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An OSU student organization works to design and engineer innovative products for those with disabilities.

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Women’s, gender, and sexuality studies faculty express the need to address sexual violence on campus.

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Residents of North Campus dorms transform large windows into humorous works of art.

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Preparation leads to production with offensive line at OSU.

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016

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President Drake and the future SALLEE ANN RUIBAL Editor in Chief ruibal.1@osu.edu When University President Michael Drake sat down with The Lantern on Monday afternoon, his main message was one of communication. In addition, he looked to the future of traditions and diversity at Ohio State. Communication during student protest In April, student protesters staged a sit-in at Bricker Hall, where President Drake’s office is located. The coalition of student organizations involved included Real Food OSU, United Students Against Sweatshops, Still We Rise, OSU Coalition for Black Lives and the Committee for Justice in Palestine. One of the coalition’s main causes was transparency between students and the administration. “In one of the communications there was a particular statement that was made that students were subject to expulsion,” Drake said. “And that wasn’t true. It never would happen. It won’t happen. There are things students can do that would result in them being expelled. But you have to do something that makes you not able to be part of the community. Participating in a demonstration is not one of those things.” Drake said he found out about the comment — which was made by Jay Kasey, senior vice president for administration and plan-

University president emphasizes dialogue with community as a priority for the new year

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University President Michael Drake sits with members of The Lantern staff. ning — after the fact. Drake also described the threats of arrest made during the sit-in as “a poor choice of words.” “We don’t want to arrest people,” Drake said. “We do it rarely and almost always it’s a bad day for everyone. If someone says a student was arrested, that’s always the beginning of a difficult sentence for me.”

Drake said there have been discussions with some of the involved groups, to hear what they have to say, throughout the spring and summer, as well as meetings that have occurred as recently as the past couple of days. “We try to be good listeners,” Drake said. “We really try. We try to be great listeners, actually. The particular outcome was one we

would avoid at all costs.” The Lantern reached out to several students involved in the protest, but did not immediately receive comment. Mirror Lake jump and university traditions After Ohio State student Austin Singletary died during the Mirror Lake jump last November, Undergraduate Student Government

passed legislation supporting the cessation of the tradition. “We care about tradition,” Drake said. “We like tradition. We believe in wearing traditions like an old suit of clothes rather than a suit of armor. We don’t want to be bound by things that aren’t working for us.” Drake added USG is currently working on a new tradition and way to enforce a ban on the jump, but said he couldn’t speak on any details. Diversity When asked about diversity on campus, Drake answered immediately. “It needs to get better,” he said. “In our university there’s a couple of things that we need to get better at and one is making sure we provide opportunity for people across the distribution that makes our country great to be able to take advantage of the real benefits that you and I have being affiliated with such an incredible institution.” Drake referred to his student job in medical school at the University of California, San Francisco, which involved outreach and diversity recruitment. He won an award for his work and it is displayed in his office. He said increasing diversity in higher education is “not a new quest” for him. “We can’t fix it overnight, but we can continue to try to be better,” Drake said.

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Debaters to represent candidates’ policies at OSU ABBY VESOULIS Lantern reporter vesoulis.3@osu.edu Ohio State students looking to satisfy their political appetites have the opportunity to listen to academic and private-sector international affairs professionals debate the prospects of presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Moritz College of Law. The event, held by Ohio State’s chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society, is expected to focus on the candidates’ foreign policies that have fueled such a “heated and visceral” election cycle said Martin Lopez, a fourth-year in political science and the president of the Alexander Hamilton Society. Nick Dowling — former director for European affairs at the National Security Council and

current president of government contractor IDS International — will be debating in favor of Clinton. Opposing will be Randall Schweller, an OSU political science professor and a founder of the neoclassical realism school of thought in the field of international relations. “One thing that we’re going to have to be careful about is that, given the nature of this election, there is probably going to be some degree of vindictiveness or hostility in some of the questioning (from the audience),” Lopez said. “And that is something we are probably going to try and temper.” Dowling, who said he is not involved in Clinton’s campaign and that he is speaking on behalf of himself, said he will draw on his professional experience in foreign policy and national security. “And in those areas, in particular, the strengths of Hillary Clin-

