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Tuesday October 26, 2010 year: 130 No. 85 the student voice of

The Ohio State University

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thelantern ‘Porches don’t just fall down’

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DYLAN TUSSEL Lantern reporter tussel.2@osu.edu

Photos of the day Check out thelantern.com for photos around campus.

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Evan who?

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Read the story online for video from the scene.

CODY COUSINO / Lantern photographer

The roof of the porch at 44 E. Lane Ave. collapsed Saturday at about 3:30 a.m.

8A Say goodbye to class-free Fridays

Ohio State will look to junior guard William Buford to replace the production of Evan Turner this season.

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Taste of Belgium at Wex

Located in the Wexner Center’s lower lobby, the new cafe began offering a full breakfast and lunch menu Monday. The cafe replaces Cam’s on Campus.

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Light at night linked to obesity Facebook

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LAUREN HALLOW Senior Lantern reporter hallow.1@osu.edu

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Comparing the quarter calendar to the 2012 semester calendar

Expect more Friday classes in 2012. And for that matter, expect to take more classes throughout the week, Ohio State ofÿcials say. It’s all a part of the multi-million-dollar conversion from quarters to semesters. “The big question that students have is, ‘How is this going to affect me?’” said Jay Hobgood, co-chair of the Council on Academic Affairs. That council is leading the daunting task of moving the university to a new schedule by summer 2012. Ofÿcials at the Ofÿce of Academic Affairs made a pledge to students that the conversion won’t delay their graduation as long as they work with academic advisers to make sure they are on the right track. That means that students shouldn’t start a new course sequence that they can’t ÿnish before the transition, University Registrar Brad Myers said. Curricula in those sequences likely will change after the switch, as professors will have more time than a 10-week quarter to cover more material. For students who don’t heed Meyer’s advice, though, the university might offer “bridge courses” to get them up to speed in the sequence, said Jay Johnson, assistant provost for the Ofÿce of Academic Affairs. But that would be up to each department to decide, he said. Students will have to get used to traditional semester schedules, Johnson said, which typically means a higher courseload to make up for fewer terms throughout the year. In the end, though, the workload remains about the same, he said. “I think that you’re not studying more under semesters than you are under quarters, or less,” Johnson said. “It’s roughly the same amount.” Although many students — and professors — avoid Friday classes on the quarter system, Myers said that won’t be possible with semesters. “There’s just no way we can make (semesters) work with the classroom pool that we have without … taking advantage of Friday,” Myers said. “We just have to.”

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Spring Quarter 2011

June July

1st term 2011 2011 Summer Classes begin: June 20

August

No classes: July 4 Final exams: July 21 - 22

Summer 2nd term 2011 Classes begin: July 25 Final exams: Aug. 23 - 25

September October November

Autumn Quarter 2011

Summer Semester 2012

12,000 courses will be converted to semester schedule

Classes begin: June 18 No classes: July 4 Final exams: Aug. 6 - 8

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Autumn Semester 2012

academic programs at Ohio State involved in switch

Classes begin: Aug. 22 No classes: Sept. 3 No classes: Nov. 12 Thanksgiving: Nov. 21 - 23 Final exams: Dec. 6 - 12

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Classes begin: Sept. 21 No classes: Nov. 11 Thanksgiving: Nov. 24 No classes: Nov. 25 Final exams: Dec. 5 - 8

semester hours, compared with 185 quarter hours, will be needed to graduate

December Winter Break

Winter Break

January

Winter Quarter 2012 2012 Classes begin: Jan. 3 February

No classes: Jan. 16 Final exams: March 12 - 15

March

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Spring Semester 2013

Spring Break

April

Spring Quarter 2012

May

Classes begin: March 26 No classes: May 28 Final exams: June 4 - 7

courses will typically need to be taken at a time to stay on track to graduate

Classes begin: Jan. 7 No classes: Jan. 21 Spring Break: March 11 -15 Final exams: April 24 - 30

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semester-hour courses will take the place of 4 to 5 quarter-hour courses

May Term 2013 May 6 - 31

EMILY COLLARD / Lantern designer

Source: Office of Academic Affairs

Concussion treatment not a no-brainer It requires physical and cognitive testing, close monitoring and reassessment This is the second part of a threepart series on concussions. Today’s story is about prevention. Part three focuses on Second Impact Syndrome. GRANT FREKING AND JIMMY OLDHAM Lantern reporters freking.4@osu.edu, oldham.29@osu.edu

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The roof covering the front porch of an East Lane Avenue home collapsed Saturday morning. That’s the only thing the tenants and property manager agree on. A female called the police Saturday at 3:37 a.m. and said the roof of 44 E. Lane Ave. fell “because kids were sitting on it,” a Columbus Police dispatcher said. Carl Scoles, a ÿfth-year in animal sciences who lives with ÿve other students in the house, said the roof fell on its own. “The wood is so rotted and worn out on that thing,” he said. “I can’t believe it didn’t come down sooner.” Ryan Falk, a third-year in business at Bowling Green State University, was visiting his brother who lives in the

house. Falk said he was asleep in the living room when the roof collapsed and that nobody was sitting on it. But George Ypsilantis, property manager for Pella Co., which rents out more than 50 properties — including the one on East Lane — to students, said he suspects people sitting on the roof caused its collapse. “Porches don’t just fall down,” he said. When maintenance issues occur, Scoles said Pella does “the least amount possible to repair things.” “We’ve had problems with stuff falling apart before,” he

Diagnosing and treating athletic injuries is usually pretty cut-and-dry. Sprain an ankle? Rest, ice, compress and elevate, doctors say. Break an elbow? After surgery, put the arm in a sling until it heals. But concussions are more complicated. Max Stearns, an Ohio State fencer who has suffered two concussions playing recreational soccer in the last year, said the emotional side-effects from concussions are worse than the initial shots to the head. “Depression, anxiety and mood

changes are common characteristics associated with having a concussion,” Stearns said. “I felt I was much more moody. It didn’t take much to get me angry. I just felt like I had a little less control of my emotions.” Kelsey Logan, who treated Stearns and is the medical director of the OSU Sports Concussion Program, said her ÿrst priority is to guage brain damage after a head injury. “What we look for mainly is whether or not (the patient) is what we call neurologically intact, that their brain is functioning normally,” Logan said. “Most of the time what an athlete will complain of is a headache or maybe dizziness, and they feel sick to their stomach. Generally they feel like they’re just not quite with it.” Most of those symptoms can be cured in a relatively short amount of time, said

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How to identify, treat and recover from a concussion Common concussion symptoms: - headaches - dizziness - difficulty concentrating - irritability - light sensitivity - poor coordination - nausea What doctors will do:

Doctors ask patients to take computer, sensory and balance tests to assess symptoms and determine brain function.

What you should do:

Rest at home. Perform simple daily tasks only. Limit use of electronics and scholastic activity. Source: OSU Sports Medicine website

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