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Executive Vice President and Provost Joseph Steinmetz was confident sitting behind the desk in his new Bricker Hall office July 1.

“The transition, I have to admit, wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. Believe me, sitting in Bricker Hall on July 1 … you know you want to have that feeling (of) ‘What the hell did I get myself into,’ but I didn’t have that feeling,” he said.

After being the executive dean and vice provost of the College of Arts and Sciences, the largest college at Ohio State, Steinmetz wasn’t intimidated by the shift and the tasks he would face in his new position.

“When I was executive dean, I had to shift gears about every 20 minutes to something new.

So we’re talking about the marching band at 9 o’clock, at 9:30 there’s a distinguished professor of chemistry in my office wanting to talk about something to do with his research and then at 10 o’clock, there’s somebody from English or a chair of English, etc., so what this position is is more of that, just more people and more variety,” he said.

Steinmetz sat down with The Lantern Tuesday to talk about prepping the next university president, campus area safety and higher education affordability.

Preparing the next president Steinmetz sees himself as the link between President Emeritus E. Gordon Gee, Interim President Joseph Alutto and the next president.

“Part of the big job of being provost is being an adviser to the president,”

Steinmetz said. “I am the connection, and I regard that as a big part of my responsibility moving forward.”

Steinmetz said Gee approached him about assuming the provost position last winter. It was under Alutto, however, that he officially took on the role.

Gee announced his retirement June 4 after controversial remarks he made at a Dec. 5 OSU Athletic Conference meeting became public. Comments about Notre Dame and the Southeastern Conference in particular brought national attention.

Gee retired July 1, the same day Alutto and Steinmetz stepped into their new roles.

Steinmetz said he doesn’t think the next president needs to come from a strictly academic background, but he or she must have a couple essential qualities and an “understanding of what an academic institution is all about.”

“I just want them to appreciate higher education, appreciate what faculty does and what students need,” Steinmetz said.

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May Session to be free again in 2014 LOGAN HICKMAN Lantern reporter hickman.201@osu.edu Students will have the option of taking a free May Session class again this spring.

“We are planning to roll it out just like we did last year,” said Ohio State Executive Vice President and Provost Joseph Steinmetz.

Last year’s May Session was a result of OSU’s conversion to semesters. The fourweek long May Session was combined with a seven-week long Summer Session to comprise Summer Term. OSU offered students up to three free credit hours during May Session to encourage enrollment.

Steinmetz said he’ll be sending a memo to OSU faculty and the community at large in the next few days about the plan for May Session.

“It will say, ‘We are going to do what we did last year.’ It will go forward with the same kind of planning we did last year with the same kind of assumptions,” Steinmetz said. “The same kind of finance scheme, everything.”

Students who enrolled in May Session were still responsible for paying student fees, including Central Ohio Transit Authority and activity fees.

Those who took classes any time during Summer Term were eligible for a refund of up to $81 because student fees had been overcharged due to a problem with the quarter to semester conversion rate. The fee adjustments were issued July 15.

The adjusted fees for Summer 2013 for a full-time student were $25 for student activities, $51 in student union fees, $9 for COTA and $82 for recreation, according to the Office of the University Registrar website.

OSU refunded approximately 19,000 to 20,000 students because of the error.

Some OSU students said they enjoyed taking a class during the term.

“I took an operations lab during the last May Session. It was very cool and worked out,” said

OSU Executive Vice President and Provost Joseph Steinmetz spoke to The Lantern Oct. 8.

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Student-veterans’ future payments at risk if government shutdown persists SAM HARRINGTON Senior Lantern reporter harrington.227@osu.edu

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Some of Ohio State student-veterans’ future payments may be at risk in the event that the government shutdown continues until late October.

The GI Bill has paid student-veterans’ tuition and fees through Fall Semester 2012, but if the shutdown continues and the debt ceiling is breached, funding for Spring Semester as well as students’ month-to-month living stipends could stop, said Mike Carrell, director of OSU’s Office of Military and Veterans Services, in an email.

“If the government runs out of money under a debt-limit scenario later this month … student-veterans’ payments would be stopped,” he said.

The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides financial support for education and housing for student-veterans who served at least 90 days of aggregate service after Sept.

10, 2001, or who were discharged with a service-connected disability after 30 days, according to its website.

The U.S. government discontinued funding for federal services not deemed “essential” starting Oct. 1 after Congress failed to approve a national budget Sept. 30.

OSU has more than 2,200 students using benefits from the Department of Veteran Affairs and the Department of Defense, the overwhelming majority of whom are veterans who use the GI Bill benefits — those students are the ones who would be affected by the shutdown, Carrell said.

John Haviland, a former Marine Corps military police officer and an OSU student, said he would face issues if the shutdown continues.

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DANIEL BENDTSEN Lantern reporter bendtsen.1@osu.edu Some students and faculty frustrated with parking on campus might not find solace in remarks Interim President Joseph Alutto made to the University Senate last week.

Alutto said Thursday parking shortages on campus are the result of poor planning from the administration, and that space will continue to be tight until the numerous parking garages under construction are reopened.

“We had made decisions about what this university needs going forward in terms of construction, and in the process, eliminated some parking that will eventually come back in a year or two,” Alutto said.

Alutto added the issues did not have to do with the new parking vendor.

“But what we didn’t do effectively, I don’t think, is to plan for that interim period when we were going through that adjustment,” he said. “We have formerly available parking spaces which are now used as lay-down space for construction equipment, so it’s no longer available for parking. We have taken down garages without thinking carefully about the sequencing that needs to occur to make sure that parking space is available. That has nothing to do with our vendor.”

Alutto’s comments were a strong rebuke of the assumption by some who believe the privatization of campus parking is to blame for space shortages.

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OSU’s Board of Trustees voted in June 2012 to lease parking operations to QIC Global Infrastructure for 50 years and $483 million.

OSU’s Board of Trustees voted in June 2012 to lease OSU’s parking operations to an Australianbased investment company, QIC Global Infrastructure, for 50 years in exchange for a up-front payment of $483 million. CampusParc, which handles the day-to-day operations of university parking, began managing those systems in September 2012.

Alutto told the University Senate that faculty, staff and students should accept that reliance on West Campus will be the new norm for the foreseeable future.

“My personal view is that’s not going to be resolved until we accept the fact that we’re going to have to do distance parking, and then have an adequate transportation system to get people back and forth to (main) campus,” he said.

His comments were prompted by Neil Tennant, a faculty senator and philosophy professor, who had approached the microphone to articulate the frustration of many of his peers.

“I’ve been here 23 years, and I commute in from the west side of campus every day, and this is the first year in my experience at Ohio State that it has taken me up to one and a half hours to find a parking space when I have a committee meeting or a lecture,” Tennant said to Alutto. “I speak to you as the top officer of the university, asking you to, please, lean on CampusParc and make the case that faculty who drive in to do their work don’t waste one and a half hours at the beginning of their creative day, because if it accumulates through the year, that’s the equivalent of two or three published papers.”

