The Lantern - February 2 2017

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High Street makeover Construction continues to transform the intersection of 15th and High. | P2

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Living on campus With the new second-year living requirement, third- and fourth-year students are no longer guaranteed housing on campus. | P3

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7 off-campus Welcome to the Spring Semester Housing Edition buildings to be LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Hello! Thank you for picking up this Tolstoy-length novel of a newspaper. In it, we are running a bunch of housing-themed articles.

This issue is both an effort to focus our writing on issues that affect off-campus students and a way to promote housing that’s still available for those considering making the move.

In this edition, I hope you find the information useful, whether you’re interested in real-estate development, moving off-campus for the first time, or preparing to move out of the University District after graduation.

If you remember, we published a housing edition in the fall. It is The Lantern’s hope that this can be a follow-up to that edition, to fully capture the busy world of the campus-area housing market.

Additionally, you’ll find sports coverage from Signing Day on the back page.

While the focus is on housing for this paper, we decided that a momentous day like Signing Day should be included in this edition.

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Phase one of the 15th and High project nearing approval from the city NICK ROLL Campus Editor roll.66@osu.edu

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Next week we will be back With that, enjoy! with our regular editions in print on Tuesday and Thurs- Nick Roll day, with online updates Campus Editor — as always — occurring consistently throughout the @_stopdropnroll_ week. And while this edition is dedicated to housing, don’t be surprised if the Columbus real-estate scene makes its way back into our coverage. Between High Street developments, the 15th and High project and the second-year living requirement, real estate is an MORE ON OUR WEBSITE integral part of our coverage www.thelantern.com

The 15th and High project is approaching another major milestone on the multi-year development’s way to completion.

As early as Feb. 13, demolition could start on seven campus-area buildings as the first phase of the project is expected to be approved in the coming days by the city of Columbus.

Erin Prosser, director of community relations for Campus Partners, Ohio State’s nonprofit development arm in charge of the project, said the first phase is mostly limited to underground infrastructure development along North High Street, North Pearl Street and East 16th Avenue.

The first phase of construction is projected to last from February until July 2018.

“Those dates are flexible until the planning is finalized, and who knows what hiccups could happen

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The shaded areas represent buildings to be demolished as soon as Feb. 13.

along the way,” Prosser said.

The seven buildings set to come down include the building previously housing the FedEx Office on 15th Avenue — next to, but not including, The ‘O’ Patio Pub — and some residential units along East 16th, 15th and 14th avenues, according to Campus Partners documents.

Prosser also said two of the buildings are likely to be managed

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Lottery required for 3rd- and 4th-years seeking dorms RACHEL BULES Lantern reporter bules.7@osu.edu Although the second-year living requirement guaranteed more students living on campus, those wishing to stay past their second year might be out of luck.

Despite the high volume of on-campus housing applications, Ohio State spokesman Ben Johnson said all first- and second-year students will have room on campus, but third- and fourth-year students will have to enter a lottery to secure a living space on campus.

“Based on housing projections for next year, and considering our first and second-year live-in requirement, we will be able to allocate a limited number of spaces for third- and fourth-year students,” Johnson said.

Results of the lottery won’t be announced until March 6, far past the traditional lease-signing season for those wishing to live off-campus.

OSU mandated that beginning with the 2016-17 school year, second-year students would be required to live on-campus. This mandate was simultaneous with the opening of four new residence halls on North Campus in Fall Semester 2016 that housed an addi-

tional 1,918 students.

To combat the overcrowding that occurred this year, OSU housed some undergraduate students in off-campus housing located near the Gateway on North High Street.

“My roommate and I were supposed to be in Smith-Steeb this year. But we got a call about three weeks before move-in asking if we were interested in living in one of the Gateway apartments with two other girls we had indicated we would like to live in a suite with when housing applications were due,” said Lexi Ginwright, second-year in health information management and systems. “I think we are extremely lucky because our place is very nice and has a lot of amenities.”

Prior to 2016, Gateway apartments were only available for graduate students to rent. However, last year OSU housed a number of willing second-year students there in order to make more room in the residence halls.

“We all asked OSU about keeping our apartment in Gateway for next year, but we all got different and very vague answers,” said Tayler-Jo Mullins, second-year radiologic science and therapy.

“OSU has no idea what they’re doing about housing next year.”

OSU has no plans in place to construct new residence halls, Johnson said.

Johnson said OSU’s enrollment target for first-year students on the Columbus campus for Fall Semester 2017 is between 7,000 and 7,100, and that he does not expect first- and second-year students to need to be housed off campus for the upcoming school year.

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SAM HARRIS Assistant Campus Editor harris.2373@osu.edu Ohio State is currently accepting proposals for a new housing development located at the northeast corner of Kenny Road and Woody Hayes Drive.

The 10-acre plot of land is slated to become a multi-family housing development catering to graduate students and students with families. According to the request for proposal put out by the university, the development will include up to 450 residential units and offer rental rates at least 25 percent below the market rate of apartments within 10 miles of campus.

“This proposal would provide graduate students and those with families another housing option that is affordable, safe and located close to campus,” Dan Hedman, Office of Administration and Planning spokesman, said in an email.

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The new housing development will be located on the northeast corner of Woody Hayes Drive and Kenny Road. ished to accommodate the construction of a new athletic facility.

The housing project is still in the early stages of development, and more details should be made available after the RFP deadline of March 10, Hedman said.

