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Have you ever wanted jerky delivered to your door? Two former OSU students started a Chase grantwinning company that does just that. ON PAGE 2
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Columbus’ Own band Room & Board is back in action after changing its name because of a copyright issue. ON PAGE 4
OSU men’s basketball is counting on fresh faces to play a critical role after the loss of four starters from last season. ON PAGE 8
Construction at the Schott to improve fan experience WILLIAM KOSILESKI Lantern reporter kosileski.2@osu.edu Guests and fans at the Schottenstein Center will find themselves in a changing space starting in 2016. Renovations will be made to the sports and concert venue, and are expected to be complete in 2018. “We’re committed to providing the best guest experience that we can,” said Mike Penner, senior associate athletic director at the OSU Department of Athletics. “We think that the improvements we are making to the Schottenstein Center will improve the guest experience.” The project, which was approved by OSU’s Board of Trustees in an SOURCE: 2015 CLERY REPORT | ILLUSTRATION BY DENNY CHECK | DESIGN EDITOR August meeting, has a total budget of $32 million, which will be paid with university debt and development funds, according to meeting notes. Construction includes renovations to the concourse, the creation of new offices for sports programs, documented in OSU’s annual secu- college career, as opposed to an an- aligning the building with the atrity reports. nual report. Also, the survey covers tached practice gym, and relocating SCHOTT CONTINUES ON 3 In late September, the Associa- incidents occurring at off-campus tion of American Universities re- locations, compared with the Clery leased its national campus climate report being mostly limited to OSU survey on sexual misconduct and locations. relationship violence, which inDavey also said the difference dicated 24 percent of female un- between filling out an anonymous dergraduate students at OSU have survey and filing a formal report been victims of nonconsensual sex- might add to the difference in reual contact as a result of physical sults. force or situations in which they “There are elements of the Buckwere unable to consent. eyes ACT program that are meant The campus-wide survey was to address that (lack of reporting), available to all OSU students and and it’s something that we’re going saw an 18.1 percent response rate. to be actively engaged in addressDiscrepancies between the Clery ing,” he said. “The discrepancy of WILLIAM KOSILESKI | LANTERN REPORTER report and this year’s AAU survey these numbers (in the security reA view of the southern part can be attributed, in part, to the col- port) and the survey would be re- of the Schottenstein Center lection of information spanning a CLERY CONTINUES ON 3 from Lane Avenue.
Annual campus safety report Reports of forcible sex offenses rise, reports of arson drop to zero in 2014 MICHAEL HUSON Campus Editor huson.4@osu.edu A recently released security report for Ohio State shows a rise in the reporting of forcible-sex offenses on campus last year. Last year’s crime statistics were released last week in the 2015 Annual Campus Security Report and Annual Fire Safety Report, a federally required disclosure of certain crimes committed on or near campuses of federally aided U.S. universities. The report shows forcible-sex offenses at Ohio State rose to 32 last year from 24 in 2013, a rise of 33 percent. Of the 32 on-campus
reports in 2014, 20 incidents were rape. There were 21 forced sex offenses reported on campus in 2012, 28 offenses in 2011 and 12 in 2010. OSU spokesman Chris Davey said the university attributes the rise in offenses to an increase in the number of victims coming forward and filing police reports, and added that this is not an indication that more rapes are occurring on campus. He also said that the university is hoping the increase in survivors’ willingness to report instances of rape and other forms of forcible-sex offenses continues. From 2009 to 2014, 138 instances of forcible-sex offenses were
OSU students breathe hope for a cause LEAH MCCLURE Lantern reporter mcclure.607@osu.edu Ohio State students are raising awareness about cystic fibrosis while contorting their bodies into positions that many yoga outsiders could only describe as painful. Breathe Hope, a student organization co-founded by the group’s president, Hannah Rinehardt, organizes yoga classes on and off campus in an effort to educate people about cystic fibrosis while raising money for the cause. All of the proceeds are donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. According to the CFF’s website,
cystic fibrosis is a progressive, genetic disease that causes lung infections and a buildup of mucus in several organs. This causes difficulty breathing as well as a slew of other symptoms. Rinehardt, a fourth-year in chemistry, said she became interested in starting Breathe Hope after spending a summer volunteering at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. There she worked with kids who were diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. “I saw this need for a presence on campus,” she said. Although Rinehardt had been practicing yoga for a while, the idea to make Breathe Hope yoga-based
didn’t come to her right away. She initially thought about organizing something like BuckeyeThon. However, when she realized how well yoga and cystic fibrosis tie together because of the importance of breath, she said she knew that it was the right fit. “With yoga there’s a really big focus on breath, mindfulness and acceptance, so I thought there was a good connection there,” Rinehardt said. Breathe Hope’s largest on-campus events have drawn more than 50 people, and the group raised COURTESY OF HANNAH RINEHARDT $1,000 at its most successful fund- Members of the Breathe Hope Yoga Club pose for a picture. raising event. Rinehardt credits YOGA CONTINUES ON 5
