The Lantern: October 23 2018

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Kennedy is running — literally and figuratively — to lower costs of medication.

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Student organization Mind’s Matter works to raise awareness of physical methods for improving mental health.

SMART PAINT

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School for the Blind implements new technology to help the visually impaired navigate crosswalks safely.

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Barbara Benson, known affectionately as Ms. Barb, poses for a picture in between tasks on the 10th floor of Park-Stradley Hall.

JASMINE HILTON For The Lantern hilton.93@osu.edu When Kara Renner returned to her dorm room after winter break, she felt homesick the minute she walked in the door. That’s where Barbara Benson came in.

Benson, a residence hall custodian, offered a warm welcome that made Renner feel like she had come home again.

“Ms. Barb walks out and screams, ‘Kara!,’

and she runs down the hall and gives me a huge hug,” Renner, a fourth-year in neuroscience, said. “That was so comforting.”

Benson is one of dozens of environmental services team members, also known as custodians, who work every day in the residence halls. They might be among the least-recognized members of the residence hall community, but their influence on students shouldn’t be underestimated.

“I always try to be like the mom,” Benson said. “When I come to work, I look at students

as my kids.”

The environmental services team provides custodial services for 122 buildings across Ohio State’s main and regional campuses, but its presence is perhaps felt the most in the 49 residence halls on the main campus.

Students see them in the hallways, main lobbies and public areas every day — yet some might never notice they’re really there at all.

Perhaps the biggest issue staff members face is feeling underappreciated and rejected by students, Benson said.

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The science of FILTERS ANNA RIPKEN Lantern reporter ripken.2@osu.edu Filtering photos comes in handy for those who wish to enhance their appearance through social media posts, but a study done by an Ohio State doctoral candidate in communication suggests there is more to filters than the user’s motive behind the photo.

Megan Vendemia, lead author of the study, found that female social media users experience less negative impacts on their mental GRAPHIC BY JACK WESTERHEIDE

health when they believe photos posted by other women appearing thinner or more physically fit are filtered.

Previous studies have shown that viewing images of thinner women places more value on appearance for the viewer, contributing to the concept of thin ideal internalization, Vendemia said, which could lead to distorted body image and mental health issues, such as eating FILTERS CONTINUES ON 3

Research demonstrating how Tissue Nanotransfection (TNT) can convert skin cells into blood vessels and nerve cells with the use of nanodevices and help brain-injured patients is moving forward at Ohio State.

Daniel Gallego-Perez, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and general surgery, won the Director’s New Innovator Award of $2.3 million from National Institutes of Health for his “high-risk, high-reward” research, which will allow him and his team to build on technology developed last year.

TNT is focused on using nanodevices, tiny particles created to interact with cells and tissues and carry out specific tasks, to deliver genes into tissues to make blood vessels out of skin tissue, Gallego-Perez said. The nanodevices will repair damaged tissues in the body by reprogramming “tissues to convert one tissue type into another.”

“Our hope is that we can use this technology to grow brain tissue as it would in the body and then implant it back into the brain to help in recovery from injury,” Gallego-Perez said.

Gallego-Perez and other researchers at Ohio State are targeting nerve tissue. Their goal is to easily shape or mold nerve tissue to better repair tissues for people who have injuries or defects in both the peripheral nervous system — the network of nerves running throughout the body that send signals to the spinal cord and brain — and the brain for damage caused by strokes or other trauma.

This research is being carried out in animals to build clinical data that will potentially have the ability to be applied in humans, which is Gallego-Perez’s ultimate goal.

The grant will provide enough resources to allow researchers to continue working in this field for the next five years.

“This program supports exceptionally innovative researchers who have the potential to trans-

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Kennedy running on platform of lower drug costs LILY MASLIA Lantern reporter maslia.2@osu.edu John Kennedy ran 142 miles to the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus from his home in Aurora, Ohio.

He began the night of Sept. 28 and arrived Sept. 29 in the evening.

The Democratic candidate running to be the Ohio’s 76th District state representative, Kennedy hoped his run would bring attention to the rising cost of insulin and other prescription drugs, a major focus of his campaign.

“This was not about how quickly I could get down to Columbus,” Kennedy said. “It was about inspiring other people who suffer from this condition and to not see a pre-existing condition like diabetes as a limiter.”

Kennedy, 52, is a Type 1 diabetic, who has never been a politician — though he has been an ultramarathoner. With a career in information technology, Kennedy has decided to run for office to decrease the cost of basic healthcare needs, citing the rising cost of insulin as the starting point for his campaign.

District 76 is comprised of 15 communities in Geauga County and 11 communities in Portage County, all located in Northeast Ohio. Voting begins at 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 6.

