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Small businesses wary of High Street changes KAYLIN HYNES For The Lantern hynes.39@osu.edu As construction continues on North High Street, national chains and companies are eyeing locations throughout the off-campus area. However, some local businesses are wary of the changes, worried they might squeeze out fellow Columbus originals.

Mike Heslop, owner of local coffee shop Kafe Kerouac — which is not in the way of any immediate development, such as the 15th and High redevelopment project — says the business has a role to play in maintaining OSU’s history.

“I think locally owned businesses are the thing that gives a neighborhood its vibe and essence,” Heslop said. “When you take that away, you lose that and you go to generic-ness.”

Heslop said he had a dream of adding character to campus when he first opened the cafe near the corner of East Northwood Avenue and High Street in 2004.

“After I graduated in 2000, I thought that the campus was losing its independent coffee bar spaces, in a general sense,” Heslop said. “I saw a void and thought it needed filled.”

Kafe Kerouac sells coffee and

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The owners of Kafe Kerouac and Buckeye Donuts are expressing doubts about High Street’s redevelopment. alcohol along with records, books which might make it difficult for plan — noted that OSU is only in and comics — some of which are small businesses in the area. charge of construction projects on written and illustrated by local “Do you really want a campus High Street between East 14th and artists. full of Applebee’s and a lack of East 16th avenues.

“We cater a lot to local litera- identity?” Hislop said.

Developments outside of OSU’s ture, comedy, music and everyErin Prosser — director of com- control include The Wilson and thing else,” Heslop said. munity development at Campus Wellington buildings. The Wilson Heslop said he worries new Partners, which is spearheading building is under construction on buildings will lead to higher rents, the 15th and High redevelopment HIGH STREET CONTINUES ON 2

Abigail Wexner, Ohio State Board of Trustees member and Columbus philanthropist, will deliver the Spring Commencement address May 7 to an estimated crowd of about 11,500 graduates, the university announced Wednesday morning.

Along with being a lawyer and community volunteer, Wexner has a passion for getting involved in philanthropy dedicated to children’s issues, the news release noted. She is the wife of Les Wexner, for whom OSU’s arts and medical centers are named after.

From 2005 through July 2012, she served as chair of the board of directors for Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She is also the WEXNER CONTINUES ON 2

Student organization to host panel on refugee crisis SAM HARRIS Assistant Campus Editor harris.2373@osu.edu Though the plights of refugees might seem a world away, one group of Ohio State students is trying to bring some of those issues closer to home.

The student organization No Lost Generation at Ohio State University is set to host a panel Thursday evening to discuss global refugee issues and their impact on the Columbus area.

The panel is set to be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Saxbe Auditorium at the Moritz College of Law and will feature four panelists: Daniel Silverman, a doctoral candidate in comparative politics and international relations; Jeremy Hollon, community connectors coordinator at local refugee agency Com-

munity Refugee and Immigration Services; Tara Dhungana, a refugee from Nepal and employment counselor for CRIS; and Fatima Abukar, a refugee from Iraq and a second-year in chemical engineering.

Emily Hornish, the organizer of the event and a first-year in political science and Arabic, said the event initially was just a representative from CRIS coming to speak to the club on refugee resettlement in Columbus. But as Hornish found more speakers, she expanded on the idea to create a public event to cater to more people.

“I’m hoping that, through this event, people who normally don’t really know about the subject and maybe don’t really care very much will come,” Hornish said. “I’m hoping that we’ll just be able to educate people and get more peo-

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Silverman, who specializes in Middle Eastern politics, said he’s excited to speak at the panel and that he will be focusing heavily on the historical context of the current crisis of refugees fleeing violence in Syria.

“You feel good about being able to use some of the (research) you’re doing, not just for the academic writing, but also to do events like these,” Silverman said.

Hornish is a student in Silverman’s American foreign policy class and said that when she was forming the panel, she immediately thought of him.

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Students struggle to balance gadgets and a good night’s sleep ALAINA LEWIS For The Lantern lewis.2481@osu.edu Adam Jankowski, a second-year in marketing, has made a nightly routine of watching Netflix and scrolling through his phone while trying to fall asleep.

“I’ll check texts, snaps, tweets, anything like that while I’m in bed — kind of scrolling to just unwind from the day,” Jankowski said. “I would say, usually, I have some trouble falling asleep. I’m not someone who can just lay down and knock out.”

Jankowski said that during spring break he became aware of how being on his devices and binge-watching Netflix adversely impacted his sleep schedule.

Sleep experts have recently said that students should put their electronic devices away two hours before bed because the blue light emitted from the screens of devices — such as laptops and smartphones — can hamper people’s ability to fall asleep.

Numerous studies have linked blue light to suppressing users’ melatonin levels and shifting their circadian rhythms, making it more difficult for them to fall asleep.

Dr. Rami Khayat, a pulmonologist specializing in sleep medicine at the Wexner Medical Center, has studied how the use of electronics impact sleep. Khayat said studies have shown exposure to electronic screens within two hours of bedtime can result in changes in sleep-producing hormones and the body’s biological clock in the subsequent 24 hours, resulting in a more delayed natural sleep time.