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Former Buckeyes make it big with jerky Brothers were awarded $100,000 from Chase Mission Street Grant AMANDA VAUGHN News Director vaughn.246@osu.edu Most students spend their time in college trying to figure out what they want to do with their lives. But for some, college is the time when they jump-start their dreams. Former Ohio State students Zach and Max Zitney began their company, JerkyXP, during their time as Buckeyes, and are now working full-time to keep their jerky delivery company successful. JerkyXP is a delivery service marketed to gamers that delivers jerky monthly to its subscribers. With every order, members are also entered into a monthly XPansionPack giveaway to win $1,000. The brothers recently were awarded the Chase Mission Main Street Grant for $100,000. JerkyXP is one of 20 companies out of 35,000 applicants to win the grant, which it plans to use to provide second-chance employment opportunities in its warehouse and distribution locations. “We would give them a place to work where there would be no drugs and no alcohol. Our whole mission is to give people a second chance, basically,” Zach Zitney said. Another way that JerkyXP is setting themselves apart is with its CEO, a Yorkshire terrier named Jack. He is well known among customers and travels to every event with the company, even during the Zitney brothers’ trip to The Lantern newsroom. “(Jack) likes going to events, he likes meeting people and he loves taking pictures with everyone. He’ll sit at our booth and you can come over and pet him and pick up some jerky,” Max Zitney said. While their operation consists of, as they
Product packaging of JerkyXP. said, “three humans and one dog,” the brothers are quick to credit some of their success to what they learned at OSU, both in classes and in the Business Builders Club. “You’re at one of the biggest campuses in the United States and probably the world, so make sure you’re making connections with as many people as possible and don’t let any opportunities pass you up,” Zach said. Former Business Builders Club President, Jake Larkin, said in an email the brothers embody everything the BBC tries to teach students at Ohio State. “When I first met Max and Zach, I could tell they would never be satisfied with the traditional career. I could tell that even if it
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Owners Max and Zach Zitney pose for a picture with their CEO, Jack the dog. wasn’t jerky, they would find another avenue, but I’m so happy it is jerky … because that stuff is delicious,” he said. Rosemary Garry, president of the Business Builders Club, said the brothers are perfect alumni. “They’re doing something great for the community,” Garry said. “They’re doing something great for their business. We couldn’t ask for anything else.” Looking to the future, the Zitneys are looking forward to putting their grant money to use and implementing their second-chance employment policy, as well as adding more products to their line.
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Preventing the spread of flu this season JENNA LEINASARS For The Lantern leinasars.2@osu.edu With this year’s flu season just around the corner, the Ohio State medical community is trying to prepare students to fight the illness and stay healthy. The Wilce Student Health Center has ordered about 4,500 vaccines for students, said Jonda Hapner-Yengo, a certified nurse practitioner at the facility. “When you’re looking at flu vaccine efficacy it can be anywhere from 60 percent to 90 percent efficacious in preventing the flu,” she said. Hapner-Yengo said with college students sharing so many community spaces, it’s very easy to pick something up. “Typically, what I see at Ohio State is after people come back from Thanksgiving break, they’re bringing all the germs from home,” she said. “And after that, it spreads like wildfire through the campus, if you aren’t immunized or taking precautions.” Dr. Fred Miser, professor of family medicine and residency director of family medicine at the OSU Rardin Family Practice Center also added that living in closed spaces makes students more susceptible to the flu. “Typically late hours, studying or playing
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A student receives flu shot at the Wilce Student Health Center. hard, not sleeping well, that can dock your immune system down too,” Miser said. Ian Branam, a health communication specialist for the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said that flu vaccination rates among adults begin to rise in October and peak in November and December. Branam said the CDC recommends everyone over the age of six months receive an annual flu vaccine. Miser and Hapner-Yengo said the best way
to prevent the flu is to receive the flu vaccination. “The flu vaccine, when people get that, if they’re subsequently exposed to that virus, the body has already developed a defense system against it to kill off that virus before it takes hold of the individual,” Miser said. Protection against H1N1, known as swine flu, is also incorporated into the vaccine. The illness affects young and healthy people, making it even more important for col-
lege students to receive a flu vaccine, Hapner-Yengo said. However, flu prevention is less effective if it is only an individual responsibility rather than community responsibility. “Herd immunity” relies on the idea that if more and more people become vaccinated, the less likely it is for outbreaks, Miser said. Both Hapner-Yengo and Miser’s facilities are offering opportunities for students to get vaccinated for the upcoming flu season. The Wilce Student Health Center offers walk-in flu clinics and scheduled immunization appointments. The Rardin Family Practice offers flu vaccinations by call-ahead appointment. Miser and Hapner-Yengo also advised additional methods for students to protect themselves. Miser said staying away from others who have the flu and good hand washing are key, while Hapner-Yengo said she recommended using hand sanitizer and covering a cough to limit the spread of germs. Hapner-Yengo and Miser both said that catching the flu could result in at least a week of missed classes, and with midterms quickly approaching, extended absences are not something any Buckeye can afford.