“It was time for me to jump in instead of just standing back,” Kennedy said. “I felt like on the insulin stuff and on the lack of affordability of healthcare in general, this was something that fired me up and that was my spark.”

Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in 1996, Kennedy has observed the rising costs of insulin and pharmaceutical greed.

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John Kennedy, Democratic candidate for District 76 state representative, ran 142 miles on Sept. 28 and 29 from Aurora, Ohio, to Columbus to raise awareness about the rising cost of insulin.

“Now you can spend $300 or more for a tiny vial of insulin and, as a result, one in four Type 1 diabetics are rationing their insulin,” Kennedy said. “It’s 2018 and it’s unacceptable that people are having to ration [medication].”

Kennedy’s first plan of action if elected is to present the Drug Price Transparency bill that would require pharmaceutical companies to reveal the cost of manufacturing drugs and their profits. According to the National Academy for State Health Policy, seven states already passed similar bills — Oregon, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, California and Nevada.

“What we’re trying to do is shame [pharmaceutical companies] into lowering the costs of their medication and prescriptions,” Kennedy said.

Angela Lautner, founder of Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana #Insulin4All, an insulin cost and drug price transparency advoca-

cy group, voiced her support for Kennedy and noted the importance of his run for insulin cost reduction advocates.

“It was about inspiring other people who suffer from this condition and to not see a pre-existing condition like diabetes as a limiter.”

JOHN KENNEDY Democratic state representative candidate

“If someone runs 142 miles to drive home a point about the price of insulin, I have no doubt he’s going to take that to the State House with him,” Lautner said.

KOI #Insulin4All assisted Ken-

nedy during his run by collecting signatures for support in introducing the bill.

“Across Kentucky and Ohio, we gathered signatures from people in tears because they don’t know how they will be able to pay for the insulin they, or their loved one, [need] to have to live,” Lautner said.

According to the American Diabetes Association, 13.5 percent of the adult population in Ohio has diabetes, and diabetes and pre-diabetes costs Ohio $12 billion every year. A Bloomberg study found that the new price of one 10 milliliter vial of Levemir, a type of insulin for diabetics, costs $293.75, and many patients use more than one vial per month.

“It’s a ‘pay or die’ scenario,” Lautner said.

Lautner also noted the importance of having an elected official who understands having a pre-existing condition firsthand. She said Kennedy’s opponent — two-

time incumbent Republican Sarah LaTourette — does not have the same understanding.

Lautner said while LaTourette’s views might be fine in her mind, people are still dying from a lack of accessible resources.

“So those different views are not working for us,” Lautner said.

“That’s why we’re hoping that John Kennedy would win.”

Kennedy also noted LaTourette’s campaign financing and said her largest contributions come from Big Pharma, which refers to large, highly profitable pharmaceutical companies.

“She takes over $30,000 from pharmaceutical companies, and she also takes a big chunk of money from the health insurance industry,” Kennedy added. “I am not taking any corporate contributions from anybody. Even after I’m elected, I refuse to do that.”

According to VoteSmart.org, about 18 percent of LaTourette’s campaign finances were from companies in the health sector.

Kennedy’s contributions were entirely from individuals.

LaTourette’s campaign, which is currently outraising Kennedy $193,618 to $2,635, did not respond to request for comment at the time of publication.

Kennedy is hopeful that his affordable medication platform will inspire people to vote outside of party lines.

“It’s a human rights issue and less partisan issue,” Kennedy said. “I’m doing this because I feel like I need to do this, and I need to play my part in American democracy and in this state right now.”

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School for the Blind guides visually impaired using “smart paint” ANNA RIPKEN Lantern reporter ripken.2@osu.edu Smart paint and smarter pedestrians: The Ohio State School for the Blind is implementing a paint invention that allows the visually impaired to cross streets more safely.

“Smart paint” is being applied to the edges of crosswalks and is made with elements that cause “smart canes,” a walking cane used by the visually impaired, to vibrate when it comes in contact with the paint on the sidewalk. The vibration from the cane allows the pedestrian to remain inside the crosswalk lines while crossing the street, so they don’t veer into traffic.

“What we’re trying to do is provide a system that’s much more granular and much more accurate and much safer for the user,” said John Lannutti, professor of materials science engineering. “That’s essentially smart paint really interacting with them over the long term. Right now we’re in the testing stages.”

Mary Ball-Swartwout, orientation and mobility specialist at the School for the Blind, said in a statement that the school and its students are excited to give feed-

“They just get very excited because the cane is telling them something and it normally doesn’t do anything.”

JOHN LANNUTTI Professor of materials science engineering

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Smart paint was installed at various locations on the School for the Blind campus.

back on the products, as input is not often received from those with disabilities who end up being the users of items geared toward that population.

“The students love it,” Lannutti said.

“They really think it’s neat. They just get very excited because the cane is telling them something and it normally doesn’t do anything.”