Jankowski said it can be especially difficult to cut out electronics two hours before bed when classes might require online work and studying.

“I’m in an online class right now, and then I’m in a few hybrid classes, so that means I’ll watch lectures online, and then we go in-person and do problem sets and do discussions,” he said. “I’m in another class that I’m typing papers for. I would say I’m on my

computer probably six to seven to eight hours a day.”

Sammie Fox, a second-year in biology, said she too is on her devices until she falls asleep because she does not want to miss anything for class or on social media.

“I usually check my email at least once before bed because I like to know when grades are put in,” Fox said. “I’ll do that and make sure I didn’t miss anything for assignments, and then I’ll just get on social media because that’s my break in the day.”

Khayat said that although many students cannot go two hours without touching their devices, some downtime between studying and sleeping is crucial for a good night’s rest.

“Studying up to the last minute will result in a very active and agitated brain, and difficulty relaxing to initiate and maintain sleep,” he said in an email.

With finals approaching, Khayat said cramming and getting little sleep do not have long-term consequences if done in moder-

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Lights from electronics can impact falling asleep, according to experts. ation, but a continuous irregular sleep-wake schedule can be harmful to student success.

When it comes to sleep and test performance, Fox said getting a good night’s sleep positively affects her grades by making her more awake and aware, opposed to cramming all night and feeling drowsy throughout the day.

Jankowski also said he notices a correlation between his sleep and test performance.

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the corner of High Street and East Lane Avenue, and plans to hold a White Castle, Chipotle, Starbucks and CoreLife Eatery. The Wellington building, under construction on High Street between East 16th and East 17th avenues, is slated to host a Target and Chick-fil-A. In the meantime, Campus Partners is reaching out to students and community members for feedback on the potential tenants in between East 14th and East 16th avenues.

“We are in a listening phase, we are collecting that information now and hopefully early 2018 we will have some information on what we found as we communicated with those students and the neighboring community,” Prosser said.

Coleen Thompson, a fourthyear in evolution and ecology who frequents Kafe Kerouac, said she prefers going to locally owned businesses that are involved with the community and contribute to Columbus’ character.

“It shows Columbus’ spirit in small places like (Kafe Kerouac) that are specific to this area,” Thompson said.

Down the street, Buckeye Donuts — also out of the way of any immediate development — has been in the same spot on the corner of East 18th Avenue and High Street since opening in 1969.

It is now operated by Jimmy Barouxis, whose grandfather and father started the shop 48 years ago.

Barouxis said he believes Buckeye Donuts is essential to the campus area because of its history.

“Most coffee shops anymore have separate seating, like Starbucks, they don’t have counters like that,” Barouxis said of the restaurant’s diner-like set up.

“They have separate seating so people are more private and into

founder and chair of the board for the Center for Family Safety and Healing, and a past chair of the Governing Committee of The Columbus Foundation.

“It is a delight to welcome Abigail Wexner to speak at our 415th commencement ceremony,” University President Michael Drake said in a statement. “Abigail’s decades of community service and philanthropy are shining examples for all who aspire to profoundly impact the lives of others.

Her compassion and determination are true assets to our university and will no doubt inspire our graduates as they set out to elevate our communities, the state and the broader world.”

In 2014 she was appointed to a nine-year term on the Board of Trustees.

She also serves on the boards of L Brands, Inc., Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Pelotonia, The Wexner Medical Center and The Wexner Foundation.

During the ceremony, the university is set to award the honorary Doctor of Public Service to Wexner. OSU is also set to award

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Construction is underway on the Wellington building. their own thing, into their lap- in the 90s, said he notices past tops.” classmates who visit High Street Barouxis said he hopes there already don’t recognize High will be an effort to preserve small Street. businesses on High Street that “All those (alumni) come back contribute to the character of cam- and the places that they’re looking pus. for and that they went to are gone “Before they tear this stuff and they come see me because down, they should preserve some this is all that’s left on the strip,” of the businesses that have been Barouxis said. here a long time,” Barouxis said, noting the bar Too’s Spirits Under High. “They should try to incorporate some of those places.”

Anne Lemieux, a fourth-year in Spanish and speech and hearing science, said she found that locally owned businesses such as Buckeye Donuts create a bigger impression than big chain restaurants.

“When I talk to people who only visited from out of town once or twice, that is the place they re/OSUBuckeyeTV member,” Lemieux said. “Not the McDonald’s or Wendy’s down the street.”

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“I think when I get more sleep I’m in a better mood and I think, as a consequence, I’m more focused and more concentrated on the test,” Jankowski said.

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the honorary Doctor of Public Administration degree to former astronaut and NASA administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. The university is set to also confer the Distinguished Service Award on Lucy Shelton Caswell, professor emerita and the founding curator of the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, as well as Richard Stoddard, a former OSU employee of 37 years.

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cial to have someone there to discuss what exactly is causing the crisis,” Hornish said.

No Lost Generation was founded in 2015 at George Washington University and now has chapters at 55 universities worldwide, according to its website. The refugee panel is not the first event for the OSU chapter, which was founded this year, but is set to be one of its biggest academic events, Hornish said.

“I am just hoping that people will come and that they will learn something that they did not previously,” Hornish said.

