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A team of students is exploring the feasibility of growing plants in space.

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University Police Chief Craig Stone responds to The Lantern report about demographics of police stops.

ROLLED ICE CREAM

A new store serving a different kind of ice cream rolls into the Short North.

PARRIS CAMPBELL

The unproven Campbell is stepping into the most important role in the offense.

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Survivor Gala looks Wide receivers looking for big plays after year of disappointment to support victims of sexual violence

NICK MCWILLIAMS Sports Editor mcwilliams.66@osu.edu Last season, the production of the wide receiver unit for the Ohio State football team was subpar to say the least. As a group, the wideouts for the Buckeyes hauled in 16 touchdowns and racked up 1,445 yards — numbers that might seem impressive on paper, but fall well short of the high standard set by OSU coach Urban Meyer. The lack of a deep ball and overall inability to produce chunk plays in key moments led to a lackluster aerial offense. The team’s leading receiver, Curtis Samuel, played as an H-back and took a large percentage of his snaps from the backfield, but far and away led the team in yards and also tied Noah Brown for most receiving touchdowns (7). While Samuel was not actually a part of the wide receiver group for OSU last season, he and Brown were the clear leading pass catchers for the Buckeyes. And now, both have bolted for the NFL draft. With new playmakers needed at the position, and questions swirling about how effective the wide-

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OSU redshirt freshman K.J. Hill (14) runs into the end zone for a touchdown during the first half of the Buckeyes’ season opener against Bowling Green on Sept. 3 at Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes won 77-10. outs for the Buckeyes can be this it’s hard to open everything up.” year, wide receivers coach Zach The low passing yard average Smith said the team needs those of 213.9 yards per game, which elusive chunk plays that were ranked 81st in the country last nonexistent last season in order season, was a key criticism of to right the wrongs of a stagnant Meyer’s team in 2016. passing game. “We gotta make big plays,” he @NickM_OSU said. “We gotta hit the deep ball, we gotta throw the deep ball, we gotta protect the deep ball. When View the full story that happens — you’ve seen it at thelantern.com here before — it opens everything up. And when it doesn’t happen,

Sexual assault survivors will show their strength through art and music. The third annual Sexual Civility and Empowerment Survivor Gala will be held on Tuesday. In support of Sexual Assault Awareness month, this event is intended to help raise awareness, show support and encourage healing for victims of sexual violence, according to the Office of Student Life’s Sexual Civility and Empowerment website. The gala will feature visual art of various media, as well as musical, poetic and literary performances from individuals and groups. The artists featured in the event come from a variety of majors and affiliations. Sydney Miller, a fourth-year in art history, said her piece followed the motifs of the beauty of nature and the female spirit in her 3D print, titled “Bring Me Spring.” She said the figure in her images depicts a leaf on her cheek in the place of a tear, as she is waiting

Professor’s work in e-learning wins award JOE DEMPSEY For The Lantern dempsey.131@osu.edu Alice Teall, a professor in the College of Nursing, wakes up each morning at 5:30 a.m., responds to emails, checks Carmen and prepares lesson plans for her graduate-level nurse practitioner courses — which are all online. The rest of her day is peppered with conference and webcam calls as she continues to remain in contact with her students from a distance. Teall received the 2017 Provost’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Lecturer for her work as a clinical instructor of practice and the director of the online Family Nurse Practitioner Program at OSU. She said that online instructors are overlooked when it comes to awards or recognition, and this award speaks for a slew of instructors in the distance-learning field. “When folks teach online, there’s some excellence going on in teaching that’s not always recognized,” Teall said. “So for me to be recognized, it gives a lot of

legitimacy to the folks that I know who teach online, who do an incredible amount of work, and do it well.” Teall said she had many teachers and mentors who influenced her and contributed to her success. She said Margaret Clark Graham, an associate professor and the vice dean of the College of Nursing, guided her to succeed as an online instructor. Graham was the former director of the online Family Nurse Practitioner program at OSU and nominated Teall for the Provost’s Award. “Alice knows that she needs to create a community with her students,” Graham said. “She has structured classes so that students feel very much in community.” Graham taught Teall as a graduate student, and they later taught together at Wright State University, in Dayton. Graham moved on to OSU and Teall stopped teaching to work as a nurse practitioner, but her hiatus from teaching did not last long. “I was only out of teaching about a year and a half,” Teall said. “I missed teaching.” Looking to get back into edu-