Lannutti, who is leading a team on this project, also has plans for smart paint to further assist pedestrians with GPS. For example, a GPS app that interacts with smart paint at various locations could help notify pedestrians when they’ve arrived at a bus stop.

“There’s some presets in place to say, ‘OK, this smart piece of smart paint is located at this location.’ They interact with the database that’s on your phone, and it said it arrived at this destination,” Lannutti

said. “So, that’s the general concept is that there’ll be previous establishment of where the smart paint locations are.”

Lannutti has been working with Intelligent Materials, Crown Technologies and the city of Columbus on the project.

Intelligent Materials is responsible for manufacturing the additive that makes the paint “smart” and is working on a smart cane sensor that can attach to any cane.

Crown Technologies is responsible for actually adding the element to the paint.

“The city has been fantastic, and they are very interested in these types of technologies,” Lannutti said. “And of course they put the paint down. They showed up with a fleet of trucks and a bunch of guys and they put on this thermoplastic paint for us.”

Lannutti said the cost of the smart paint is 20 percent more than regular road paint, so it is considered an affordable option when it comes to implementing the smart paint in more locations.

The impact of smart paint is spreading to states such as Delaware and Florida, while testing has continued on the School for the Blind campus. Students have been testing out the smart cane technology on the crosswalks.

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“There are some students you try to talk to, and they just walk right past you,” Benson said.

While many might wonder why they even sign up for this job or why anyone would want to spend their lives cleaning up after hundreds of students every day, Benson said it’s because students depend on them to do just that: clean and create a safe environment.

“Without us, they couldn’t survive,” Benson said. “If no one was here to clean out those bathroom pods, they’d be living in filth.”

The motivation behind Benson’s cleaning is far greater than just a paycheck; she grew up in foster homes and never had the opportunity to go to college.

“I know college is a lot of hard

“I’m here for you, but I’m not your slave, I’m not your animal, and I want to be shown that respect.”

BARBARA BENSON Residence hall custodian

work. I respect students as much because they’re in school trying to get an education,” Benson said.

“It’s my job to make it easier.”

Their primary job is to keep the dorms clean, which is no easy task considering the number of students after whom they clean up.

Kenyutta Dumas, housekeeping manager of environmental services, said the team faces the problem of being short-staffed at

times.

“When you have 1,100 students versus us 12 workers in the building, it’s hard. You can’t do it all sometimes,” Dumas said.

Despite these challenges, the staff members make it their goal not only to perform their job to the best of their ability, but also to create a comfortable home for students.

“We’re with them every day, so I want them to feel safe and I wouldn’t want to see anything happen to them,” Benson said.

“We’re looking out for them.”

Simona Jasova, a second-year in international business and French, said “some people just look down on them,” solely because they are custodians.

“Sometimes students can make us feel like we’re just housekeeping, like we’re not human, we’re not educated, we’re just nothing,” Benson said, “I’m here for you, but I’m not your slave, I’m not your animal, and I want to be shown that respect.”

It can become even more overbearing for staff when students take advantage of the fact that it’s their job to clean up after them, for instance by throwing trash outside their room, spitting in the sink and not washing it out and not flushing after using the bathroom, Benson said.

Dumas said seeing these messes can deeply affect her staff emotionally.

“I see my staff proud of their work and then the next day they come to see the bathrooms clogged or all of the paper towels strung out,” Dumas said.

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Custodian Barbara Benson uses a cleaning device to spray down the floors in Park-Stradley Hall.

She said all it takes is a simple “thank you” — just a moment of their time — from students to boost their spirits and recognize the staff’s hard work.

Renner, who’s also a resident adviser for Park-Stradley Hall, said the environmental services team is an integral part of residence life.

“We work together to keep the floor clean, healthy and a respectable environment,” Renner said.

One of the biggest misconceptions students might have about custodians is that they’re just there to do their job and go home.

The employees said there is far more to it.

“When I come to work, I clean it like I would at home,” Benson said. “I would want somebody to be there for my kids when they’re in college.”

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form the biomedical field,” Francis Collins, NIH director, said in a statement. “I am confident this new cohort will revolutionize our approaches to biomedical research through their groundbreaking work.”

“I’m not constrained by a specific set of experiments. I can take my research wherever my data is telling me to go.”

DANIEL GALLEGO-PEREZ Assistant professor of biomedical engineering and general surgery

When researchers write grants to the NIH, they typically have to lay out all of the steps in their experiments in great detail. But this grant is different in that it is viewed as high-risk, high-reward; it is not completely clear what exact research methods will be used.

Gallego-Perez said the grant gives him freedom to spend his resources on anything he deems useful for

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disorders.

