Monday January 27, 2014 year: 134 No. 12
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$9M ’Shoe project to add seats, lights Kathleen Martini Oller reporter martini.35@osu.edu
Qing Dai Lantern reporter dai.133@osu.edu After shootings at two U.S. universities shook students last week, some Ohio State officials said OSU would be ready if something similar were to happen in Columbus. A Purdue University student fatally stabbed and shot a fellow student in West Lafayette, Ind., Tuesday. The student who committed the crime was charged with murder Thursday. Another shooting was reported at South Carolina State University Friday, which resulted in a student’s death. One suspect has been arrested so far in the latter case. University spokesman Gary Lewis sent a university statement about the shootings to The Lantern in an email. “We were saddened to hear about tragic events on other college campuses this week, and our thoughts and support go out to the victims, their families and our colleagues at those institutions,” he said. Lewis also emphasized OSU’s efforts toward university safety. “The safety of our students, staff, faculty,
patients and university guests is of the utmost importance,” he said. “These tragic incidents are unfortunate reminders that we should all be familiar with the many resources available to help us keep our community safe.” David Rose, the University Police patrol bureau captain, said officers at OSU would be ready if a shooting happened on campus. “University (Police officers) are well-prepared with training, equipment and technology to respond appropriately and effectively to an incident, such as those which have taken place at Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech,” Rose said. In February 2008, a man shot 21 people, five of whom were killed, at Northern Illinois University, before he shot and killed himself. In April 2007, a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University student fatally shot 32 people at Virginia Tech before killing himself. There was also a shooting on OSU’s campus in March 2010. An OSU employee shot a manager and a shift leader at the OSU Maintenance Building before shooting himself. The shooter and manager both died from gunshot wounds, but the shift leader survived. The university has a variety of ways to communicate with students if immediate action is required to keep them safe, Lewis said, including the Buckeye
Alert system, which notifies students, staff and faculty, as well as others, about potential threats in the campus area via text message. When a potential threat of a shooting or explosive violence was identified by the university April 7, OSU informed students via public safety notice. The threat was reportedly geared at a “cafeteria” or unspecified area on campus. Police presence was increased on campus the following day investigating the claims that were made on a website. Four days earlier, University Police had issued a notice for a similar threat made on a fantasy, role-player game site. Despite recent events, some OSU students said typically they don’t worry much about their safety at OSU. “OSU is a (generally) safe campus,” said Amy Roberts, a fourth-year in linguistics. Roberts said she thinks the shootings this past week might influence OSU officials’ view of safety on campus and might even lead to changes. “(The shooting at Purdue was) a lot of closer than the shooting at Virginia Tech a few years ago,” Roberts said. Zack Sobel, a third-year in psychology, said the shooting at Purdue could have easily happened at
The sea of scarlet and gray in the south end zone at Ohio Stadium is about to grow a little bigger for the coming season at the price of nearly $9 million. Seating is being added to the south stands to move about 2,500 students out of the north end zone C-Deck, Dan Wallenberg, associate athletics director of communications, said in an email. The project is set to start this week with an August completion date, Wallenberg said, and construction company Barton Malow is working on the project. Permanent lighting installations on top of the stadium walls are also set to be added to Ohio Stadium during this time. The entire project is slated to cost the Department of Athletics $8.9 million, Wallenberg said. The project’s completion is set to result in 18,900 total student seats in the south stands and 9,400 at the north end, he said. North stand student seating is split into two parts: 5,500 seats in the lower-level A-Deck and 6,400 in the upper-level C-Deck. The 2,500 seats that will no longer be for students specifically will come from the upper deck only, Wallenberg said. Current seating capacity in Ohio Stadium is 102,329, according to the athletics facilities website. Attendance is typically about 105,000 for games, though, which Wallenberg said is because OSU Marching Band members, ushers and media are counted in the total as well. Availability and pricing of student ticket packages will not be affected by the expansion, Wallenberg said. Some students said the expansion will create a more intimidating atmosphere in Ohio Stadium. “Game-wise, it will definitely be louder in the south stands now,” said Lauren Franke, a fourthyear in nutrition who purchased student tickets in the south stands this year. “As far as student spirit, it will be harder to get everything (various cheers) going, because there’s not as much interaction with
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Restaurant, bar to Renovations restrict Woody’s Tavern’s hours open near campus Maria Nicoloulias For The Lantern nicoloulias.4@osu.edu
Woody’s Tavern in the Ohio Union is set to be closed daily until 3 p.m. for the foreseeable future because $64,000 in kitchen renovations are running behind schedule. The renovations, which include the installation of three new ovens, were started during winter break and slated for completion before students returned for Spring Semester. Changes to the location of the ovens resulted in delays, said Dave Isaacs, spokesman for Student Life. Isaacs said limiting the hours of operation is necessary to allow the contractors to get work done in the most efficient and timely manner. “There isn’t a firm completion date, but we hope to go back to our regular schedule before mid-February,” Isaacs said. The new pizza ovens are set to allow Woody’s to offer a better product and expand
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Woody’s Tavern is located in the Ohio Union. It is set to be closed daily until 3 p.m. for the foreseeable future because $64,000 in kitchen renovations are running behind schedule.
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Ethyl & Tank, a new bar and restaurant, is set to open at 19 13th Ave. Feb. 4.
SHay trotter Senior Lantern reporter trotter.35@osu.edu
Snow plows through campus A snow plow pushing snow on 18th Avenue. An estimated 2.2 inches of snow fell on Columbus Sunday with temperatures dropping as low as 17 degrees, according to the Weather Channel.
Combining beer, coffee, a chef and an arcade in one location may seem like an unusual mix, but it happens to be the selling point for the owners of Ethyl & Tank, the newest bar and restaurant set to come to the campus area. Taking the place of a pet shop, Ethyl & Tank is set to be a versatile space catering to Ohio State students in its location across from the Ohio Union. “This is a space where all those aspects are well-integrated together and kind of melt and mesh perfectly,” said Ali Alshahal, one of the store’s owners. The new establishment, located at 19 13th Ave., is set to open Feb. 4. with about 40 people on staff, Alshahal said. The establishment is named after a gas station in Savannah, Ga., Alshahal said, and was developed by the team responsible for renovating The Crest and Fourth Street Patio Bar & Grill. One of Ethyl & Tank’s highlights, Alshahal said, will be food prepared daily by a chef, featuring items such as pork rinds, catfish, handcrafted burgers and meatloaf. Pat Dunleavy, another individual responsible for the development of the restaurant , said the group put a lot of thought into the development of the restaurant’s menu. “A big part is our passion, our passion for the beer and for the food,” he said.
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