“Come in with an open mind and an open heart, because you never know who in your life is a survivor.” Blaire Teaford Third-year, hospitality management

for spring to come so she can blossom like the flowers around her. “As someone who struggles with conforming to society’s standard of beauty, (this print) was infused with healing energy to create something that I think is truly beautiful,” she said. “As viewers, we either empathize or sympathize with her, but are also in awe of her beauty as we wish to heal with her.” Abigail Brannan, a first-year in human resources, said she was compelled to submit her works through her involvement in the ROTC organization Cadets GALA CONTINUES ON 6

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Turning Point USA attempted to influence UW-Madison elections NICK ROLL Campus Editor roll.66@osu.edu

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Alice Teall, a professor in the College of Nursing, received the 2017 Provost’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Lecturer for her work as a clinical instructor of practice and the director of the online Family Nurse Practitioner Program at OSU. cation, Teall emailed Graham for teaching,” Graham said. “Online a recommendation. Two emails teaching is a special challenge and prior, Graham received confir- some people can do it well, and mation that the grant to start the she does it in an outstanding way.” online Family Nurse Practitioner Wanting to get to know her stuProgram at OSU was approved dents even though they don’t share by the Health Resources and Ser- a classroom, Teall requires them vices Administration. Teall was an to upload pictures of themselves obvious hire to help the program. so that she — and their fellow E-LEARNING CONTINUES ON 2 “She is so creative in online

Conservative nonprofit Turning Point USA provided material support to two students who won their student government elections at the University of Wisconsin– Madison, according to a report in The Daily Cardinal, the student newspaper. The report comes after a February Lantern article detailed an effort by TPUSA to put money into a campaign running in Undergraduate Student Government elections at Ohio State. The leaked audio and text messages from TPUSA staff that The Lantern’s article was based on also mentioned efforts to influence elections across the country. In both articles, the respecTPUSA CONTINUES ON 2

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Students team up with NASA to study space agriculture

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A team of Ohio State students is working with NASA to improve a passive water-delivery system for on-board plants and a method of recycling natural waste to create nutrient-rich soil at the International Space Station. EVAN WILKERSON For The Lantern wilkerson.103@osu.edu A team of fourth-year Ohio State students studying food, agriculture and biological engineering is working with NASA to explore the limits of sustainably growing plants in deep space. The team was one of eight schools to receive a $20,000 grant, marking the third year OSU has been chosen to work with

NASA on its eXploration Systems and Habitation Academic Innovation Challenge. The challenge, also called X-Hab, seeks design solutions for deep-space exploration from students across the country. The innovations made by the OSU team have the potential to influence deep-space travel and potentially be the building blocks for future manned deep-space missions. The project consists of two parts: improving a passive water-delivery system for onNASA CONTINUES ON 3

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classmates — can identify them beyond their online usernames. “In distance learning, faculty don’t have to be distant from the students,” Teall said. Gabriella Domka, a graduate student at the College of Nursing, said she’s gotten to know Teall as an instructor extremely well. “She’s very accessible through phone, text and email, so it feels like I know her better than just through an online program,” Domka said. “I certainly know her the most of all my online instructors because of her personality and how she interacts with students.” Beyond interacting with her, Teall aims for her students to interact with each other as well. She structures her class so that students begin the class with a large group discussion that later breaks up into a smaller groups for more in-depth dialogues. “I didn’t grow up wanting to be a nurse,” Teall said. “I grew up wanting to be a teacher.”