“Thin ideal internalization is usually about yourself because it’s how much you endorse these things about your own life,” Vendemia said. “Viewers can have less negative consequences if they do believe photos are edited.”

The study involved 360 female students who each evaluated 45 photos taken from public Instagram accounts. Some photos had icons placed in the corner of the image to indicate that a filter was used.

“Viewers can have less negative consequences if they do believe photos are edited.”

MEGAN VENDEMIA Lead author of the study

“From a lot of things I’ve already seen, I’m just wondering how people kind of react to this content that I witness myself,” Vendemia said. “And it’s interesting when you show people these things for a short period of time, how they’re affected, when in real life people see these things continuously on their mobile devices.”

Half the participants were told the photos were collected from other female students at Ohio State, while the other half were told the images were of models in New York City.

COURTESY THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Results from the study showed Gallego-Perez (center) demonstrates TNT technology in his that the more women believed the lab with Assistant Professor Natalia Higuita-Castro and former photos were edited, the less they graduate research assistant Alec Sunyecz. internalized the thin ideal. Howthe research. strained by a specific set of ex- ever, most participants believed “They basically give you the periments. I can take my research even the unedited photos still had money to be creative,” Galle- wherever my data is telling me to an element of filtering to them. go-Perez said. “I’m not con- go.”

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young women because a lot of the work that looks at kind of negative media effects for women has found these things are really problematic long term,” Vendemia said. “All my work has kind of looked at social media context because it’s interesting when individuals are the producers versus a news organization or more corporate-generated content.”

Vendemia said participants associated filtered photos with self-interest or promotion, and the subjects of the photos were judged more negatively in terms of intelligence, legitimacy and trustworthiness.

“I think it’s pretty interesting that people have different attributions for the exact same behavior, whether it comes from your peer or you think it’s someone who’s a model,” Vendemia said.

The study appears online in the journal Body Image and was conducted with help from David DeAndrea, associate professor of communication at Ohio State.

Vendemia said the study found that filters not only decreased the users’ willingness to endorse the thin ideal, but it made users more harsh on people who opted to filter the photos, and that was “if they thought it was their peers also.”

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Mind’s Matter approaches mental health improvement through physical means SETH SHANLEY Lantern reporter shanley.15@osu.edu

A fifth of college students reported that they have suffered from severe stress, thoughts of self-harm and difficulties with mental illness, according to a 2018 study in the Depression and Anxiety medical research journal.

Statistics like these help explain why mental health has been an important topic of discussion at colleges around the nation.

That has been the case at Ohio State, where a mental health task force presented recommendations to University President Michael Drake near the beginning of the fall semester, many of which are in the process of being implemented by a new task force, Drake told The Lantern in early October.

“My long-term hope is that this kind of starts to reduce stigma, especially on campus, just concerning mental illness.”

MEGHAN DEUTSCH Vice President of Mind’s Matter

That hasn’t stopped Mind’s Matter from addressing mental health head on. The new Ohio State student organization examines these issues through a lens

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Mind’s Matter gathers at its bi-weekly meeting in Enarson Classroom Building. of neuroscience and the body’s internal functions. With this focus, Mind’s Matter aims to raise awareness of physical methods an individual can employ to improve mental health.

“I took a neuro class that kind of illustrated how intertwined the physical aspect of mental health is to the subjective feeling with depression or anxiety… there is a physiological basis to it,” said Jake Sawyer, president of Mind’s Matter and third-year in neuroscience.

Mind’s Matter hosted an infor-

mation booth in the Ohio Union on Thursday where members offered information sheets that listed various ways an individual can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety.

“I volunteer at a crisis line and I started bringing up some of the neuroscience and stuff you could do to kind of curb your symptoms,” Sawyer said. “That really resonated with people and it made me realize I wanted to get that message out.”

The sheet included tactics such as talk therapy, relaxation breaks,

meditation, dieting and exercise.

“We’ve actually had a decent amount of people come up,” said Ryan Debiec, Mind’s Matter’s director of student outreach and fifth-year in finance. “We’ll explain some of these things in our handout to them, like how talking about [mental health]... scientifically it can reduce your anxiety levels… you can see that they’re very intrigued by it.”

Mind’s Matter’s advice isn’t without research to support it. According to a 2018 study published in the American Journal of Psy-

chiatry, exercise has the ability to fight symptoms of depression.

Mind’s Matter wants to give individuals simple and direct methods to improve their mental health, while also being informative.

“For me, it’s giving people a more tangible approach to mental illness and mental health and kind of bettering themselves,” said Meghan Deutsch, vice president of Mind’s Matter and third-year in biology. “More than just saying ‘go workout’ and [instead] saying ‘go workout because it’s going to help your brain this way.’”

Aside from its main goal, Mind’s Matter also aims to reduce the stigma associated with seeking help.

