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Rapper and OSU student Daniel Meredith helps foster other students’ talents.

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OSU’s Department of Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies pens an open letter to the campus community regarding sexual violence.

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New initiative requires online training for freshmen LEE MCCLORY Senior Lantern reporter mcclory.10@osu.edu The band Fox Valley Harvest plays for Hempfest attendees after dark on Sept. 27.

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Hempfest sparks student engagement KYLE POWELL Assistant Design Editor powell.639@osu.edu The South Oval was filled with the sounds of live music and merchants on Sunday during Ohio Hempfest. The student organization that put on the event, For a Better Ohio, estimated that as many as 3,500 people attended throughout the course of the day.

Along with local bands and vendors showcasing hemp products and merchandise, the festival also featured several activist groups looking to garner more supporters and, in some cases, signatories.

For a Better Ohio organized the event as a platform for hemp, social and environmental activism.

Derek Koenig, the student organization’s president and a fifth-year in political science

Festival on OSU’s campus aims to provide a platform for hemp, social and environmental activism and public affairs, said that the size of student turnout at the event did not matter as much to him, but that those students who did turn out were engaged.

“What I really want from this event is for people to come out, come to the event, and turn into activists. Regardless of what it’s about, I hope it’s about something environmental, I hope it’s about something socially,” Koenig said.

Participants at the festival included representatives from two separate marijuana legal-

Wellness Center offering more HIV testing JINGWEN CHEN Lantern reporter chen.4635@osu.edu The Student Life Wellness Center will now offer an additional night of free HIV/STI testing in the Student Life Multicultural Center in the Ohio Union starting this semester.

Every Wednesday this semester students now have access to testing from 5 to 9 p.m., in addition to last semester’s Tuesday testing in the same location, and Thursday testing, which occurs in the Student Wellness Center in the RPAC from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.

“Our main goal is always to reach more students and to have more students tested,” said Blake Marble, assistant director of the Student Wellness Center. “By implementing an additional night of

testing, we are better able to work toward this goal.”

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 20 percent of persons infected with HIV in the U.S. are unaware of their HIV status and 1 in 500 college students are infected with HIV in the U.S., according to State of Ohio HIV infections annual surveillance statistics.

All individuals, from ages 13 to 64, should be tested at least once for HIV as part of routine health care, according to CDC’s STD and HIV screening recommendations.

“Many people do not know they are infected or do not think they would be infected,” said Susan Koletar, director of Ohio State’s Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Internal Medicine.

“Many people might think that sexually active gay and bisexual

ization ballot-initiative groups: ResponsibleOhio and Legalize Ohio 2016.

ResponsibleOhio advocated support for the Ohio Marijuana Legalization Initiative, an Ohio-initiated constitutional amendment that will be voted on this November. Independently, Legalize Ohio 2016 actively sought signatures to place a similar proposal on the ballot to coincide with the 2016 general election.

Neither of the groups, which both support legalization, enjoyed any official support from For a Better Ohio. The student organization takes a neutral stance on the ballot measure, working to create an open platform for debate.

“I really think it’s great that Ohio is even talking about this issue,” Koenig said. “The main goal of Hempfest is just to create activism and create community involvement. We focus on social justice, environmental awareHEMPFEST CONTINUES ON 2

Beginning Autumn 2016, incoming undergraduate, graduate and professional students will be required to take a new online program aimed at preventing sexual assault.

Ohio State recently announced Buckeye ACT, a program to combat sexual assault. The online training being implemented next year is part of the initiative.

“Buckeyes ACT is a comprehensive program that puts together our existing efforts in prevention and awareness around campus sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking,” said Kellie Brennan, compliance director and Title IX officer in the Office of University Compliance and Integrity.

Brennan said the three-part program will focus on action, counseling and training.

Training has been available to students online since Sept. 22, but it is not required for current students, Brennan said.

- Kellie Brennan A university task force of students, faculty and staff will also be appointed to survey the results of the Association of American Universities’ campus climate survey released Tuesday, Brennan said.

OSU was one of 27 college campuses across the country that participated in the survey.

JINGWEN CHEN | LANTERN REPORTER The university plans to survey HIV/STI testing is now available on Wednesdays at the students again in 2016 and in 2017 Student Life Multicultural Center in the Ohio Union. about the sexual assault climate on campus, according to a university men are more likely to be infected don’t know their HIV status.”