Tennant’s remarks were met with loud applause from the Senate body.

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campus Tracking bug could increase number of bikes returned to owners LOGan HICkMan Lantern reporter hickman.201@osu.edu A recent spike in bicycle thefts near Ohio State has University Police urging students to register their bikes’ serial numbers with a campus program.

There were 137 bikes reported stolen from June 12 to Sept. 27, compared to 79 bikes reported stolen in the same period in 2012, University Police Deputy Chief Richard Morman said.

Morman largely attributed the spike in theft to warmer weather, as well as an earlier OSU move-in date this year on Aug. 17 compared to that of 2012, Aug. 19, resulting in more bikes on campus in the time frame.

Of the bikes reported stolen, 21 have been recovered and 13 arrests have been made, Morman said.

Even so, these recovered bikes aren’t always returned to their owners, because police often have trouble identifying who the recovered bike belongs to. The “Bug Your Bike” program aims to fix that, Morman said.

“We do recover a fair share of bicycles, but often times, we’re not able to connect them back to the owner because when people report their bike as stolen, they don’t know the serial number,” Morman said. “That’s why it’s important to register your bike.”

Registering with the “Bug Your Bike” program involves registering a bike’s serial number with the program’s database and attaching a radio frequency identification device, known as a “bug,” to a bike.

“Bugs” are about the size of a pencil eraser and emit a signal that can be traced from a short distance by electronic readers containing corresponding device numbers, said Ronald Balser, director of Security and Protective Services at the Department of Public Safety.

“Bugs” are free to students and are available at

Blankenship Hall, located at 901 Woody Hayes Drive, according to the Department of Public Safety website.

There have been 74 bikes registered with the “Bug Your Bike” program this year, Balser said.

Sean Jepsen, a third-year in finance, said he had his bike stolen at the St. Thomas More Newman Center, located at 64 W. Lane Ave., at the beginning of September and has yet to get it back, which he believes is partially because it was never registered.

“I had heard about the program. It was on my mind, but it was not a high priority to get it ‘bugged’ because I was under the impression that the bug could easily be removed,” Jepsen said.

Jepsen’s bike had sentimental value because it was originally a gift from his mother to his father while they were dating, Jepsen said.

Jepsen has since gotten a new bike, which he said he plans to register with the “Bug Your Bike” program.

Besides registering his new bicycle, Jepsen said he plans to use a “U-lock,” which would better secure his bike.

“I didn’t have a ‘U-lock’ on the (stolen) bike — I had a pretty heavy duty coil lock, even though I know they say you’re not supposed to use those … and now I believe it,” Jepsen said.

A “U-lock” is a bike lock consisting of a “U”-shaped bar attached to a steel crosspiece that a key unlocks. The locks typically cost upward of about $20, compared to cheaper locks that can cost as little as $5.

Morman also said a “U-lock” is essential for optimal bike security.

“You don’t want to have a $1,500 bicycle and go buy a $10 chain to chain it up,” Morman said. “Believe it or not, people go and do that.”

In addition to using a “U-lock,” Morman said he recommends students take a picture of their bike and its serial number so they have that information available when filing a police report.

Like Jepsen, Elizabeth McLennan, a third-year in

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Veterans from 1A “I rely on my payments through the GI Bill for paying for my rent, paying for my car, as well as all of my other bills,” the second-year in computer science and engineering said. “If it affects me, so be it, I’ll have to drop out of school for a semester or two go and get a full-time job and then I can come back. My money will be here sooner or later. I’ll find some way to survive.”

While programs dealing with the compensation, pension, education and vocational rehabilitation of veterans have enough funding to continue through late October, “in the event of a prolonged shutdown, claims processing and payments in these programs would be suspended when available funding is exhausted,” the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs stated in a Sept. 30 guide about what veteran services would be impacted in the case of a shutdown.

Some services have already been impacted.

New claims for receiving monthly living stipends are being delayed because of furloughed federal workers, meaning they were given a temporary unpaid leave, some information assistance phone lines are unmanned and VetSuccess on Campus, a VA-sponsored program that helps veterans transition into college life, was suspended Tuesday, Carrell said in an email.

Tuition assistance funded by the U.S. Department

of Defense, though, is among the programs that would face suspension. Some students whose classes began after Oct. 1 were not allowed to use the program. If the shutdown is not quickly resolved, OSU will be among the universities that do not have tuition assistance come Spring Semester, Carrell said.

Haviland said he is hopeful the government can avoid what could come of an extended shutdown.

“Right now, I’m just trying to keep faith that they will reach an agreement, that they will end the shutdown,” he said.

Some student-veterans said they would rather face the consequences of a prolonged government shutdown then let a portion of the House of Representatives dictate policy.

“I’m pretty much living off of freaking VA benefits, but at the same time, I’d rather have to suck it up for a couple months then to see the Constitution be undermined by a group of people,” said Steve Potts, a Marine Corps veteran and a first-year in psychology and security and intelligence.

President Barack Obama signed the Pay Our Military Act into law Sept. 30. The law allows military members as well as Department of Defense workers to receive pay during a government shutdown until there is a resolution. The breadth of what POMA covers is unclear, though, Carrell said.

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As for preventing future bike thefts, Morman said the phrase “if you see something, say something” holds true.

“If they (students) see somebody hanging around a bike rack, don’t hesitate to call it in,” Morman said.

A Department of Public Safety representative was unable to provide the cost of the program by Tuesday evening.

New face in Athletic Department The Ohio State Department of Athletics is getting a new face.

Shaun Richard has been named to the position of associate athletics director for sport administration, Miechelle Willis, executive associate athletics director for student services and sport administration, announced Tuesday.

Richard, a 2003 graduate of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, will replace senior associate athletic director for sports administration Chris Schneider. Richard will directly oversee multiple OSU programs, including men’s and women’s hockey, according to a press release.

He is set to begin at his new position next week, OSU Department of Athletics spokeswoman Leann Parker said in email Tuesday night.

“I would like to thank athletics director Gene Smith, Miechelle Willis and the entire search committee for this amazing opportunity,” Richard said in a released statement. “It is both humbling and exciting to be part

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early childhood education, said she recently had her bike stolen before getting a chance to register it with the “Bug Your Bike” program.

“I was planning on registering it the Monday after it got stolen,” McLennan said in an email. “I am in the process of getting a new bike currently and will definitely register it, only because I will probably have more luck finding it if it does get stolen.”

McLennan’s bike was stolen outside of Jones Tower about three weeks ago and she has yet to get it back, she said.

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Bikes are often parked at the rPaC. There were 137 bikes reported stolen at OSU from June 12 to Sept. 27.

Provost from 1A statement emailed to The Lantern Sept. 15 said the presidential candidates and finalists will be kept confidential, something Steinmetz said he understands because of the way he was recruited four years ago.