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tive campus chapters of TPUSA said they weren’t involved. TPUSA provided and designed fliers and yard signs for two candidates at UW-Madison, Maxwell Goldfarb and Dylan Resch, according to The Daily Cardinal. Similar to elections at OSU, there were no bylaws explicitly against organizations supporting student-government candidates, although TPUSA’s involvement at OSU raised questions regarding campaign-finance bylaws and overspending.

“I don’t think I had a formal endorsement, but I’ve definitely been in contact with them,” Goldfarb told The Daily Cardinal about TPUSA’s Campus Leadership Project, which is a program separate from TPUSA’s college chapters. “They were just like, ‘We really appreciate what you’re doing and would love to support you in any capacity that we can.’”

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Chief Stone: University Police values training, community In the spirit of educating our campus community on safety, I want to address the recent Lantern article “Police data shows racial disparities in stops for suspicious activity,” originally published on April 5. Absent from the piece is key information about how The Ohio State University Police Division (OSUPD) operates while serving our community. OSUPD is accredited by CALEA and the State of Ohio Collaborative, which means we follow the best-recognized law enforcement practices in the industry. In 2016, our officers received 111 compliments, six citizen complaints and no allegations of bias-based policing. The data analyzed in the April 5 arti-

cle represents interactions with a much broader community than students, faculty and staff. In fact, 80 percent of field interviews conducted by OSUPD are with individuals unaffiliated with the university. These include OSUPD’s service at both the Wexner Medical Center and at OSU Hospital East, making the data comparable to city of Columbus’ demographics. OSUPD values being a part of a diverse and inclusive community, and we are committed to open and active dialogue with all of its citizens. Regular outreach efforts include hosting discussions with student groups, conducting officer training on diversity and inclusion, as well as implicit bias and organizing community

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MITCH HOOPER Engagement Editor hooper.102@osu.edu A man not affiliated with the university reported a rape had occurred at a West Campus location on Thursday at 9 p.m. (Not pictured on map.) 1. A man reported an unknown suspect for improperly discharging a semi-automatic firearm at the victim’s home and car located near the intersection of Summit Street and East Third Avenue on Thursday at 9:22 a.m. 2. An aggravated robbery reportedly occurred on Summit Street near East Eighth Avenue on Wednesday at 3:05 a.m. According to the online police log, the victim arrived on his front porch, where the suspect approached him with a handgun and demanded he give him his phone and wallet which contained a re-

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ported $580 in cash. 3. A man was reported to the Columbus Division of Police for indecent exposure after someone allegedly witnessed the man masturbating on North High Street near East 13th Avenue on Friday at 11 p.m. 4. A student was arrested for offenses involving an underage person as well as prohibited acts at the Schottenstein Center on Saturday at 10:21 p.m. 5. A student was arrested for offenses involving an underage person near the intersection of Woody Hayes Drive and Coffey Road on Sunday at 4:08 a.m. Note: Crimes featured on this map do not represent the full extent of criminal activity in the campus area.

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board plants and a method of recycling natural waste to create nutrient-rich soil. “What NASA’s looking for is a sustainable plant-growing system to use in zero gravity and microgravity,” said Brennan Cordova, one of the students working on the project. “Some things like this exist, but most of them don’t work very well. We’re hoping to change that.” An improved passive water-delivery system would allow onboard plants to receive water automatically. The team built prototypes and conducted several 30-day plant-growth experiments that have influenced the design of plant pillows — the bags of soil designed to grow plants — used on future crops aboard International Space Station. The team also designed a bioreactor — a container that efficiently decomposes materials — to recycle natural waste such as inedible plant parts, hair and urine to produce soil. Decomposing material that would otherwise be thrown away can produce nutrient-rich soil to cultivate other crops. One of the biggest challenges the team faces is an inability to test prototypes in zero gravity and microgravity. “We can’t test things in states of gravity similar to those experienced in space,” said Ryan Jeon, another student working on the project. “We want to apply for a drop test grant and a parabolic flight grant so we can test that in similar states.” Both methods would allow the prototype to be tested in conditions similar to those in space and allow the engineers to make appropriate changes to the model. Another hurdle is creating something that’s not based on prior research. Because the team is unearthing new scientific ground, Jeon said developing design alternatives or foreseeing future problems is difficult. While the project has presented the team with obstacles, Cordova said they have also found it inspiring. “Everything that NASA and SpaceX does advances so many other facets of science and technology — medicine, food, technology, agriculture — everything is affected by the advancements they make,” Cordova said.