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Campus area crime map: Sept. 22 - Sept. 28 MICHAEL HUSON Campus Editor huson.4@osu.edu An OSU staff member reported on Thursday that a rape of a female student occurred at a North Campus residence hall during the second week of September. (not featured on map) Four reports of public indecency were issued around 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Kenny Road and West Henderson Road on Thursday. (not featured on map) A female student reported a gross sexual imposition on Thursday. The incident occurred on March 30. The investigation is pending. (not featured on map) 1. Seven bike thefts were reported between Sept. 22 and Monday, two of which occurred at Morrison Tower.

2. A staff member reported disorderly conduct at Cunz Hall at 6:13 p.m. on Saturday.

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3. An instance of trespassing was reported at the Ohio Union at 6:58 p.m. on Saturday by a known suspect.

4. Two burglaries from multiple dwellings occurred on East 13th Avenue within a block of one another, the first occurred at 3:49 p.m. on Sept. 22, and the second at midnight on Wednesday.

5. A second assault was reported on East Northwood Avenue at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.

The two parties involved were acquainted and the assault stemmed from an argument.

6. Two instances of disorderly conduct were reported on North High Street. The first occurred at 11:04 p.m. on Saturday, and the second at 1:28 p.m. on Sunday.

7. An assault was reported at a restaurant on North High Street on Sunday at 3 a.m.

Note: Crimes featured on the map do not represent the full extent of criminal activity in the campus area.

ness — things of that nature, really just giving back to our planet and the Earth.”

The Ohio Hempfest has a history and has been running for about 25 years.

“Students for Sensible Drug Policy used to run Hempfest, but they discontinued that about six or seven years ago. I was approached about two years ago by one of the old founders, and they helped bring it back,” Koenig said.

In 2004, just a few years prior to that cancellation, the festival survived a lawsuit in which the university challenged the organization’s right to continue holding the festival. The same lawyer who represented the students in that U.S. District Court case, Bob Fitrakis, returned to the festival this year to speak. He offered his thoughts on

many subjects, from hemp activism to the importance of reforming the criminal justice system.

For a Better Ohio independently coordinated and funded the festival, Koenig said.

The vice president of the organization, David Straka, a fourth-year in political science, said, “(Koenig) did the bulk of the work. We have a lot of other members that contributed small pieces, but (Koenig) is Hempfest.”

Koenig, however, was careful not to overstate his role.

“I don’t want to take too much credit,” he said. “We have so many volunteers that have done so many great things. Without the Columbus community, it wouldn’t be KYLE POWELL | ASSISTANT DESIGN EDITOR here. They’re a big part of why we’re here and even why we’re able The band All Star Jammerz performs at the Browning Amphitheater on the South Oval during Ohio Hempfest on Sept. 27. to put it on.”

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Marble said this testing is confidential and anonymous. Students can choose to be anonymous and receive results verbally, or give names and receive a paper copy of results.

The Student Wellness Center provides testing in partnership with Columbus Public Health. Thus, it follows the rules and policies of the Ohio Department of Health and protects the privacy of clients strictly and reliably, Marble said.

“These guidelines are also set to connect positive patients to resources and care in a timely manner,” Marble said.

The HIV testing is performed via the OraQuick ADVANCE Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody test, which is approved by the FDA and is used by many testing agencies around the country, said Marble.

“The biggest advantage of this test is that it’s a rapid test, which only takes around 20 minutes, so you can get your results pretty quickly on the spot,” Koletar said.

“Another advantage is the test is done via oral swab, so it’s painless

of injection drug equipment, like needles. If people infected with HIV do not know their HIV status, a lot of harm can be done to both the individuals and the public, said Michael Para, an OSU professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Internal Medicine.

“From the (public) health point of view, the biggest concern is that the person with HIV will go to infect others and the epidemic will continue to spread,” Para said in an email. “From the person’s point of view, the infection can progress, the virus will steadily erode the immune system and the person will become susceptible to serious even fatal infections.”

Koletar said it’s best to get checked and treated sooner than later.

“It allows people to do better in the long run, to take medicines earlier to suppress virus and help their immune system be maintained and restored, and to minimize the later-stage damages,” she said.

— no blood or needles involved.”

Marble said the nature of the test enables people to learn their status in one visit and allows HIV-positive patients to connect with medical professionals immediately.

Para said all sexual assault victims would be offered testing for common STDs, including HIV testing, by trained medical staff in the Emergency Department at Wexner Medical Center.

Para said people should be aware that the results are 99.8 percent accurate after the “window period,” which means a new infection with HIV would not result in a positive HIV test for two to four weeks after exposure.