“I understand that process because that’s exactly the process that got me to Ohio State … I’m sitting at the University of Kansas at the time. The last thing I wanted my colleagues at Kansas to know is that I might be looking at a job elsewhere because it undermines the total confidence that the other place that you’re coming from has in you,” he said.

“The very top candidates … would have not even entertained the possibility of a discussion if it was a public process.”

Steinmetz also touched on the possibility of a presidential search competition with University of Michigan, which is also looking for a new president after Mary Sue Coleman announced she will retire in 2014.

“Any open search where we’re looking at the same talent pool, there’s no doubt about it, we want that top person, but I think interestingly that the institutions bring sort of different characteristics to it,” Steinmetz said. “This place is massively complex and big, much more complex than Michigan and much more comprehensive … That will actually be a draw for some of the candidates over a job at Michigan.”

Safety Steinmetz said OSU must pressure the landlords of off-campus houses to be more responsible with meeting the needs of their tenants, especially in regards to safety.

When a house of 15 people in OSU’s off-campus area discovered Aug. 30 there had been a man secretly living in their basement, some students began expressing concerns about the safety of off-campus housing.

The students, who live on 13th Avenue, thought a locked door in the basement led to a utility closet.

When one of the residents of the house opened the door, they found a bedroom complete with framed photographs and textbooks. Since then, the locks were changed by the leasing company, NorthSteppe Realty.

Steinmetz said he thinks once second-year students start staying on campus after housing is renovated for the Second Year Transformational Experience Program, the off-campus housing market will take care of irresponsible landlords.

“If (the landlords are) going to be competitive out in the neighborhoods, I think that some of these

of the Ohio State family. I look forward to being a part of the continued success of the Ohio State athletic programs and working with the great coaching staffs and outstanding student-athletes who put on the Scarlet and Gray.”

Before coming to Columbus, Richard was named the assistant athletics director at Colgate University in November 2008. In July 2011, he was promoted to the position of associate athletics director and has served as the school’s associate director of external operations since July 12, 2012, according to the release.

“Shaun will be a great addition to our department,” Willis said, according to the release. “He has broadbased experience in athletics at many levels — as a coach, in the NFL and on the intercollegiate level …

His service on a number of university and conference committees, and his experiences with external relations, were a plus.”

Prior to his time with the Colgate Raiders, Richard served as the operations manager of the Jason Taylor Foundation in Miami, Fla., in addition to the working for the operations department of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins.

The terms of Richard’s salary were not readily available upon request and Richard was not immediately available for comment Tuesday.

places have to be fixed and made safe for students to be housed there instead of somewhere else,” Steinmetz said.

STEP is a program designed to enhance secondyear students’ college experience by having them live on campus during their second year and be mentored by faculty. OSU plans to require all secondyear students to live in university housing by 2016.

It is important that partnerships between OSU and local law enforcement are strong and supportive to support off-campus safety, Steinmetz said, as well as making efforts to keep campus itself as safe as possible.

“We are constantly looking at lighting, how pedestrian pathways are set up and those sorts of issues, always with an eye towards increasing safety,” he said.

Affordability Affordability and access to quality education are things that must be improved upon, Steinmetz said.

“We want to make sure that an Ohio State education is affordable and accessible to people,” Steinmetz said. “We have our mission as a land grant institution to make sure that we serve the state of Ohio in education.”

A land grant institution is one that was designated by its state legislature or Congress to receive benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890. The original intent was for the schools to teach agriculture, military tactics and mechanics, as well as classical studies.

Steinmetz added that OSU needs to control the cost of tuition through fundraising and streamlining the costs of the university.

“We have to control tuition and make it affordable so that this university doesn’t just become set up for those that are wealthy or well to do,” Steinmetz said. “On the other side of that is commitments that we make in financial aid take away money to build academic programs … we want to make sure we balance these two issues out. Part of this is making sure that in our fundraising efforts that we spend a great deal of time raising need-based scholarships … but at the same time, watching the costs, streamlining where we can.”

Steinmetz said another reason to keep the cost of tuition affordable is the rising number of students who take more than four years to graduate.

“We are setting that student up with a much more successful future with the addition of things that are being added in a five-year experience versus a four-year experience,” Steinmetz said.

Kristen Mitchell contributed to this article.

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May from 1A Clay Fernholz, a fourth-year in chemical engineering. “I think positively of it because I was able to go back to work after it in the summer. The course load was real intense but it was really packed together. I felt it was like having a full course load in an entire semester.”

Others who didn’t take May Session classes said they’re more likely to participate in the program this year.

“Now that I will live closer to campus in the summer, it is something I would be more interested in. I feel like with freshmen, it’s harder because they would have to live in the dorms during the May Session,” said Grace Hoagland, a second-year in

Parking from 1A CampusParc was likely at fault for operation inefficiencies.

Tennant said he was speaking on behalf of many of his colleagues, and articulated the “oft repeated complaints” about an ineffective parking communication by CampusParc.

“The parking signs outside the garage will say ‘full’ at times when the roof is empty, or the parking sign outside the garage will say ‘keycard open’ when no, there’s not a single space available,” he said.

“You waste 20 minutes going in and driving to the top and driving all the way down again. It happened to me the other day at four garages in a row …

There is a huge problem of inefficiency and just plain ineptitude on the part of CampusParc.”

Alutto said he wanted to hear more about issues of inefficiency, and that legitimate efficiency problems on the part of CampusParc need to be addressed.

In the past, CampusParc representatives have made remarks about the OSU community misunderstanding what is in the vender’s control.

“CampusParc is often blamed for things we cannot change without OSU’s approval, or for things that were actually prescribed in the concession agreement, such as parking rates, who can purchase specific permits and who can and cannot park in specific places,” said Sarah Blouch, president of CampusParc, in an April Lantern article.

Tennant’s remarks came on the heels of similar concerns that came up at a Sept. 19 Faculty Council meeting.

At that meeting, faculty expressed frustration particularly about the lack of parking spaces at garages near the Wexner Medical Center. Referencing two closed parking garages, one of which had previously been reserved for faculty and staff, and the other for faculty and patients, a faculty member said she suspected CampusParc would make those garages patient-only when they reopen. She added that the administration has said it is currently uncertain of what the ratio of parking spaces will be once they reopen.

The privatization of parking has been a controversial topic amongst some faculty since it was first proposed in 2011.

Ninety faculty members signed an open letter to the administration in 2012, advising against the privatization of parking. That letter was written by

biology. “I think with the quarter to semester change, it makes it easier for students. I probably will look into it because it’s interesting and it’s different.”

Others are going to look into it because it put their friends ahead of schedule.

“I didn’t take part in it last year because I just wanted to go home. I definitely will look into it this year though because it’s a really good opportunity and a lot of my friends took summer classes and took Maymester and now they are going to be able to graduate before me,” said Matt Bogard, a second-year in economics.