“My long-term hope is that this kind of starts to reduce stigma, especially on campus, just concerning mental illness,” Deutsch said.

“By saying, ‘It’s not just you, this is a problem with the physiology in your brain and there are ways to improve it that can physically improve your health’... I hope that it makes people more willing to talk about it, more willing to seek out help.”

Mind’s Matter meets at 6 p.m. every other Thursday in Enarson Classroom Building 212. Individuals looking for more information can visit the OSU Mind’s Matter Facebook page.

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Gateway Film Center lends local artists space, resources for film-related art GRIFFIN STROM For The Lantern strom.25@osu.edu Moviegoers enter a theater usually to be transfixed by a film that allows them to briefly escape their own reality. However, the Gateway Film Center takes escapism a step further with a gallery art space that allows local artists to create immersive worlds inspired by their favorite films.

Funded by grant money from the Puffin Foundation West and the Greater Columbus Arts Council, the film center gives Columbus artists a $1,000 stipend to create film-related multimedia art installations displayed quarterly in a gallery space adjacent to the movie auditoriums.

Scott Vezdos, director of communications, said the film center began developing the gallery series about four years ago after receiving the grant.

“That was initially a way for the film center to be able to support the arts and local artists, but then to also be able to expand the experience off of the screen and into our walls,” Vezdos said.

Vezdos said the only prerequisite for the artists, who are selected through an application process, is that they must be Columbus or Central Ohio-based.

“When we encourage artists to apply for an exhibit, we ask them what the basis of their show is going to be, what their influence is going to be and how it relates to the

medium of film,” Vezdos said. “It can be separate pieces or based around a particular theme.”

The current exhibit, entitled “Worlds Collide,” is by Columbus artist and musician Benjamin Lamb. The installation features ink paintings on wood panel cutouts and uses mash-ups of characters and scenes from popular ‘80s movies like “The Shining” and “Empire Strikes Back.”

After an opening night launch party for the exhibit, all works go on sale to the public.

Eddie McLees, a ticket center associate for the film center, said the exhibits often inspire viewers to approach her about purchasing pieces.

“I have seen some amazing movie-based art that has absolutely resonated with people,” McLees said. “They will just on the spot be like ‘how much is that? I need to have that.’”

Outside of the financial benefits, Vezdos said the gallery helps artists garner public exposure.

“We have roughly 400,000 people that come through the film center in any given year,” he said. “That’s a lot of eyeballs on their work.”

Jake Heckman, a third-year in sociology and a film center member, said the exhibits help the theater stand out.

“Every time I ever went there, right away it’s something that catches your attention,” Heckman said. “Not often do you go to a

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The current art exhibit at the Gateway Film Center is entitled “Worlds Collide,” by Columbus artist Benjamin Lamb. movie theater and see a real intimate connection with the art.”

Vezdos said the film center occasionally puts on group shows where multiple artists contribute to a specific theme the film center selects.

The current exhibit, a group effort, centers around the film center’s “Hitchcocktober” series, featuring famed director Alfred Hitchcock’s films for the duration of October.

“We just want to be able to support the

local artists and support the creative economy here in Columbus, in addition to having a really cool space that ties different mediums of art together,” Vezdos said.

Despite the attention and business it drives to the theater, Vezdos said the primary focus of the gallery is to provide opportunities to local artists.

“The artist community in Columbus is a really talented pool,” he said. “They’re proud to be able to showcase their work for a three-month period of time.”

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Fashion Week Columbus holds its 9th annual Finale Runway Show KIERAN DUHL Lantern reporter duhl.12@osu.edu

The ninth annual Finale Runway Show of Fashion Week Columbus gathered fashion enthusiasts to admire the works of many, from local designers that studied at the Columbus College of Art and Design to renowned designers like Brooklyn-based Laurel Dewitt, who was the show headliner on Saturday.

Fashion Week Columbus is a non-profit organization that prides itself on providing a platform to support and showcase local designers. Beyond supporting designers via exposure, Fashion Week Columbus also provides scholarships to fashion students who study in the Columbus area.

One example of these local designers is Maya Eigel, whose brand, SESlines, made its debut at the Finale Runway Show. Eigel graduated from CCAD in 2015, and traveled to China where she networked and developed ideas for her clothing line.

In China, Eigel spent time researching more sustainable ways to manufacture clothing.

“I’ve always felt connected to animals and have a lot of sympathy for them and the planet,” Eigel said. “I wanted to figure out, ‘What can I do to help them with what I know?’”

Using images from nature pho-

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Models walking at the Finale Runway Show for Fashion Week Columbus. tographers and zoos, Eigel created prints inspired by endangered species, such as leggings influenced by the skin of a rhinoceros.

In addition to bringing awareness to these endangered species, SESlines will donate the revenue from each piece to benefit the species to which they bring attention.

