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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015 THELANTERN.COM
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With the United Nations Climate Summit approaching, an OSU student gives her take on why students should pay attention to climate change. ON PAGE 3
THE STUDENT VOICE OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
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Columbus band The Odds of Being Born is comprised of OSU alumni who balance their rock music with day jobs. ON PAGE 4
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J.T. Barrett back under center as Ohio State is set to face Rutgers on Saturday at 8 p.m. ON PAGE 8
OSU police launch bike patrols AUBREY CORNWELL Lantern reporter cornwell.68@osu.edu
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OSU moves closer to energy privatization MICHAEL HUSON • Campus Editor • huson.4@osu.edu
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hio State is inching toward the privatization of energy services at its Columbus campus with the commencement of a new phase in the university’s energy management plan.
● The university announced last week in a letter to students and staff that OSU would enter the second of a three-phase plan to investigate the potential partnership, requesting information from prospective groups as to how they plan to implement energy management. ● The winning partner will be tasked with maintenance, upkeep and operation of the campus’ energy systems, including electricity, natural gas, chilled-water cooling systems and steam-generated heating systems. ● This phase of the OSU’s Comprehensive Energy Management plan will request specifics concerning proposing groups’ plans to meet the university’s sustainability goals and energy operation standards. ● OSU believes it will be the first U.S. univerENERGY CONTINUES ON 2
The Covelli Multi-Sport Arena set to open in 2018 WILLIAM KOSILESKI Lantern reporter kosileski.2@osu.edu A new, 3,000-seat arena will be built on North Campus and host competitions for six of Ohio State’s sports programs. The construction of the Covelli Multi-Sport Arena is projected to take place from 2016 to 2018, with an overall budget of $30 million to be paid with developmental funds. Set to be located on the corner of Fred Taylor Drive and Ackerman Road, it will be used by the men’s and women’s volleyball and gym-
nastics teams, as well as the fencing team and the wrestling teams. “I think the facility will give the university and the programs that compete in there some great exposure,” said Mike Penner, senior associate athletic director at the OSU Department of Athletics. “It’ll be a first-class facility for our student athletes to compete in.” Approved by OSU’s Board of Trustees in August, the new facility will house men’s and women’s volleyball team operations, which will include locker rooms, offices for the coaches and a floor that will be ARENA CONTINUES ON 2
Ohio State’s Acting Chief Craig Stone has recently implemented police bicycle patrolling in order to travel on campus more efficiently and have more interaction with students. According to Stone, University Police was once a leader in bicycle patrolling but declined over the years as other aspects of policing became a higher priority. This method of transportation not only allows officers to access areas that cars cannot but also improves relationships with students. “It’s about visibility, being friendly, interacting with the students and building positive relationships, and deterring crime at the same time,” Stone said. Currently, the OSU police department has 11 officers trained to patrol on bikes. By autumn 2016, Stone plans to have at least 22 officers certified. Stone said he is a firm believer in having positive engagements between the police and the students. University Police uses the bike school through the Columbus Division of Police to train officers on bicycles. The most recently trained is University Joint Patrol Officer Scott Holbert. “I can go places a patrol car can’t go,” Holbert said. “Other benefits include the potential for greater public interactions, great crowd management, good exercise for officers, a cost savings compared to patrol cars, and I can potentially see, hear and detect more activity.”
“It’s about visibility, being friendly, interacting with the students and building positive relationships, and deterring crime at the same time.” Craig Stone OSUPD Acting Chief of Police
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St. John Arena is located at 410 Woody Hayes Drive
Stone said he encourages officers who are not yet trained to patrol on bikes to get out on campus on foot at least once during their shift to engage with students. The chief also said he wants to get back into being a leader in bicycle patrolling by having an officer certified to train other officers.
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