Hornish said she also wants at-

tendees to take away a desire to get involved in supporting refugees.

“I’m also hoping that the people who attend will leave with a desire to help and make an impact,” Hornish said. “It’s a very large issue, but in Columbus itself there are things that the everyday person can do to help out.”

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‘THE EYES’ A psychological thriller premiered in Los Angeles last week and it’s set to screen at Gateway on Friday. | ON PAGE 5

‘Heathers: The Musical’ to debut this weekend SARAH UPTON Lantern reporter upton.91@osu.edu

An upcoming Department of Theatre production will combine murder and showtunes.

For the next two weekends, the department will put on “Heathers: The Musical” at the Drake Performance Center’s Thurber Theatre.

The musical — which is based on the cult classic film, is about Veronica Sawyer — a senior at Westerberg High School, who gets wrapped up in a clique of mean girls called “The Heathers.”

At the same time, she meets JD, who gets her to help him “make the world a better place” by killing the school bullies and passing their deaths off as suicides.

Constance Hester, a fourth-year in theater and co-assistant director of “Heathers,” said OSU’s rendition of the musical stays true to the original Broadway show and the film, but is different in that the show is meant to be presented as Veronica’s memory of her time in high school.

“The set is completely different

than anything we have ever done,” Hester said. “It’s more of a memory and it’s kind of grotesque, and it looks like it needs to be dusted, but the costumes and everything are bright and colorful and in the now.”

Although she has helped direct plays in the past, Hester said she’s never worked on a musical before.

She said working on “Heathers” was even more different because, even as a comedy, the show focuses on many serious social issues as well.

“In this production, we’ve really focused on the fact that there’s suicides in the show and the fact there’s very close sexual assault moments,” Hester said. “So there’s just a lot that I wasn’t expecting coming on board that we dealt with, and a lot of social issues that we dealt with.”

Albert Coyne, a third-year in theater, who plays JD, said another element that makes this production of “Heathers” different from other renditions of the musical, is the on-stage dynamic between characters.

“Everyone in the show, ensem-

ble, the leads, everyone, on stage and off, is always doing something,” Coyne said. “It’s always so interesting to watch everyone telling these stories. The actors on stage, they all have their own little plot lines that are going on, sort of behind the scenes.”

Shelby Martell, a first-year in speech and hearing science and music and voice, who plays Veronica, said something unusual about preparing for this show is there were a few days at the beginning of rehearsals where the cast did “book work.”

During “book work,” Martell said the cast was able to discuss how to play their parts, how to understand the words in the script and how a part should be done.

“We would read through parts of the script and then stop and then analyze and think and start to form ideas,” she said. “I thought it was really cool and something I’ve never done in a production before.”

Martell said she wants audiences who come see the show to keep an open mind and reflect on their own high school experiences.

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Shelby Martell as Veronica and Albert Coyne as JD in “Heathers: The Musical.”

“Since this is a college campus and ‘Heathers’ takes place in high school, maybe come with an open mind to reflect about their high school experiences,” Martell said. “Even their relationships with people in college, and how cruelly we can treat each other or how these problems in our society happens and what’s the best way

to invoke change.”

“Heathers: The Musical” will be performed from April 13 to 15 and April 18 to 21 at 7:30 p.m. at the Drake Performance Center’s Thurber Theatre. Tickets are $15 for students, $20 for OSU faculty, staff, Alumni Association members and seniors and $25 for the general public.

New exhibit features artwork of the homeless KAYLEEN PETROVIA Lantern reporter petrovia.1@osu.edu

Organizers of an art exhibition on campus are asking Columbus’ homeless youths an unlikely question: “What does home mean to you?”

On Saturday, student organization The Visible Invisible will be hosting its third annual visual-arts exhibition, titled “Home: The Visible Invisible Art Show.” The exhibit will feature works from Ohio State students as well as homeless individuals who receive services from Star House, a drop-in center sponsored by the College of Education and Human Ecology.

“The whole thing will be opening up this idea of all these definitions of home and connecting that to this idea of youth homelessness because a lot of people, I feel like, don’t understand quite what homelessness is,” said Juli Sasaki, primary leader of The Visible Invisible.

Sasaki said the exhibition’s theme of “home” evolved from a collaborative art project created

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Artwork created by Columbus’ homeless youths is displayed at last year’s The Visible Invisible Art Exhibition. youths at Star House in the fall.

The piece, titled “Home,” that inspired the exhibit and will be on display, is a tri-fold, makeshift shelter created entirely from reused or recycled materials and draped with canvas. Sasaki said it is covered in photos taken by the homeless youths who responded to the question, “What’s visible to you but invisible to everybody else?” such as their everyday surroundings.

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Sasaki said she hopes the exhibit will prompt people to connect with members of the homeless population who will be in attendance — including Candace Kennedy, who received her associate degree in fine arts before becoming homeless due to family circumstances.

Kennedy said she participated in art exhibitions during college, but the upcoming show is the most meaningful and personal to her.

“Instead of (the exhibition) being for credit or whatever, it’s because I want something to change and I want a voice in what’s going on around me,” Kennedy said.

