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The Ohio State University Marching Band performs during the Gator Bowl on Jan. 2, 2012 in Jacksonville, Fla. OSU lost 24-17 to the Florida Gators.
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THOMAS BRADLEY Campus editor bradley.321@osu.edu Soon after Florida quarterback John Brantley took a knee on EverBank field to seal the victory for the Gators’ victory over the Buckeyes, the final note was struck from the Ohio State University Marching Band under the direction of Dr. Jon Woods. The lyrics of “Carmen Ohio” were written to symbolize the spirit of OSU. After OSU’s loss to Florida Monday, the cheerleaders and a few Buckeye football players gathered around Woods and the marching band and celebrated that spirit with the playing of “Carmen Ohio.” The moment brought a tear to Woods’ eye. “Jon Woods has played the soundtrack to the
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Jon Woods dots the ‘i’ of Script Ohio during halftime on Nov. 19, 2011. Waters said. “We have students in the band whose parents played under Jon Woods. That family feeling is just an awesome thing.” As the director of the marching band, Woods plays an integral part on game days in the ‘Shoe, and across the country.
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Ohio to play key role in presidential election SARAH STEMEN Oller reporter stemen.66@osu.edu As President Barack Obama begins his re-election campaign in Cleveland Wednesday with an economy focused event, one Ohio State professor is speculating that Ohio will play a key role in determining the outcome of the 2012 presidential election. David Stebenne, a professor of law and history at OSU, explained how important Ohio is to Obama’s presidential campaign. “There are about nine states that have flipped back-and-forth during elections. Only one of them has enough electoral votes that if Obama carries only that one state, he doesn’t need the other eight,” Stebenne said. “And that one state is Ohio.” According to multiple media reports, Obama will speak at Shaker Heights High School on Wednesday to revive his efforts for boosting the economy. Stebenne said Obama’s campaign advisers have paid close attention to Ohio.
“It encourages the team on Obama’s campaign to argue that Ohio should be a top priority because they could lose all the others,” he said. “They could lose the Virginias, the North Carolinas, the Indianas, the Colorados, if they carry Ohio.” But Stebenne said the Democratic Party is not the only party closely watching Ohio. “The Republicans are even more aware of the importance of Ohio,” Stebenne said. “No Republican has ever been elected president without carrying Ohio. So the likelihood is increased that both parties will go all out in Ohio in 2012.” Stebenne said the 2012 presidential campaign will be unique for Ohio, due to the circumstances. “The economy is not great in Ohio and the state has lost a lot of jobs, so I have no idea what campaigning will be like,” he said. “The housing market is also not good. So it’s not the easiest terrain for the incumbent.” Some OSU students said they know the importance of voting in Ohio during the 2012 presidential elections.
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President Barack Obama is set to begin his 2012 presidential campaign in Cleveland, Ohio, on Wednesday.
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Buckeye Nation for over a quarter century,” said Jon Waters, assistant director of the marching band. “For the football team, Dr. Woods has been there for some great moments and provided that extra boost and extra motivation for fans and coaches and players over the years.” Twenty-eight years ago, Woods took over as the director of the marching band and quickly made the band his family. Woods, 72, has been in the OSU marching band program for 38 years. “The band, I think is his family,” Waters said. “He’s a father figure and a mentor and he promoted that family feeling all the while he was here.” Because of the sheer amount of time Woods has been in the marching band program, he has been able to touch several generations of Buckeyes. “There are so many generations of band students who have come through who had him as a director,”
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Urban Meyer held a meeting with non-senior members of the Ohio State football team at 7 a.m. Tuesday to officially begin his tenure as head coach, and social media chaos ensued. According to multiple players’ Twitter accounts, the team was informed that the use of the social media platform was no longer allowed. Just hours later, some players backtracked on their Twitter accounts, denying that such a ban had been implemented. Junior tight end Reid Fragel tweeted from his account, @FRAGEL88, around noon Tuesday, saying: “New staff new rules. No more twitter, not a big
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deal and probably for the better. Love our fans, love this place. Go Bucks #2012.” By about 4:45 p.m., Fragel issued the following tweet: “Just now finding out the whole twitter thing wasn’t exactly true. #hearsay.” OSU athletics spokesman Jerry Emig said he was unable to confirm a social media ban on OSU players. “While I understand through others that players have indicated there is a ban, I am not in a position to confirm or deny such a ban,” Emig said in an email to The Lantern. Had a social media ban be implemented, OSU football could have violated federal law. David A. Goldberger, professor emeritus of law at OSU’s Moritz College of Law, said a complete ban of
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