McGuff said she frequently makes trips to Columbus continues to stay in touch with the program.

“I love the fact she comes around a lot, she stays connected to the program, which I love,” McGuff said. “She’s a great role model to the current players.”

The 2018 Basketball Hall of Fame finalists were announced were Jan. 11. Inductees will be announced the night of Feb. 12 during the Louisville-Connecticut game.

The class of 2018 will be introduced during the Final Four in Columbus, meaning Smith might have a homecoming if inducted.

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Ohio State’s winners and losers of NFL draft entry deadline COLIN HASS-HILL Sports Editor hass-hill.1@osu.edu In the past, Ohio State has been heavily hit by underclassmen forgoing their remaining years of eligibility to leave school early for the NFL draft.

Last year, five players — Malik Hooker, Raekwon McMillan, Marshon Lattimore, Curtis Samuel and Noah Brown — departed for the NFL with a year or two of eligibility remaining. Nine Ohio State players forwent eligibility and left for the NFL after the 2015 season.

But Monday’s deadline for underclassmen to declare for the NFL came and went with only three Ohio State players — cornerback Denzel Ward, defensive end Sam Hubbard and linebacker Jerome Baker — declaring their intentions to leave early for the NFL draft.

Here is a look at who won and lost, based on the three early departures and those who could have gone but elected to stay.

Winner: Ohio State No single player won or lost more than Ohio State won.

Defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones, running back Mike Weber, cornerbacks Damon Arnette and Kendall Sheffield, and wideouts

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Quarterbacks Tate Martell (18) and Dwayne Haskins (7) watch the 2017 Cotton Bowl from the sideline on Dec. 29. in AT&T Stadium in Arlington, TX. Parris Campbell, Johnnie Dixon, K.J. Hill and Terry McLaurin decided to return to Ohio State for the 2018 season.

Jones and Campbell were highly regarded in early draft rankings and Weber’s starting spot was overtaken by freshman running back J.K. Dobbins. Often, a player who many suspect to return makes a surprise exit for the NFL.

Last year, it was Brown who left early — even though he was a seventh-road pick.

This year, the Buckeyes had no surprise losses and retained some of their top players. That’s a win for what is expected to once again be a top-10 team.

Loser: Demario McCall For the second straight year, sophomore Demario McCall was

lost in the shuffle of playmakers.

The athlete has looked like an explosive playmaker in his limited playing time, but as a freshman was behind Samuel, Campbell and others. McCall was expected to assume a larger role in the offense in 2017, but never found a steady position and struggled with a groin injury, eventually causing Ohio State to redshirt

him.

His path to playing in 2018 seems just as difficult as it has been in years past. McCall played running back in high school and has bounced around positions in college, but spent the entire 2017 season with the H-backs.

With Campbell, Hill and Weber remaining in college, McCall’s string of bad luck continued. His talent might overcome the issues of crowded position groups, but he lacks an easy path to playing time.

Winner: The next starting quarterback Not a single early entree into the NFL draft came from Ohio State’s offense. Whether Tate Martell, Dwayne Haskins or Joe Burrow lines up at quarterback against Oregon State opening weekend, the starter will have an overflowing cast of receivers, a duo of starter-caliber running backs and an offensive line that, unexpectedly, did not lose anyone.

Having a bevy of options, most of whom have experience in big games, should be a boon to the future signal-caller.

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Former Ohio State player Mike Stafford’s journey to coaching alma mater ANDY ANDERS Lantern reporter anders.83@osu.edu Mike Stafford had spent the last seven seasons coaching pitchers at Ball State on the staff of thenhead coach Greg Beals. But when Ohio State head coach Bob Todd retired in 2010, Beals emerged as the front-runner to take over the position.

Stafford played for the Buckeyes from 1994 to 1998, serving as the closer his last two seasons.

After graduating from Ohio State, he dreamed of returning to his alma mater to coach. And with Beals potentially heading to Columbus, the dream looked like a possibility.

All this excitement was stored in the back of Stafford’s mind while on a recruiting trip to Chicago. While evaluating a recruit, his phone rang. “[Beals] called me on his way home from somewhere and said that ‘[Ohio State Athletics Director] Gene Smith just called and said that he offered me the job,’” Stafford said. “And I remember I was in Chicago, I took the call and went running behind the stadium and I was like ‘Wow this is, this is another life-changing moment.’”

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Mike Stafford, current associate head coach for the Ohio State Baseball team, played for the Buckeyes from 1994 to 1998, serving as the closer his last two seasons.

“And I remember I was in Chicago, I took the call and went running behind the stadium and I was like ‘Wow this is, this is another life-changing moment.’”

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ford, who recently became Ohio State’s associate head coach.

Stafford was born into a baseball family. He’s the only son of pitcher Bill Stafford, who won two World Series titles with the New York Yankees in the 1960s.

Stafford said he constantly felt pressure from the media in Canton, Michigan, to live up to his father’s level.

“There was awfully a lot of

pressure to either match what my dad did or be better,” Stafford said. “But at the same time I felt like I learned a lot from it and made me a better player and person, and now a coach because of that.”

Growing up 9 miles from Ann Arbor, Michigan, meant a majority of Stafford’s friends attended either Michigan or Michigan State, but he wanted to do

something different. He wanted to leave the state. His high school baseball coach knew Todd, and after a visit, Stafford knew Ohio State was the place for him.

Settling into first base to begin his Ohio State career in 1994, Stafford saw little playing time until his redshirt junior year. The Buckeyes had several left-handed pitchers leave the program and an opportunity appeared.

“The biggest thing I wanted to tell coach Todd was, ‘I pitched in high school, I can help this team as a pitcher,’” Stafford said.

The coaches gave him a shot in fall workouts and he won the closing role in the bullpen.

Stafford saved six games in his redshirt senior season of 1998, 12th most all-time in a single season at Ohio State. His ERA was the lowest on the team in both 1997 and 1998.

The Toronto Blue Jays felt Stafford was worth a 41st-round draft pick and he played in the minor leagues for four seasons. His professional career came to an end with the High Desert Mavericks, the Advanced Class-A team of the Brewers, after the 2001 season.

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