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Enrico Bonello, professor of plant pathology, Paul Beck, professor of political science and Linda Lobao, professor of rural sociology and geography.

An internal survey of 1,252 faculty was also conducted in 2012, and about 84 percent said they disapproved of the parking proposal.

In a Sept. 23 interview with The Lantern, Alutto described contracts like the parking privatization as a necessary evil.

“Without that, your tuition would be much higher.

It’s a trade-off,” Alutto said. “Would I prefer not to have to do that? In some cases, sure. But would I prefer to increase tuition to offset that income, given what I think is this dual mission of access and excellence? No. I’d rather be able to achieve excellence but not on the backs of students and that’s what those affinity agreements allow us to do. It’s a very important part of the overall resource list of this university.”

Executive Vice President and Provost Joseph Steinmetz said he thinks the parking privatization was “a wonderful idea” in an interview with The Lantern Tuesday.

“Parking, by the way, in every university, is the worst topic there possibly is. There’s never enough, it’s never in the right locations and it costs too much,” Steinmetz said. “Shifting it into a private company to run is a big step to take but the generation of $483 million that now allow us to hire additional faculty is worth these kinds of deals and it’s the things we’ve got to do.”

Much of the $483 million from the deal will be used to hire 500 new faculty members in the next decade.

The privatization of “non-essential assets” was a plan first proposed by former president E. Gordon Gee, and something Alutto plans to continue. Alutto said at University Senate Thursday the university will continue to look at other assets to monetize.

“Nothing is off the table … there are a number of those assets that we should be looking at and asking the question ‘Are we retaining them because we’ve always had them, or are we keeping them going simply because they are core to our mission and who we are as a soul of this institution?’ Those are difficult decisions, and there has to be wide conversation and discussion about them,” he said.

Alutto said the administration would keep future potential privatization considerations private until it becomes likely that real changes could be made.

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studentvoice Housing problems prevail in Ohio State’s off-campus neighborhood

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OSU’s off-campus neighborhood is known by some as an area of Columbus with low-quality housing rife with conflicts between landlords and tenants.

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As college students, we pay premium rates to live in squalor and there’s nothing we can do about it.

When searching for housing options, students can chose from a handful of rental dynasties run by landlords who sit like kings in elusive offices feasting off the millions they make from extorting college students.

These large realty companies offer a stock of cramped apartments with peeling paint, crumbling kayla byler concrete and plumbing that was byler.18@osu.edu modern around the time John F. Kennedy was president.

Last spring when I was looking for what would be my second off-campus apartment, I made the questionable decision to invite my mom along with me. I’m pretty sure she had nightmares for weeks about what she saw. However, to me it was expected.

One of my selected realty company’s handful of workers led us up several flights of narrow stairs into a one-bedroom apartment with no dishwasher, no central air conditioning and a baby-blue tiled bathroom. It was as good as it was going to get.

Flash forward to August and I moved in. After spending a day

hardcore cleaning, there was still dirt sticking to the bottom of my feet as I toured my new dwelling. The parking space I was promised was too small to fit my car, a two-door compact. The coin-operated washer and dryer in the disgusting basement cost more than $3 to do a load of laundry and haven’t worked since I moved in. They key I was given for my mailbox was ineffective. About a month later, I went for a 40 minute run, taking with me the key to my building and the key to my unit. While I was gone, my landlord changed the key to the lock on the outside building door, effectively locking me out of my own home without giving any notice.

All of the problems with my new home I have chronicled to my landlord in well-written, respectful emails, phone calls and visits to their office to speak to someone face-to-face, all to no avail, and all this time still paying my over-priced rent on time. I received various responses all saying these problems were “the tenant’s responsibility.”

My complaints are not alone. The Lantern reported earlier in the semester on a group of students who found a man living in their basement. While a bizarre example, stories of housing troubles and careless landlords are common among students.

How did this happen? Why, just because we’re college students is our dignity and respect stripped from us by these landlords and realty companies? There’s no clear answer or apparent solution.

While I could threaten legal action or stop paying my rent in some bratty, bold move to inspire my landlord to pay attention to me, I shouldn’t have to and as a full-time student with two jobs, I don’t have the time or energy to engage in this war with my landlord. I should be awarded the decency I deserve as a customer and as a human being.

The Greek community at Ohio State has been making great strides in service. Representing more than 30 local and national foundations, philanthropy is at the heart of Greek organizations and is one of the main foundations in which their chapters are founded upon.

Alpha Epsilon Pi held The World’s Longest BBQ from October 1 through Sunday. Each year the organization focuses on a different philanthropy. Previously, the barbecue raised almost $20,000 for the James Cancer Hospital. Alpha Epsilon Pi partnered with other organizations on campus, including the Buckeye Barbeque Club and Buckeyes Give Back to host this 24-hour-a-day event.

This past Sunday, the women of Kappa Alpha Theta hosted their sixth annual Theta 5K for Kids. The proceeds of their event will be donated to CASA, Court Appointed Special Advocates, of Franklin County. This nonprofit trains volunteers who help and support abused and neglected children within the court systems. This event has been wildly successful in past years and is expected to continue growing in numbers and donations.

The men of Tau Kappa Epsilon are scheduled to host the Inaugural Scott Harman Memorial Golf Outing on October 9th. This event celebrates the life of Scott Michael Harman, a beloved brother of Tau Kappa Epsilon that passed away from his heart condition Sept. 10, 2012. All proceeds from this event will benefit the Scott Harman Memorial Scholarship, which will be awarded yearly to a student in the Professional Golf Management program.

Alpha Phi held their second annual Mr. Ivy pageant Thursday. The event resulted in a $2,500 donation to the Alpha Phi Foundation , which helps fund research grants that address symptoms, treatment and prevention of heart disease in women. The Foundation’s mission is “advancing women’s lives through the power of philanthropy.” More than 400 tickets were sold and the 17 contestants from various organizations on campus participated in amusing audience members with their talents.

The Greek community prides itself for its philanthropic efforts on the local and national level. All chapters hold regular events to benefit their cause and make philanthropy a top priority. Service is one of the most celebrated dimensions of Greek Life and the chapters at Ohio State are making us proud.

Blaire Goodrick Third-year in political science Member of Panhellenic Council goodrick.4@osu.edu

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Urban Meyer a ‘great inspiration’ for his players Caitlin Essig Managing editor for content essig.21@osu.edu When Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer stands on the sidelines in his signature white jacket, seeing him crack a smile is unlikely.

The second-year Buckeye coach holds a 121-23 overall record in 12 seasons as a head coach, 18-0 at OSU, and that’s not the kind of record you get from taking the game lightly.

While fans might be more familiar with Meyer’s game faces of concentration, frustration, anger and disappointment, there are moments of emotion and celebration for the coach. Sometimes these moments celebrate the love he has for his players.