“If your garment has a rhino on

it, the proceeds will go to help the rhino,” Eigel said, adding that if there is a penguin on it, “there are these sanctuaries that really need help, and so the money made selling these leggings will go to help them.”

Another local designer featured during this year’s fashion week was Akili Cooper, who is no

stranger to the final runway show.

“I started when I was 16,” Cooper said. “I did their first show in 2010, which was really exciting.”

Cooper is a self-taught designer who currently studies business at Central State University.

His fashion line, Jahi by Akili, showcases black women and is inspired by houndstooth patterns

and the movie “Harlem Nights,” a film released in the late 1980s that takes place during the Harlem Renaissance.

“It’s real black excellence,” Cooper said. “Everybody is real-life flappers, and it is very jazzy.”

Cooper also credits some of his inspiration from the Michael Jackson “Billie Jean” video, with a lot of black and white and a few pinstripe pieces.

Cooper said he is passionate about evening gowns and wanted to focus on more wearable, everyday pieces for women with this line. Jahi by Akili includes many statement pieces such as jackets or wide-legged pants that can be paired with more simple clothing items.

“I’m trying to do stuff that easily transitions through life,” Cooper said.

The headline designer this year was Laurel DeWitt, who is making a name for herself in the world of fashion by creating custom pieces for musicians such as Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Cardi B and Jennifer Lopez. Dewitt specializes in all-metal apparel that is inspired by regalia from all over the world. Her collection concluded the Finale Runway Show and Fashion Week Columbus.

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State Issue 1 is a change Ohio needs Should drug addiction be treated as a health problem or a criminal justice problem? This is the question students should be asking themselves as the Nov. 6 elections draw near.

On the ballot this year is State Issue 1.

The core of this amendment, in summary, will reclassify the lowest level drug possession and lower charges from a felony to a misdemeanor, and the money saved from less incarceration would be spent on drug treatment programs and programs for victims of crimes. Trafficking and drug dealing will remain a felony; any amount of a substance can lead to a trafficking charge.

Currently, Ohio has the second-highest drug overdose death rate in the nation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. Ohio’s prisons are at 132 percent capacity, according to Ohio Department of Corrections. Issue 1 is a change that Ohio desperately needs.

The mental health community has known for years that prisons are not an effective means of treating substance-use disorders. If prison was an effective treatment option, we would not be seeing the prison overcrowding that we are now; 95 percent of incarcerated addicts will return to substance-use after their release from prison, according to a report by the Justice Policy Institute.

While addicts typically do not gain sobriety from being incarcerated, they gain a felony record that makes it difficult to be employed. The cost of treatment is cheaper

than the cost of prison. According to the Prison Bureau, it is an estimated $87.61 per day to incarcerate someone.

Similar legislation to Issue 1 has passed in Alaska, California, Connecticut, Oklahoma and Utah. While these states have already begun to benefit from criminal justice reform and contrary to the apocalyptic predictions by those opposed to Issue 1, they have not seen a surge in crime.

For example, California passed Proposition 47 in 2014. According to the Public

Policy Institute of California, two years since the implementation of Proposition 47, California has seen a drop in reoffense by 3.1 percent, arrest rate by 1.8 percent and prison population by 6 percent. It is estimated by the Legislative Analyst’s Office that the first year of implementation (201516) saved California $135 million in total prison cost.

Issue 1 is a bipartisan amendment for criminal justice reform supported by notable organizations and individuals such as

Ohio’s American Civil Liberties Union, Ohio’s Education Association, Ohio’s Black Caucus, musical talent and Ohio native John Legend, former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Democratic candidate for governor Richard Cordray.

The Ohio Black Caucus specifically has given significant support toward Issue 1.

Opponents to Issue 1 see the amendment as a problem because it will take power away from judges, while supporters of the amendment see this as a positive change.

Under the current system a judge has the discretion to decide if a person charged with only drug possession will be charged with a felony or misdemeanor. When judges have this discretion, minorities are typically the people who get charged with felonies. In the most recent census, African Americans made up 45 percent of the overall prison population in Ohio, despite making up just 14 percent of Ohio’s total population. Issue 1 will ensure that justice is truly unbiased and fair. For addicts, whether your charge is a felony or misdemeanor will no longer be decided by the judge who happens to be sitting in front of you—a judge who may have an implicit bias against your race, income or appearance.

Issue 1 will help provide treatment resources, improve justice for minorities and help alleviate our drug epidemic and prison overcrowding. Vote Yes on Issue 1.

-Nicholas Hostetter hostetter.30@osu.edu Graduate student, College of Social Work

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Dorka Juhasz tries to make name for herself DANIEL MCNATT Lantern reporter mcnatt.3@osu.edu Coming to a new country with a new team at a new school to play the sport you love has its challenges. But doing so while carrying the legacy of a mother who was once idolized in your home country is another obstacle to overcome.