“There’s a lot of misconception about the homeless population, both as a whole and the youth, so it makes a difference for me to feel like I’m doing something with my time and effort.”

Along with the artists’ work, Sasaki said the exhibit will feature two interactive walls. One of them will feature a blank piece of butcher paper on which individuals can write down their response to the question, “What does home mean to you?” The other wall will be in-

side of a makeshift darkroom and feature 11 statements by homeless youths written in invisible ink.

Those attending the show will be given ultraviolet flashlights so they can illuminate the statements about homelessness and the stereotypes surrounding it.

Antwane Martin, a homeless artist whose work will be featured in the exhibit, said he wrote his statements with the goal of raising awareness of the overlooked homeless population in Columbus. “(Art is) a good opportunity to change the perspective between people who never experienced something like (homelessness) or people who could be experiencing something,” Martin said. “Let people know, it’s OK what you’re going through, people go through things and trouble don’t last long.”

“Home: The Visible Invisible Art Show” is set to be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday in Knowlton Hall. Admission is free, but there will be a silent auction of the art from which 80 percent of the proceeds will go directly to the artist with the remainder going to Star House.

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“Heathers: The Musical,” 7:30 p.m. at the Drake Performance and Event Center. The musical based on the cult classic teen movie “Heathers” is set to open.

Tickets are $15 for students and $25 for the general public.

Comedy Variety Show, 7:30 p.m. at Independence Hall.

Six OSU comedy groups are set to put on an end-of-the-semester show and will feature improv sets, stand-up and sketch comedy. Admission is free.

Pajama Party concert, 9 p.m. at Spacebar, 2590 N. High St. New Jersey-based noise-pop group Overlake is set to perform a pajama-themed show with Trying and The Bascinets. Admission is $5 for those 21 and older and $7 if under 21.

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High St. Three local bands — Doc Robinson, Dominique Larue and Souther — are set to perform.

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‘The Eyes’ to have Columbus premiere at Gateway ELIZABETH TZAGOURNIS Senior Lantern reporter tzagournis.24@osu.edu By the end of “The Eyes,” only one of six kidnapped strangers will be left alive.

The psychological thriller movie premieres at the Gateway Film Center on Friday. Director Robbie Bryan and producer Christie Botelho will be in attendance for the event, while Bryan’s friend Amanda Hofer, a fourth-year in public health, hopes to spread the word on the event.

“It’s more of a psychological thriller and I feel like those movies have gone by the wayside,” Hofer said. “I’m excited to see that come back.”

Ed Peters, publicist for the film, said the film reveals deep and dark secrets of each character as they are thrust together under life-threatening circumstances.

“It’s a provocative thriller and it engages your mind as much as your adrenaline glands,” Peters said.

Bryan chose the screenplay for a few reasons, one being its timeliness and relevance to audience members. The lack of privacy in an increasingly technology-driven world is a topic that young people will both identify with and find entertaining, Bryan said. Each of the character’s secrets in the movie are dug up via the internet.

“Today you can get people’s in-

formation through the computers, through your phone or your TV, so I thought it was very topical — the whole object of how our privacy is being invaded,” he said.

Actress Megan West, known for her roles in shows such as “This Is Us” and “How To Get Away With Murder,” plays the strong and feisty lawyer Jaclyn. She said “The Eyes” is a film for anyone who loves being engaged in a story.

“It all happens in one day, you dive in with these characters,” West said. “They’re all strangers to each other and you’re strangers to the characters … it’s this cool kind of puzzle that gets put together, and you’re doing it with them.”

Apart from a few minutes, almost the entire film is shot in one location chronologically. Since many films use multiple locations and shoot scenes out of order, West said the actors in “The Eyes” had the opportunity to really grow with their characters as the single-location, 15-day shoot progressed.

“We didn’t move anything because nothing had to get changed,” West said. “(Being a) psychological thriller made it very tension building. We knew exactly where we were coming from when we needed to build the tension.”

West said her character was originally written as a male, and it was refreshing to play a strong and powerful female leader.

“(Jaclyn) knows what she wants and she’s going to get it. She’s very determined because she grew up with absolutely nothing and made it her mission to be something more,” West said. “I think women characters are growing in all media … It’s cool to know that (the role could) be easily switched.

There is no gender bias.”

An obstacle in the making of “The Eyes” was Bryan’s diagnosis with stage four cancer in 2014.

Although he had to undergo chemotherapy and radiation, after only nine weeks Bryan received a clear scan and they set out to shoot the film in August of 2015.

“It was kind of insane, three months later after treatment, to actually shoot a feature film but I just thought of it as an affirmation of life and moving forward,” Bryan said. “To this day I don’t really know how I got through it but I’m so happy that I did.”

“The Eyes” was awarded best film in the “vortex sci-fi and fantasy” category at the Rhode Island International Film Festival last year.

Students can get special discounts with their ticket stub at World of Beer at 1568 N. High St on Friday and meet Bryan.

Bryan said he is looking forward to meeting all who come out to the Gateway premiere. He said he is more excited for the Columbus premiere than he was for the premiere in Los Angeles

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Harry (Vincent Pastore) in a still from “The Eyes.” last week.

“People have been really ‘gotcha’ with the ending,” Bryan said.