“By issuing the RFP, the university intends to gain a better understanding of

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“I’ve been rock climbing. This Friday I’m going to Vertical Adventures for College Night, and then on Saturday I’m going to get lead certified for climbing. I got into climbing because it’s physical and mental and also social. It’s cool working on something that you finally get. It’s a good challenge.”

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“I’m not really a negative person, but (I’m) in a service fraternity and that really keeps me positive because the benefits of doing service just makes you feel so good. We have fellowship events where we hang out with other bros, so that’s just like fun and a nice de-stresser from school. We go to Heart to Heart, it’s this food pantry where we help stock the pantry so people can actually get food. This weekend, I’m volunteering at the Chili Open at the Columbus Zoo. I’m basically standing at the entrance and checking people in. It’s super easy stuff and you always get to meet new people. I love it.”

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SUSTO, 7 p.m. at The Basement, 391 Neil Ave. The Charleston, South Carolina, country-rock band is set to perform with opening act Cereus Bright. Tickets are $15.20 including fees via Ticketmaster.

Sarah Oppenheimer and Laurent Stalder in Conversation, 5:30 p.m. in The Wexner Center for the Arts. The Wexner Center Artist Residency Award recipient Sarah Oppenheimer will discuss her new work “S-337473” with professor of architecture Laurent Stalder. Admission is free, RSVP requested.

Gallery Hop, 5 to 10 p.m. in the Short North Arts District. Shops in the district stay open late and offer specials.

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Super Sunday Painting, noon at the Wexner Center for the Arts. The Wex is set to put on a painting workshop led by local artists. Admission is free.

The Chain Gang of 1974, doors open at 6:30 p.m. at Skully’s Music Diner, 1151 N. High St. The synth-pop project of Kamtin Mohager is set to perform with opening act Bel Heir. Admission is $10 and those under 21 pay $2 extra at the door.

“1984,” 1:30 p.m. at the Gateway Film Center, 1550 N. High St. The dystopian classic based on the George Orwell novel is set to have a limited screening at the Gateway. Student tickets are available at the door for $6.50.

Cloud Nothings, doors open at 7 p.m. at A&R Music Bar, 391 Neil Ave. The indie-rock band from Cleveland will perform Saturday. The band’s latest album “Life Without Sound” was released January 27. Tickets are $15.

Super Super Bowl, 4:30 p.m. at Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit St. The nonprofit arts organization is set to host a Super Bowl party in celebration of its 10th anniversary.

Admission is free.

“The Salesman,” 7 p.m. at the Wexner Center for the Arts. Asghar Farhadi’s newest drama about a young couple’s troubles after moving to a new apartment is set to screen. Tickets are $6 for students and $8 for the general public.

Department of Dance Winter Concert, 8 p.m. at Barnett Theatre in Sullivant Hall. Undergraduate and graduate students are set to present pieces that highlight concepts they have studied throughout the year. There also are performances Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday at 3 and 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 for OSU students, faculty and staff and $15 for the general public.

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Badfish, 7 p.m. at Newport Music Hall, 1722 N. High St. The Sublime tribute band is set to play with openers Fayuca and Tropidelic.

Tickets are $21.85 including fees via Ticketmaster.

Buckeyes Got Talent, 7 p.m. at Weigel Auditorium. The Women’s Glee Club is set to put on a talent show featuring individual students and student organizations. Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for the general public.

Willie Phoenix, 8 p.m. at The Basement, 391 Neil Ave. The local blues-rock musician is set to perform. Tickets are $11.70 including fees via Ticketmaster.

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Q-and-A: Lawyer talks leases, tenant rights NICK ROLL Campus Editor roll.66@osu.edu As students prepare to sign — or already have signed — leases for off-campus houses and apartments, The Lantern chatted with Paul Wilkins from Ohio State’s Student Legal Services about best practices for living off campus.

This Q-and-A should not substitute for legal advice. The following Q-and-A has been edited for length and clarity.

How long have you been working with SLS? I’m the chief litigation attorney, and between here and the Student Housing Legal Clinic (the predecessor of SLS), I’ve been doing this since 2004.

What is a typical day like at SLS? There’s not really a typical day, but, generally half my day is spent meeting with new clients. We set off — every attorney here sets off half their day for appointments, for people to come in who we’ve not met with before, new issues to talk (about). There will be about five of those for each of us every day.

And then, the other half of the day is spent working on our cases for people that we’re helping on an ongoing basis. There are exceptions to that. We could be in court, which could be all day or part of the day. We could be do-

ing mediation, we do a lot of work with the university and programs at the university.

Why should students have SLS review and look over their lease before signing it?

You will learn what your rights and responsibilities are. And there’s also going to be a lot of unenforceable terms in that lease.

A tenant has certain requirements where they have to keep the apartment clean. They have to dispose of garbage in the manner it’s supposed to be disposed of. They have a duty to report problems that arise in the apartment in writing. They have to use the plumbing and appliances in the manner it’s meant to be used.

Some of the rights of the tenant are that they are entitled to a fit and habitable apartment. If the landlord fails to make repairs after you’ve requested them, (tenants) have the right to force the landlord to make those repairs, by either escrowing their rent or terminating their lease.

And what are some of the things you’ve seen in leases that are unenforceable?

So, a landlord might try to limit their liability. They’ll say that the tenant has to hold the landlord harmless — they’re not allowed to do that. That doesn’t mean the landlord is responsible for all bad things that happen, but to the extent that the law would hold them responsible for it, they can’t limit

that liability.