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Donald Trump & Hillary Clinton address their supporters at each of their respective rallies. ton over Donald Trump are profound,” Dowling said. Schweller said that in regards to foreign policy, he believes Trump is more of a realist than any presidential candidate talking foreign policy in many years, though he also disagreed with some of Trump’s platforms. “He is not the perfect vessel, but

he might be the right guy at the right time,” Schweller said. Schweller referred to Trump’s foreign policy as being somewhat state-centered, and one of “restraint, retrenchment and a return to offshore balancing.” When confronting the notion of international cooperation, Schweller said he believes Trump

will question the relative gains of any potential agreement. He said Trump will ask himself, “‘Who gains more from this, us or them?’ And if we don’t gain more, then he’s not going to do it.” Dowling spoke less of Clinton’s foreign policy, but cited Trump’s temperament as a concern that should keep him out of the Oval Office. Referring to him as a “bully,” Dowling said, “Do you want someone like that, with that temperament, with the nuclear codes and as commander in chief of our armed forces? I think that’s a very scary prospect.” Regarding Clinton’s ability to handle foreign and domestic affairs as a senator, secretary of state and first lady, Schweller said he does not think her track record is indicative of any substantial past or future successes. DEBATE CONTINUES ON 2

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“You should be able to name at least 10, I think, 10 great accomplishments,” Schweller said. “I can’t think of a single thing she has ever accomplished.” Though national tensions regarding the election have been high, Dowling said he expects the atmosphere and audience of the debate to be spirited, but not aggressive. The first nationally televised presidential debate is slated for Sept. 26, with NBC’s Lester Holt set to moderate.

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Design for 90 is an organization where students engineer products to be used for those who battle physical and cognitive disabilities.

SHERIDAN HENDRIX Lantern reporter hendrix.87@osu.edu In a world of smartphones and self-driving cars, cutting-edge products work to make consumers’ lives a little easier. But what about when consumers are barred from those technologies because of the cost or a disability? One group of students is working to eliminate that slant through a passion for humanitarian engineering. Design for 90, a student group that stems from the Humanitarian Engineering Scholars program, aims to design engineering solutions for underserved populations in Columbus. The group’s name comes from the idea that the vast majority of engineering solutions designed today are marketed to the top 10 percent of the population — those who can afford to benefit from expensive products. With 90 percent of the population unable to benefit from such products, Design for 90 set out with the goal to engineer solutions that enhance the lives of the other 90 percent. “We focus so much on the top 10 percent, but why don’t we focus on making products for those in need?” said Alec Paige, a third-year in mechanical engineering and a project leader for Design for 90. “This group is more geared towards that. I think society as a whole should shift towards that kind of mindset.” Adithya Jayakumar, a fourth-year Ph.D. student in electrical and computer engineering, began the group after volunteering with The Heinzerling Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the care, education and treatment of individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities. Jayakumar said he was struck by the facility’s care and attention to its residents, but saw how overworked some of the caregivers were by the demands of their patients. He wanted to find a way to combine his passions for humanitarian work and engineering in such a way that could benefit residents and employees. Design for 90 first met Spring Semester in 2015, and the group, now almost 40 students strong, meets weekly to work on its products using Ohio State’s engineering labs. The group’s first project is for a resident at The Heinzerling Foundation who suf-

fers from Cornelia de Lange syndrome, a rare genetic condition that poses a number of physical and cognitive challenges. The condition causes her to have shortened limbs and small hands, which pose difficulties during meal times, when she requires assistance eating. After meeting with the resident and employees at the Heinzerling Foundation, the group began designing an adaptive spoon for her. The goal, Jayakumar said, is the resident could learn to feed herself independently, which would benefit both her and the nurses that assist her. “All her life she’s been fed by people,” Jayakumar said. “So the extra independence (she could have) is worth it.” The group began working on the spoon in March 2015. The design’s first prototype was tested with the resident at the beginning of this summer, but was sent back for alterations. Students are currently working on a second prototype, which Paige said he hopes will be done by the end of Fall Semester. “I’m most excited to get it completed and implemented,” Paige said. “I’m in good confidence that this prototype will be able to be implemented by the end of semester.” Design for 90 has also taken up two other projects with The Heinzerling Foundation. One project is a cup to help a blind resident drink independently and the other is a wearable TV remote to help a resident with limited mobility change the channel without assistance. Once these three projects are completed, the group plans to expand its reach to work with other underrepresented populations in Columbus. “Our team has already been working on identifying other populations and organizations that we could partner with,” Jayakumar said. “Then we can go in and figure out what their needs are and if we could help them.” Jayakumar said that Design for 90 not only benefits the populations they help, but also the students involved. “We really do have a population of engineering students who are deeply passionate about humanitarian causes,” he said. “We are using our skills in real ways that not a lot of people are doing. It’s a source for us to get our creative sides engaged and attempting to solve problems that no one else are.”