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MOTION An OSU student organization is hosting a photography competition with a chance to win cameras. | ON PAGE 6

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Thai-inspired, rolled ice cream comes to Short North

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A new ice cream shop just rolled into town. The Short North grocery story, Oats & Barley, has bought Simply Rolled ice cream, a pop-up shop that serves Thai-inspired rolled ice cream. “Simply Rolled started doing pop-ups in November, but there was such a high demand,” said Steve Agganis, co-owner of Oats & Barley. “People kept asking when we were going to come back.” Simply Rolled achieves its rolled spirals of ice cream by pouring cream — flavored with either vanilla or green tea — onto a flat, freezing metal surface. Next, they use two spatulas to work the liquid as it freezes into a flat, pizza-like shape. They then use the spatulas to roll the ice cream into five coils before placing them upright in a cup and adding the requested toppings. All of this is done in front of the customer. Zak Nur, an employee at Oats & Barley and a third-year in mar-

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Each cup includes five ice cream coils and the customer’s desired toppings. Customers are free to add any toppings they want to their Thai-inspired, rolled ice cream. keting, said while it tastes just as good as other ice cream, people come for the show. “I think people like it more than anything because of the experience. Somebody’s making ice cream right in front of you,” Nur said. “There’s nothing else like it.” Simply Rolled was originally founded by Zack Sanders and his wife, who visited Thailand on their honeymoon, Agganis said. “They saw the ice cream being made there and did all the research

on how to create it, and then we bought him out,” he said. “He’s still an investor. He basically handles product development for us.” Simply Rolled ice cream is currently open from noon to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, inside Oats & Barley’s cafe section. However, Agganis said he hopes the ice cream will be offered every day later this spring. “We’re actually going to build out of the corner of Oats & Barley ICE CREAM CONTINUES ON 6

For Lisa Florman and Kris Paulsen, it has been a long two and a half years. Florman and Paulsen, in collaboration with the History of Art Department, have been working on the creation of a new Masters of Arts graduate program at Ohio State that hopes to distinguish itself at the university. The new program, officially titled Masters in Contemporary Art and Curatorial Practice, will make Ohio State the first and only school in the region to offer such a program. Florman, who is a Professor and Chair in the History of the Art Department at Ohio State, said it was Paulsen who was really the mastermind behind the program. “Kris actually has some curatorial experience, and I am the administrator behind it,” Florman said. “I pushed the paper work through the curricular approval system, but she is the one that at least initially did most of the ad-

“ ... students will get a lot of necessary training outside of the program, and it will be one of the most rigorous programs of its kind in the country.” Lisa Florman OSU Department of History of Art professor

ditional coordinating for the program.” The program, in comparison to competing schools such as Bard’s College Center for Curatorial Studies (CCS Bard) and California College of the Arts (CCA), will be a three-year program as opposed to two years. The program will combine the curatorial master’s of arts degree with a more traditional master’s degree in the history of art that according to Paulsen gives students the best of both worlds. “The idea of a curatorial M.A. CURATION CONTINUES ON 6