So for instance, the landlord isn’t responsible if a crook steals all your stuff, in general. But if your front door doesn’t lock, and you reported it to the landlord that the door doesn’t lock, and then a crook walks in the front door and steals all your stuff, then the landlord would be responsible for that stuff.

What are the most common questions students come in with regarding their lease, or signing their lease?

A big concern for students is getting their security deposit back, and how to go about doing that.

They are concerned about how they go about paying their rent.

One question that I can’t really answer is, they’ll ask me if they’ve got a good landlord or a bad landlord. Nobody comes and tells me what a great landlord they have.

They only tell me when they have a problem. I don’t have a good way to judge it.

And what is a good way to best assure someone gets their security deposit back?

Step No. 1 is to make sure you have everything in writing. If something happens in the apartment give (the landlord) something in writing. If there is vandalism — that isn’t done by the tenant — they should file a police report.

(Tenants) need to document the condition of the property. Take

lots of pictures before they move anything into the apartment and lots of pictures after they’ve moved everything out of the apartment.

After the lease is signed, what are some of the common issues that students come in with to ask you NICK ROLL | CAMPUS EDITOR guys about?

A lot of times the Student Legal Services is located on East apartment won’t be 11th Avenue. clean, or there will be lots of repairs that are nec- ment? essary. As far as repairs go, you They have the power to bargain have to give written notice of the with the landlord on the amount problem. The landlord has up to of rent. With the second-year (liv30 days to make those repairs. ing) requirement to live in uniLots of people have trouble with versity housing, there are a lot of roommates. You know, you sign a empty apartments and houses off lease, and you might be getting campus right now. That means the along with somebody, or you move landlords will be desperate to fill in with a group of people and you that housing. don’t know everybody, and all the If (students) are patient and sudden you guys don’t get along. willing to bargain, they can get That’s a big problem that doesn’t that rent down quite a bit. have a good resolution.

People don’t believe that they Some people don’t realize that can do it, or they don’t have the maybe their neighborhood isn’t as experience in doing it, but I have safe as they thought it was, or it’s talked to a lot of tenants who have a really loud part of the Universi- been able to bargain the rent down ty District, and they’re not happy a lot. about that.

It’s been a lot different the last What’s one thing you think ev- two years than the last 14 years ery student should know before I’ve been doing this. moving into their first apart-

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Major keys: Keychains show personality HANNAH HERNER Arts&Life Editor herner.12@osu.edu In the past year, I’ve lost three house keys and one set of car keys.

I like to blame the fact that I lived 20 blissful years of life without having to be responsible for any keys.

I grew up in a farmhouse with an actual white picket fence in Northern Ohio, and, I guess due to just pure human trust, we rarely locked the door. When I came to Ohio State, I lived in the modern and posh Smith-Steeb Residence Hall where I had swipe access, via my BuckID, to my room. I was spoiled.

Last year, in my first apartment, I managed to lose my house keys at a time when my roommate was at home for the summer, prompting Buckeye Real Estate to put in a lock with a code, no key needed — generous and ingenious.

But until the future when I can have a eyeball scanner to decide who can and can’t get into my house, I have to learn to keep track of a key. At the beginning of the year, I tried in vain to get by without a keychain, using a ribbon or hair tie. I’ve found the secret is to have a keychain so obnoxious that I can’t possibly lose it. That’s what I’ve done with the large pink fuzz pictured below.

Ohio State students have their own methods of keeping track of their keys and adorning their keychains in both stylish and utilitarian ways.

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Annalee Sekulic, a firstyear in public affairs and international studies, has her keys held by a carabiner.

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Cara Pannell, a first year in exploration, puts safety first with mace and a whistle.

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Kaitlyn Jones, a first-year in public health, has a personalized keychain complete with a zippered pouch.

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Robert Reed, a third-year in natural resources, uses his keychain to show his support for environmental causes.

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Wellington, a high-end apartment building, is being developed and managed by Edwards Communities. All three buildings are zoned for mixed-use development.

The two Campus Partners properties are the buildings set to line both sides of the area along East 15th Avenue zoned to be used as a public square. Requests for proposals are expected to be sent out sometime this spring for the project’s “signature building,” which is zoned to allow a hotel and will sit behind the square on North Pearl Street.

As for planned infrastructure, Campus Partners is having a storm sewer installed along North High Street between East 17th and 13th avenues.

“You know when you walk down High Street and get splashed by a COTA (bus)? That won’t happen anymore,” Prosser said. “That will become an urban legend.”

Over the summer, heavy rains led to flooding along North High Street and in the bar Midway on High.

Prosser said the storm-sewer construction, slated to take place from February to August, would still allow for at least one lane in both directions along North High Street while work takes place.

Additionally, phase one will include a waterline renovation along East 16th Avenue, as well as sewer-line renovation along East 16th Avenue and North Pearl Street.

A second phase will consist of above-ground work regarding “everything in the public right of way,” Prosser said, including street and sidewalk changes and re-openings.

Additional phases and timelines for construction on the remaining buildings making up the 15th and High project are still to be determined.

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Lane Avenue living: the pros and cons SALLEE ANN RUIBAL Editor in Chief ruibal.1@osu.edu Lane Avenue is hallowed at Ohio State. Replicas of Lane Avenue street signs are sold in spirit stores, right alongside signs for its brother, High Street. Home to the Schottenstein Center and a runway to Ohio Stadium, Lane Avenue is therefore home to OSU’s praised athletes.

And me.