“It’s been well-received by the two audiences (at the premieres in LA and New York City) … I’m so proud of the work that everybody did on this.”

“The Eyes” is set to premiere at Gateway Film Center at 1550 N. High St. on Friday at 7 p.m.

Tickets are $6.50 for students and $10.50 for the general public.

“It’s a provocative thriller and it engages your mind as much as your adrenaline glands.”

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Kerry Coombs served as inspiration before OSU’s win over Michigan KEVIN HARRISH Lantern reporter harrish.3@osu.edu Ohio State softball coach Kelly Kovach Schoenly wanted her team to be extra motivated ahead of last weekend’s matchup with archrival Michigan. So she called in some help from the football team, asking cornerbacks coach Kerry Coombs to speak to her team.

Coombs visited the team on Friday afternoon and delivered a fiery motivational speech that energized the team immediately, Kovach Schoenly said.

“I’m so grateful to him because our girls hear the same thing over and over from me, so to hear it from someone who understands the tradition, somebody who’s all about it … they literally were ready to run through walls,” Kovach Schoenly said Coombs’ message was simple: Winners win, losers lose. He spoke about persevering and not giving up until the battle is won.

The players took the speech to heart, leaving the room even more

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game losing streak to Michigan, which dated back to April 28, 2010.

“To be able to pull off a win against that team,” Betschel said, “It’s just indescribable.”

It wasn’t just a win for the softball team, but the entire Buckeye community, Kovach Schoenly said. She was especially thankful to Coombs for visiting, and happy to share the win with him.

“It was really fun to have him and embrace the whole Ohio State athletic community,” Kovach Schoenly said. “He was just our biggest fan.”

With a 23-9 record, the Buckeyes are off to their best start since the 2009 season.

OSU cornerbacks and special teams coach Kerry Coombs talks to the media on March 30 at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. energized for the big series than they were before, sophomore outfielder Bri Betschel said.

“When we walked out of that room we were like ‘can we just play right now?’” Betschel said.

The Buckeyes thanked Coombs

for taking time out of his day the best way they could — by beating Michigan.

OSU fell in the first two games of the weekend series but bounced back on Sunday, defeating the Wolverines 5-0 thanks to

a 10-strikeout, complete-game shutout from junior pitcher Shelby McCombs and two home runs which came against Michigan’s Megan Betsa, one of the nation’s top pitchers.

The win snapped OSU’s 21-

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Coach Therese Hession looking for 4th straight Big Ten championship MAGEE SPRAGUE Lantern reporter sprague.128@osu.edu Ohio State women’s golf coach Therese Hession thought she could never be persuaded to coach anywhere other than her alma mater, Southern Methodist University. But after 11 years on the LPGA tour, she got a call from OSU and decided to give it a shot. Twenty-five seasons later, she’s still coaching the Buckeyes.

“The call came, I was at the U.S. Open,” Hession said of when she was offered the job at OSU. “I talked to my pro that was my teacher on the tour and he said, ‘You have everything to gain, nothing to lose.’ So here I am 25 years later.”

Hession fell in love with the game at an early age while following her dad around the golf course. She went to the driving range or the course any chance she could get.

“I was just my happiest when I was out playing golf,” Hession said.

Hession attended SMU where she led the women’s golf team to a national championship in 1979 — her senior season. After graduation, she joined the Women’s Professional Golf Tour and was granted an LPGA tour card just three months later.

After 11 years competing in the LPGA, Hession was growing weary of the lifestyle.

“I still loved to play but I didn’t like the idea of being away from home probably 32 weeks of the year,” Hession said. “My game was good. I was improving, but I was never at the very highest level of some of the players I was competing against. So I think I was looking for change, but I still really loved the sport.”

“We’re trying to raise $15,000 as a team,” Hession said of her team’s most recent project. “We’re building a well for a village in Africa that doesn’t have water. Their girls get up in the morning and they walk over an hour to the nearest water source.”

The Buckeyes golf team has completed fundraising projects already, but have a few more to go in order to reach the goal.

“I think it’s really important that we’ve been given a lot, so we should give back,” Hession said.

“I talked to my pro that was my teacher on the tour and he said, ‘You have everything to gain, nothing to lose.’ So here I am 25 years later.”

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That’s where the Buckeyes stepped in. At first, Hession admits she was hesitant to accept the position. However, there were a lot of positive things about OSU that Hession couldn’t deny, such as being close to her hometown of Indianapolis. Even though OSU isn’t a typical golf school, Hession saw potential in the program.

“That was important to me: to be able to go somewhere where I thought I could do well because I knew I was going to put 100 percent effort into it. And I wanted to make sure I would have the chance to succeed,” Hession said.

And succeed she has. In her time in Columbus, Hession has led the Buckeyes to 10 Big Ten championships, including three consecutive titles from 2014 to 2016, made 23 NCAA regional appearances and 15 NCAA championship appearances. She has been named the National Coach of the Year twice and Big Ten Coach of the Year seven times.

The most memorable moment of Hession’s coaching career was in 2003 when her team took home fourth place at the NCAA championship, the highest in school history. Hession’s goal is still to win a national championship, but the 2003 season proved that OSU could compete with the best.