“If you’re very recently exposed (to) a person, you should get re-tested 30 days after potential exposure,” Para said.

This free testing also includes chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis tests, which take five to 10 business days to process. Clients will be contacted by Columbus Public Health if the test returns positive.

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uate Student Government Sexual Violence Task Force provided in Spring 2015.

Varsha Challapally, a second-year in political science and economics and a USG senator, was on that task force.

“People would be surprised by how prevalent sexual violence is,” Challapally said. “I was on the Sexual Violence Task Force last year, and we surveyed about 700 students on Ohio State’s campus, and some of the responses we got were really surprising and shocking. We think that it’s a really important issue to tackle head-first and inspire change.”

It’s unknown how much money the initiative will cost, but Brennan said OSU plans to hire multiple new positions for investigators, counselors and advocates.

While the university already has multiple programs to combat sexual assault, Brennan said current campaigns, such as Buckeyes Got Your Back and Consent is Sexy, two ongoing campaigns the uni-

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versity has worked on, could be improved.

“What we want to do is look at what we are already engaged in and how we can do more to reach more students in different ways,” Brennan said.

She said she hopes students will be comfortable reporting sexual assaults through the new initiative through this new initiative.

“We take all reports and all incidents of sexual assault very seriously. This is a very huge concern for us, especially in light of the campus climate survey results, and what we’ve learned over the course of the many years that we’ve been engaged in prevention and awareness,” Brennan said. “The thing that we need to take away is a realization that one assault is too many, and that we are seeing this happen on our campus and we need to engage students.”

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Student works toward rap career and guiding fellow students LEAH MCCLURE Lantern reporter mcclure.607@osu.edu Daniel Meredith wasn’t the average high schooler. While the other students of Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy enjoyed their daily school lunches, Meredith skipped on food so he could save up his lunch money to buy a Maschine, a tool that can be used to make beats and loops based on drum and synth samples.

And thus, the third-year in computer science began working toward his rap career.

Meredith grew up in a Cleveland suburb listening to Christian music, but he was drawn to rap. He began working with music by recording radio hip-hop on cassettes.

Today he follows modern artists like Frank Ocean and Kendrick Lamar.

“It was the rebellious thing to do. Our parents didn’t approve,” he said, laughing.

Meredith admitted that sometimes he struggles with the thought of being a rapper, knowing that many of the musicians he looks up to have come from very different backgrounds than himself.

However, he said that listening to Childish Gambino, a rapper who works to promote the message of loving one’s self, has helped him overcome his self-doubt and realize that

breaking molds can be a good thing.

“To rap, I have to be very comfortable with myself and love myself,” he said.

Meredith has honed in on his skills by being a part of the Student Talent Agency Experience, a student-run organization founded in Spring 2014 by the group’s president, Michael Inman, a third-year in marketing.

“Our goal is to help talented students thrive on campus and provide all members an understanding of the industry,” Inman said.

In addition to being a hub for students interested in the entertainment business, STAE also provides students the opportunity to provide marketing and creative services for the talent. Although Inman has only gotten to know Meredith’s artistic side recently, he said that he has “never been un-

“It was the rebellious thing to do. Our parents didn’t approve.”

-Daniel Meredith impressed” by Meredith’s content.

While Meredith said he isn’t sure if being a professional rapper is his path in life,

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the self-described “music nerd” does know that music will always be a part of his life, stating that he would like to help with stage design for small-time artists.

“I definitely want to be involved with music in my career. I’m really interested in stage design and what you can do with projectors and light to create an interesting experience for the crowd,” Meredith said.

Helping people is a regular occurrence for Meredith, who is also a member of Design for America, a group that helps students who are undecided in their major figure out their path.

He was homeschooled until his seventh year, and admitted that he felt “lost” after

being put into a traditional schooling system. Understanding how overwhelming a transition like that can be has driven Meredith to help fellow students find their way.

“I want to help people figure out what the f--- they want to do,” he said.

Meredith is also interested in special effects and innovative companies like IDEO, a nonprofit organization that works toward using human-centered designs to alleviate poverty. But for now he is focusing on being a student and everything that comes with it.

“Honestly, I just want to get my loans paid off,” he said.

Against the grain OSU Global Gallery features Amedeo Modigliani ABIGAIL SECKER Lantern reporter secker.1@osu.edu Ohio State’s World Media and Culture Center is offering students a glimpse into the intense life and

work of Italian painter and sculptor, Amedeo Modigliani.