But an address on Lane isn’t all fame and glory. It’s actually really freakin’ annoying sometimes.

Here’s the rundown.

Pros • It’s close to campus. Whether it’s too hot or too cold, too early or too late, I never really want to walk to class. But if I had to walk a mile in snow or rain or heat or gloom of night, it’d be even less likely I’d show up. Lane’s close

But whether it’s gameday, a concert, or just a Saturday, visitors can feel like they can park in our exclusive spots.

proximity makes it easier.

It’s close to concerts. I’d walk any distance for Kanye West, but, after experiencing the Saint Pablo Tour, I was glad I could avoid Uber surge because I only needed to walk a few blocks.

• It’s close to football games.

I’ve heard sometimes it’s hard to get to games after pregaming. That’s merely what I’ve heard.

• It’s a pretty safe area. Given that Lane is subject to more traffic (more on that later), there are fewer crimes. But I could still take down anyone who tries me.

Cons • Gameday. If you have any plans on gameday besides watching football, too bad.

They’re cancelled — whether you care about football or not. All side streets are closed. Sidewalks are filled with Alex and Anna Alumni falling down and crying. Karaoke starts at 7 a.m. and it never stops. Ever.

• Surprise “gameday” traffic.

You might have checked the football schedule. You might have thought you were in the clear. But nope. A mini gameday can pop up whenever — whether it’s Bernie Sanders visiting or Garth Brooks’ two-week residency •

Lane Avene is close to campus, but filled with traffic.

• •

— and everything can grind to a halt with little warning.

Boom. Your plans are cancelled once again as Alex and Anna Alumni screech-sing “Friends in Low Places.”

High rent. Location, location, location means money, money, money.

Mi parking lot es su parking lot. Like many students living off campus, my roommate

and I are victims to having to pay additional fees to park in our own lot. Which is fine, whatever. But whether it’s gameday, a concert, or just a Saturday, visitors feel like they can park in our exclusive spots. Signs warn that unauthorized vehicles will be towed, but Alex and Anna Alumni don’t seem to care and tow trucks have a knack

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for never being speedy when you need them to be.

All in all, Lane Avenue is … an experience, somewhere between a dream and a nightmare. Regardless, I’m sure after I graduate in May and look back on where I spent my college years, I’ll be fond of all the memories.

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Living the High life: pros and cons ALEXA MAVROGIANIS Photo Editor mavrogianis.1@osu.edu North High Street is nearly as integral to Buckeye culture as the Oval or Ohio Stadium. It’s a place where students can meet friends for lunch, study in a coffee shop, go shopping and, of course, get a bit rowdy on the weekends. But for me, it is all those things plus one more — home.

For two of my four years at Ohio State, I have lived in an apartment along the busiest street on campus. Some people like to be the life of the party, I guess I like to live in the middle of it.

The benefits to living on North High Street are endless, but can be summed up well in one word: convenience.

It is no secret that OSU’s campus is huge. I even have a theory that one reason that OSU is constantly topping lists of the most fit universities is related to the

A meeting in the Ohio Union? No worries, just let me walk across the street. Class on the Oval? Be there in five.

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Restaurants, bars and concert venues are just steps away from home when you live on North High Street. amount of walking that needs to be done to get to class. Luckily, living right across from campus

cuts down my commute.

A meeting in the Ohio Union?

No worries, let me just walk across

the street. Class on the Oval? Be there in five.

The walking distance bonus

applies well beyond class. The joy of being 30 seconds from pizza or burritos is hard to quantify.

Going out in the winter doesn’t seem so rough when the bars are your neighbors. Perhaps most importantly, grocery basics (and ice cream!) are just a few steps away as well.

Living on North High Street is a benefit for my friends too. Giving directions is much easier without all those pesky one-way streets that run through much of the eastof-High residential area.

Also, unlike many off-campus pads, North High Street is constantly being renovated, which means the apartments are kept in tip-top shape with high ceilings and level floors.

Of course, as is the case with anything in life, there are also cons. Luxury does not come without the cost. An amenity-filled two-story apartment with the best location on campus is, unsurprisingly, a bit pricey.

Ultimately, the downsides are minimal. Sure, sometimes there is a random stranger sitting on my steps, and yeah it can get a bit loud — college students really like blasting music while they drive — but that could happen anywhere, and there’s no place I’d rather be.

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Street fight: where to live off campus NICK ROLL Campus Editor roll.66@osu.edu JACOB MYERS Assistant Sports Editor myers.1669@osu.edu Originally published Nov. 3, 2016 Nick Roll: North side Living north of East 15th Avenue doesn’t get a lot of hype. It’s stereotyped as quiet, boring and not necessarily where the party is.

However, after living up north for two years now, I wouldn’t choose anywhere else.

It’s indisputable that the north side of campus has the best bars — Out-R-Inn, The Library and the bar in Donato’s Pizza all blow the south-side bars out of the water.

Respectively, $1.50 double wells, $1.75 mug nights and easy access to pizza make these bars the best places to imbibe on campus. Additionally, I’m more than fine with living as far away from Midway or Big Bar as possible (life comes at you fast, freshman-year me).

As far as pizza goes, Sicilia’s Fine Italian Specialties is more than enough to convince someone to sign a lease near Frambes Avenue. It is, hands down, the best pizza in the Ohio State campus area. And if you live on the north side, it’s never more than a few blocks away.