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PICO launches ‘Motion’ photography contest COURTNEY WARD For The Lantern ward.1191@osu.edu A group of students is looking to encourage Chinese students to come to Ohio State through their photography. OSU’s Chinese Photography and Image organization, also known as PICO, has launched its first event, “Motion,” a photography competition. Students can vote via @PICOOSU on Facebook and Instagram pages, and the voting polls opened Monday. PICO was founded in October 2016 to provide opportunities for amateur photographers to put their photos on display. The student organization focuses on creating a timelapse video and online photo exhibition of OSU. Eudola Shao, co-founder and president of PICO and a first-year in operations management, said the time-lapse exhibition is a continuous project designed to help recruit Chinese students to campus. PICO produces original video and photo content on its official WeChat website. With more than 2,000 followers, the website features videos that help students through cooking tutorials, festival and travel guides and photography lessons in hopes of helping Chinese students adjust to life on campus in America. PICO also collaborates with other student organizations as freelance photographers for those groups’ on-campus events. Shao, who said she has been taking photos since she was in middle school, founded PICO to join other photographers and learn more about various aspects and techniques of photography.

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A line of people wait for Simply Rolled ice cream at Oats & Barley in the Short North, on April 9. ICE CREAM FROM 5 COURTESY OF PICO OSU

The Chinese Photograph and Image organization will host a photography competition focusing on motion. “I like conceptual photography, so I can see life through my lens,” she said. Liqun He, PICO recruitment chair and a first-year in strategic communication, said she joined the club because it allowed her express herself through planning activities and events such as “Motion.” PICO partnered with Miniconch local photography studio to judge and donate prizes for the competition. Participants are judged on the way their work embodies motion, which the group has defined as “opposite of stillness — a dynamic, changing process with vigor and energy.” “Photography is my outlet for self-expression, logic and emotion,” He said. “The competition allows photographers to interpret motion as abstract or conceptual as they choose.”

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Against Sexual Harassment and Assault. The organization has regularly welcomed guest speakers, such as prevention and support coordinators from the Office of Student Life Sexual Civility and Empowerment, in its monthly meetings. Her pieces are dated Sept. 26 and Jan. 18, and use ink, watercolor and pencil to show the outward growth of a young girl after three months of internal struggle, Brannan said. “No matter how bruised we are on the inside and out, there is always hope to change and fly,” she said. “Through a million tiny good moments, she grew and became confident in her skin because it belonged to her.” The Sexual Civility and Empowerment program within the Office of Student life also features a student civility program, which is a referral-based, educational workshop series focused on the topics of safety, personal responsibility, and community engagement that is open to all students. Blaire Teaford, a third-year in hospitality management and student coordinator, said the gala is just one way the program engages in community outreach. “Come in with an open mind and an open heart, because you never know who in your life is a survivor,” Teaford said. “And for anyone who is suffering quietly, I hope this event can be encouraging and show you that you are not alone.” The Survivor Gala will be 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday in the Archie Griffin West Ballroom in the Ohio Union. The gala is open to the public and RSVP is available via the Office of Student life Sexual Civility and Empowerment website. A suggested donation of $20 per individual is welcomed to support the Sexual Civility and Empowerment program.

had come up in our department before my arrival here,” said Kris Paulsen, Assistant Professor in History of Art, in an email. “But when our department officially decided to research and design the unique program, I took the lead and I am satisfied with the result.” According to the official proposal submitted to History of Art Department in 2015, by offering a three-year degree in Contemporary Art and Curatorial Practice, OSU would also become one of two institutions in the country that meet all of the College Art Associations recommendations with CCA being the other school. In addition to the program including a third year, it will also be the first of its kind to incorporate aspects from the John Glenn School of Public Affairs and the Moritz College of Law. “One of the things I think is really neat about our program is that it is the only contemporary program in this area, but also it’s the only one in the country that would really require some courses in the Glenn College and the Law School,” Florman said. “On subjects like grant writing and contracts, so students will get a lot of necessary training outside of the program, and it will be one of the most rigorous programs of its kind in the country.” The initial size of the program plans to be relatively small, as it will only include approximately five students per year with a maximum of 10 students per year according to Florman. “The most I would want to see in the program at one time would be 10 students per year and the most so the most at one time be about 30 students,” Florman said. “It’s not going to be massive, but I think it’s an amount the market would support.” Applications for the new program will begin in the Autumn 2018 semester.

