Monday January 30, 2012 year: 132 No. 15
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Despite All-Star bid, fans feeling ‘blue’
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Pat Brennan Sports editor brennan.164@osu.edu
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‘Big Game L’ steps up
You might think that hosting the 2013 National Hockey League All-Star Game would be enough to satisfy Columbus Blue Jackets fans, but for some, it isn’t. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced Saturday during his annual All-Star Weekend address that the city of Columbus, the Blue Jackets and Nationwide Arena will host the 2013 NHL All-Star Game. “The Blue Jackets did a terrific job of hosting the NHL Entry Draft in 2007 and we have no doubt that we’ll have a good time there with the All-Star game,” Bettman said during his address in Ottawa, Ontario, site of the 2012 All-Star Game. “We look forward to bringing all of these events and all of our guests to Columbus.” Just hours later — and about 660 miles away from where Bettman made
the announcement — hundreds of Blue Jackets fans gathered in the plaza outside Nationwide Arena to protest the team, currently buried at the bottom of the league standings. The two events made for a day that a Blue Jackets beat writer described as “peculiar.” Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman praised the NHL’s announcement in a press release, saying the decision bolsters the city’s reputation as a premier national sports destination. “The Columbus Blue Jackets are one of the nation’s best examples of sports acting as a major economic catalyst,” Coleman said in the release. “When Nationwide Arena was built in 2000, it was the centerpiece of Columbus’ Arena District, which has revitalized our Downtown and our city and gained national acclaim as one of the best redeveloped urban entertainment complexes in the United States.” The All-Star Game represents $50
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It was announced Saturday, that Columbus would be hosting the 2013 NHL All-Star Game, fans however protested the team’s performance.
Lenzelle Smith Jr. hit his first career double-double Sunday during the basketball team’s win against Michigan.
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Cartoon convention
12th annual Ohayocon was held this past weekend at The Greater Columbus Convention Center.
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Bomb Squad search false alarm
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Fundraising for BuckeyeThon easy as pie Kristen Mitchell Lantern reporter mitchell.935@osu.edu In its eleventh year, BuckeyeThon continues to push the envelope for a good cause as the number of participants for its annual dance marathon continues to grow, and they raise the bar for fundraising. BuckeyeThon is a student organization that hosts a 12-hour annual dance marathon and is one of the largest student philanthropic groups on campus. The dance event raises money for Nationwide Children’s Hospital; $222,518 was raised during the 2011 marathon and $100,823 in 2010, according to Lantern archives. The dance marathon also continues to grow in its number of participants every year. In 2011, 1,400 dancers registered for the dance marathon, according to Lantern archives; the anticipated registration for 2012 is an additional 1,000 dancers. “I would say we are expected to hit 2,450 to 2,500 by the date of the dance marathon,” said
Kiersten McCartney, a third-year in biology and director of dancer fundraising. So far, more than 2,400 students have registered, with nearly a month left until the event. “Our goal is to raise $275,000; we’re really hoping to hit that mark. It’ll be just over $50,000 more than last year,” McCartney said. Each participant is required to pay $100 to register, along with a $10 fee that covers all overhead costs for the event. Many students turn to fundraising to decrease the personal cost of participating. “My committee and I work to ensure that every dancer that registers for BuckeyeThon has the tools required to raise the $100,” McCartney said. BuckeyeThon provides students with opportunities such as selling chocolate, selling football helmetshaped mugs, holding letter-writing campaigns to reach out to family members and organizing trips to nearby communities to go door-to-door “canning,” or asking for food donations, McCartney said. They also take advantage of the crowds of Buckeye fans that come to town during football season.
“One football game, canners will go out for about an hour before the game to tailgates to solicit donations from fans who are in town,” McCartney said. While these options are available for all students, some elect to come up with their own creative fundraising techniques. Jenny Tran, a second-year in biology, held an event called “Pie an RA” in her residence hall on Jan. 22, during which she and her friends charged students $1 to throw a pan of whipped cream at a resident adviser in her complex that had volunteered for the cause. Tran and her friends had hoped to raise $200, but only brought in $50 from the event. Tran, who participated last year, said she was attracted to the event because of its popularity on campus. “BuckeyeThon had so much hype and energy,” Tran said. “It’s not something I can do in my hometown, and how can you say no to the cause?”
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Some party hosts drink more than guests
Amanda Pierce Lantern reporter pierce.343@osu.edu
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Whitney Jones, a 2nd-year in strategic communication, gets pied in the face by one of her residents at Nosker House as part of the “Pie an RA” fundraiser for BuckeyeThon on Jan. 22.
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Whether it’s beer, wine or liquor, a new study says that off-campus-party hosts tend to drink more alcoholic drinks than their guests. The study also found that on any given weekend, at least 10 percent of students could be hosting a party. Natalie Milliron, a first-year in business marketing, said this research is definitely in line with her personal experiences. “Whenever, I go to (off-campus) parties, I would say the people who host them are going pretty crazy,” Milliron said. Random samples of students were given online surveys on high- and low-risk weekends between 2005-2007, said Cynthia Buettner, assistant professor in the College of Education and Human Ecology and lead author of the study. Buettner said the research focused on party hosts because it was an audience that had not been closely studied. And the results are not too surprising, Buettner said. Off-campus party hosts consumed an average of nine drinks while those on campus consumed an average of 4.5 drinks. Research found that people hosting on-campus parties drink less than those attending.
The average number of drinks consumed by attendees at on- and off-campus parties was about the same: 7.5 drinks. Students hosting parties on campus might worry about university-sanctioned consequences while off-campus hosts are less likely to do so, Buettner said. “We know from research that one of the things that makes a difference in people’s drinking is whether they think that the policies and laws around drinking will be enforced and how likely they are to be caught,” she said.
While he agrees with the findings, Tommy Glace, a first-year in radiation therapy, said it all depends on the situation. “If somebody has all these people in their house they might (not drink) to watch what people are doing,” Glace said. “But it depends on the person.” Milliron said she agrees there might be something to be said for staying sober if you’re hosting a party. “I’ve actually had a bunch of friends who have
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