I live on East 18th Avenue, a relatively quiet street with few people walking through who don’t live there. The house I live in is a spacious eight-bedroom home,

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A student walks to class past the large multi-bedroom houses and leafy trees that line East 18th Avenue.

with three porches (one in the front, and a double-decker in the back) and a parking lot. Rather than being swarmed by hordes of freshmen trying to make their way into a random house party, I can relax on a quiet street in a house more than big enough for parties.

But what about academics?

Isn’t that the reason I’m living in the University District in the first place? I’m happy to report that most of my classes are on North Campus, a quick walk from my house (and Buckeye Donuts is always on my route).

North side rules, south side drools.

Jacob Myers: South side As a first- and second-year student at Ohio State, I spent a year in Morrison Tower and a year in Residence on 10th. Now, as a third-year, living on Chittenden Avenue has all the aspects of South Campus that I enjoyed during my first two years at OSU, without having to drearily walk back to dorm life.

The Gateway is arguably the best attraction of the south side of the off-campus area because of Mad Mex, World of Beer and Ugly Tuna Saloona. Not to mention, the south side received a large upgrade last year with the relocation of Raising Cane’s to the corner of North High Street and East 11th Avenue. It’s your go-to “It’s after 1 a.m. and I’m hungry” place to eat.

The south side is also closer in proximity to the Short North, where one can find just about anything to please an appetite. Whether it be Mexican, pizza, Italian or

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Parked cars line Chittenden Avenue south of OSU’s campus. dessert, the Short North has the cure for those midterm blues.

Nick might argue that North Campus has the best bars — I would agree with that — but despite having Big Bar and Midway near you on the south side, you can’t really beat having a Chipotle just a couple blocks away.

I live between North High Street and Indianola Avenue on Chittenden Avenue, which is one of the most popular areas on Saturday gamedays in the fall. People are always out on their double-decker porches, sharing the space with neighbors over drinks on weekends. The high concentration of people in such close quarters make for a great opportunity to meet new people. Sure, East 15th Avenue and the north side of

Indianola are home to fraternity tailgates before Buckeye football games, but a little walk never hurt anyone.

Oh, not to mention, most streets north of Chittenden require the purchase of parking passes. To that I would say, you’re a college kid, you pay enough as it is. Chittenden and all of the streets south of it that run east and west have free parking. There’s also the added convenience of a parking garage adjacent to Barnes and Noble on East 11th Avenue.

Plus, I heard Harbaugh lived on the north side.

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Student Life: Prepare your car for winter MITCH HOOPER Engagement Editor hooper.102@osu.edu

“We do jump starts, we help contact the right resources for people whose vehicle may have gone down or broke down somewhere.”

Whether you live in a dorm or off campus, drive a car to class or ride the bus, one thing that is unavoidable is having to walk to class. Now in the middle of winter, what can students do to be more prepared for the cold-weather conditions?

Driving in winter weather can create problems students who commute to class. While there’s no way to predict when one might experience car trouble, Rachel DeMooy, program manager at Ohio State’s Office of Student Life Off-Campus and Commuter Student Services, said keeping up with car maintenance prepare students for the winter. By doing this, she said, students can eliminate some of the time it takes them to

“Also, making sure to volt test your battery.

Batteries tend to have more problems in the winter.”

Rachel DeMooy Program manager at Ohio State’s Office of Student Life Off-Campus and Commuter Student Services

Joey Eringman Program manager, Safety Service Safe Ride Program.

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The first snowfall of the season blankets the Oval on Nov. 19, 2015. arrive on campus. “(You should) make sure there’s enough coolant in your engine so your engine doesn’t freeze,” DeMooy said. “Also, making sure to volt test your battery. Batteries tend to have more problems in the winter.”

While having a car on campus can shorten students’ walks to

class, that isn’t to say those without cars are worse off. DeMooy said the CABS bus system university provides services to help students get around campus more conveniently.

DeMooy also recommended the Department of Public Safety’s Safe Ride program offers a transportation service for students who

feel unsafe and need a ride to their car, home or class. In the winter months, Joey Eringman, program manager for the Safety Service Safe Ride Program, said he notices more students using the service.

While the service is designed for students who feel unsafe, Eringman said the service does more than just give rides.

“We do jump starts, we help contact the right resources for people whose vehicle may have gone down or broke down somehow,” Eringman said. “If we are driving around, and say we have a slow time period, we’ll see people walking and if it’s real cold out we offer rides to people who may need a ride, but haven’t requested a ride.”

The Safe Ride Program em-

ploys 30 students and has about 10 working each night, Eringman said.

But regardless of the conditions — rain, snow or cold — Eringman said this program is used to help others who don’t feel safe, whatever the reason may be.

So if resources like the CABS bus system and the Safe Ride Program are intended to make traveling in the snow easier, but what about the sidewalks and roads students have to walk across?

With more than 40 miles of roads and more than 130 miles of sidewalks on campus, keeping up with maintaining the conditions of the roadways and walkways is a task that takes four to six hours when there’s snow or ice on the ground, said Dan Hedman spokesman for OSU Administration and Planning.

Roads, sidewalks and the area surrounding a building are primarily maintained by Facility Operations and Development, while CampusParc maintains the parking lots. “(Facility Operations and Development) do a lot of work to put brine down to prepare for ice and they always blow and salt the roadways when they can,” Hedman said.

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The Barn Walking down West Lane Avenue on Saturdays in the fall, it is hard to miss the countless tailgates and game-day parties — namely the ones hosted at The Barn.