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flective of that.” The university will continue to encourage survivors of sexual assault and rape to report incidents, Davey said. “We hope this year’s Clery report, coming on the heels of the AAU survey, will maybe serve to draw attention to that fact and get more people involved in helping to support survivors, so that they will report when they experience sexual assault,” he said. According to University Police records, eight rapes have been reported so far this year, three of which were reported to have occurred in prior years, between 2000 and 2014. Of the five incidents reported to have occurred this year, all but one rape occurred at residence halls. The fifth rape was reported at Harding Hospital. Davey said a large majority of sexual assaults occurring on campus are being committed by acquaintances of victims. “The stereotype of the stranger jumping out of the bushes is actually one that we want to dispel,” Davey said. “We want our students to be very cautious when they’re placing themselves in situations – on campus, off campus – to observe all of the best practices that we teach them to keep themselves safe in all circumstances.” Those practices and information are to be outlined under the new Buckeyes ACT initiative, which was announced by University
President Michael Drake on Sept. 17 during the “It’s on US” campaign’s one-year anniversary event. The initiative aims to help students supplement existing safe practices through counseling and training to safeguard against assault committed in varying situa-
This year’s security report also showed that there were 11 campus reports of dating violence and 19 stalking reports on campus last year. tions, including assaults by acquaintances. This year’s security report also showed that there were 11 campus reports of dating violence and 19 stalking reports on campus last year. On-campus aggravated assaults rose to six last year from two in 2013. There were four incidents reported in 2012. Eight campus robberies were reported in 2014, compared to five the previous year. Campus burglaries dropped to four reports last year from nine in 2013. Burglary reports saw a nearly 60 percent drop from 2012 to
2013. There were zero reports of arson last year, down from eight in 2013.There have been no homicide reports in the last four years. Previous reports do not include an instance of involuntary manslaughter in March of 2011. In 2010, an OSU custodian shot and killed a co-worker in the Maintenance Building after finding out he was to be fired. University Police Acting Chief Craig Stone said data in this year’s report did not come as a surprise as he stays up-to-date with daily police crime logs, adding in an email that the safety of the campus community remains the division’s No. 1 priority. “Our Department of Public Safety stays aware of crime data and crime trends throughout the year in order to reduce crime and the fear of crime,” he said. “We will continue to work closely with local law enforcement to enhance the safety of our students, faculty, staff and visitors.”
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the ticket office and the team store. “The Schott welcomes 800,000 to 900,000 people a year,” Penner said. “(The renovations) will widen the concourses, brighten it up a bit and improve the concourse to allow fans to have a better experience.” In the effort to widen the concourse, Penner said it will be necessary to relocate and create new offices for the men’s and women’s basketball teams. The offices will be moved from their current location on the south side of the building to the northwest quadrant of the building in order to be closer to the practice gym.
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“The new practice gym, which was completed in 2013, is located on the northwest corner of the building. It extends more north than the rest of the main arena building,” Penner said. “The new concourse project will align the north side of the main arena building with the already completed practice gym.” In addition to these improvements, Penner said that the project will provide more “visibility and functionality” for the ticket office and the team store, as both will be moved to the north side of the building to be more accessible and closer to the parking lot.
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Ryan Murphy, a second-year in computer science, has attended several events at the Schottenstein Center, including OSU basketball and hockey games. He said he thinks that the renovations will benefit fans. “I feel like moving the ticket window and making the concourse more open is something that makes sense,” he said. “When it is packed and it is winter, it will make it more convenient to get tickets instead of walking all the way around the building.” Another student, Alec Scaffidi, a second-year in business, also sees this construction project as a positive change.
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“Any time you make any kind of renovation to anything, it should improve the fan experience,” he said. “I think that it will draw more fans, and I think it will give the Schott a better look.” Penner said that the goal right now is to have an architect and a construction manager for the project at the beginning of 2016, and to have it completed in 2018. “I would say that the 800,000 to 900,000 fans having a good experience will be great exposure for the university,” Penner said. “I think that this will shine a bright light on the university.”