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There will be three winners of the “Motion” photography competition. The firstplace winner will receive a collector’s edition Rolleiflex camera, worth more than $800. The second-place winner will receive a classic Honeywell Pentax SP1000 film camera. The Most Popular Award winner, selected for highest public votes, will receive the new Fuji Polaroid Mini 8 Instant Film camera. Photo submissions can be sent to picoosu@gmail.com and will be accepted until April 17. PICO will announce the three winners on April 24 via PICO’s Facebook and Instagram pages. PICO is open to all students.

and devote that to Simply Rolled,” Agganis said. “The point of us doing just weekends to start was to make sure we had enough people trained, and so that we could play around with the product menu.” Agganis said the two most popular flavors are Buckeye Madness — which has peanut butter cups, peanut butter sauce and hot fudge — and matcha berry — which consists of green tea ice cream with blueberries, strawberries and sweet condensed milk rolled into it. “It’s really cool. It’s a little creamier than other ice creams and, because of the way it’s created, you can pick any toppings to mix in,” Agganis said. “You can really create any combinations of flavors.” Simply Rolled is currently located on 970 N. High St and each cup of ice cream costs $7. JOIN THE CONVERSATION

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Li began to research schools in the United States, and the processes for applying to them. At the time, the swimmer barely spoke a word of English, driving her to initially enroll at an English language services program. They decided upon Ohio Dominican University in April of 2013. “When I first came here … it was a culture shock because in America there are not a lot of people, but in China you can see people everywhere, it’s so crowded,” Li said. “I was so shocked, calling my mom and telling her that I wanted to go back home and that I was so lonely.” However, Li’s mother told her not to give up, and she didn’t. Li completed her language program and was originally planning to go to the University of Dayton. However, Li made friends at OSU who brought her to campus to show her around. Li knew instantly, especially after visiting the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion, that this is where she wanted to be. Soon after, Li emailed OSU women’s swimming coach, Bill Dorenkott, to discuss the possibility of joining the team. Not long after they were setting up times for Li to complete the necessary steps to begin her career at OSU in the fall of 2014. “The college competition is so much fun for me, and it’s totally a different experience. I love the atmosphere and the culture,” Li said. “In the culture I’m from, we are just very serious about the competitions and the meets, and everybody is not as happy, I would say. Here, we’re also focused, but it’s more fun. Especially within our team. We create that atmosphere and try to inspire each other to go fast. It’s not only for yourself, but for the team.” Li has always been a hard-working team player, according to her teammates. “She’s a genuine competitor, and I like to

“She’s a world-class competitor, and she’s got a lot of background prior to coming here. She’s a humble kid, a very hard worker and she’s very deserving of the success she’s had.” Bll Dorenkott Women’s swimming head coach

say she’s programmed to win,” senior Taylor Vargo said. “She gives her best all the time, and you can’t really ask for any more from someone.” Throughout her collegiate career competing with the Buckeyes, Li has become a highly decorated athlete. She has competed in the Big Ten championships all three years, taking home two Big Ten titles her sophomore and junior year in the 50-yard freestyle, breaking her own record the second time around. She also won the 100-yard butterfly in 2016 and 100-yard freestyle in 2017 by setting a new school record. Additionally, the experienced swimmer was named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week twice throughout her career, and competed in the NCAA championships each year. Throughout the NCAAs, Li has earned a total of eight All-American titles, and set school and personal records. The competitions are not always the most important part of her college career, though, Li said. “Outside of the swimming outcomes and Big Ten championships, I feel like the most

