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From looking into the lives of their students from their classroom work to the fun of game day, parents and families got to see what it is like to be a Buckeye at Parent and Family Weekend 2011. “We want to give students and their families an opportunity to connect in the Ohio State experience,” said Ryan Lovell, director of parent, family and alumni relations. “Family is important to students, especially when they are away for college.” Parent and Family Weekend allowed students to show their families what life at Ohio State is like through more than 20 different events Friday to Sunday. “We believe this connection between student and family is an essential part of student success at Ohio State,” Lovell said. “Our schedule is designed to foster this understanding and allow for connections to be made within families.” While all events for the weekend had good attendance, some stood out more than others, such as a conversation with the university president.
The OSU football team limited Illinois to just seven points Saturday, resulting in a 17-7 win.
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Fourth-year Jena Parker stands with her parents during an Ohio Stadium tour for Parent and Family Weekend 2011 on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. President E. Gordon Gee hosted a conversation with students and families on Saturday morning. “He speaks with our guests and also takes questions from the crowd. They love this interaction with Dr. Gee,” Lovell said. There are many different lunch options but some are special to the families, such as the Distant
Buckeyes lunch. Held for Legacy Students, which are students whose parents, grandparents, brothers, or sisters went to OSU, this lunch is for those students who are not from Ohio. The First Generation lunch for students being the first of their family to attend college. “The program at each is specific to the population present and these are very popular with guests,” Lovell said. Carlie Rice, a first-year in exploration, attended the First Generation Lunch with her parents and said it was nice with a lot of good speakers. “The weekend has been very spirited but the best part was getting to really see the campus and spend time with my family,” Rice said. Another event was about going behind the scenes at Ohio Stadium. Families were able to walk on the sidelines, view the field from one of the 81 suites and travel up to the collegiate press box. Jena Parker, a fourth-year in security and intelligence, said she enjoyed the different events throughout the weekend. “Just showing my parents around campus …
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Running back Daniel “Boom” Herron carries the ball between two Illinois defenders in a game between the OSU Buckeyes and the Illinois Fighting lllini on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011.
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‘Boom’ ignites OSU offense Pat Brennan Spors editor brennan.164@osu.edu CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Ohio State football’s trip to Champaign, Ill., to play then-No.16 Illinois saw the Buckeyes facing adverse circumstances. A breakout 2011 debut for senior running back Daniel “Boom” Herron helped the Buckeyes overcome those and upset Illinois, 17-7. Coming off two consecutive losses to Big Ten opponents, OSU also had to contend with the wind at Memorial Stadium, which gusted and swirled throughout the game, as well as the Fighting Illini offensive and defensive units, ranked third and fourth in the conference, respectively. Originally slated to miss the first five games of the season for selling OSU football memorabilia in exchange for improper benefits in the form of
tattoos, Herron was suspended for a sixth game for being overpaid for work he did not do at a summer job in the off-season. Herron had an immediate impact in his first game Saturday, though, rushing for 23 yards on three carries on OSU’s first possession of the game, which resulted in a 43-yard field goal attempt into the wind that sophomore kicker Drew Basil knocked in to put OSU up, 3-0. OSU took a 3-0 lead into half and had Herron out-gaining every player on both teams to that point with 70 yards on 12 carries. “This is what (Herron’s) been working for,” firstyear OSU head coach Luke Fickell said after the game. “He’s gone through a lot. He’s sacrificed a lot and he’s learned a lot. He’s a big part of our team. “He’s excited about it (being back) and I know the guys in the locker room are excited about it,” Fickell said. On OSU’s first play from scrimmage in the
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second half, Herron darted for the corner of the Illinois end zone and scored on a 12-yard run to put the Buckeyes up, 10-0. Freshman corner back Bradley Roby intercepted a pass from Illini sophomore quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase and returned it 36 yards to position Herron for the score. Herron is no stranger to putting points on the scoreboard for OSU, having posted a touchdown in 13 consecutive games for OSU. “I was definitely happy to be back on the field,” Herron said postgame. “Missing the first six games was definitely hard on me and I was very anxious to get back out there.” Despite not playing a single down for OSU since the Sugar Bowl Jan. 4 — a game that has since been vacated along with the rest of OSU’s 2010 season — Herron didn’t appear to miss a beat in his
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Brutus joins students in dance during the Indian Student Association’s Navratri 2011 at the Ohio Union Ballroom on Friday, Oct. 14, 2011.
The Indian Student Association at Ohio State presented the religious Indian dance festival Navratri 2011 on Oct. 14, with live music, food and dancing at the Archie Griffin Ballroom inside the Ohio Union. Navratri was awarded the Most Innovative Student Organization Program in its first year in 2010 by the Office of Student Life and the Ohio Union. Since then, the president of the Indian Student Association, Avinash Gupta, has made major improvements that helped bring about 600 people to the 2011 event, compared to 2010’s attendance of about 500. “It is really cool to see the turnout of
this event as it continues to grow from last years’, and to see even more Indians attend the event this year is also really great,” said Megha Shah, a second-year in exploration. The changes include moving the event from the RPAC to the Ohio Union and having 20 Indian volunteers who would help others in learning the traditional dances. “We moved the event from the RPAC to the Ohio Union because we thought it would be a better location since there are many events held at the Ohio Union, and (it would) also help us to reach more people,” Gupta said. Navratri 2011 had two main goals this year according to Gupta: to expand and increase the awareness of this event to Indian students on campus and around
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