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Room & Board’s identity crisis is over
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Columbus band Room & Board. HANNAH HERNER Lantern reporter herner.12@osu.edu Cease and desist. In other words, rename your band. That’s what Nick Baker, Andy Foster and Jonathan Hape had to do three years ago for their band, Honeymoon. A Los Angeles-based band already had the name copyrighted and triggered a self-described identity crisis as the trio tried to rename themselves. After three months of deliberation, they finally settled on Room & Board, one of their top choices from when the band formed back in 2010. Now what remains of Honeymoon is an old Facebook page, a bunch of T-shirts and stickers and, of course, all of the original members. Lead singer and guitarist Hape
formed the band quickly by telling drummer Foster and bassist Baker, individually that his band had flaked out on him for an upcoming show. “I had a solo show booked for a Wednesday. We decided to form a band on a Saturday, practiced three songs on Sunday. I wrote three more songs on Monday, we practiced before the show,” Hape said. Even though the band was put together in haste, music has been a lifelong love for the members. After playing around with his church drummer’s drums, Foster got a set of his own in seventh grade. His interest in music came from his father, who worked as a record distributor and gave him some classic rock albums, like Rush and Led Zeppelin. Besides music, Foster does all of the graphic design for the band. He used to make a living doing
photography and videography, when he was in fifth grade. Song- is worth it’ song. It’s a song about but now he teaches photography writing began even earlier, in sec- the struggle,” Hape said. classes and yearbook at Oakstone ond grade. The band has chosen to release Academy, a high school dedicated “I was obsessed with Kriss Kro- their upcoming EP on vinyl and to kids on the autism spectrum. ss, so I had a rap group that was digital download only, because the Foster, whose own brother is autis- called The Weird and Wacky War- members believe those forms will tic, said the work is very reward- riors and wrote songs like ‘School attract the most buyers, among ing. is Cool’ and ‘Ello Mate,’ which other reasons. “I’ve learned to teach them in was all about living in Australia,” “I’m such a visual person. I love the way that I would have real- Hape said. having something to hold and look ly liked to have learned, which is His songwriting has clearly at,” Foster said. really hands-on. We go out and evolved since then and now exBaker has collected records for we do it as opposed to sitting in a plores more dynamic topics, such years. classroom all day and reading out as love, relationships and political “For me it’s nostalgia. I used to of a book,” he said. issues. get excited to go into used record Baker’s inspiration to get inWhile song titles like “Propa- shops and search for my favorite volved with music came from one ganda of a Deed” might sound bands on vinyl. How cool would it of the most unlikely of places: a critical and negative, Hape said be if I was searching through there cartoon. there’s a deeper message. and saw a Room & Board vinyl,” “There was a ‘Simpsons’ epi“I think the songs are more he said. sode where Homer was in jail, and hope-based … For the most part, Room & Board plans to release there was someone else in there I’m less anti-authority and more the EP online this month and the who said they were Michael Jack- pro-harmony,” Hape said. vinyl should be available in the son. And I go to school and I’m In their upcoming EP titled first part of 2016. emulating that Michael Jackson “There’s No One Else That You’ll Room & Board’s next show will voice. I had no clue I could sing, Ever Be (and if you can hang with be Friday at the Big Room Bar at 9 and people were like ‘sing that that you’ll do fine),” one of the p.m., and it is open to 18 years old again, you can really sing!’” Baker songs, “Against,” is about him and or over. Admission is $5. said. his wife. Baker said that one of the most “It’s not a love song, it’s a ‘this important things is enjoying himself when playing music. It’s an added bonus that his wife and two young daughters approve. “I was showing my wife the new recordings and (my daughter) comes around the corner and is like ‘that’s the sound my daddy makes.’ She just recognized it,” Baker said. Hape said he had similar reactions to his father’s music as a child. Hape’s father gave him a guitar — the same one he uses toCOURTESY OF LAUREN TUTTLE day — and taught him how to reColumbus band Room & Board, photo edited by Andy Foster. cord himself using a tape recorder
WHAT’S UP THIS WEEKEND Wednesday, Oct. 7 CHVRCHES Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the LC Pavilion. 405 Neil Ave. Opening artist is Mansionair. Tickets are $34.80 through Ticketmaster, fees included. Season premiere: “American Horror Story: Hotel” Season Premiere of “American Horror Story: Hotel,” starts at 10 p.m. at the Gateway Film Center. 1550 N. High St. The season premiere of the horror series will be shown on the big screen. Admission is free. included.
Thursday, Oct. 8 Wedding Runway Show starts at 6:30 p.m. at The Columbus Athenaeum Olympian Room. 32 N. Fourth St. This event is part of Columbus Fashion Week and features this year’s wedding gown designs. Tickets starting at $21.85, fees included. COIN and Colony House doors open at 7 p.m. at The Basement. 391 Neil Ave. Opening artist is Flor. Tickets are $17.95 through Ticketmaster, fees included.