The Global Gallery, located in Hagerty Hall, provides online and onsite art exhibits.

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A personal-sized half bruschetta and half Tres Amigos pizza from Brenz Pizza, located at 1551 Lennox Town Lane.

Brenz Pizza is new but close to Ohio State community HANNAH HERNER Lantern reporter herner.12@osu.edu Brenz Pizza — a chain already established at other large universities — has now come to the Ohio State University.

Located at 1151 Lennox Town Lane, Brenz Pizza has been open for just three months and already has supplied pizza for multiple team dinners of the OSU football team.

When owner Mark Mitchell was a student at OSU, he didn’t intend on owning his own pizza business one day.

He worked at Brenen’s Cafe for five years while pursuing a degree in history. After graduating in 2003, he went to seminary in Chicago with the intention of becoming a pastor. When he graduated in 2009, it was the height of the financial crisis and pastoral jobs were sparse. He decided to give his former boss at Brenen’s, Scott Morse, a call to ask if he had any potential job ideas.

Morse asked Mitchell if he would go to Durham, North Carolina, to get a pizza place established near Duke’s campus.

“I was like, ‘I don’t know anything about pizza,’ and he said,

‘Well, I don’t know much more than you do, but we’re going to learn,’” Mitchell said.

There are now four locations of Brenz Pizza, all near college campuses.

Mitchell said that in the past six years the company has been perfecting the pizza recipe. He thinks that the use of local, fresh ingredients is what sets it apart.

“A lot of pizza places advertise fresh toppings, but in reality what they do is they make them in one place and ship them out to all of their locations. What we do is basically make everything from

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Amedeo Modigliani’s “Jeanne Hébuterne (Au chapeau).”

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Mark Reese and Polena Zinoviev, patrons of the festival enjoying their bacon boat at Ohio Bacon Fest in Columbus Commons on Sept. 25.

Columbus sizzled with bacon festivities MASON SWIRES Lantern reporter swires.4@osu.edu Columbus brought home the bacon this past Friday. Columbus Commons, located downtown, held the first-ever Ohio Bacon Fest, attracting local food trucks and vendors along with some local and state breweries.

Ohio State’s Buckeye Barbeque Club even got in on the action, lining up its fourth annual Bacon Day to match the city’s festival.

Buckeye Barbeque Club is one of the top five largest student organizations on campus and was featured once on “The Colbert Report,” said Roland Hatcher, club president and third-year in music education.

Hatcher and his fellow grill jockeys turned Bacon Day from a small idea into one of the biggest club events on campus, attracting nearly 150 students every year for the bacon day cookout.

“We really just started tossing this idea around as a joke,” Hatcher said. “One day we were just like ‘hey this is actually a really good idea.’ And ever since then this event has become one of our biggest successes. Besides, it’s all about bacon. Who doesn’t love bacon?”

The menu included inside out bacon burgers, bacon baked beans and even chocolate dipped bacon.

First annual Ohio Bacon Fest draws bacon lovers downtown Hatcher’s personal favorite item was a hotdog wrapped in bacon.

But not just OSU students celebrated pig this weekend. In the heart of downtown Columbus, a teeming hub of bacon lovers pulsated with music, beer, bacon and bacon-inspired foods.

Food trucks and vendors were primarily from the Columbus area, with the exception of Great Lakes Brewing Company from Cleveland.

Local meat makers like Meat Made Simple, a family business from Columbus that’s been in the business of meat and sausage making since 1903, were the backbone of the event. Their contribution to the festival was a family invented bacon enhancer that they simply call Bacon Dust.

“See what you do is after you cook your bacon and you’re getting ready to eat it you just sprinkle some of our Bacon Dust on it and we guarantee that you will have better bacon,” Rich Theil, co-owner, said.

Since over 1,200 people came through the family’s tent, their invention seemed to be catching on well. Their “Free Bacon (No, Real-

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Jack McLaughlin and Casey Tesmer of the Buckeye Barbeque Club cooking the bacon green beans and bacon baked beans at 237 E. 18th Ave. on Sept. 25 in Columbus.

ly)” sign in front of their tent might have helped too.

The festival fostered a sense of community among attendees.

“It’s just got a real kind of patriotic vibe to it. I mean, we came for the bacon, obviously, but also the community. The networking. We also appreciate the focus on local businesses,” said Kyle Tomlin of Delaware, Ohio, who was in attendance with his girlfriend Kelly Riviera.

Global Gallery and assistant director for technology at the OSU Foreign Language Center, was first introduced to Modigliani’s work as a teenager growing up in Bombay, India.