Named for its gambrel-shaped roof, The Barn is the name of street-facing townhouse in a four-townhouse building, and has become known among students for its rowdy atmosphere on gameday, said Jason Biltz, a fourth-year in civil engineering.

“We have a tailgate for every

“We have some older guys that come back and comment, ‘Oh, The Barn is still going strong!’”

Jason Blitz Fourth-year, civil engineering

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“The Barn,” on West Lane Avenue, is a popular destination for tailgates on Saturday home games in the fall.

Saturday home game,” Biltz said.

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“It’s fun because you’ll come downstairs to eat and no girls are home, so you just walk over to the boys’ side and hang out, and then come back over..”

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The facade of the “Pig Pen,” a half-double house on West 10th Avenue. One side of the house is all-female and the other half is all-male. The occupants from both sides are friends.

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“We have older guys that come back and comment, ‘Oh, The Barn is still going strong!’” he said.

“I’ve had guys come up here before and say they used to live here, so they come in and check it out.

They say a lot has changed, but it’s still pretty sweet.”

The three-story building also has two balconies in addition to a spacious front porch, a feature that

Biltz said is his favorite.

“It’s the best. You just set a grill out there, grill up some burgers and just people-watch,” he said.

Stepping inside The Barn is like taking a step back in time.

Complete with wall-to-wall wood paneling and posters of President Ronald Reagan, the interior holds true to its old-school roots.

Biltz, who moved in in 2014, said his sister, who lived in The Barn for three years, passed down

the house to him and his roommates after she graduated. Biltz said that after he and his three roommates graduate in the next couple of years, they hope to keep The Barn “in the family.”

“We’re trying to get one of our roommate’s younger sisters to move in after she moves out of the dorms because, by then, we’ll all be graduated,” Biltz said. “I’m trying to get my younger brother to come here to take it, but

we’ll see.”

The Pig Pen “One big, happy family” is how Michelle Shumaker, a fourth-year in business operations, described the residents living in The Pig Pen, a half-double on West 10th Avenue. Her side of the house, which she shares with five girls, is connected by a door to the house’s other half.

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Drew Mitchell, a third-year in civil engineering who has lived in The Pig Pen for three years, said the house’s name was inspired by a character named Pig Pen from the movie “Out Cold.” “(The character Pig Pen) is just generally reckless and does rowdy things,” Mitchell said. “So when the guys who first lived here five years ago were trying to decide on a name, they were like, ‘Pig Pen is a really hype, fun dude,’ so that’s why it’s The Pig Pen. The name just stuck.”

Mitchell said that The Pig Pen holds firmly to its name in all it does, from pig-themed home decor to the group’s annual party, the Big Pig, which is held every spring.

“We have a taxidermy boar’s head on our side that my friend shot,” Mitchell said. “It’s pretty great.”

For all the perks and traditions of The Pig Pen, Shumaker said she considers the group of residents to be one her favorite parts of the house.

“It’s honestly the people that make this house so great,” Shumaker said. “They’re like my

“It’s a kind of house where we don’t say ‘no’ a lot. Hosting class meetings, chapter meetings, spring break tripplanning meetings it’s kind of a common ground.”

Barret Bender Fourth-year, finance

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Camelot is perched on the corner of Iuka and East Woodruff avenues. The nickname came about because the house is surrounded by a rock wall and, to some, resembles a castle. brothers. I love it.”

Camelot Perched on the corner of Iuka Avenue and East Woodruff Avenue sits a brick Colonial-style house. With its nearly 4-foot stone wall lining the property and wrought-iron staircase leading up to the front door, the house easily resembles a fortress atop a hill.

The house’s castle-like aesthetic is one of the reasons that Patrick Gill, a fourth-year in political science and finance, and his roommates call their house Camelot.

“It’s surrounded by rock and it kind of looks like a castle, but when you get inside it’s a lot less regal,” Gill said.

The eight roommates, friends since their freshman year, have lived in Camelot for the past year

and a half. When choosing which house to call home, one of the main selling points, Gill said, was the view from the house’s wraparound porch.

“In the winter, when all of the leaves are gone, you can see (the Fisher College of Business) straight down Woodruff, and even clear down to the Union from Iuka,” he said. “In the morning, for breakfast sometimes, you’ll see three or four roommates just sitting out there — it’s really nice.”

Another favorite spot in the house is the kitchen, Gill said, with it’s three and a half fridges and a breakfast nook big enough for up to eight people.

“There have been a number of times over the last year and a half

that we’ve all done a house dinner together of some sort, so we get full use out of the kitchen,” he said.

The home’s open-floor plan and large amount of outdoor space also lend themselves to making Camelot a go-to meeting spot for get-togethers, said Barret Bender, a fourth-year in finance.

“It’s kind of a house where we don’t say ‘no’ a lot,” Bender said.

“Hosting class meetings, chapter meetings, spring break trip-planning meetings — it’s kind of a common ground.”

After the majority of the roommates graduate in May, a group of younger friends will move into Camelot as its new tenants, which Gill is excited about.

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15th & High: Before and after

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ROBERT SCARPINITO Managing Editor for Design scarpinito.1@osu.edu So you’re about to live in your own space in a couple months.

The lease is signed, and you’re excited to live with your roommate(s). When it comes to living in a new space, however, try to make it a place you want to call home, not your place away from home.

Everyone has a different concept of what makes a place “home.” For me, it’s the bar that sits between the living room and kitchen. However, it’s not my favorite piece of furniture because it’s a reason to have alcohol in the house. The bar is something that really brings people together in a way our living room tables cannot.