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Friday, Oct. 9 103rd Annual Homecoming Parade and Pep Rally festivities start at 5:30 p.m., parade starts at 6 p.m. at the Ohio Stadium. 411 Woody Hayes Drive. The parade runs to the Ohio Union. Seating areas, food and drinks will be offered along the route. The pep rally will be held at the Union immediately after the parade. Admission is free. Grace Potter doors open at 7 p.m. at the LC Pavilion. 405 Neil Ave. Opening artist is Rayland Baxter. Tickets are $37.10 through Ticketmaster, fees included.
Saturday, Oct. 10 Columbus Italian Festival noon to 11 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Church. 720 Hamlet St. The event offers live entertainment, authentic Italian foods and vendors. Admission is $5. Finale Runway Show starts at 8 p.m. at The Columbus Athenaeum. 32 N. Fourth St. This is the final event of Columbus Fashion week for the year. It will feature the works by David Tupaz and Stevie-Boi as well as seven local designers. Tickets starting at $27.10, fees included.
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Mac Miller doors open at 6 p.m. at LC Pavilion. 405 Neil Ave. Opening artists are Domo Genesis and Choo Jackson. Tickets are $40.60 through Ticketmaster, fees included.
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Don’t get burned by an ex-flame OGONNA ONONYE Senior Lantern Reporter ononye.5@osu.edu Reader: What are your thoughts on getting back together with an ex? Ogonna: Exes are tricky. I know what you’re telling yourself — you were with your exflame for a reason, right? You’re thinking there must be something the two of you can do to rekindle that fire. As easy as it is to think that way, think of the contrary idea. You also broke up with your ex for a reason, so what’s to say that reason isn’t going to break you up again? You have to first examine your
relationship. Before you start to outweigh the negatives with the positives, ask yourself why you broke up. If it was for something so detrimental you had to physically separate yourself from your ex, then why are you running back now? After you analyze this, ask yourself why you want to get back together. Is the timing right? Is it impossible to foresee a future without that person in it? Is it a mutual feeling to want to try and rebuild the relationship? If so, maybe, just maybe, it’s worth another shot. Now, ask yourself who is it that wants to get back together with whom? Are you initiating this reconnection? Is there solid evidence that you can entertain the
possibility of starting again and staying together? If not, you might just be setting a trap for yourself. But if your ex is the one throwing rocks at your window late at night, it might be a good idea to just keep that window shut. Don’t get me wrong, I do believe that some people can change and see the error of their ways. But sometimes, forgiving others of their wrongs doesn’t mean you have to accept them back into the same role they filled in your life. Now, if getting back together with an ex to you means “hooking up” with your ex, then that’s an entirely different ball game. I suppose it’s all about the intention of hooking up and the relationship you currently hold with
your ex. Say you two are friendly to the point where you still hang out in groups and it’s not weird. You might think hooking up with your ex could be fun (or funny) with no hurt feelings. But as we’ve all seen in ”No Strings Attached,” (that’s the one with Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman, easily mixed up with “Friends with Benefits” starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis) even the bravest attempts to be physically intimate without feeling some type of emotional connection might backfire. Some might try and use the excuse that hooking up with an ex is good for closure, and that just begs me to ask the question, are you kidding yourself? I still hold that hooking up with an ex-lover,
whether that’s a simple kiss or a whole lot more, is a dangerous field to be playing in. That fire I mentioned earlier — that one of you might want to rekindle — could burn out in a second after the night is over. It’s always hard to recognize whether someone has truly changed or if that’s just the change you want to see, but there will always be signs. Remember, you’re not going in for battle or playing defense, so if you have to put up a fight to get the respect you want, it’s probably not worth it. In my opinion, second chances are valuable. But remember, three strikes and you’re out.
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Members of the Breathe Hope Yoga Club during a session.
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much of Breathe Hope’s success to the team. “Everyone works really hard and is passionate about the cause,” she said. Leslie Lucas, the executive director of the CFF’s central Ohio chapter, works closely with Breathe Hope to help people with cystic fibrosis live full and productive lives. She said the group is always very easy to work with. “It’s amazing to see a group of individuals who have multiple options of things to do choose to be generous with their time,” Lucas said. Lucas discussed the importance of the manpower and fundraising Breathe Hope provides to the CFF but also emphasized the value of charity and kindness in general. “Having a student organization like Breathe Hope is not only a comfort because we know we have people to rely on, it’s also exciting to see the young professionals of our future working to help others,” she said. Breathe Hope’s vice president of communications, Hailey Schwertner — a third-year in health promotion, nutrition and exercise sciences — instructs on-campus yoga classes organized by Breathe Hope. Classes are held in various places, including the RPAC and the Oval. She became interested in yoga after suffering an injury in high school that forced her to quit sports.