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An open letter to the OSU community Last year during move-in week, Ohio State made the news, and not in a good way, when a private student residence near campus hung signs with the words “Daughter Daycare” and “Dads, we’ll take it from here.” The message to female students, especially first-years, was clear: 1) your bodies are fair game for sexual objectification and assault on campus, and 2) you, as property of patriarchal figures in your life, will be passed on from your father to the man/men who will prey on your body. These signs were especially disturbing to the countless OSU students who are survivors of rape and sexual violence. But for all women students, the “joke” glossed over these sobering statistics about campus life: • Most rapes on college campuses happen during the first two weeks of classes. • 1 in 4 college women will be the victim of sexual assault during their academic career. • Every 21 hours there is a rape on a U.S. college campus. • 1 in 12 college-aged men admit having fulfilled the prevailing definition of rape or attempted rape, yet virtu-

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ally none of these men identify themselves as rapists. In a survey of high-school students, 56 percent of girls and 76 percent of boys, some of whom may be incoming college freshmen, believed forced sex was acceptable under some circumstances.

This form of violence happens when we create a rape culture, in which disrespect for women’s bodies can be dismissed as a joke. This year, we have witnessed similar antics during move-in week and, unfortunately, the statistics nationwide also remain unchanged. While we have stepped up our efforts on campus to address these issues, we clearly must do more to educate our students on the nature of gender and sexual violence, which has become an epidemic on university campuses across

the nation. We must continue to discuss this issue and do more to explain to our students that rape and sexual assault does not happen in a vacuum, but rather within a society that devalues women’s worth and teaches men that they are entitled to women’s bodies. This form of violence happens when we create a rape culture, in which disrespect for women’s bodies can be dismissed as a joke. We in the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at OSU make a public call to the campus community to step up our efforts with even greater vigilance and continue to raise awareness about rape and sexual violence. We ask you to demand the creation of a nonviolent educational space: No one should fear for his/her/their safety while trying to get an education. Professor Shannon Winnubst Chair, WGSS On behalf of Core Faculty of WGSS

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(Top) The men of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. (Zeta chapter) perform a step dance routine. The National Pan-Hellenic Council, or “The Yard,” had it’s first step show in almost 4 years on Sept. 10. Step dance involves stepping, clapping and other rhythmic movements inspired by traditional African dance.

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(Bottom) Ohio State alumnus Alante Ward leads his fellow brothers of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. in step dance routine. “The Yard” consists of five fraternities and four sororities who want to bring their organizations and the OSU community together. The council is experiencing a revival and a resurgence in membership.

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North Campus windows become art hobby DOMINIQUE JOHNSON Lantern reporter johnson.6289@osu.edu The opening of the new North Campus dorms has inspired students to use them for a new purpose: window art. Using sticky notes or colored paper, students living on North Campus have taken advantage of the large windows in their rooms to create messages and pictures. Many of the messages are meant to be humorous. In six-person suites, residents have reign over four windows, and some have collaborated to create a larger, multi-window message. Logan Cahall, a second-year in economics who lives in a suite in Scott House, has one of the most popular window art pieces — a marriage proposal. The window says, “Jess, Will You Marry Me?” In reality, no one in his suite is engaged or has proposed to someone named Jess. He and his roommates only wanted to grab attention and make people laugh. “We went on Carmen and looked at the most popular girl name on campus,” Cahall said. “Jessica was either No. 1 or 2. It turns out there are about 630 people with that name.” The display has caught the eye of at least one person with that name. Matt Thurman, a second-year in industrial and systems engineering and one of Cahall’s roommates, said he discovered a photo on Instagram posted by someone named Jess with the cap-

tion “I said no.” He added that football fans walking toward Ohio Stadium took pictures and waved at him and his roommates. “It was a popular name. We figured someone was going to get embarrassed or have a good laugh. Now, we are just thinking about what to do next,” Thurman said. Many subjects of the pictures and messages are tied to current events, ranging from the presidential race to Harambe, the gorilla shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo in May. Olivia Hare, a second-year in psychology, living one floor below Cahall and his roommates, said she is not sure not sure how this North Campus phenomenon began. However, that did not stop her and her roommates from posting “Ducks Out 4 Harambe” on their window. “(My roommate and I) are both from Cincinnati,” Hare said. “It was just kind of a trend. It’s a big phenomenon right now. I mean, you can’t go wrong with Harambe and Afroduck.” Hare also said they did not want to post the explicit version of the popular meme on their window because they wanted to be careful not to offend people or get in trouble. Some students have been told to take down potentially offensive messages by hall officials. Dave Isaacs, spokesman for the Office of Student Life, likes that students are having fun in their new dorms, but wants them to remain respectful.