One such moment came when senior safety Christian Bryant broke his ankle late in OSU’s 31-24 win over Wisconsin Sept. 28.

“My goodness,” Meyer said. “Just love that kid. I just want to ask you to keep Christian’s family in your prayers.”

Meyer let his emotions show when talking about Bryant’s injury.

“That darn kid has done so much for our program, come so far,” Meyer said. “Incredible leadership skills.

And he’s going to be even more valuable outside of football. I love that guy.”

At Big Ten Media Days in Chicago in July, Bryant said his relationship with Meyer has “grown tremendously since (Meyer) first got here.”

“Right now, I think everybody respects him to the fullest,” Bryant said. “He and coach Mick (strength and conditioning coach Mickey Marotti) are just some of the most emotional guys that I’ve met in the coaching staff, and how they feel for their players, how they interact with their players is good.”

Bryant called Meyer a “great inspiration.”

Behind the man’s generally stoic mug are close connections with some of his players, all growing since he arrived at OSU more than a year ago.

At Big Ten Media Days, junior quarterback Braxton Miller said he can call Meyer whenever he wants with whatever he needs.

“I’m glad he’s here, I love him each and every day,

so that relationship is building,” Miller said. “I can call him anytime I want. Text him, he texts me back.”

He added that Meyer takes care of his players, on and off the field.

“He loves his players,” Miller said. “He makes sure his players are doing good, on the field and off the field.

He loves his guys, he takes care of them.

“He just makes sure that you’re clean heart, clean soul, clean mind, just stay focused on the things that need done and don’t be doing stupid stuff or anything like that — just be focused on the things that the team needs and just be positive.”

Meyer said one of the reasons he respects Miller is his humility.

“You know I’ll tell you, the cool thing is he’s changed a lot as far as his demeanor, as far as his approach toward other people, as far as his leadership, (but) what he hasn’t lost is his, and it’s so neat to say this, is his humble approach,” Meyer said during Media Days.

Meyer formed similar relationships with his players during his tenure as coach of the Florida Gators from 2005 to 2010, resulting in an April 2012 Sporting News investigative piece about possible foul play in his organization.

The article alleged that Meyer had a “Circle of Trust” of players whom he favored, including wide receiver Percy Harvin, linebacker Brandon Spikes and tight end Aaron Hernandez. Allegations included Meyer covering up for these three players when they failed drug tests, allowing them to miss a game “with injuries” instead of publicly acknowledging they’d failed the tests.

“I am very proud of our guys that played at Florida,” Meyer said in the article in response to the allegations.

“Are there issues? Yes there are with 18-22-year-olds.

I have been criticized that I have been too lenient on players — that doesn’t concern me. We are going to go out of our way to mentor, educate and discipline guys the way we see fit to make sure they’re headed in the right direction. Are we perfect? I never said that. We do the best we can and I think our record has been really positive in the impact we’ve made on those people.”

In July, Meyer spoke of two of his former players — Tim Tebow, who played quarterback for him at Florida in 2007 and John Simon, who starred on the defensive line for Meyer at OSU last year.

“I always sit back and think over these great players

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OSU coach Urban Meyer prepares to lead the team out of the tunnel before the Spring Game April 13 at Paul Brown Stadium. Scarlet beat Gray, 31-14.

I’ve been around, who actually (were) driven by selfdiscipline, self-respect. Very few,” Meyer said. “That’s what makes John Simon so special. Tim Tebow’s another guy that just was driven by self-discipline and self-respect. Everything they did. When you get a guy like that, it’s not common.”

In general, Meyer said he works to inspire his players to be men of self-discipline and self-respect.

“Human behavior is driven by self-discipline and self-respect,” Meyer said. “Then you have to go back and say, ‘OK what’s the next,’ hopefully what drives people, and it’s purpose, whatever that purpose is, whether it’s NFL, make your mom proud, big house, straight A’s, whatever your purpose is, or whether it’s spiritual purpose. Then you look at accountability and fear. Those are the different ways that drive human behavior and team behavior.”

Beyond finding an individual purpose for his players, Meyer makes sure the entire team also has a collective purpose.

“So now you have to find that team a purpose,” Meyer said. “Last year was a very purpose-driven team. And you want to be accountable to your teammates. We like to use the term ‘love.’ If you love your teammates, you won’t let them down.”

When his players grow together as men, Meyer said he finds that to be the most rewarding aspect of his job.

“There’s some great stories out there, about guys our coaching staff helped turn around,” Meyer said. “That’s obviously so much more fulfilling and ultimately what our job is. That’s why we do what we do.”

Cleveland Browns need to pick a QB and stick with him Sports Columnist

In 1996 the Cleveland Browns were forcefully relocated to Baltimore and renamed the Ravens by owner Art Modell, also known as Cleveland’s most hated man, save for, perhaps, LeBron James.

In 1999 the NFL held true to its promise of bringing football back to Cleveland and the Browns returned as an expansion team.

Since then, the Ravens have gone on to win two Super Bowls while the Browns have managed a Tim Moody whopping one playoff appearance, moody.178@osu.edu of which the team lost in the first round.

During the time since that 1999 season the Ravens have fielded 13 starting quarterbacks. While still high, that number pales in comparison to Cleveland’s 19 signal callers in said period.

Over that time, only one quarterback has started all 16 games in a single season for Cleveland: Tim Couch during the 2001 campaign. That year also marked one of only three times the Browns finished a year 7-9 or better. The other two times you ask? In 2002, when Couch started 14 games and 2007, when Derek Anderson started 15. Anderson got the nod halfway through the season opener.

The biggest difference between the old Browns (Baltimore) and the new Browns (Cleveland) is stability at the quarterback position. The

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Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer (6) is tackled as he scrambles during a game at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland Oct. 3. Cleveland won, 37-24.

Ravens have had a quarterback start all 16 games seven times since 1999, including five straight seasons out of their current quarterback, Joe Flacco.

It is time for the Browns to commit, and that can’t happen if they hire a new coach and draft a new “quarterback of the future” every few years.

Cleveland has three options at the position right now. It can ride it out with 29-year-old second-year quarterback Brandon Weeden, who has shown flashes but may be too far away from stardom considering his old-age. The Browns could wait out the rest of the season with Weeden, then fully commit to the currently injured but promising Brian Hoyer.

Or they could draft a quarterback in 2014.

Some might argue they could pick up a free agent like Matt Flynn, but a player who has failed to capitalize on the QB situations in Seattle and Oakland has to have some issues. Keeping Weeden, waiting for Hoyer or signing Flynn are the only viable options in Cleveland, and they must pick one right away in order to have any chance at stability.

For me, the best choice is Hoyer. Weeden has talent, but he has a knack for playing game to game, there is no consistency so far, plus he is nearly 30. Hoyer is two years younger and spent three seasons learning under Tom Brady with the New England Patriots. While he has made a grand total of two starts in his Cleveland career, Hoyer won both of them and provided hope for a fan base that has been searching for a spark for nearly two decades.