“It was a way for me to heal myself and gain my flexibility back,” she said. Schwertner has been with Breathe Hope since its creation in May 2014. Since then she said she has been in near-constant contact with Columbus yoga studios, collaborating with them to hold donation-based yoga classes to raise money for the CFF. Schwertner appreciated the health benefits of yoga long before joining Breathe Hope, and the value of breath and gratefulness is something she tries to incorporate into her classes. “Since yoga is such a big part of my life, I really believe in the importance of breath and I try not to take it for granted. It’s such a gift to be able to breathe with ease on a daily basis, and I like to set a grateful intention in my yoga classes so that students cherish their ability to breathe as well,” she said. Being able to meet and help students with cystic fibrosis has proven to be a rewarding experience for all members of Breathe Hope. Rinehardt said her main goal for the organization continues to be providing support for fellow students who are living with this disease and let them know they aren’t alone. “There are Buckeyes with (cystic fibrosis),” she said. “Let’s show them that we care about their cause.”
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two freshmen in the highly touted guard JaQuan Lyle and center Daniel Giddens could fill out the starting five. It was initially believed Matta had his recruiting class locked up in November, but with Russell’s draft stock skyrocketing, he went on the hunt for a replacement. Enter Lyle. Lyle, a 6-foot-5 combo guard from Evansville, Indiana, originally committed to Oregon before falling short on academic credits to compete. That led to an additional year at IMG Academy Prep School in Bradenton, Florida. Matta said he is confident Lyle will develop into a solid contributor. “I think he has a chance to be a heck of a basketball player,” Matta said. “We saw in him, when we were recruiting him the first time, just a guy who could run a basketball team, could pass, could score in a lot of different ways.” Unlike Russell, Lyle doesn’t have a definite position. Because of his size and strength, he could find himself playing either guard position, or even stepping up to small forward. While the team lacks experience, SOCCER FROM 8
Buckeyes will face. “We know they won’t be easy, and we know they will not be the toughest competition we play all year, but we just need to focus and be confident and just keep going,” McCrary said. The Falcons have lost three straight heading into Wednesday’s tilt. “We know they’re a solid team and we know that they are an organized team,” Jensen said. “More ways to get by that is to play our
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Loving said its freshmen make up for it with versatility, singling out Lyle’s basketball IQ, point guard A.J. Harris’ speed with the ball and Giddens’ strength and shot-blocking ability. After being defeated by Arizona in their second game of the NCAA tournament by Arizona and finishing 24-11 overall and 11-7 in the Big Ten during the 2014-15 season, the Buckeyes could face an uphill climb to return to the postseason. “We’re always going to play with a chip on our shoulders,” Loving said. “And that’s just giving us more motivation to not only prove them wrong, but to prove us right.” With all the challenges heading into the season, Matta said he still remains optimistic. “For us, every day is a day toward the future,” Matta said. “Every day is going to be growth for this basketball, growth offensively and defensively.” The Buckeyes are scheduled to begin their season on Nov. 8 against Walsh University in an exhibition at the Schottenstein Center. Their regular-season opener is then slated for a week later at home against Mount St. Mary’s.
game and stay fresh.” Although OSU has had only one day of practice to prepare for the battle against Bowling Green, the Buckeyes are confident they can continue their unbeaten streak. “They’re just a good team and we’re going to take care of business on Wednesday,” McCrary said. Previously with the Falcons Revenge might be the only thing on the Falcons’ minds after a shutout loss to the Buckeyes in the 2014 regular season.