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OSU women’s golf coach Therese Hession congratulates senior women’s golfer Katja Pogacar.

“I like to prove people wrong and for those people who think the northern schools can’t play, to be able to finish that well was good,” she said. “I was really happy for my players because they worked hard. That was a real special group.”

The past three seasons, Hession has led the Buckeyes to back-toback-to-back Big Ten championships. Last year, the team shot so high in the first round that they started on the back nine the next day. But that’s when OSU decided to turn it on.

“I remember on Saturday we were really on fire,” Hession said.

“I remember coming up the ninth hole and it was like everywhere I looked everyone was making birdies.”

The 2017 Big Ten Championship is coming up on April 21 and the competition is even tougher this year. The Buckeyes are one of the more experienced teams but will have to play at the very top of their game to be in the race.

“I would say we could play

decent and we could even finish sixth is how good the Big Ten is this year,” Hession said. “So it’s going to be really critical to get off to a good start.”

Throughout her 25 seasons, Hession has made an impact on her players on and off the course.

Senior Jessica Porvasnik has spent four years under Hession and credits her for making her the player that she is today.

“Coach Hession has always had the best interest of every player on her team,” Porvasnik said. “She has spent countless hours helping prepare me for what lies ahead in my career… I believe after college she will continue to play a role in my life.”

Hession’s work and dedication don’t end on the golf course but extend into everything she does.

In 1989, she was awarded the LPGA Tour Samaritan Award for her work with Habitat for Humanity and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She has continued her philanthropic work through her coaching to this day.

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Isaiah Prince Junior right tackle Isaiah Prince is one of four returning starters on the offensive line, but has as much work as anyone in the unit after last season’s shortcomings.

The offensive line struggled to protect redshirt senior quarterback J.T. Barrett last year against top-tier competition — most notably against Penn State, Michigan and Clemson where the opposition racked up 17 sacks and 35 tackles for loss. Much of that struggle was on the right side of the line as defenses keyed in on Prince.

Moving to his second season as a starter, Prince’s development from 2016 could arguably be the most important contributor to the offense’s success in 2017. “(Prince is) having a great spring right now. He’s battling his tail off, we all are,” said senior left tackle Jamarco Jones.

“We’re just trying to get better and improve so the mistakes that happened last year don’t happen again this year.”

Heading into the spring game, Prince pretty much has the right tackle spot locked up. But confidence in his game can start with a dominant spring game.

A.J. Alexander While redshirt senior tight end Marcus Baugh watches from the sideline Saturday as he recovers from an offseason shoulder surgery, redshirt sophomore tight end A.J. Alexander will try to solidify his spot as the No. 1 at the position.

Alexander played in all 13 games a season ago, catching only four passes for 27 yards, but word out of spring camp is the 6-foot-2, 250-pound tight end is pushing for the starting job with Baugh on the sidelines.

“Tight end is the most improved position on the team right now. A.J. Alexander is really coming on,” Meyer said one week ago.

The OSU offense has not utilized the tight end as anything other than another blocker, but if Alexander shows improvement in a game scenario, Baugh and Alexander could be two more weapons in Meyer’s arsenal.

the other guys like sophomore Jordan Fuller and senior Erick Smith, and they all might rotate playing time.

“When you have a talented team, the more guys you can play, keep fresh, keep healthy and get experience, the better you are going to be defensively,” Coombs said. “So, I would say there is no reason those three kids (Webb, Smith, Fuller) couldn’t do the same thing in the backend.”

As for the cornerback position, Coombs said there are six or even seven players who might rotate in the cycle.

Younger guys such as freshmen Jeffrey Okudah, Shaun Wade and Marcus Williamson have impressed early despite their inexperience.

“The new guys (Okudah, Wade, Williamson) are really playing well, as is (sophomore) Rodjay Burns,” Coombs said. “So, this group of kids — from a pecking order standpoint, if we lined up today — I would expect that six of them would play, maybe seven, during the course of the game. They’re that talented and we’re going to keep fresh guys out there.”

Five D-linemen packages The defensive line was a focal point for success in 2016, and the team might opt to capitalize on all the returning talent by utilizing a five-man front in the upcoming season.

Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year redshirt senior Tyquan Lewis, redshirt junior Sam Hubbard, senior Jalyn Holmes and sophomore Nick Bosa all return to the line for the Buckeyes in 2017, as will redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Dre’Mont Jones.

“We have five premier — in my mind, five — four defensive ends and Dre’Mont Jones,” Meyer said. “You know, I would like to see all five on the field at one time.”

The team might also have Hubbard play a bit of linebacker in the upcoming season, and the fourth-year lineman said he’s ready to give that position a shot if he believes it will help the team.

“I think coach (Larry) Johnson and coach Schiano want to get the best guys out on the field, and if that means me standing up a little bit to get another

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Dre’Mont or four (defensive) ends on the field, or me out in space, it’s just what they decide,” Hubbard said. “So we’re just playing around with a bunch of different combinations right now.”

Right side offensive line For the second year in a row, OSU’s returning right guard will shift even further inside to take over at center. On Saturday, Barrett will take snaps from redshirt senior center Billy Price, OSU’s third starting center in as many years.