In past seasons I might choose the “draft a new guy” option, but I do not see anyone in the upcoming draft that I would commit to from day one, and that is what Cleveland has to do.

No more quarterback battles in training camp. No more drafting of a Couch or a Brady Quinn, no more gambles on a too-old rookie like Weeden. It’s time for Cleveland to pick a player, give him the job and stick with him through thick and thin.

Without stability the Browns will continue to be one of the laughingstocks of the NFL, and the blame can only be placed on themselves.

Meyer: ‘The pass defense is very alarming right now’ Dan Hope Oller reporter hope.46@osu.edu The Ohio State football team is undefeated and ranked fourth in the nation, but it ranks 76th in the Football Bowl Subdivision with an average of 240 passing yards allowed per game.

Improving the pass defense, OSU coach Urban Meyer said, is the Buckeyes’ No. 1 priority during their first bye week of the season.

“The pass defense is very alarming right now,” Meyer said Tuesday on the Big Ten teleconference. “That’s not just coverage but it’s pass-rush and in combination with pass defense. We’ve devoted so much energy toward stopping the run, because that’s obviously where philosophy is, that we’ve given up far too many pass plays and big plays in the passing game.”

The OSU pass defense was tested in the Buckeyes’ wins against Big Ten opponents Wisconsin and Northwestern, allowing a combined 638 yards through the air.

The big plays have been a problem for OSU, who has given up 11 passes of 25 yards or more so far this year.

Meyer said the big plays have been a result of “soft” coverages and missed tackles.

“It’s not because of poor scheme, it’s just we got to make the play,” Meyer said.

On the other hand, Meyer said the OSU defense is “really good” against the run. The

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Junior cornerback Doran Grant (12) tackles a receiver during a game against Northwestern Oct. 5 at Ryan Field. OSU won, 40-30.

Buckeyes held the Badgers and Wildcats to 104 and 94 yards on the ground, respectively.

With their win over Northwestern (4-1, 0-1), the Buckeyes improved to 6-0 on the season and 2-0 in the Big Ten. OSU trailed for at least part of all four quarters Saturday before ultimately winning by 10 points, but Meyer said he was satisfied with his team’s performance.

“Very pleased with our players’ efforts against a very good team, on the road, in a very good environment,” Meyer said. “It was good for college football and I’m proud of our guys and looking forward to getting some things cleaned up in the bye week.”

The leader in yards from scrimmage for the Buckeye offense Saturday was senior running back Carlos Hyde, who carried the ball 26 times for a career-high 168 yards and three touchdowns.

“I do like a big back, and boy, he ran really hard and physical,” Meyer said of Hyde’s performance Saturday.

Hyde’s rushing effort Saturday was led by OSU’s offensive line, which Meyer said Tuesday is in “great shape.”

“The strength of our program right now is that offensive line,” Meyer said.

Going forward, Meyer said he likes the team’s running back combination of Hyde, a power back listed at 6 feet and 235 pounds, and freshman Dontre Wilson, a faster, quicker back listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 180 pounds.

“I think if you have a Dontre Wilson and a Carlos Hyde as a tag team back there, I think that’s exactly kind of what you’re looking for,” Meyer said Tuesday, even though Wilson did not receive any offensive touches against Northwestern.

Meyer failed to mention Tuesday redshirtsenior running back Jordan Hall, who leads the

Buckeyes with 69 carries for 427 yards and eight touchdowns this season. Hall did not play Saturday because of a tweaked knee, and only carried the ball once against Wisconsin.

OSU’s offense ranks 20th nationally with an average of 492.8 total yards per game, but Meyer said in order to further improve, the unit needs more consistency from the pass game.

“To be able to do both (run and pass the ball) is when you start talking about really, really good offenses,” Meyer said. “Against Wisconsin, not so much in the fourth quarter, but in the first three quarters, we were very good at throwing the ball down the field. This past week, we weren’t able to throw the ball down the field, not because we didn’t want to, but because they were defending it and they forced us to run and kind of chunk up the game, like we did at the end of the game with Carlos and our offensive line.”

The Buckeyes do not play a game this week, but it is still a busy week for OSU coaches. Meyer said most of the coaching staff will be out on the recruiting trail Thursday and the entire staff will be recruiting Friday.

“You got to seize the momentum when you have it,” Meyer said of recruiting. “We just got done playing two prime-time, nationally televised games that we won against ranked opponents, and we’re going to be out and about in full force.

OSU is scheduled to play its next game against Iowa (4-2, 1-1) Oct. 19 at 3:30 p.m. at Ohio Stadium.

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OSU Professor designs sustainable theater Amanda Etchison Lantern reporter etchison.4@osu.edu Situated in the center of an antiquated courtyard in Cardiff, Wales, a flurry of white fabric strips waved like pennants in the breeze. Making their way through the fluttering fabric, awe-struck visitors carefully wove through a forest of translucent panels artfully suspended from metal scaffolding before entering the interior of this impressive performance space.

From Sept. 5-14, this dynamic structure, The Willow Theater, served as the point of welcome for guests attending the 2013 World Stage Design festival.

The design, created by Brad Steinmetz, an associate professor of Ohio State’s Department of Theatre, and Tim Lai, architect and co-founder of the ALTernative artist group in Columbus, was chosen by an international panel of judges to be constructed for the festival.

One of more than 100 entries from 26 countries, Steinmetz and Lai’s design endured as the review committee’s favorite, according to Ian Evans, technical director of WSD2013.

“The design brief was a tough one. We asked for a venue that was eco-conscious, could seat up to 150 people, host a variety of events and be selfbuilt, all for an outlay of less than £20,000 (about $32,200)” Evans said in a statement on WSD2013’s website. “The entry from Brad and Tim was everyone’s favorite, though, because as well as meeting the technical brief, it is going to look and feel very interesting — an innovative blueprint that can be copied for other settings.”

The sustainable theater competition was created by WSD2013 in order to offer international artists a chance to design an alternative event venue. The winning theater hosted events specific to the “People, Profit, Planet” program, which encourages increased attention to the issue of environmental sustainability by members of the arts community, as explained on WSD2013’s website.

Steinmetz said he became interested in the sustainable theater competition after completing several theater renovation projects in Ohio.

“I’ve always had an interest in architecture and in theater architecture, specifically,” Steinmetz said. “When I was at the (OSU) Lima campus, they renovated the (Martha W.) Farmer Theater. While I was there, I had the good fortune to work as a member of the construction committee.”

Steinmetz said his increased interest in theater architecture was also influenced by some of his students.

“I had some really fantastic students from the architecture school take courses at the theater department with me. It was a great experience for myself and for my students to get that diversity of experience,” Steinmetz said.