This is the situation for Dorka Juhasz, a freshman forward for Ohio State from Pecs, Hungary, whose mother, Hajnalka Balazs, was a former Hungarian basketball player with club team PVSK-DALIA. Juhasz said her mother was very successful, winning championships and being heralded as a great player in her career.

“I wanted to play good not just for myself and for my team to win, but also I want to show her what kind of player I am.”

DORKA JUHASZ Ohio State freshman forward

Juhasz described it as a “healthy pressure” having her mother around for her games growing up.

“I wanted to play good not just for myself and for my team to win, but also I want to show her what kind of player I am,” Juhasz said.

At times growing up, Juhasz said she was known as “her daughter,” not just

herself, an aspect of life that many second-generation athletes face until they are able to make a name for themselves.

But Balazs, who stopped playing when Juhasz was born, said she is “100 percent sure about” the fact that her daughter is better than she was at 19.

While she is happy to see her talented daughter move on to a Division I program like Ohio State, the distance can be hard for both mother and daughter.

The relationship Juhasz and her mother share is close and two-sided: the mother aspect and the coaching aspect. Juhasz said Balazs sometimes tries to give basketball critiques at the dinner table — and those critiques are constant. Juhasz said lightheartedly it’s not always the best when those two sides of her mother mix together.

“Everytime we just sat in the car after games, and we talk about the games,” Juhasz said. “She was always my second coach. She’s watching the game as a mom but also like as a coach.”

The other half — the maternal side — finds it hard for Balazs to watch her daughter live in America and be so far from home, even though she recognizes the opportunity.

Balazs and other family members will see Juhasz play the first two games of the season. She might also offer a little advice on her daughter’s game.

Juhasz said she is used to it at this point, and recognizes the impact her mother has had on her own success.

“I love to talk about her. She is one of the reasons I play this game,” Juhasz said.

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Ohio State sophomore running back J.K. Dobbins (2) looks down the field from the bench in the second half of the game against Purdue on Oct. 20. Ohio State lost 49-20.

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Haskins said the blame cannot go on any specific player for the lack of production in the run game.

“I never thought I would have to throw 72 times to win the game,” Haskins said.

“I wouldn’t say it has nothing to do with Mike or J.K. or the O-line. Just got to do better, making some bigger holes, making some defenders miss and it will all come together.”

Ohio State ranks in the bottom half of the NCAA in rush offense following the loss to Purdue, coming in at No. 69 with 171.8 yards per game. The Buckeyes finished No. 17 in rushing yards last season.

As much as the Buckeyes are becoming a pass-first offense through Haskins, and as much as they have a quarterback breaking records with each game he’s played, the run game has failed to give him anything that resembles support.

Saturday’s defeat at Purdue reminded everyone that Haskins, being forced to throw 47 passes in the second half, made an effort to carry his team to the finish line.

It didn’t work. Now, the Buckeyes have a week off before facing Nebraska, which holds the No. 49 worst rush defense in the nation.

Whether it is Dobbins and Weber not finding space or the offensive line not giving them the opportunity, Haskins is going to do what he’s done all season long: figure out how to win by himself.

“I’m going to keep getting better. I’m nowhere near where I can be. I’m still at the beginning,” Haskins said. “Right now, we are 7-1. Not what we thought we were going to do against Purdue, but I’m excited for the opportunity to go and win more games. We are going to make the most of it.”

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Dorka Juhasz is a freshman forward for the Ohio State women’s basketball team from Pecs, Hungary.

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Ohio State’s running game remains a problem WYATT CROSHER Assistant Sports Editor crosher.1@osu.edu In Ohio State’s loss to Iowa last season, the run game was a major issue.

But it was because the team abandoned it when it was a major strength of the offense.

Then-freshman running back J.K. Dobbins rushed for 8.5 yards per carry on only six attempts, while then-redshirt sophomore running back Mike Weber finished with five carries for 27 yards.

Quarterback J.T. Barrett ended up taking more carries than both of the backs combined, finishing with 14 rushes for 63 yards and throwing 34 passes for 208 yards, three touchdowns and four interceptions.

On Saturday, Ohio State’s loss to Purdue was in part due to the lack of run game, but not because the team abandoned it. It was because the running game faltered and stalled for four quarters against a Boilermaker run defense that came in at No. 53 in the nation.

Dobbins and Weber combined for 69 yards on 20 carries, with zero touchdowns. In the first half, the Ohio State running game re-

521 yards and four touchdowns this season, totaling 4.3 yards per carry. He had 113 carries for 863 yards and five touchdowns in the first eight games of his freshman season, good for 7.6 yards per rush.