Former OSU center Pat Elflein, a firstteam All-American and the 2016 Rimington Award winner, debuted as the starting center at the 2016 OSU spring game after transitioning to the position from right guard.

“I think Billy’s going to do exactly what I did and win all the accolades post-season and do all that,” Elflein said at the NFL combine.

Sliding into Price’s former starting right guard spot will be one of a triumvirate of guards — junior Demetrius Knox, redshirt sophomore Matt Burrell or redshirt junior Malcolm Pridgeon.

Knox, who has been working with the starting unit, missed the Student Appreciation Day practice on April 8 due to academic issues.

In his place with the first team was Burrell, who has been praised by Meyer, Jones and Price.

Whoever lines up as starting right guard between entrenched starters Price and junior right tackle Isaiah Prince will have the first opportunity to establish himself and build chemistry with the duo in front of tens of thousands of fans.

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redshirt junior linebacker Dante Booker has yet to live up to his initial hype. After appearing in 11 games as a freshman and playing 197 snaps as a sophomore, Booker missed virtually the entire 2016 season after suffering an MCL sprain in the first game.

Replaced by then-sophomore Jerome Baker, who eventually emerged as a star, Booker is now slated to be the starting SAM linebacker after making it through camp unscathed. And he has highpraise from his teammates.

“I see a guy that has a burning desire to be great,” said redshirt senior linebacker Chris Worley.

“That’s something you look for in a team and in a coach on a team, honestly. A lot of times you see guys get hurt and they walk around with their head down and just feel like, ‘Aw, maybe next year.’ I saw last year a guy that wouldn’t take no for an answer. It just happened to be his body wasn’t ready for it.”

Booker has the body size to be an intimidating force at nearly any linebacker position, and the speed and lateral quickness to effectively play on the strongside. If he can remain healthy, expect big things from Booker, who’s been patient-

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OSU junior cornerback Damon Webb (7) wags his finger at Michigan State after a big play during their game on Nov. 19 at Spartan Stadium. The Buckeyes won 17-16. ly waiting for his turn to prove he can be the heir to Joshua Perry’s throne.

Tracy Sprinkle After appearing in the lineman rotation during his redshirt sophomore season, then-junior Tracy Sprinkle was poised to take over the primary defensive tackle duties for OSU. After waiting for three years for the chance to be the leading man, his body had other plans.

A right patellar tendon tear ended Sprinkle’s season. In the end, then-redshirt freshmen Dre’Mont Jones and Robert Landers took over and handled the duties well, but it’s now Sprinkle’s time once again.

“First thing first, thank God I am here to see another day,” Sprinkle wrote on Twitter after his injury.

“Time was invested, endless hours of work was put in and sacrifices were made in order to have the

best season I could have. Unfortunately God has another plan for me. It left me lost, confused, hurt and discouraged.”

Now, fresh off of rehab and a productive spring camp, Sprinkle could be a difference maker.

“Sprinkle is the one, he’s gonna be the X-factor when we can throw him in there,” Meyer said on April 4.

He might not be the starter during the season, but expect big things from the guy who’s last name is an ice cream topping.

Don’t let the name fool you.

Damon Webb Call him the forgotten member of the 2016 OSU secondary.

Senior safety Damon Webb lined up opposite of Hooker last season, and was overshadowed by the freak athleticism of his counterpart. However, Webb should be a defensive stalwart for the Buckeyes this fall.

After totaling 57 tackles and returning his only interception of the year for a touchdown, Webb will be tasked with helping lead a secondary replacing three starters. However, his veteran presence and ability to bring down the ball carrier while defending the pass

should make his last season in Columbus a productive one.

Earlier this month, Webb claimed he had yet to secure a starting position. Cornerbacks coach Kerry Coombs did not name anyone as a front-runner, and even mentioned the possibility of rotating as much as possible.

“When you have a talented team, the more guys you can play, keep fresh, keep healthy and get experience, the better you’re going to be defensively,” he said. “I would say there’s no reason to say those three kids can’t do the same thing in the back end.”

Still, it’s Webb’s job to lose.

And while he probably won’t produce Hooker-esque numbers, expect big things from the Detroit native.

The spring game kicks off at 12:30 p.m. in Ohio Stadium.

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5 things to watch for in the spring game COLIN HASS-HILL Assistant Sports Director hass-hill.1@osu.edu

“Saturday’s the day where you see if they can go out on the field, no coaches on the field, with 100,000 people and go make the same play that they made in practice.”

EDWARD SUTELAN Lantern reporter sutelan.1@osu.edu On Saturday, Ohio State’s football team will showcase what’s to come in the fall with the annual spring game. At 12:30 p.m. at Ohio Stadium, the Buckeyes take the field for the first time since the team’s disappointing finish to last season in the Fiesta Bowl. “(Defensive coordinator) Greg Schiano is looking for certain things. (Offensive coordinator) Kevin Wilson is looking for certain things,” said OSU coach Urban Meyer.

“What I’m looking for is energy, enthusiasm.”

Here are five storylines to watch heading into the spring game on Saturday.

Wilson casts away old offensive look After Clemson shut out OSU 31-0 in the 2016 Fiesta Bowl, Meyer hinted at changes on the offense.

