Oct. 26 2011

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Wednesday October 26, 2011 year: 132 No. 25

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thailyr Scrivner Lantern reporter scrivner.2@osu.edu

Battling Badgers

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The defensive line is preparing to be the Buckeyes’ best asset Saturday when they take on Wisconsin at 8 p.m.

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A new residence hall under construction on South Campus is on budget and on time, but some students are inconvenienced by the amount of construction at residence halls. The Hall Complex Expansion Phase II, also referred to as the new 10th Avenue residence hall, is on track give a home to 510 students by the start of the 2012 academic year. The building currently does not have a name, but will likely have a title relating to its location on 10th Avenue, said Thyrone Henderson, associate director for University Residence Life. Construction on the building is scheduled to be completed by June 15, 2012. Dorm rooms will be suite style with three bedrooms, two students per room. Rooms will also include a living area, an individual toilet room and a shower room with three sinks.

Individual rooms will be about 125 square feet and include a 29 square foot walk-in closet to be shared by the two students in each room. The six-floor building will have 533 beds, 510 for students, 16 resident adviser beds and seven apartments on the first floor, said Ruth Miller, project manager. “President (E. Gordon) Gee has an initiative to have sophomores live on campus and this is part of that initiative … to add more beds to the inventory,” Miller said. The building was intended to be an upperclassmen dorm, meaning a sophomore-and-up community, but Henderson said they are unsure if this will be the case. “We’re certainly open to what is the best depending on learning communities,” Henderson said. “At this point it could be that it will be a mix, but it wasn’t built specifically for first-years.” The total project budget was $51 million, with a $37 million construction budget.

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The new 10th Avenue residence hall will house 510 students upon its completion at the start of the 2012 academic year.

WESTBORO PROTEST A member of the Westboro Baptist Church, located in Topeka, Kan., picketed at OSU Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. The WBC held up signs in a protest to profess their beliefs and sang along to music.

Colleen Carey Lantern reporter carey.259@osu.edu

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Getting real on campus

The Lantern talked to former ‘Real World’ cast member Naomi Defensor about auditions Saturday on campus.

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Restoration finalized

After two years, Cunz Hall, the location of the College of Public Health, opened on Oct. 14, 2011.

A recent Gallup poll suggests that 50 percent of Americans are favor the legalization of marijuana. This record-high number, up from 46 percent last year, has been increasing steadily since Gallup first started asking about the legalization of marijuana in 1969 when only 12 percent favored it, according to Gallup. The poll was conducted by cellphone and landline interviews of a random sample from every state of 1,005 adults, age 18 and older, from Oct. 6 to Oct. 9, according to Gallup. The margin of error for the survey is 4 percent. Nick Sgandurra, a fourth-year in criminology and sociology, said he thinks our economy will benefit from the legalization of marijuana. “I’m for (the legalization of marijuana) because I feel like it would really cut down on a lot of black market sort of activities,” he said. “A lot of tax revenue could be generated from it. It may not be a popular thing but it may be a solution to a lot of tax problems.” Marijuana is the third-most-popular recreational drug in the U.S. behind tobacco and alcohol, according to National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. Forty-six percent of Americans think marijuana should remain illegal and they are made up mostly of people 65 and older, conservatives, Republicans, women and those living in the Southern U.S, according to the poll. Liberals, people ages 18 to 29, moderates, independents and democrats were most likely to favor legalization, according to Gallup. “I think society would suffer a little from a sort of backlash to (the legalization of marijuana). The moral objectors would probably speak out against it most strongly,” Sgandurra said. “As time goes on, and it’s more accepted, … people can only have so much energy yelling about something they might not care about.” Ohio House Bill 478, sponsored by Rep. Kenneth Yuko (D), proposes the legalization of marijuana for medical use and was introduced on April 7, 2010, and assigned to the Health committee, according to Ohio’s legislature website. Ohio Senate Bill 343, also supporting the

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legalization of medical marijuana was introduced on May 22, 2008, by Sen. Tom Roberts (D), is awaiting further action from the judiciary criminal justice committee, according to Ohio’s legislature website. “I know it’s not going to get passed,” Yuko told The Lantern in April. “But we’ve got the state of Ohio talking about it, and it’s the right thing to do. The people of Ohio are aware of its potential and with the publicity and attention (the bill) is getting, hopefully someone will come along with some money to help out.”

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Puff, puff... pass? According to the most recent Gallup poll, 50 percent of Americans believe that marijuana should be legalized. This number doubled from just 15 years ago and is up 38 percent from the poll’s initial findings in 1969.

American support of the legalization of marijuana

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Campus printing creates jam for students

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Thailyr Scrivner Lantern reporter scrivner.2@osu.edu

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Whether it be a research paper, coupons or class notes, printing costs can add up, but students have many options when it comes to printing on- and off-campus. OSU libraries currently offer purchase printing, with one black and white page costing 9 cents and color printing costing 25 cents per page. Pages must be purchased with money on a student’s BuckID. WiredOut, a campus technology store, offers students deals on printers, the most popular being the Hewlett Packard HP Deskjet 3054 , an all-in-one printer, selling for $50. The product currently sells for $79.99 at Staples. A combo pack of black and tricolor ink package costs $30.99 from HP’s website, which can produce 190 black pages and 165 color pages, according to HP’s website. For an HP cartridge from their website, a

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There are currently 16 states and Washington, D.C. that have legalized marijuana for medical use. Ohio is one of six states with such legislation pending, according to ProCon.org. Diana Sencherey, a second-year in health information management systems, thinks at a minimum, marijuana should be made legal for medical use to help patients.

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Alex Polivka, a 2nd-year in security intelligence, waits for the printer while others stand in line.

25-page article will cost about $4 to print in black ink only, and about $4.75 to print in color. This does not include the original $50 purchase of your own printer assuming you purchase the printer from WiredOut. Using a library printer will cost a student with the same 25-page article $2.25 for black ink, and $6.25 for color. Costs for black-ink only through on-campus options are significantly lower than buying your own cartridge, while color items are cheaper to print with your own printer if you use the HP Deskjet. “The only thing I would say (about owning a printer) is just convenience... especially off-campus,” Scotty Wells, a fourth-year in marketing and logistics and WiredOut sales associate, said. “It costs a lot more for you to print it.” WiredOut offers ink refills on most HP and other brands at $9.99 for black and $14.99 for color, Wells said. Buying a cartridge from a manufacturer or campus location isn’t the only option for students. Located between 13th and 14th Avenues on High

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