“Some art seller was selling art books, and it was this book (of Modigliani’s work) that I saw and I was fascinated by it,” Varde said.

“I never knew at that time that I was going to go to art school, but I looked at it and I had fun with it, and I thought someday I’ll do something with it.”

Years later, Varde used this experience from his youth as the inspiration to create the exhibit around Modigliani’s life and work currently on display in the gallery.

Modigliani worked almost exclusively with the human form, painting a lot of nude portraits and portraits featuring elongated, masklike faces and discolored eyes. When deciding the pieces from the artist’s portfolio to showcase, Varde said that he aimed for the exhibit to show a comprehensive representation of Modigliani’s complete body of work.

During his life, Modigliani’s work brought him little success.

But since his death in 1920, the artist has gained fame and recognition, Varde said. Modigliani’s

paintings and sculptures now sell for millions of dollars.

“What is interesting about him is that at the time that he was painting almost nobody was doing portraits, everybody was doing something else,” Varde said. “So for him to completely go against the grain and do what he did was crazy and just not practical. But he did it anyway and he paid the price for it. He died a destitute man, but because he did it and he did it so consistently and in such a radically different way that’s why he became so famous there on.”

Since its establishment in 2005, the Global Gallery has served as a visual celebration of global cultures, said Diane Birckbichler, director of the World Media and Culture Center.

“From our first exhibit until today, students have been taken by the exhibits in the Global Gallery,” Birckbichler said. “From these visually appealing and varied exhibits, we want them to gain an understanding of cultures from around the world and to gain a glimpse of their ways of life, their artistic expression, their preoccupations.”

Modigliani’s work will be on display in the Global Gallery on the first floor of Hagerty Hall until Oct. 16.

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Evan Thomas (11) at the Ohio Bacon Fest at the Columbus Commons that took place Sept. 25.

The couple had bought tickets almost a month and a half in advance and found the event to be very true to the Columbus community.

“This just doesn’t happen everywhere … we’re a tight city and events like this really prove that,” Tomlin said.

As the night wore on at the festival, bands from Columbus took the stage and played to the sounds of bacon frying, kids laughing and friends sharing a night that revolved around an edible phenomena that has become common in almost every restaurant, fast food joint and home kitchen in America. One of the most commonly heard things at the festival was the phrase “Who doesn’t like bacon?”

From the turnout of the festival to the backyard barbeque pit that OSU Buckeye Barbeque Club held, it seemed that bacon had indeed transcended from food to phenomenon.

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Amedeo Modigliani’s “Gypsy Woman with Baby.”

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scratch,” Mitchell said.

At each of the locations, employees make all of the sauces and dressings on site and get toppings from a local supplier.

The menu features specialty pizzas, sandwiches, salads and desserts. Mitchell said many of the sandwiches and salads are inspired by those offered at Brenen’s.

The location at Lennox Town Center was chosen strategically so that they can attract students as well as families, and Mitchell wanted to avoid having to close in the summer like some restaurants on North High Street.

“I think it’s an area where a lot of people come to shop, and we want to make it an area where people come to eat, too,” Mitchell said of Lennox.

Brenz offers dine in, carryout, delivery and catering options. It accepts BuckID cash, and only delivers to addresses west of High Street.

Justine Boggs, a third-year graduate student pursuing a master’s degree in healthcare administration, met Mitchell back

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in his Brenen’s days. She organizes Team Buckeye, OSU’s part of Pelotonia, a fundraising cycling event for cancer research.

Pelotonia has worked with Brenen’s Cafe in the past and has also done some fundraisers at Brenz.

Boggs likes the pizza at Brenz.

“They are so delicious. The difference is that there’s really fresh ingredients like fresh avocado. All of the ingredients are high quality,” she said. “It’s nice because there’s unique different types of pizza. You don’t just have to get pepperoni or cheese, you can try something new and be a little adventurous.”

Beyond the product, Boggs said she appreciates the company’s willingness to help.

“Mark is really passionate about giving HANNAH HERNER | LANTERN REPORTER back to Ohio State so I’m really fortunate Omar Hernandez, one of the staff from Brenz Pizza, checks the pizza at the to have the opportunity to work with him Columbus location. and work with Brenz Pizza. They’re always willing to put in a helping hand,” she said.

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An open letter to the Ohio State community on sexual assault tion against these groups.

We at WGSS fervently agree that “it’s on us,” all of us, to work against sexual violence, and we strongly believe that it’s on OSU as well to step up and make this happen.