important thing is being a swimmer at Ohio State,” she said. “It’s not only about being elite swimmers. Coach Bill and coach Jordan (Wolfrum) also helped me to learn how to be an elite person, and that is such a big accomplishment to me.” Dorenkott has taken pride in coaching Li, and has enjoyed experiencing her victory alongside her. “She’s an amazing young lady. She’s a long way from home, and we’re pretty fortunate that she decided to come to Ohio State,” Dorenkott said. “She’s a world-class competitor, and she’s got a lot of background prior to coming here. She’s a humble kid, a very hard worker and she’s very deserving of the success she’s had. I love coaching her.” While Li has thoroughly enjoyed and is forever grateful for her experiences here, she is excited to return to her hometown after a two-month training trip with her Chinese national team in Los Angeles upon graduating this spring. “Since I’ve been in America for three or four years now, I kind of miss training with my Chinese teammates too. It’s just a totally different culture, but I would say I really want to bring the positive things I learned from here to impact my Chinese team,” Li said. “I hope I can contribute some of my experiences to my team when I return to make them better also.” Li concluded her final season with the Buckeyes this past March, and will be graduating in the spring of this year. Upon graduation, Li will go home to China after her training trip to compete in the Chinese National Games in September. “I wouldn’t say I want to be the champion, but you know, that is kind of my desire and my ultimate goal,” Li said.

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OSU redshirt sophomore wide receiver Parris Campbell (21) scores a touchdown during the second half of the Buckeyes game against Rutgers on Oct. 1. The Buckeyes won 58-0. H-BACK FROM 8

needs improvement after losing its two most influential targets in the passing game. “Curtis left, but we have to have a guy that is if not better, the same exact qualities and tendencies,” Campbell said. “We always look to the H-(backs) to have big seasons and kind of be that guy.” His big breakout season starts on Saturday in the spring game, where the development of Campbell and the rest of the receivers will be put to the test. Separation from the defense and execution on the deep

ball have been the main points of emphasis for the receivers this spring. Campbell’s improvement in those two areas might be an early indicator for his potential at the position. “I gave him a plan when we got back from the bowl game, and he killed it,” Smith said. “He’s playing at another level right now.”

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‘It’s time to go’ for Parris Campbell at H-back JACOB MYERS Assistant Sports Editor myers.1669@osu.edu Walking off the field after Ohio State’s loss to Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl, redshirt junior wide receiver Parris Campbell said something clicked in him. After another disappointing season of limited production for the former four-star recruit from Akron St. Vincent St. Mary High School, he decided his fourth season in the program would be different. “I think something kind of clicked in me, like, you know, it’s time to go,” Campbell said. “I’ve been here for a while, gotta make an impact now. I haven’t had the career I’ve wanted to thus far, and that’s what kind of clicked in me and I have a total different mindset this year.” The OSU football team’s No. 1 priority this spring — and in the ensuing days until the first game of the 2017 season — has been, and will be, bolstering the offense to its dominant form when the Buckeyes won the 2014 national championship. Even with new offensive coordinators Ryan Day and Kevin Wilson, how is the Buckeye offense supposed to improve with the departure of arguably its best play-

er a season ago in H-back Curtis Samuel? Campbell is next up at the position. “For me, I think that I always had (the skill set), just from high school playing running back,” Campbell said. “Here, the H-back is like a premier position, so I mean it entails being a complete receiver and also having running back tendencies.” Samuel did everything last season for an OSU team that came a game shy of playing for a national championship. The soon-to-be NFL draft pick was the only player in Division I with at least 700 yards rushing (771) and receiving (865). Campbell redshirted his first season at OSU and suspensions threw him into the starting lineup in the 2015 season opener, but he hasn’t had the impact that he said he imagined he would have when he arrived in Columbus. So far with OSU, Campbell has 13 catches for 121 yards and four carries for 54 yards and a touchdown. The H-back position has been the glue of the OSU offense. The production of that position has dictated the flow of the wide-receiver unit. Campbell, however, has yet to show potential stardom on the field, mostly being an impact player on special teams and as a blocker at receiver.

