October 2 2014

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Thursday October 2, 2014 year: 134 No. 74

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Officials: It’s unlikely that Ebola will spread to Ohio AUDREY DUVALL Lantern reporter duvall.82@osu.edu The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the first case of the Ebola virus in the United States Tuesday in Texas, but health officials said the virus is unlikely to make it to Columbus The chances of the Ebola virus spreading to Ohio are low, said Dr. Christina Liscynesky, an assistant professor in the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Department of Internal Medicine’s division of infectious diseases. “Very, very low. The way to mitigate the Ebola spread is to put the patient in isolation and those they have been in contact with in isolation. So the CDC is sending a team to Texas to do those things. We have very many resources in the United States to handle these things,” Liscynesky said.

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Symptoms of Ebola Severe headache Fever Vomiting Muscle pain Unexplained hemorrhage Stomach pain Diarrhea Weakness

Source: cdc.gov KELSEY WAGNER / Design editor

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OSU then-freshman safety Vonn Bell (11), interacts with fans during a game against Northwestern on Oct. 5, 2013, at Ryan Field. OSU won, 40-30.

Maryland then-sophomore wide receiver Stefon Diggs (1) runs for a score during a game against Old Dominion on Sept. 7, 2013 at Byrd Stadium in College Park, Md.

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Maryland’s 1st Big Ten home game comes against OSU TIM MOODY Sports editor moody.178@osu.edu The Maryland Terrapins have never won a Big Ten football game at home — but then again, they’ve never played one. Ohio State, ranked No. 20 in the Associated Press top 25, is set to be the first Big Ten team to take a shot at Maryland on the Terrapins’ home turf since the team joined the conference this season. “We’re going to go there and welcome them to the Big Ten,” senior tight end Jeff Heuerman said Wednesday. “It’s going to be a big game. We’re going to show them what Big Ten football is, and hopefully it’ll work out in our favor.”

The Buckeyes (3-1, 0-0) are set to face-off with the Terrapins (4-1, 1-0) on Saturday at Byrd Stadium in College Park, Md. The matchup pits the Buckeyes — members of the Big Ten for more than 100 years — against the Terrapins, who are set to play just their second game in the conference to date. It is set to be the first-ever football game between the two schools. Despite Maryland’s inexperience in the conference, Heuerman said playing a Big Ten game is always important, regardless of the opponent. “Obviously it’s going to be a little bit bigger than what we’ve seen so far,” he said. “So we need to go in there with the right mindset.” Both teams have suffered one loss this season, with Maryland’s coming by just three points against West Virginia on Sept. 13. The

Buckeyes’ loss came a week earlier when they fell to Virginia Tech, 35-21, in their home opener. OSU coach Urban Meyer said beginning conference play won’t make his team work any harder, but he acknowledged games in the Big Ten are different for one main reason. “Our goal is to compete for a championship in November, and this is it,” Meyer said Wednesday. As OSU hopes to take its first step toward winning a Big Ten championship this season, there will be no guarantees as the Buckeyes’ defense is pitted against a Maryland offense that features multiple dimensions. Through five games, Maryland is averaging 36.8 points per game, largely because of the

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Annual crime report adds domestic violence, stalking LOGAN HICKMAN Campus editor hickman.201@osu.edu Ohio State’s annual crime report isn’t simply an update on last year’s — it’s been expanded to include additional information on crimes reported on campus. Domestic violence, dating violence and stalking are all included on the report in response to changes to a federal act. OSU is required by law to publish the report, which was released earlier this week.

And while reports of some crimes rose and others decreased, some students had mixed reactions about how safe they feel on campus. The report compiles crime data on and around campus to comply with the Clery Act. The act requires colleges and universities to disclose information about crime on and around campus spaces, and was designed to make college campus crime information readily available. The 2014 report includes crime statistics

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Ohio Stadium concert expected to bring in $30M DANIEL BENDTSEN Asst. arts editor bendtsen.1@osu.edu Ohio Stadium is set to host a two-day country music show next summer, the stadium’s first concert in more than a decade, and vice president and athletic director Gene Smith said he hopes it isn’t a one-off affair — though a lot of scheduling, planning and problemsolving will go into it. Though Ohio Stadium hosted a number of major concerts in the 1990s, its latest came in 2003, and featured Metallica, Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park. The decline of big shows like these was something Smith said permeated the United States. “It was so hard to get a critical number (of attendees) to make a profit,” Smith said. “For a while, they really didn’t do a lot of stadium shows, particularly in the Midwest.” Xen Riggs, an associate vice president for Student Life, has

handled much of the booking for 2015’s Buckeye Country Superfest, which is promised to bring in “the biggest stars in country music,” according to the event’s website. The country show is estimated to bring in $30 million, and the university hopes it will become an annual event. Riggs said there are additional shows also in the works. Riggs said a concert of this magnitude had been in long-term development after Smith gave clear “marching orders” to make the stadium more active. Producing a show at a stadium like this comes with a number of challenges though, and Riggs said they tend to be 10 times more expensive than shows at a venue like the Schottenstein Center. Because of the costs, he said the biggest challenge in making it happen was the ability to secure a big enough name. Continuing renovations over the last few years were also a challenge to work with, but their completion, especially the

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OSU cheerleaders lead players into Ohio Stadium prior to kickoff against Cincinnati on Sept. 27. OSU won, 50-28. new permanent lights, now makes hosting a show easier. The switch from grass to turf, which took place in 2007, also facilitates the concert. The number of people on the field can still cause challenges.

“It’s permanent surface, but it has an extremely sophisticated drainage system, and pressure can be a threat (to that system),” Riggs said. Infrastructure costs are a major obstacle to making a stadium show

work as well, Riggs said. Unlike a show at Schottenstein Center, a show at Ohio Stadium will require five to six days of construction and demolition after each show.

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