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Last week the Ohio State community received the report on the Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Sexual Misconduct. Among other things, this report states that by their senior year, more than one in four OSU women undergraduates experienced at least one sexual assault — defined as “nonconsensual penetration or sexual touching by force or by incapacitation.” This and other equally worrying findings, such as the high prevalence of sexual victimization of non-heterosexuals, was the result of a survey of 11,154 OSU students conducted by the Association of American Universities.

The OSU numbers fall in line with the numbers at other universities that were similarly polled. When Joe Biden appeared on campus on Sept. 17 to speak on behalf of the It’s On Us campaign, he cited this national trend in his passionate plea to make our campus safe for women and sexual minorities, to address sexual assault as a serious crime, get help for survivors and initiate prevention programs. During Biden’s visit, OSU President Michael Drake also took the opportunity to uncover the school’s new plan to address sexual assault, which will include sexual violence awareness training for all OSU students.

Let’s connect the dots on this issue: a month ago, OSU made the news when, during move-in week, a residence near campus hung hand-painted signs boasting “Daughter Daycare” and “Dads, we’ll take it from here.” The snarkiness of the daddy message is that in a man’s world, women are handed from fathers to other men, and daughters are being delivered to campus where these other men are waiting to get their hands on them. The young men responsible for the banners, apparently OSU seniors, argued that “it was all a good joke,

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nothing personal to anybody” and “we just do this for fun, man.”

The statistics reported by OSU students make it hard to believe women and sexual minorities are having as much fun. Twentypoint-six percent of female undergraduate students reported incidents of sexual acts initiated in spite of refusal of permission, ignoring cues to stop or slow down and failing to obtain consent. Forty-eight-point-six percent of all students indicate they have been victims of sexual harassment with female undergraduate students reporting this most often (60.8 percent) followed by female graduate students (45 percent) and male undergraduate students (41.2 percent).

A larger proportion of LGBTQ students overall indicated they have been the victims of sexual harassment and assault than have heterosexuals. The majority of reported offenders in all cases (90.5 percent) were other students.

“We at WGSS fervently agree that ‘it’s on us,’ all of us, to work against sexual violence.”

We in the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at OSU would like to make a public call to the campus community to step up current efforts to raise awareness about rape and sexual violence, with special attention to the vulnerability of women and nonheterosexuals.

The OSU survey in conjunction with the move-in week incident lay out the realities of “rape culture” — a climate in which sexual assault is widespread but isn’t taken seriously and is laughed off as part of the social scene. Women’s bodies and the bodies of LGBTQ persons are highly at risk in this culture. The It’s On Us campaign stresses

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Ohio State softball to host 22-team charity weekend JILLIAN MCVICKER Lantern reporter mcvicker.4@osu.edu The Ohio State softball team’s 15th Annual Ohio Collegiate Charity Classic, which benefits the Stefanie Spielman Fund for Breast Cancer Research, is scheduled to host 22 teams from three different states on Saturday and Sunday at Buckeye Field and Fred Beekman Park.

OSU softball coach Kelly Kovach Schoenly said it has been incredible to see the growth of the event since its start in 2001.

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Jones found Marshall deep early in the second quarter for a 37-yard touchdown to make the game 14-0.

Later in the period, he completed a 40-yarder to sophomore H-back Curtis Samuel — who also had another big play on a dazzling 40yard touchdown run in the second half that displayed his versatility.

Despite the missed opportunities, the offense’s 511-yard performance could stand as a momentum builder for the Buckeyes.

“The offense did make strides today. We shot ourselves in the foot a couple times with some penalties, but we did make strides,” Elliott said. “We got some momentum and you kind of got a sneak peek of what the Buckeye offense could look like when we’re going.”

nificant and to pay it forward,” she said. “Having these powerful women outside of our team join the fight to end breast cancer means a lot to the program.”

“It means the world to have the support from the school I love” - Madison Spielman The event has become one of the largest fundraisers for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in central Ohio, bringing in more than $200,000 for the Stefanie Spielman Fund over the past 14 years.

Redshirt senior catcher and first baseman Erika Leonard said that STATS FROM 8

fensive in the two-spot in the lineup,” Beals said. “If you look at sabermetric numbers, that two-spot has great opportunity for, one, being that guy that gets on base, and second, to be the guy that drives in runs.”

Beals said he thinks the statistics his team uses help the players more than they hurt them.