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OSU rthen- edshirt sophomore wide receiver Parris Campbell (21) attempts to evade a tackle from Wisconsin junior safety D’Cota Dixon (14) during the Buckeyes game against the Badgers on Oct. 15. The Buckeyes won 30-23 in overtime. Nonetheless, Campbell said the H-back position is probably where he fits best in coach Urban Meyer’s offensive scheme, given his background as a running back in high school. Wide receivers coach Zach Smith added that Camp-

bell’s ability in the running game and passing game is why he’s the primary option to replace Samuel. “It’s where I think he needed to be,” Smith said. Samuel played in his true freshman season, and it didn’t take long

to see he had All-American potential. So when the time came, Samuel stepped up as expected. Now the unproven Campbell is thrown into arguably the most important position on an offensive unit that H-BACK CONTINUES ON 7

WOMEN’S SWIMMING

Liz Li’s journey from Olympian to college competitor FALLON PERL Lantern reporter perl.18@osu.edu The crowd roared as the swimmers were told to take their marks at the 2017 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships in West Lafayette, Indiana. The scream of the beep sounded, signaling the athletes to leap from their starting blocks, and soon they plummeted into the water, each stroke propelling them toward the finish line. The swimmers’ thoughts drowned out the cheers as they kept their heads down, eyes locked on the bottom of the pool, thinking of nothing but victory. Suddenly, thrusting her hands into the touch pad, junior Liz Li had won the 50-yard freestyle — again. Li arrived at Ohio State to begin her first semester in the fall of 2014, and has been mostly successful ever since. However, her journey began long before traveling to America to compete with the Buckeyes. Li is originally from Shenyang, China, where she was first taught to swim at 6 years old by someone very important to her. “My dad brought me to a recreational swimming pool and taught me how to swim one day,” Li said. “Actually, he taught me breast-

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OSU junior Liz Li won the Big Ten championship events in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles in 2017, and the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly in 2016. stroke first, which is the stroke that I’m really bad at now, which is funny.” Soon after, Li’s father sent her to a more official swimming club in her hometown, where her current Chinese coach selected her for her team. The coach felt that Li had good body composition and great potential, so she convinced

Li’s parents to give it a shot, Li said. “Initially, my parents just wanted me to do some sport or activity because I was a really unhealthy kid and got sick a lot. So, my parents thought, ‘Why not just do something to become healthier,’” Li said. “It was summer break, so swimming was a good activity to

do, and I continually liked to swim with my Chinese coach.” A short while after Li joined the team, she was sent to the provincial team because she was becoming more and more advanced. In China, they don’t necessarily have club teams or college teams. Instead, they have teams for a specific city or province, Li said.

Based on Li’s rapidly advancing skill set, her coach thought the young swimmer had a chance to travel and compete in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic trials. Though Li was nervous, she knew that China didn’t have many advanced sprinters at the time. She knew her coach was confident in her, so she took the plunge. It paid off. “I made the Chinese national team for the 2008 Olympic Games, and I was the youngest athlete from my country to compete at the time, at the age of 14. I got 12th place for my 50-yard freestyle, and I was really happy about that,” Li said. The following year, Li was at her peak level. She was still young and in high school, but her environment was taking a toll on her happiness. She was becoming very depressed and unhappy, Li said. “I talked to my parents and said, ‘Can I just try another experience? I want to study abroad and simply see another language and another part of the world, and I think that can make me happier,’” Li said. “At first my parents were kind of hesitant to let me go since they wouldn’t be able to see me all the time, but finally they said, ‘OK.’” With her parents’ blessing, SWIMMING CONTINUES ON 7