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“We’re looking for some of these young ward to instilling her brand of hockey right women to step up, but I know that they can, away in the team’s 16th season. and I think we can expect to see that right “I know there are expectations, and I’m not away,” Potter said. sure that we’re going to be the most talented Perhaps the program already has. In the first team. But we will be the hardest-working team weekend with Potter at the helm, the team on the ice, and I’m expecting us to compete won its first two games against Lindenwood, every whistle,” Potter said. scoring a combined eight Potter is one of the most dec- “I know there are exgoals, including five in the orated coaches to ever be hired pectations, and I’m not first game and two from by OSU, winning six gold med- sure that we’re going senior forward Kendall als in international competition Last season, the to be the most talented Curtis. and leading the United States team scored more than in scoring at the 1999 Interna- team. But we will be four goals in just three tional Ice Hockey Federation the hardest-working games. Women’s World Championship. team on the ice, and Potter said she hopes However, she said coaching af- I’m expecting us to the team’s play so far this ter retiring from play does not compete every whistle.” year is out of respect for bother her. the coaching staff, not out Jenny Potter “I always knew I was going Women’s hockey coach of reverence. to stay in hockey and coach in “I hope I can teach hockey when I was playing,” Potter said. “I’ve these young women,” Potter said. “I think spent my whole life in it.” we’re all interested in just building a winning The stability that comes with a hockey life is tradition here.” important for a team that experienced turnover The Scarlet and Gray travels to Madison, in more areas than just its coaching staff. In Wisconsin, to face the Badgers in its Western addition to Handrahan’s resignation, the team Collegiate Hockey Association opener. Puck graduated all three of its captains last spring drop is set for 3:07 p.m. on both Saturday and and welcomed five freshmen to the 2015-16 Sunday. squad. POTTER FROM 8
OSU earned a 3-0 victory over Bowling Green at home. OSU then-junior defender Liam Doyle scored the Buckeyes’ first goal of the game in just three minutes off a penalty kick. Then-sophomore Christian Soldat added to the lead after he scored off a rebound originally shot by then-junior midfielder Kyle Culbertson midway through the first half. OSU then-senior midfielder Yianni Sarris sent in a shot in the 64th minute that gave the Buck-
eyes their final goal of the game. By the end of the match, shots were a lopsided 20-6 in favor of the Buckeyes. Clean sweep The Big Ten’s weekly awards for offensive and defensive player were swept by Buckeyes. Jensen took home the award for Offensive Player of the Week after netting a pair of game-clinching goals over Louisville and Michigan State last week. The last player from OSU to win the award was Jensen, in October 2014.
The Defensive Player of the Week crown was captured by redshirt senior goalkeeper Chris Froschauer. The transfer from Dayton saved six shots in the two Buckeye victories last week, including his third clean sheet of the season in the win against Louisville. It is the first time in Froschauer’s career that he won a defensive award. Following Wednesday’s action, the Buckeyes are scheduled to visit the Hoosier State to face Indiana at 7:30 p.m. in Bloomington, Indiana.
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Scouting Maryland: A look at the Terrapins KEVIN STANKIEWICZ Assistant Sports Editor stankiewicz.16@osu.edu It’s been a bumpy start to the season for Maryland, and it does not look like it will level out any time soon. The Terrapins are sitting at 2-3 coming off back-to-back losses as they prepare to travel to Columbus on Saturday to take on top-ranked Ohio State. Here is a look at coach Randy Edsall’s team. Quarterback carousel If you think the Buckeyes have had a complicated quarterback situation, think again. Maryland has reinvented what it means to have a quarterback controversy this season. It began during the offseason and has yet to subside. Redshirt junior Perry Hills won the threeway battle during fall camp and led the team to a season opening victory over Richmond — a Football Championship Subdivision program — but he was canned midway through Maryland’s disappointing loss to Bowling Green in favor of Caleb Rowe. The fellow redshirt junior stepped in and started the last three games for the Terrapins — a win over South Florida and backto-back embarrassing losses against West Virginia and then-No. 22 Michigan — but struggled immensely. Rowe — who is dead last in passing efficiency among qualified quarterbacks — has thrown seven interceptions over the last two games, completed a harrowing 33 perecent of his passes and zero touchdowns. In the second half of both games, he was pulled for redshirt senior Daxx Garman. Sadly for Edsall, Garman hasn’t been able to stop the Terrapin ship from sinking.
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Members of the Maryland Terrapins celebrate a touchdown on Nov. 15 at Byrd Stadium in College Park, Maryland. In his two relief appearances, the transfer from Oklahoma State has completed just six of 18 passes, has been sacked five times and tossed only one touchdown while also being picked off once. So which one of these underwhelming résumés will Edsall choose to start in Columbus? The coach said he does not even know, as he told reporters during his Sunday conference call that “everyone is in play.” In fact, Edsall stole a page from OSU coach Urban Meyer’s book, saying he might not announce his starter until Saturday at noon. As of Tuesday, Maryland’s depth chart lists all three as co-starters.
However being on the road against the Buckeyes, it might not matter which of the three it is. No help on defense When a team’s offense struggles, sometimes the defense bails it out by shutting down opponents. Just ask this year’s Buckeyes about it. Unfortunately for Maryland, the said scenario is not happening. The offense ranks 114th nationally and second-to-last in the Big Ten, just ahead of Penn State. Defensively, the Terrapins are not much better, as they are 109th in the country for total defense and second-to-last in the conference, narrowly ahead of Indi-
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ana. In its three losses, Maryland has given up point totals of 48, 45 and 28. Additionally, opponents are averaging 199 rushing yards per game. The lone bright spot for the Terrapin defense comes on the pass rush, as the unit is tied for fourth in the country with 19 sacks. But with the offense in a sizable slump — last week against Michigan it had only 105 yards — and the defense not being able to slow down opponents, victories appear like they will be hard to come by for Edsall’s Terrapins during conference play. Mile-wide turnover margin If turnovers have been slowing down OSU, then they have stopped Maryland. The Buckeyes have a turnover margin of minus-four — tying them for 101st in the country along with three other Big Ten teams (Minnesota, Nebraska and Purdue) — but the Terrapins are even further in the hole. Maryland has a turnover margin of minus-nine. Cincinnati is the only team with a greater deficit in the category. The Terrapins, however, do take the crown for most turnovers, as they have coughed up the pigskin 17 times — two more than Cincinnati and Florida Atlantic. With a defense as leaky as it is, the offense can’t afford to give opponents that many more offensive possessions, especially against the Buckeyes and the remainder of its conference foes. Beyond the Buckeyes After Saturday’s matchup versus OSU, Maryland will have a bye week before its scheduled contest against Penn State at home on Oct. 24. Kickoff time for that game is yet to be announced.