Upon hearing about WSD2013’s theater design competition, Steinmetz was eager to try his hand at theater architectural design.

“I was really excited that this proposal was laid out at the World Stage Design,” Steinmetz said. “I think part of what’s great (about the project), is that it engages theater designers primarily in the work of theater architecture, which is something (where) there is usually a great disconnect.”

Inspired by the work of ALTernative, Steinmetz decided to ask Lai if he would be interested in partnering for the competition.

“I had heard of some of the great things (Lai) had done, including the Bird Mural in the Glen Echo Ravine and also the mural that he did on (Summit and) Hudson Street — the tree mural,” Steinmetz said. “I had this crazy notion that I would just call up (Lai), never having known or met him before, and just ask him politely to work with me … and it worked.”

The newly formed partners began working on the project about five weeks before the deadline, Steinmetz said.

“Each of us came up with a couple of ideas and then we settled on one that we thought would work the best and after that, we really had to work hard,” Steinmetz said.

Steinmetz’s original design was inspired by a horticultural fabric often used in stage productions.

“My first thought when I heard about the call was the opportunity to use a material

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The Willow Theater, a sustainable design created by associate professor of OSU’s Department of Theatre Brad Steinmetz, is located in Cardiff, Wales and served as the point of welcome for guests attending the 2013 World Stage Design Festival. that I had used in the past for scene design — agricultural fleece. I was excited about maybe using that in a different way — in an architectural way instead of on stage,” said Steinmetz. “What I liked most about it was its sort of lightness and the way it floated and also its translucency.”

Steinmetz and Lai utilized the airiness of the fabric to create the theater’s interactive exterior, which used natural wind power to allow long strips of the agricultural fleece to sway in the breeze.

This movement allowed the structure to become a fluid piece of art, said Eliza Ho, Lai’s wife and co-founder of ALTernative.

“Tim is always interested in creating spaces within spaces and playing around with the idea of ambiguity of spaces. When Brad proposed the use of horticulture materials, it was very (natural) for Tim to come up with the idea of using the fabric to create forms and spaces,” Ho said in an email.

According to Ho, the theater’s name is indicative of the aspects of nature included in the theater design.

“People resonate with nature. Willow trees moving in winds have that poetic quality that we think will connect with the audience,” Ho said.

Steinmetz and Lai were shocked to hear of the selection of their design.

“I was really impressed already by the caliber of work that was coming out for this project,” said Steinmetz, who had the opportunity to view other artists’ submissions prior to the judges’ decision during a presentation at a WSD convention. “So when I found out that we had won, I was actually pretty shocked. But of course, really proud as well and really thankful that I had good people like Tim working on it.”

The theater was constructed by a team of crew members in Cardiff in the weeks prior to WSD2013.

“Tim (Lai) and Brad (Steinmetz) communicated with the construction crew over emails, Skype and phone calls,” Ho said. “Through those (calls and emails), construction drawings were produced, and Tim (Lai) provided answers whenever the crew had questions about the constructions.”

The Willow Theater was completed for the start of WSD2013 on Sept. 5. The theater hosted a variety of performances, exhibitions and workshops throughout the duration of the festival.

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Miley Cyrus adds fuel to fire of wild persona in album ‘Bangerz’ Kim Dailey Lantern reporter dailey.176@osu.edu

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From twerking half-naked at the VMAs to riding fully naked on construction equipment, Miley Cyrus has been a very busy girl. But “Hannah Montana” and her ever-flashing tongue have done more than just violate foam fingers.

“Bangerz,” the former Disney star’s fourth studio album, was released worldwide Tuesday, more than three years after her last album “Can’t Be Tamed.”

The album is confusing to place music-wise, keeping in line with her recent life decisions. Some songs on the album seem full of distasteful club music, while others are heartfelt confessions of the human experience. “#GETITRIGHT,” the eighth song on the album, begins as a playful song with a repeated guitar melody and whistling. Then she sings the words, “I feel a surge coming over me/ I feel it all around my thighs,” and I couldn’t help but feel I shouldn’t have expected anything different.

“Do My Thang,” track 11 on the album, takes the distasteful cake in being the most colorful lyrics-wise, as we hear in verse two with, “Bang

b----/ You think I’m strange b----/ It’s bananas like a f---ing ‘rangatang b----.“ “Maybe You’re Right,” track 12 on the album, picks up where sixth track, “Wrecking Ball,” left off. Written in part by Cyrus, the song plays out as an honest confession. In a display of dirty laundry, Cyrus admits certain aspects of her life that are a distraction to being in a relationship, but that she in turn has been hurt by her lover. Cyrus shows

us she is not just an artist who licks everything in sight, but is a person who has emotions and experiences.

The album also features other artists such as pop princess Britney Spears, hip-hop’s Nelly and rappers Big Sean, French Montana and Future.

While this is an interesting tribe of artists, the inclusion of them on the album seems out of place in instances.

“FU,” track 10 on the album, starts as a modernized blues ballad. Cyrus’ vocals are strong and powerful as she sings about the displeasure of a past love. This is disrupted with French Montana’s rap, which was slurred and interrupts the flow of the jazzy beat of the music.

“Bangerz” is a surprising restart to Cyrus’ music career after all of the media backlash for her VMA performance and even the music video for “Wrecking Ball,” but with songs that add fuel to the fire of her persona, it’ll be a long way until we focus on the music itself rather than the obscenities.

Grade: C

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AVAILABLE NOW 14th Ave. student group house. Kitchen, laundry, parking, average $300/ mo. Paid utilities, 296-8353 or 299-4521.

MEDICAL COLLEGE across the street, 1 house from campus. Furnished rooming house for scholars only.

Present tenants= 2 Med students, 2 PhD Engineers and a Law student. Extremely quiet and safe, as is the neighborhood. $450/month 1 year lease minimum. 614-805-4448 or comp4861@yahoo.com

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PART-TIME Research Associate wanted for an independent research ďŹ rm specializing in public opinion, policy and program evaluation for state and federal agencies. Excellent position for student in social science ďŹ eld.

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Apply in person Huffman’s Market, 2140 Tremont Center, Up- We offer many great beneďŹ ts, per Arlington (2 blocks north of including health, dental, vision, Lane Ave and Tremont).

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FEMALE VOCALIST Needed.

Looking for a 20 something female vocalist to work with our 20 something Elvis tribute artist for gigs and Ohio mini-tour in 2014. Mezzo-soprano or alto doing mostly background vocals but some lead and a bit of choreographed dance. You will be backed by a 10 piece live band with horns. These are paid gigs. Great opportunity to perform with professional musicians. Call John at (614) 257-8107 or email me at john@musiclegendslive.com

STRATEGIC RESEARCH Group is looking for a full-time (40 hours per week) Research Associate.