“We want our guys to understand the statistics and understand what they mean to the performance and to control the things that you can control,” Beals said. “The stats we use in our locker room are to help motivate the guys.“ That is why most of the statistics Beals keeps are performance-based, not result-based. An observer can see this based on the stats he uses to evaluate his pitchers.

raising awareness about breast cancer and research is extremely important to her.

“My mom had breast cancer and is now going on to be a 17-year survivor,” Leonard said. “Without the advancements in research, my mom might’ve not been here today.”

Entrance to the event is a $5 donation, with all proceeds from ticket sales and concessions benefiting the Stefanie Spielman Fund.

Madison Spielman, a fourth-year in communications and daughter of the late Stefanie Spielman, said she is grateful for the effort to continue to fight the disease.

“It’s a reminder that even after six years since her passing, our mom’s legacy still lives on,” Madison Spielman said. “It means the world to have the support from the school I love.”

Redshirt senior shortstop Maddy McIntyre said it is a great feeling for the team to be part of something bigger than each individual.

“My favorite part is when the Spielman family comes out and throws the first pitch of the tournament,” McIntyre said.

After the first pitch from the Spielman family, OSU is set play against Miami (Ohio) on Saturday at 12:45 p.m.

“One thing we look a lot at is their WHIP — walks and hits allowed per inning,” Beals said.

“We are also really big on firstpitch strikes and bad counts which counts the number of pitches they throw in a 2-0 or 3-1 count, which we consider a real strong hitter’s count.”

Baseball is arguably the most statistical sport out there today.

New stats are finding their way into coaches’ stat sheets all the time. Some baseball personnel and fans even generate new stats to help understand a particular part of the game.

“I take their runs and their RBIs, subtract the home runs because it’s the same run, and then divide it by their total plate appearances to get an idea of what their production average is as opposed to just what

their batting average is,” Beals said. “I want to see how many runs they are putting up on the scoreboard per plate appearance than just how many hits they are getting.”

New kinds of stats are popping up at many college campuses in America. Coaches are trying to find ways to stay ahead of other teams so they may have the advantage. Beals said this trend will only continue to grow larger on college campuses.

“As coaches continue to evolve and growing with the information that has become available, things evolve, and I think the evolution of sabermetrics will catch some wind in the college game also in the near future,” Beals said.

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The following day, the team will split into two squads: OSU Scarlet and OSU Gray. Team Scarlet is set to face Northern Kentucky at 9:30 a.m. at Buckeye Field, while Team Gray is scheduled to play Toledo at 11:45 a.m.

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was going to give us the confidence to keep going,” Amankwa said.

“The past two games we’ve been playing great. I think we’re going to continue winning.”

Bluem said the Cardinals are a good team, but stylistically they are different from the Buckeyes, which could present a challenge for his team.

A look at Louisville Louisville holds a 4-2-3 overall record and 0-0-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Cardinals played No. 22 North Carolina State to a draw on Friday night at home. The team has not lost in its last three matches.

Freshman forward Tate Schmitt leads the team, as well as the ACC, with six goals and two assists. Behind Schmitt, the team has strong balance, as senior midfielder Ben Strong, junior midfielders Andrew Brody and Daniel Johnson and sophomore midfielder/defender Tim Kubel have each found the back of the net twice in 2015.

What’s next?

Following Tuesday’s action, the Buckeyes are scheduled to get back on the road to face Michigan State at 1 p.m. on Sunday in East Lansing, Michigan.

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OSU men’s soccer to host No. 24 Louisville MARIESHA GIBSON Lantern reporter gibson.917@osu.edu After a win against in-state rival Dayton on Friday, the Ohio State men’s soccer team is preparing to conclude a three-game home stand against No. 24 Louisville.

The Buckeyes are scheduled to take on the Cardinals at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

OSU started off the season slow, dropping four of its first five matches, but the team has started to gain some confidence after playing two ranked teams — No. 11 Akron and No. 13 Penn State — to draws before picking up its second win of the season against the Flyers.

SAMANTHA HOLLINGSHEAD | PHOTO EDITOR “It was a very difficult start to the OSU junior running back Ezekiel Elliott (15) jumps over a defender during a game against Western Michigan on Sept. 26 at season for us, one that we didn’t Ohio Stadium. OSU won 38-12. expect,” OSU coach John Bluem said. “So now that we’re finally getting some results, the guys are building some confidence and belief in themselves.”

Junior forward Yaw Amankwa agreed with Bluem, as he said he feels that the team will finally start to pick up momentum and add to the win column.