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Students in Scott House post “Jess, Will You Marry Me?” and “Ducks out 4 Harambe” on their windows. “I am continually impressed by the creativity of Ohio State students,” Isaacs said. “Although, we do hope that our students use this unique feature to highlight messages that are positive and not offensive or in poor taste.”

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A Busch House window has “Harbaugh hates free WiFi” posted in sticky notes.

Film studies presents new additions to program ELIZABETH TZAGOURNIS Lantern reporter tzagournis.24@osu.edu Now students passionate about film don’t have to stop at an undergraduate degree at Ohio State. On Thursday, during the Film Studies Program fall reception, several new additions to the curriculum were presented. The program was expanded to include a master’s degree in film studies, as well as a screenwriting minor for undergraduate students. Program coordinator Matt Swift said faculty is set to start admitting students to the graduate program for Fall 2017. All current students are eligible to enroll in the screenwriting minor as of this semester. The master’s degree will total 36 credit hours and include a foreign language component and a final thesis. The minor will require students to complete 18 credits and prepare their own original content in the form of stories, scripts and screenplays, according to the Film Studies website. The program fills a need and

is in response to student interest, said Ryan Freedman, director of Film Studies. Currently there are approximately 120 students majoring in film studies and 30 to 35 minoring in it, he said. Chris Jeansonne — who is currently in the doctoral program of the Department of Arts Administration, Education and Policy, as well as a professor for the Intro to Film course — emphasized the opportunity for students to realize the connection between practical production work and academic film studies. He said he believes students should pursue these opportunities now rather than when they are working a full-time job. “That’s the kind of luxury that is provided by a film arts program,” Jeansonne said. “Having that balance between wanting to address career concerns and develop career skills for students but simultaneously provide them with challenges to their critical perspectives on film and what film means and what kind of films should be made.” Freedman also noted the importance of a balanced curriculum

that will provide students with a well-rounded education. “There are lots of students who come to Ohio State who are interested in specializing in film production,” Freedman said. “We want to make sure they had a

standalone, coherent major where they could pursue those interests, get exposed to different modes of filmmaking, different approaches to the art while studying in a context of learning about film history, criticism and theory.”

John Slavnik, a second-year in film studies and history, is one of those students. He said he aspires to work as a cinematographer or director, and could see himself pursuing the new master’s proFILM STUDIES CONTINUES ON 5

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The Film Studies Program fall reception on Sept. 8 in the Wexner Center for the Arts.

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Life after Used Kids Students adjust to void of campus-area record stores CAMERON CARR Lantern reporter carr.613@osu.edu Last spring, the University District lost its last record store when Used Kids Records moved from North High Street to a new Summit Street location, located about a mile away. The relocation requires students to travel further to reach a record store, joining Records Per Minute, Magnolia Thunderpussy or Lost Weekend Records — which are all relatively equidistant from campus. This move affects Ohio State Vinyl Club, which hosted many its meetings at Used Kids last year. Paul Fox, a fourth-year in aviation and vinyl club co-president, said the club hopes the move will not deter students from visiting Used Kids. “They’ve really helped us out, and I think that we’ve really helped them out,” he said. The store offered free pizza and drinks, extended store hours and discounts when the club met there. Fox said Used Kids also helped design and order T-shirts for the club. For the involvement fair, Used Kids provided Vinyl Club with promotional fliers to distribute to students. Still, Vinyl Club intends to host meetings at Used Kids at least once a month this school year. Fox said Used Kids is his favorite local store, in part, because of the support owner Greg Hall has given to the club. “It’s almost like having another kid that wants to keep the club going, even though he’s like 50 or something,” Fox said. As another way of reaching cus-