Duties will include management of large databases, working with data codebooks, data entry of survey results, coding of survey responses, assisting with report formatting and preparation, and other duties as assigned. QualiďŹ ed candidates will be highly proďŹ cient in MS Word and Excel and have at least some experience with data management.

Candidate must also be extremely detail oriented. Experience with an analysis software program (SPSS preferred) is a bonus. Background in social science research methods preferred. Please send resume to: Strategic Research Group, Attn: Human Resources, 995 Goodale Blvd., Columbus, OH 43212 or fax to: 614-220-8845.

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TUTOR/BABYSITTER NEEDED IN BEXLEY. Looking for a college student. (sophomore/junior is preferred).

For middle school/high school aged kids in a nice central Bexley home for a very fast pace and highly active family. very exible hrs and a pleasant, fun, fast paced environment with State-of-the-Art equipment and designated media in study rooms. Primary activities would include light tutoring, help around the house and help out with organizing kids schedules.

The kids are active in sports and other afterschool activities. $10+/hr depending on experience. References and good driving record required. Nursing or Early education backgrounds are a plus. please send resume to info@homteamproperties.net

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TELEPHONE INTERVIEWERS wanted immediately to conduct interviews for research ďŹ rm. No experience necessary.

Great part-time job for students.

Evening and daytime shifts available. Apply in person at: Strategic Research Group, 995 Goodale Blvd., 2nd oor.

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Help Wanted Child Care CHILDREN AND Adults with Disabilities In Need of Help Care Providers and ABA Therapists are wanted to work with children/ young adults with disabilities in a family home setting or supported living setting.

Extensive training is provided.

This job is meaningful, allows you to learn intensively and can accommodate your class schedule. Those in all related ďŹ elds, with ABA interest, or who have a heart for these missions please apply. Competitive wages and beneďŹ ts. For more information, call L.I.F.E Inc. at (614) 475-5305 or visit us at www.

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IS HIRING for multiple after school nanny positions. This is your chance to extend your Columbus family while doing good. A nanny position is also a great resume builder. Candidates should have prior childcare experience along with reliable transportation. Pay based on experience. Apply online at collegenannieandtutors.com/ join or call 614-761-3060 for more information.

P/T - Infant Teacher - Hilliard A 1-Star rated daycare with the Step Up To Quality program is looking for a part-time infant teacher to work Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:00am-6:30pm.

Applicants must have previous experience working with infants in a daycare setting. Applicants must also be nurturing, patient, organized, able to communicate with parents, multi-task, be in a fast-paced working environment, and physically ďŹ t. Please submit a resume to brooksedgehilliard@ yahoo.com for consideration.

LOOKING FOR EMPLOYEES? Ohio State has 50,000+ students that you can reach. Call (614)2922031 for more information.

Help Wanted Clerical IMMEDIATE OPENING available for part time assistance in our Customer Service Department. Responsibilities include but not limited to retail sales, addressing customer inquiries, telephone sales to existing accounts, developing and maintaining relationships with customers.

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SERVERS. COOKS and Busperson needed at Figlio, an upscale but casual wood ďŹ red pizza restaurant close to campus.

Part-time. Great Flexibility. Fun work environment. Will train.

Apply in person at 1369 Grandview Ave or 3712 Riverside Dr.

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BONJOUR OSU! La Chatelaine French Bakery & Bistro Restaurants are now hiring morning A.M. Counter Help (7 a.m. to 3 p.m.)and Dinner Servers (4 p.m. to 10 p.m.)

We are looking for enthusiastic, personable, reliable & happy individuals who have strong work ethics & some serving experience. We are a family-owned business with 3 locations around Columbus. Long term employment preferred. Please visit one of our locations for a application & introduce yourself to the manager on duty.

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Willy Mason to perform intimate show Abigail Hofrichter Lantern reporter hofrichter.3@osu.edu After exploding onto the independent music scene at the age of 19, Willy Mason sought refuge from the hectic life of touring in the comfort of his home on Martha’s Vineyard. From the lush serenity of Martha’s Vineyard comes what Mason hopes to be an equally lush, textured album, he said.

The American singer-songwriter is set to perform Friday at The Basement, with the product of his five year hiatus. His latest album, “Carry On,” is focused on introspection and self-acceptance accompanied by a new, deeper sound.

“I wrote these songs slowly over the course of those years … I wanted to make it a bit more textured to support the songs so that they worked on a few different levels with music, tone, sounds and lyrics,” Mason said.

It took Mason six years to create a new album, but most of that time was spent gathering inspiration and writing songs.

When Mason met producer Dan Carey, who has worked with artists such as MIA and Franz Ferdinand, the two quickly discovered the right sound, Mason said.

“I went in search for a collaborator, found Dan Carey, and we made the album in 10 days,” Mason said.

The title track, “Carry On,” is one of Mason’s personal favorites.

“I don’t always play it live because it’s pretty introspective, but I’m particularly proud of the lyrics on that one,” Mason said.

Coming off the tail end of a tour with Mumford and Sons’ Gentleman of the Road tour, he is now traveling solo for his Communion Club Night tour. This series of shows will encompass smaller, more intimate venues, Mason said.

“This will be a bit more mellow,” Mason said. “You really get to look the crowd in the eye and see if they are feeling it or not.”

Mason’s last visit to Columbus wasn’t as intimate. He opened for Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Aug. 29.

“I am not sure how much success he had individually, but the audience seemed to enjoy his performance,” Marissa Luther, marketing director for PromoWest Productions, said in an email.

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Singer-songwriter Willy Mason is slated to perform Oct. 11 at The Basement.

Although he wasn’t the headliner, the concert generated some student interest in the lesser-known singer-songwriter.

“I was just there to see Edward Sharpe, but I do remember the opening (act) being catchy,” said Ellen Gurley, a third-year in international studies. “I would be interested in seeing him again depending on how much tickets are.”

Mason heads into the Midwest portion of his tour excited to visit new places and

invigorated by the success of his East Coast shows, he said.

“I’m just trying to set the tone of the night and set people up for being honest with each other and themselves,” Mason said.

Doors open at 8 p.m. and tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door.

EVENTS

OUABe Fit: Hip Hop Dance

Wednesday, September 25 @ 6 p.m.

Dance Room 1, Ohio Union

Flicks for Free ft. Rebirth

In Collaboration with FYE & Buckeye Book Community Wednesday, September 25 @ 7 p.m. (discussion to follow)

U.S. Bank Conference Theater, Ohio Union

Karaoke Night!

Thursday, September 26 @ 8:30 p.m.

Woody’s Tavern, Ohio Union

OUAB Grad/Prof Happy Hour Friday, September 27 @ 5:30 p.m.

Woody’s Tavern, Ohio Union

OUABe Fit: Kickboxing

Monday, September 30 @ 7 p.m.

Dance Room 1, Ohio Union

OUABe Fit: CORE Intensity Tuesday, October 1 @ 5 p.m.

Dance Room 1, Ohio Union

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