KEVIN STANKIEWICZ the Buckeyes just three plays and offense had in the entire two previ- — which Meyer called just “OK” “We all talked about it, and we Assistant Sports Editor 49 seconds to travel 65 yards for ous games.

— but knowing the amount of big knew that once we got us a win it stankiewicz.16@osu.edu the game’s first touchdown.

Big plays — which coach Urban plays that could have been bothSOCCER CONTINUES ON 7 Junior running back Ezekiel Meyer said were an emphasis for ered Jones.

The Ohio State offense had not Elliott was able to get to the edge the team during his Monday press “Oh my god,” he said when performed up to its expectations in and pick up 26 yards on the drive’s conference — ended up being a asked about throws he left short. its first two home games. In each second play, which set up redshirt key part of the game, whether it “We could have put up a couple contest, the defense dominated junior Cardale Jones’ connection be those OSU connected on or the more touchdowns, but just the while the offense did just enough with redshirt junior wide receiv- numerous ones that were left un- simple fact that it was my fault for to preserve victory. er Michael Thomas for a 38-yard fulfilled. the underthrown ball.”

But after the performance score.

The Buckeyes finished with six To eradicate the missed long against Western Michigan on SatIt was a much different opening plays of over 20 yards, but that throws, both Thomas and Jones urday, it appears the offense is be- drive than the last two weeks. number had the potential to be said it comes down to trust. ginning to get its wheels in motion Last week against Northern Illi- much higher had it not been for unThomas said the quarterback after the sluggish start. nois, Jones threw an interception, derthrown passes by Jones, which needs to trust the receiving corps “I think we started to see some while a botched snap on the punt Meyer called “alarming.” to track the ball down. But after things come together today that resulted in a turnover on downs the Jones finished with a career-high showing they have the ability to were exciting,” co-offensive coor- game prior versus Hawaii.

288 yards, two touchdowns and get beyond the defense, he thinks dinator and offensive line coach “I felt like that was a great one interception — which came Jones will now just “put it out Ed Warinner said following OSU’s spark,” Thomas said of the first on an underthrown pass to redshirt there” for the receivers to go get.

ED MOMOT | FOR THE LANTERN 38-12 win. series. sophomore H-back Jalin Marshall However, when Jones did trust The OSU men’s soccer team The excitement Warinner menThe opening drive alone fea- in the end zone. the receivers, the results were after playing Penn State on tioned was seen from the offense’s tured two plays over 20 yards, The Cleveland native said he there.

Sept. 20 at Jesse Owens first time out onto the turf. It took which is the same amount the OSU was pleased with his performance OFFENSE CONTINUES ON 7 Memorial Stadium.

Making strides

OSU offense shows progress in victory over WMU

Ohio State increasing emphasis on statistics COLIN GAY Lantern reporter gay.125@osu.edu The rise of statistical analysis has changed the way fans have looked at sports. Mostly used in professional sports, the data analytics phenomenon has trickled down to the college level. Ohio State athletic teams have embraced this transition and now use some of these stats to their advantage.

“Obviously the small, intricate details could be a difference-maker, and as a staff we try to look for those intricate details to be more

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prepared,” said Patrick Klein, an assistant coach for the women’s

basketball team.

Those intricate details vary by sport. For Klein and the staff for women’s basketball, statistics give the coaches a better idea of what is happening on the court.

“I think statistics give us some real, hard facts about the performance and productivity of our players,” Klein said. “Not just from minutes and field-goal percentage, but from what they are doing with offensive rebounding, assists, steals, blocks to affect the game on both ends of the court.”

These hard facts that coaches learn from statistics are non-ne-

gotiable, especially in the sense of a position battle. Each coach has his or her own way of evaluating a particular player’s performance.

For OSU football coach Urban Meyer, statistics played a large role in deciding the nation’s most talked about offseason storyline: the quarterback battle.

At the Big Ten Media Days in July, Meyer said “gut instinct” would be a factor in determining whether redshirt junior Cardale Jones or redshirt sophomore J.T. Barrett, but a lot of the decision would be made off data.

“There’s also going to be a lot

of statistical data that we chart and watch very closely,” Meyer said in July. “So, basically, we’re keeping score of everything. And everything, obviously, multiplied when you start adding 7-on-7 mini field, third-down periods and all that.”

Statistics are also a way for coaches to think outside the box in terms of coaching strategy.

This especially comes in handy for Greg Beals, the head coach of the OSU baseball team. Instead of having a traditional batting order, Beals changes it up a little bit.

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