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Used Kids is now located at 2500 Summit St. tomers, Used Kids provided its previous location at 1980 N. High St., now inhabited by Evolved Body Art, with “Where did Used Kids go?” flyers that featured 15-percent-off coupons and maps to the new store. “The big thing for students is getting them educated that we’re on the CABS bus route,” Hall said. CABS and COTA both stop within one block of Used Kids’ new location at 2500 Summit St. The CABS East Residential route makes visiting Used Kids a short and easy trip for students, Fox said. Hall said Used Kids hasn’t seen a significant decrease in student customers since relocating. While the move does put the store farther from campus, Hall said he believes students — even incoming freshmen unaware of the previous location — will continue to visit the store. “If someone is hell-bent on finding music, they’re going to do a Google search anyways and they’re going to find us,” he said. Though Records Per Minute is now slightly closer to campus

compared to Used Kids, the store has not seen a significant difference in the number of student customers, said assistant manager Ian Hummel. Hummel said differences in record selection, particularly used records, make it important to visit different shops. “We suggest people just support all these local businesses,” he said. “Plus, it’s just fun to hit a few of them.” Because record shopping often involves searching for specific albums, Fox said students will likely visit multiple stores to view different inventories. He added that record stores remain a personal choice, sometimes based on a general “feel” of a store. At the first Vinyl Club meeting last Tuesday, several students asked Fox where to shop for records, some asking about the lack of university district store. “A lot of people asked about Used Kids,” he said. “Once they get the word out that they’re still the same store, it’s just a two-minute bus ride ... I think they’ll be fine.”

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gram upon graduation. “Anytime you add new majors and new classes and new opportunities, I think that’s always good for a program,” he said. “It does seem to be evolving as we go on.” Slavnik hopes for more diversity in class options as the program continues to develop. Classes in sound design, production and cinematography could set the school apart, he said. The approval process for the master’s program curriculum lasted three years, consisting of many steps and contributions from various groups, Swift said. New curriculums are first internally investigated and later further reviewed by the university and then the Ohio Department of Higher Education and other schools around the state. “They probably spent close to an academic year teasing out that (first proposal) draft, researching other schools, making sure it would fit well, that we weren’t duplicating the same program somewhere else,” Swift said. “There’s a lot of research involved and it took them a whole academic year just to get to the point where they were going to submit it to the college for approval.” Both Swift and Freedman predict future growth of the film-studies program as a whole.

“We want to make sure they had a standalone, coherent major where they could pursue those interests, get exposed to different modes of filmmaking, different approaches to the art while studying in a context of learning about film history, criticism and theory.” Ryan Freedman Director of Film Studies

The resources and opportunities that OSU offers is what sets the curriculum apart, Swift said. “We want to see this as a unified space for any faculty or staff or students where they come together and learn about film, whether it’s writing about film, making film, screenwriting, animation, experimental art cinema,” Swift said. “We want them to be able to know this is a place where we can make that happen at the university.”

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Ohio State film studies program recently added a masters program.

COMMENTARY

Changes: Tupac Shakur 20 years later ALEXA MAVROGIANIS Photo Editor mavrogianis.1@osu.edu While in elementary school, Tupac Shakur organized a boycott to support a teacher who was fired because of the school’s financial issues. Later, as a high-school student, he led rallies for AIDS awareness and spoke out against violence in inner-city neighborhoods. At 19, he released his debut album, the politically and socially charged “2Pacalypse Now,” and by 21, he had formed a group called Underground Railroad dedicated to helping disenfranchised

youths get off the streets and interested in music. Then, at 25, on Sept. 13, 1996, he was shot and killed. Tupac Shakur was known as many things in his short life — a poet, a rapper, a producer, an actor, an activist, 2Pac, Makaveli. A legend that — like most — was taken too soon. Now, 20 years after his death, it is hard not to wonder what he could have been. At the time of his murder, which remains unsolved, he was engaged to the daughter of famed producer Quincy Jones and the sister of actress Rashida Jones, Kidada Jones. Today, he could have been a husband and a father.

His words — at times gently, at others aggressively — illustrated stories as well as any great artist could.