“I’m going to take a hard look at some things when we get back,” Meyer said.

Within two weeks, OSU hired former Indiana head coach Kevin Wilson and Ryan Day as co-offensive coordinators to replace co-offensive coordinators Tim Beck and Ed Warinner, who took jobs as offensive coordinator at Texas and offensive line coach at Minnesota, respectively. Wilson is also the tight ends coach while Day is the acting quarterbacks coach.

On Saturday, the Buckeyes will unveil a Wilson-led offense, with a potentially in-

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OSU redshirt sophomore wide receiver Parris Campbell (21) holds onto the ball against Indiana’s defensive back Rashard Faint (16) during the second half against Indiana on Oct. 8. The Buckeyes won 38-17. creased pace of play.

“He likes to go fast. We know that, but we want to be under control when we’re going fast,” said redshirt junior wide receiver Terry McLaurin.

The question remains if OSU’s success with the deep ball can resurrect with Wilson at the helm.

Redshirt senior quarterback J.T. Barrett burst onto the scene as a redshirt freshman, averaging nine yards per passing attempt.

But last year, with two seasons of starting experience under his belt, he averaged just 6.7 yards per attempt.

Last season, former OSU wide receiver Noah Brown was expected to be a deep threat. However, after a four-touchdown

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showing against Oklahoma in the third game of the year, he pulled in just two touchdowns over the next 10 games.

With Wilson calling plays and Day coaching Barrett, Saturday’s game will be the first opportunity to show improvement in finding windows down the field.

Wide receivers unproven, again Without a stud wide receiver leading the wideouts last year, OSU faltered in the passing game often. The team struggled last season, posting only 1,445 total receiving yards and hauling in just 16 touchdowns.

On top of limited production, OSU must now replace its three leading receivers from last season.

Taking over will be wideouts McLaurin,

redshirt sophomore K.J. Hill, sophomore Binjimen Victor and redshirt junior H-back Parris Campbell, among others.

Wide receivers coach Zach Smith is excited to see how his group will look during the spring game and get a preview of what it will be like to play in a game-day atmosphere.

“Saturday’s the day where you see if they can go out on the field, no coaches on the field, with 100,000 people and go make the same play that they made in practice,” Smith said.

Next man up in the secondary The Buckeyes will not only be losing impact players in their receiving corps, but their secondary as well, following the departure of safety Malik Hooker and cornerbacks Marshon Lattimore and Gareon Conley.

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3 offensive players need Defense reloaded: breakout spring game 2017 Silver Bullets JACOB MYERS Assistant Sports Editor myers.1669@osu.edu

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The annual Ohio State LiFE Sports Spring Game is really nothing more than a glorified scrimmage. But to some players, it can lead to playing time on the field and is an opportunity to make one final impression on the coaches before fall camp in August.

Even for players who have seen substantial playing time, the spring game can be an invaluable commodity.

Here are three players who could most benefit from a standout performance in the spring game.

Demario McCall Once thought of as the immediate replacement to former H-back Curtis Samuel, sophomore running back Demario McCall is stuck in the backfield working with the running backs with the possibility of earning reps at wide receiver in August.

McCall came onto the field late in games last season when the score was out of reach, showing off his top-class speed. Now in his second year, McCall is looking for any way to get onto the field in meaningful situations.

“To be honest, just be ready when your number is called,” McCall said. “(We) call

Offense wins games, but defense wins championships.

The Ohio State football team struggled at times last season in moving the ball down the field, but was bailed out on multiple occasions by one of the stoutest defenses in the country. Allowing just 15.5 points per game, the Buckeyes and their Silver Bullets were as tough as any defensive unit in the nation.

Now, it’s a new season. Marshon Lattimore, Gareon Conley, Malik Hooker and Raekwon McMillan have departed, leaving enormous holes for OSU on defense.

Going into the Fiesta Bowl last season, the Buckeyes’ defense was the backbone of the entire team.

And yet, it failed.

Even with the potential top-10 picks in this year’s NFL draft, Clemson’s offense paraded up and down the field, racking up 470 total yards of offense. After being embarassed 31-0, some players took the chance to leave early for a shot at competing at the next level.

Some of the biggest components of the defense now gone, and a bad taste still in

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Ohio State sophomore running back Demario McCall (30) during spring practice on March 21 at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. it competitive excellence, so whenever they tell me to go out there in the slot, I’m going to go out in the slot and do what I do.”

His speed gives OSU coach Urban Meyer a reason to keep him on the field, but running backs coach Tony Alford said McCall’s physical strength at 170 pounds didn’t allow for him to see more time. Now up to 190 pounds, expect McCall — who’s sitting at No. 3 on the running back depth chart — to be on the field for nearly the entire intrasquad scrimmage come Saturday.

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OSU redshirt junior defensive tackle Tracy Sprinkle (93) yells out to teammates during the spring game on April 16 at Ohio Stadium.

the mouths of fans after the last lackluster performance, but there is still hope for the Buckeyes. A bevy of young talent is emerging during spring practice, and will soon be on display in Ohio Stadium.

Ahead of the 2017 spring game, here are three players who could make a name for themselves this season.

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