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thelantern No increase in campus robberies, police say
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During a time in the campus area where there seems to be another armed robbery every time you turn around, one Columbus Division of Police chief said this does not mean there is an increase in crime. Chief Tim Becker of the Columbus Division of Police said that in the campus area, there has only been one more robbery compared to this time last year. “Looking over the last five years, it’s falling within the historical norm, so there isn’t a crime wave,” Becker said. “Maybe this particular pattern is getting more attention than normal.” The “attention” that Becker is referring to is the increased use of the Timely Warning system that Ohio State Police uses to warn students of an immediate threat.
According to the policy, to which OSU Police Chief Paul Denton referred The Lantern, said that the use of the warning system, as it pertains to an off-campus event, is under the discretion of the department. Since Oct. 30, University police have issued five warnings for robberies in the campus area. During all of Fall Quarter last year, the department only issued two warnings. “I don’t know why OSU’s policy changed in terms of issuing, that’s not something that we have any factor in,” Becker said. Becker said the department recognizes the problem in the campus area. “We do recognize that there has been a lot of attention given to robberies in the recent months up in campus, and we are dedicating a lot of resources up there to try to stop the robberies,” Becker said. Becker is not the only one that has taken notice. In the last two weeks, two OSU officials have sent
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Posey’s comeback
Senior wide receiver DeVier Posey made his season debut Saturday against Penn State in Ohio Stadium.
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‘Music and Meaning’
Grammy-nominee reggae and hip-hop artist Matisyahu performed and spoke at the Ohio Union Thursday.
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It was Senior Day at Ohio Stadium. On Saturday, 23 seniors, in front of a crowd of 105,493, ran out of the tunnel in Ohio Stadium one last time. “It was awesome, just looking around seeing all the people, hearing all the people, after everything we’ve been through here, it was awesome,” said senior offensive lineman Mike Adams. All 23 seniors ran through the marching band to meet coach Luke Fickell, to shake his hand, to see their families, to enjoy the atmosphere in the ‘Shoe, for the last time.
Probably the loudest reception on the day came when senior wide receiver DeVier Posey was announced. Posey was playing in his first game of the season on Senior Day, following two separate 5-game suspensions. “Just taking a last look at Ohio State, who knows the next time I’ll be here. It’s a special place,” Posey said. This senior class has boasted a 3-0 record against Michigan, and up until this year, has won at least a share of the Big Ten title in the last three years. Senior center Michael Brewster said that this year has been the toughest since he’s been here. But he said it would not take away from his experience as a Buckeye. “It has been a tough year, and I stuck it out with
some of my best friends in the world,” Brewster said. “I’ve had so many great memories. I’m not going to let some hard times take that away from me.” Adams said the experience as a whole out-weighs the numbers in the win-loss column. “Yeah, we’ve played in some huge games. Yeah, we’ve beat Michigan however many times,” Adams said. “The things you reflect back on are the times in the locker room, the times on the practice field, when you are working with the guys you love, your teammates. These are the times that I’ll reflect on the rest of my life.” Adams said the one thing he will take from his career at OSU, and his time playing at Ohio Stadium,
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Sales close the books for 2012 ‘Makio’
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Ohio State senior wide receiver DeVier Posey goes to hug coach Luke Fickell during the senior ceremony before an NCAA football game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Penn State Nittany Lions held at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011. OSU lost, 14-20.
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Remnants of student organizations gathering on the Oval, Buckeye fans jumping into Mirror Lake on a frosty night, swaying together in Ohio Stadium and the Nuthouse singing “Carmen Ohio,” settle between two hard covers on glossy black and white pages among a score of other memories from a single year on Ohio State’s campus. Since the 1880’s, the top cover read “Makio,” which means magic mirror in Japanese. It is OSU’s student yearbook. Students and university affiliates won’t have the opportunity to open the top cover and flag through nearly 300 polished pages filled with
recollections from the 2011-2012 school year though. The Makio recently announced it won’t be producing a yearbook this year due to a lack of student interest and funding, said Kurtis Foriska, previous The Makio advisor and director of strategic marketing and development for the Ohio Union and Recreational Sports. Foriska attributed the lack in funding to the down economy creating a lapse in advertising the past two years. The yearbook “relies heavily on advertisers,” he said. It also makes revenue from its relationship with a photography studio used for senior portraits and from yearbook sales, which have been on a “steady decline.” “We don’t have the sales to generate a book. It doesn’t mean that
there won’t be one in the future. It’s just, we’re saying for next year, it’s not feasible,” Foriska said. The Makio experienced a halt in production between 1994 and 2000 due to a decrease in yearbook sales. Eric Busch, assistant vice president of Student Affairs during the
hiatus, was in charge of The Makio’s finances. “The basic problem was sales of the yearbook were not adequate to cover the cost of production,” Busch said in an email.
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