During breakfast and lunch hours, it serves as the perfect spot for my roommates and me to enjoy our cereal or mac-and-cheese while browsing Twitter or Reddit on our phones. On some evenings, it acts as a forum for discussion without the distraction of the TV. Instead, we pay attention to each other — sometimes while nursing a stiff drink — all in the comfort of our own apartment.

On Friday and Saturday nights, that bar is usually the beginning

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The underside of the bar is wrapped with a blue LED strip.

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Robert Scarpinito’s apartment features a handmade bar between the kitchen and living room. for many stories, both the interesting and the mundane. If it’s not the beginning of a story, it usually makes a special guest appearance more often than not.

There’s no other space in the apartment that evokes the same conversational atmosphere. It’s truly one of the centerpieces of the apartment’s public space, and it’s one of the first things you see

when you walk in.

When I look back on my time in that apartment, that bar is central to my experience. It was often surrounded by friends and happiness.

It made that apartment a place I could call home. For your new place, it doesn’t have to be a bar; it could be a great poster that every guest asks questions about, or perhaps it’s the dope 50-inch 4K TV

for movie nights.

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Gallery: Getting around off campus

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OPINION

Living with 7 roommates

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With seven roommates, keeping a clean kitchen can be difficult.

NICK ROLL Campus Editor roll.66@osu.edu A madhouse. A brothel. A circus.

Those are the ways people have described my living situation, which consists of myself and seven female roommates. And while it might be slightly packed, I wouldn’t have it any other way. In fact, I would recommend everyone live with a large number of people at some point in their life (ideally while in college, out of convenience, but also because your future spouse might not be into rooming with your friends).

With at least one roommate pretty much

guaranteed to be in the kitchen or living room at all hours of the day, there is always socializing to be done and gossip to be shared.

And the socializing isn’t limited to my roommates — there is a whole group of friends, and friends of friends, who are an almost-constant presence in the house as well. If there aren’t at least two or three people sleeping on our couches on Saturday night, it’s probably been a very slow weekend.

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OSU commuter services offers advice on bringing cars to campus MITCH HOOPER Engagement Editor hooper.102@osu.edu Josh Farmer, a fifth-year in communication, said he’s been making a 45-minute commute to campus four times a week for the past three years while splitting classes at Ohio State’s Marion branch campus and main campus. He said due to the drive, he has to start his days an hour and a half earlier in order to prepare for dealing with traffic and finding a parking spot.

“It’s hard to be on time,” Farmer said. “I talk to my professors a lot to let them know I’m going to be late because traffic backs up at inconvenient times … When you have almost an hour of driving where things can go wrong, you are very frequently late.”

Bringing a car to the campus area presents the chance for students to have freedoms to drive to classes, grocery stores or internships. Though owning a car is convenient, inconveniences like finding parking or having a breakdown can occur, and dealing with these problems can create stress.

Rachel DeMooy, program manager at the Office of Student Life’s Off-Campus and Commuter Student Services, said there are about 17,000 students living in the immediate off-campus area at Ohio State. This large amount of people, along with another 13,000 living in dorms, can create headaches for students trying to find parking for class. DeMooy, who commutes to campus from outside of the University District, said the best way for students to avoid the struggles of parking is to be prepared.

“I always look at the CampusParc website before going to campus,” DeMooy said.

“On their website, it actually tells you what

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One way students with a parking permit can shorten their walks to class is by simply finding closer parking spaces. But this is usually easier said than done. But for students who have evening classes, the parking lot rules change after 4 p.m.: Remote parking permits and West Campus permits are valid for A, B and C spaces.

Additionally, for those who frequently park their car on the street in the University District, Demooy recommended buying an

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For students who live off-campus and do not use a parking pass, DeMooy recommends downloading the Ohio State and OSU Bus mobile apps, and utilizing the university bus system. Furthermore, she said the bus app could be useful for students with a parking pass because they can mix both ways of transportation to make travel to class quicker.

DeMooy said there aren’t many disad-

vantages to having a car on campus as long as students are prepared and educated. She said one thing all students should have in their car is an emergency kit in case they experience troubles, car or otherwise. Beyond the basics, like a first aid kit and jumper cables, having a spare set of clothes or a cellphone charger might be useful in an unpredictable situation, she said.

Demooy also said preparing your car for the winter weather could help in situations made more challenging by ice, such as parallel parking.

“If you drive a rear-wheeled drive vehicle, put something heavier in your trunk to keep the car from slipping on ice,” she said.

DeMooy also said precautions, such as keeping items out of plain sight or in your trunk, should be taken to reduce car breakins.

Farmer also mentioned the impact commuting has on his time on campus. Without anywhere close to go between classes, he said he started scheduling his classes closer together in order to reduce the spare time in between class.

This feeling of not having anywhere to go during the day is something that DeMooy said she hears many commuters talk about, and it’s something the Off-Campus and Commuter Student Services is working to improve. On the third floor of The Union is a lounge and kitchen for commuters. There, students can use the lounge’s utilities and space to store and cook food or work on their studies.

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The point is, even for those among us who proclaim to live a “grandparent lifestyle” and never go out, I still recommend living with a large number of roommates, because, when you do decide to go out, it will be that much easier when your roommates can do all the organizing and planning for you.

Perhaps the most underrated benefit of living with a lot of roommates is the capacity for large-scale, coordinated group Halloween costumes. With the roommates consisting of seven women plus myself, naturally our costume was Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, with myself being Snow White because this is 2017 (well, at the time, it was 2016) and there are no rules.