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Ex-Olympian takes reins for women’s ice hockey EVAN SZYMKOWICZ Sports Director szymkowicz.4@osu.edu When the Ohio State women’s ice hockey team dropped the puck to open its season on Friday, it did so with several new faces but perhaps none more significant than its four-time Olympian head coach. Jenny Potter was named the third head coach in program history less than one month after the resignation of Nate Handrahan, who coached the team for four seasons before stepping down on March 11. “Obviously, you think about the long history of athletic tradition, and I am excited to be a part of trying to win here,” Potter said. Potter, 36, played collegiate hockey at Minnesota-Duluth and was most recently the head coach at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, for two seasons. While there, the Bantams won the 2015 New England Small College Athletic Conference championship, their first in program history. Now she is at a much larger university, albeit with a less storied hockey program, in OSU. However, Potter is looking forPOTTER CONTINUES ON 6
Men’s soccer looks to continue hot streak MARIESHA GIBSON Lantern reporter gibson.917@osu.edu
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Above: Then-freshman forward Jae’Sean Tate (1) fights to dribble around a defender during a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal game against Michigan State on March 13 in Chicago. OSU lost, 76-67. Below: OSU coach Thad Matta during a game against Minnesota on March 12 in Chicago. KHALID MOALIM Multimedia Editor moalim.2@osu.edu After finishing the 2014-15 season in sixth place in the Big Ten and an early tournament exit, the Ohio State men’s basketball team is returning with five new faces after the loss of four starters. The experience lost to graduation and the professional world could be a big blow to the Buckeyes, and even coach Thad Matta isn’t yet sure what this team is capable of. “There are a lot of unknowns about this basketball team … it’s not by design, but there are some unknowns,” Matta said during the team’s media day on Tuesday. Last season’s leading scorer and firstteam All-American D’Angelo Russell, who averaged 19.3 points per game, was lost to the NBA draft, where he went
New recruits to play critical role for OSU’s men’s basketball second overall to the Los Angeles Lakers. Four-year forward and high-flyer Sam Thompson was lost to graduation. The combination of the two lost starters equated to 29.5 points and 9.6 rebounds per game last season. Additionally, lack of leadership and experience could prove to be the biggest obstacle coming into the season for Matta’s team. Much of that element was lost in point guard Shannon Scott. “We’ve been young before, been inexperienced, but like this? I’m not sure,” Matta said. Sophomore guard Jae’Sean Tate, who
earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman team last year, said the team is aware of its inexperience. “With this year having such a young team, this summer we’ve been really, really putting emphasis on creating leadership, being leaders to the young guys and bring them along,” Tate said. With 19 starts last season, junior Marc Loving is the most veteran member of the team as its lone junior. Redshirt senior forward Jake Lorbach is a former walkon who made only eight appearances last season. Loving said he has been turned to lead the team alongside Tate and redshirt sophomore guard Kam Williams. Matta is tasked with the job of maneuvering a young team that’s not expected to be quite at the level of last year’s squad — but there are pieces he can work with. Alongside Tate, Williams and Loving, BASKETBALL CONTINUES ON 6
The Ohio State men’s soccer team will look to improve upon its five-game unbeaten streak against its third in-state rival of the season on Wednesday as the Buckeyes are scheduled to face Bowling Green at 7 p.m. at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. OSU has completed a major turnaround from the beginning of the season when the team went on a four-game losing streak. The Scarlet and Gray now sits at 4-4-2 overall and 1-1-1 in Big Ten play. The Buckeyes have found different ways to attack their opponents in order to win. “At the moment, we have a good rotation up top that’s allowing us to stay fresh and be able to attack pretty well,” OSU junior forward Danny Jensen said. “With the rotation, we are able to press a little more.” Not only do the Buckeyes have a good offensive rotation going, but their defense has been a weapon as well. OSU sophomore forward Marcus McCrary said Bowling Green is a solid defensive squad, which will be one of the challenges the
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