The sophomore running back

“I look up at the board and I see the rushing yardage again and we’re just gonna, you know we just gotta get something going.”

URBAN MEYER Ohio State head football coach

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Ohio State redshirt junior running back Mike Weber (25) watches the game from the sidelines in the second half of the game against Purdue on Oct. 20. Ohio State lost 49-20.

corded 34 yards on 15 carries.

The lack of production from the “two-headed monster,” as offensive coordinator Ryan Day once said, forced redshirt sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins to attempt an Ohio State-record 73 passes.

Head coach Urban Meyer said the team will “obviously not”

work at its full capacity being dependent on Haskins in the future.

The Buckeyes ran for 76 yards, the second straight game in which backs ran for fewer than 100 yards. The last time Ohio State ran for under 100 yards was the 31-0 rout against Clemson in the College Football Playoff semifinal two seasons ago.

“I look up at the board and I see the rushing yardage again and we’re just gonna, you know we just gotta get something going,” Meyer said. “You can’t just throw for 400 yards and then, you know that’s worked a few times but, down the stretch here we gotta get some run game.”

Dobbins has 120 carries for

only has one 100-yard rushing game this season and has not averaged more than 3.5 yards per carry in four weeks.

The decline of Dobbins has made a clear impact on the team’s run game as a whole, with Ohio State averaging fewer yards per carry in every game since the opening Oregon State matchup, before moving up to three yards per rush against the Boilermakers.

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Buckeyes drown out the noise, focus internally COLIN GAY Sports Editor gay.125@osu.edu Ohio State came onto the field at RossAde Stadium on Saturday night with all of the confidence in the world.

As the then-No. 2 team in the country, the Buckeyes came into the primetime matchup against Purdue not thinking about an upset, not thinking about the shortcomings that it had against Indiana and Minnesota, but expecting its eighth win of the season.

“I just hope everybody is in there listening and looking how we are going to get better from this.”

TERRY MCLAURIN Ohio State redshirt senior wide receiver

With this mentality, Ohio State fans remained confident. But as the clock ticked down to finalize the Buckeyes’ first loss of the season, a 49-20 upset to Purdue, the confidence turned to anger.

As Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer and a select group of players answered questions about what happened, what Purdue did right and what Ohio State did wrong, fans took to Twitter, calling the team overrated, calling for coaching and personnel changes — normal things to see after a loss for a team expected to make a playoff run.

Redshirt junior offensive lineman Branden Bowen did not evade the backlash.

Despite not even making the trip, recovering from a broken leg suffered last season against Maryland, Bowen received a direct message from a fan, which he posted on his Twitter page early Sunday morning.

“You better tell your O-line to start blocking you m----- f-----,” the direct message read. “I’m sick of seeing you guys lose big game. I want f------ Titles so shut the f--- up and perform you f------ goon.”

The direct message also went on to call Bowen “soft” and to “Shut up and f-----give a s--- and win me a title you p----.”

After Bowen’s tweet was published, Ohio State fans filled Bowen’s direct messages, apologizing for what the offensive lineman proclaimed as the “minority,” saying he wanted to give an idea of what reaction he gets after Ohio State plays.

Bowen’s response showed that no matter the amount of positive responses he gets and the number of people who say “this doesn’t represent the entire fanbase,” this is nothing new. He called it a “Yearly PSA that we’re 18-23 years old.”

Redshirt senior wide receiver Terry McLaurin experienced both the Iowa and Purdue loss. Even though he said the loss last season hurt, based on being invested as an older guy, as one of the captains, Saturday’s loss “hurts even more.”

After experiencing a loss for the first time as a team, McLaurin said the message moving forward is clear.

“My main message moving forward is back to treating this like it’s life or death,” McLaurin said. “That type of mentality,

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Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer prepares to lead the Buckeyes onto the field prior to the start of the game against Purdue on Oct. 20. Ohio State lost 49-20.

where you are going into battle or someone is trying to knock you off. If you don’t come ready to go, this happens.”

However, there are fans following Ohio State who consider the performance of the 18- to-23-year-old players on the field as “life or death,” leading to reactions on social media similar to the one Bowen received early Sunday morning.

With the expectations that this Ohio State team had at the start of the season — Haskins leading a record-breaking pass offense to the Buckeyes’ third College Football Playoff appearance — McLaurin said

plainly, the team was “hit in the mouth.”

McLaurin said a few players talked to the team after the Purdue loss, trying to recalibrate the locker room heading into the bye week.

“I just hope everybody is in there listening and looking how we are going to get better from this,” McLaurin said.

But the thing is, players aren’t listening to fans on Twitter, calling for personnel or schematic changes. Players are doing what the coaches have taught them all along: drown out the outside noise and expectation and focus on the next opponent.