It’s social, it’s fun, it’s never boring. I love my roommates, even if we struggle to keep our kitchen clean or can’t all fit on the couches at the same time. The carpeted floor is more than comfortable enough to sit on, especially if it means I get to hang out with my seven best friends.

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Ohio State’s picture perfect National Signing Day JACOB MYERS Assistant Sports Editor myers.1669@osu.edu Ohio State coach Urban Meyer has championed recruiting. The Buckeye program has been known for recruiting and receiving commits from the state’s top football talents. Meyer, however, has done that and taken the program to new heights in recruiting across the country. His second-ranked 2017 class is a perfect example with the most out-of-state signees since he joined OSU. Eight of OSU’s nine early-enrollees were available to the media on Wednesday after team workouts. Here are three stories from National Signing Day. Meyer’s best class adds Munford Five five-star, 14 four-star and two three-star recruits make up what many consider to be Meyer’s greatest recruiting class not just at OSU, but in his entire coaching career. The class had the most five-star signees in Meyer’s time at OSU. Twelve of the 21 new Buckeyes are ranked in the top five of their respective positions.

The Buckeyes became richer on Wednesday with the addition of four-star offensive tackle Thayer Munford.

The 21 players in the 2017 class are the fewest Meyer has ever had, but there’s reason for celebrating given the talent he brought in from across the nation, including the state of Texas. However, only 33 percent of the class came from the state of Ohio, which is not enough, Meyer said.

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OSU coach Urban Meyer speaks to the media on National Signing Day. “50 percent is kind of the mark that I’ve been trying to (meet). I keep it right in front of me and I stare at it and make sure that we’re doing right,” Meyer said. “I’m glad it worked out with Thayer.

We had another spot saved if we wanted to go after an Ohio guy and it just didn’t materialize.”

There were no surprises for OSU on Signing Day. Munford actually committed to the Buckeyes a couple days before, Meyer said. OSU targets Marvin Wilson and Jay Tufele signed with Florida State and University of Southern California, respectively.

Now with 90 players on scholarship, counting sophomore punter Drue Chrisman who paid his own way in 2016, the Buckeyes

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have to cut down to 85 players by fall camp.

Defensive backs ready The OSU defensive back class is second to none. And that’s a good thing.

With the early departures of cornerbacks Gareon Conley, Marshon Lattimore and safety Malik Hooker to the NFL draft, OSU had to replace its three key members in the secondary. However, Meyer is confident that the recruits in the secondary will help immediately.

Jeffrey Okudah and Shaun Wade are the top two cornerbacks of the 2017 class and both could see the field immediately. Those two, cornerback Marcus Williamson and safety Isaiah Pryor enrolled early to get a leg up on the

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open positions.

Wade was the Gatorade National Player of the Year. He and Okudah are taller than most cornerbacks in college, both at 6-foot-1, but have a similar size to former OSU cornerbacks Lattimore and Conley, who will all be in the NFL next season.

“I know a spot is open,” Okudah said. “It’s all about competition and I know the best two corners will get on that field. It’s just whatever I make of it.”

Wade and Okudah are in the running to start alongside junior cornerback Denzel Ward, who will likely have one of the starting positions in 2017. But the No. 1 junior college cornerback signee Kendall Sheffield has already

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had the college experience at Alabama, which qualifies him for the starting job.

Brendon White’s position One of the few Ohio players in this class is Brendon White. He doesn’t have a true position right now, but is arguably the most versatile player in the class. His position is designated “athlete,” but he thinks of himself as a receiver.

Meyer told White this offseason that the unexpected early departure of wide receiver Noah Brown left a spot for White. He has been playing on both sides of the ball in workouts and said he likes the comparisons of Darron Lee at linebacker and Michael Thomas at receiver.

“It definitely helps (being versatile) because it helps coaches know that I can play different positions,” White said. “If I struggle at wide receiver, I can go to linebacker. If I struggle at linebacker, I can go to safety.”

On top of that, White has deep ties in his family to OSU and expressed his interest of becoming a captain in his time at OSU. He has started to do that within the freshman class having been with the team during bowl practice.

“When they first got here and the first move-in day was Jan. 9, I told them this warm-up they were about to do was going to be hard,” White said. “After the end of the warm-up, they thought that was our workout and so I was like, ‘We got way more than this.’ We’re doing better now.”

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Baron Browning: 5-star linebacker

J.K. Dobbins: 4-star running back

Shaun Wade: 5-star cornerback

Isaiah Pryor: 4-star safety

“I wanted to go somewhere where I could play at the highest level while getting one of the best educations in the country.”

“I felt like it would be crazy to play here, so whenever I got the opportunity, I just couldn’t pass it up.”

“Coach (Kerry) Coombs has always been real with me. I knew I wasn’t that good. That 5-star stuff didn’t mean nothing to me.”

“Like the first day I came here, just seeing all the people here, working hard, like I said. It’s magical.”

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Jeffrey Okudah: 5-star cornerback

“With the class like the one we brought in, it’s the highest expectation, and that’s to win a national championship.”

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Tate Martell: 4-star quarterback “There is no guarantee who is going to play. It’s J.T.’s job right now. But I am going to go out there and compete.”

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“I told (my dad) my two goals (at OSU) is to be an academic All-American, eventually be a captain here.”

“They are coming here, trying to get better. Trying to see how far the coaches take us. Time comes to line-up, best man wins.”