What is perhaps most interesting, is how seamlessly Tupac would fit into the current climates of both pop culture and politics. He was able to make authentic hip-hop radio friendly long before the Kendricks, Kanyes and J. Coles. His songs and poetry shared a snapshot of the harsh realities of the inner-city neighborhoods that surrounded his youth. His words — at times gently, at others aggressively — illustrated stories as well as any great artist could. Listeners could feel Brenda’s pain as she struggled to raise her child in “Brenda’s Got a Baby” and the sense of hopelessness the narrator felt in “Trapped” in 1991. Tupac was able to articulate hardship through music in a way that was uniquely his own. He inspired women with songs like “Keep Ya Head Up,” and provided commentary on society at large in “Changes.” But despite presenting himself as an observer, Tupac was not

without personal controversy. He had his feuds, his legal run-ins and he offended his fair share of the public. In 1991, he received $43,000 after winning a civil suit against the Oakland Police Department following his allegations that police beat him for jaywalking. How would he react to the police brutality headlines and protests that dominate the media today? Would he join in the protests? Would he kneel with Colin Kaepernick? Would he write music for the cause as he did for the 1992 Special Olympics? Most likely he would be alongside his friend and labelmate Snoop Dogg, whose recent activism includes organizing meetings between rival gangs to clean up the streets and setting up a youth football league to reward underprivileged children. Both of these are ideas that Tupac himself spoke on in the ‘90s and are still relevant today. His music retains relevance.

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“Changes” was recorded in 1992. The lyrics read: “And still I see no changes. Can’t a brother get a little peace? There’s war on the streets and the war in the Middle East. Instead of war on poverty, they got a war on drugs so the police can bother me.” If Tupac didn’t see changes then, what would he say now?

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5 years of OSU’s Lab Series continues LINDSEY CAPRITTA Lantern reporter capritta.3@osu.edu An Ohio State student imagines a world where theater has as much support as Buckeye football. Abigail Johnson, a third-year in theater, is set to present a stage reading of her play, “Friday Night Lights, Camera, Action,” as part of OSU’s Department of Theatre’s Lab Series on Tuesday. Johnson said she was inspired when walking by Ohio Stadium during a game. A friend wondered what it would be like if theater received the same support as the football team. Johnson described her work as a play within a play. The work is set in an alternate universe in which theater is as popular as football. The characters watch a play fo-

Johnson said she was inspired when walking by Ohio Stadium during a game. A friend wondered what it would be like if theater received the same support as the football team.

cused on the question ‘What does it mean to be an adult?’, a question she said she still struggles to answer. The Lab is a series of student-run productions developed with help from the theater department. Students apply for a spot, and while they receive support from faculty, the shows are primarily their own, with freedom to experiment artistically. Johnson said she found working with the lab helpful, especially after receiving feedback on her script from associate professor Jennifer Schlueter, who founded and coordinates the lab. “(Schlueter) is a wonderful playwright,” Johnson said. “I was excited to send her something of mine. I wanted her feedback. It’s an exciting opportunity to to have a first attempt looked at by someone who knows what they’re doing.” This year is the second year the Lab Series is primarily run by undergraduate students, after previously being run by graduate students. The department transitioned to undergraduates to give the students a feeling of working with their peers. Students Zachry Bailey, a fifthyear in theatre, and Constance Hester, a fourth-year in theatre, are the production managers for the Lab Series, and work alongside Schlueter. Both Bailey and Hester de-

The Drake Performance Center houses the theater department at OSU. scribed their jobs as helping students manage their time and their work, meeting with them every couple of days to check on their progress. “I focus on the really nitty-gritty things,” Hester said. “I meet with anyone doing a show. I help with the technical aspects of their show, find props and set pieces. I make sure they’re on task with rehearsal schedule and all that. Help oversee production, make sure everything runs smoothly.” Hester herself will present a play later this year. She plans to produce a staged reading of A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters.” She had previously directed a 10-minute

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short play during her first year before becoming a production manager. Bailey emphasized the flexibility students have when putting together shows for the yearly series. “It is producing truly whatever someone wants to do,” he said. “It can be a solo show, a 90-minute piece with ten cast members, if they want to direct or act they can. We can put it up.” Johnson looks to explore different areas of theater through participating in the Lab Series. “Lab allows students to expand in a lot of areas,” Johnson said. “Part of why I love theatre is that I wanted to try so many different

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parts of theatre. I wanted to try directing and Lab let me try writing a script.” This season, the Lab series will celebrate its five-year anniversary. The season will include six productions, including Johnson and Hester’s pieces. “Friday Night Lights, Camera, Action” is set to be performed at 7 p.m. on Sept. 13 in the New Works Lab in The Drake Performance and Event Center. Admission is free.

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WOMEN’S HOCKEY

OSU skates through challenging offseason JACOB MYERS Assistant Sports Editor myers.1669@osu.edu The Ohio State women’s hockey team was in the middle of a crucial transition into the 201617 season. Looking to bounce back from last season’s abysmal 10-25-1 record after posting a record above .500 in 2014-15, OSU would have to do so without Dana Rasmussen, captain Alexa Ranahan and leading goal scorer Claudia Kepler, who all transferred to other schools. Then it became more difficult. On Aug. 18, just five days before classes began, coach Jenny Potter’s contract was terminated amid NCAA violations, leaving the Buckeyes without a head coach. On Saturday, OSU announced former Minnesota assistant Nadine Muzerall as head coach of the Buckeyes with just 20 days before the first face-off. But without a coach, OSU was able to stay afloat due to a few members taking leadership. “Us juniors are really trying to be leaders in practice and off the ice,” said junior defenseman Dani Sadek. “And younger girls comOFFENSE FROM 8

Wide receivers struggled last Saturday, which resulted in a poor pass attack against the Golden Hurricane. In all, the wide receivers have been targeted 20 times this year, while the combination of H-backs, running backs and tight ends have been thrown to 32 times.

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the Sooner offensive line. He added that he hasn’t ever tried to move someone that big, but it’s important for him to be violent with his hands, if he and the D-line hope to get to Mayfield in the backfield. More than ever, this week’s preparation is critical for the defense. Hubbard said that going up against redshirt junior quarterback J.T. Barrett has improved the play of the defense because Barrett is

ing in, we’re just being good role models to them. We’re just trying to stay positive through this whole thing.” When OSU was searching for a new coach after Potter, the men’s hockey coaches assisted the team in running its captain’s practices and team activities for the few hours a week allotted by the NCAA in the offseason. Sadek said that this experience of not having a coach just weeks before the season begins on Sept. 30 made the team mature and brought all of them together on and off the ice. “It’s tough, but the school and everyone here, we’re all such a family,” Sadek said. “We’re like glue. We stick together.” Potter — who replaced former coach Nate Handrahan who resigned followed sexual harassment allegations — brought in a different style to the Buckeyes in 2015-16. Sophomore forward Maddy Field said the problem with the offense wasn’t the fit, but the timeliness of its adoption. “It was different than anyone else in the league and I think that for some people it was very hard to adapt to,” Field said. “I think that just as a whole it just didn’t

work for everyone.” New coach Nadine Muzerall comes in with instant credibility. She was a member of the Minnesota Golden Gophers’ coaching staff that saw five straight NCAA national championship appearances, and won four of them in her five seasons in Minneapolis. Sophomore forward Jincy

Although the Buckeye coaching staff expected some struggles from the unit with the loss of three of its top receivers to the NFL, there has been a distinct lack of production from the pass catchers. The leading receiver, redshirt sophomore Noah Brown, has only four receptions for 64 yards and

one touchdown. The two leading pass catchers have been junior Curtis Samuel and senior Dontre Wilson, both H-backs. Even with the struggles against Tulsa, Barrett said the team can have a much better performance against Oklahoma by focusing on the task at hand and arriving at

the game better prepared than the team was last week. “In high school, you know, I had lucky socks. I thought that was the key to my success. Wearing my socks,” Barrett said. “As far as now, understanding Coach Meyer’s approach, it just makes a lot of sense now that it doesn’t matter

just as elusive as Mayfield. Saturday also serves as the first statement game for the young defensive lineman like redshirt freshman Dre’Mont Jones, redshirt freshman Robert Landers and freshman Nick Bosa. Schiano said he’s excited to see how his young guys respond to the environment awaiting the Buckeyes at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

“This is big-boy football. Do we know how they are going to respond? No. A lot of these guys have never been in this situation,” Schiano said. “As a coach, you just try to prepare them the best they can. I believe we have the right people here, but that gap between knowing and doing is the biggest gap there is.” For someone who has played in games against Michigan, Michi-

gan State and Notre Dame, Sam Hubbard said a game like this is the reason he plays at OSU. “I want to get there and make a big play,” he said. “I know Tyquan does, and everyone on the line does.”

Weathering the Hurricane ALEXA MAVROGIANIS | PHOTO EDITOR

OSU junior H-back Curtis Samuel (4) dives for a block as redshirt junior quarterback J.T. Barrett (16) scores his first rushing touchdown of the game during a rainy third quarter against Tulsa on Sept.10. The Buckeyes won 48-3.