Thursday November 3, 2011 year: 132 No. 31
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ALLI MURPHY Lantern reporter murphy.840@osu.edu
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Fired up freshman
Braxton Miller is among several freshman football players proving themselves on the field this season.
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Despite a recent focus on sustainability, Ohio State officials say there is room for improvement in reducing Ohio State’s waste output. New initiatives have been put into place to lead OSU students to a “greener” lifestyle, starting when students enter their first-year at the university. Almost every residence hall has a plan to help promote more environmentally friendly habits amongst residents. This plan includes a student leader in each residence hall, said Thyrone Henderson, associate director of Housing Administration. “It’s relatively new that we’ve had a student leader that’s part of the hall council that keeps their eye on things,” Henderson said. Sustainability chairs are encouraged to engage fellow residents to join them in sustainability events and to discuss quarterly themes. This quarter’s theme is “Energy.” Students are
encouraged to turn off lights and sustain energy where they can, Henderson said. Two residence halls, Blackburn House and Norton House, have kiosks in their lobbies where students can view their “Buckeye footprint” and see how much electricity they have used, said Kai Landis, program manager for Energy Management and Sustainability. Winter Quarter’s theme will be “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle” and Spring Quarter will focus on water conservation along with Earth Day-related events, Landis said. Incoming freshmen also have the option to attend a session on sustainability during their orientation. The session introduces students to the concept of sustainability, Landis said. “It really talks about things they can do themselves to lessen their impact on the environment during their time at the university,” Landis said. Despite these all of these initiatives, Corey Hawkey, sustainability coordinator for the Office of Energy and Sustainability, said improvements
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LIZ MUSICK / Lantern photographer
Dumpsters outside of Smith Hall. OSU’s total output of waste in 2010 is up 6 percent from 2009.
OSU hosts city’s first bike shelter LINDSEY FOX Asst. multimedia editor fox.542@osu.edu
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Tribute band to ‘rock with you’ Who’s Bad, a Michael Jackson tribute band, is scheduled to perform at Newport Music Hall Friday at 7 p.m.
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Laundry time made easy
Along with Transportation and Parking Services adding more than 8,000 bike racks around campus, Ohio State is now housing the city’s first bike shelter. Mayor Michael Coleman dedicated the shelter Wednesday, located in front of Charlie’s Grilled Subs and Salads on North High Street. In the last three years, OSU has invested more than $2 million into efforts to promote and provide a bicycle-friendly environment for students and visitors, according to the League of American Bicyclists. OSU is now the 26th university nationally and first university in Ohio to be recognized as bicyclefriendly. Jay Kasey, vice president of administration and planning at OSU, accepted a sign presented to OSU from Coleman that symbolizes the university’s new designation. “It is very important to the city that The Ohio State University is now designated as bicyclefriendly,” Coleman told The Lantern. “Students have told me repeatedly over the years that it would add
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LINDSEY FOX / Asst. multimedia editor
Jay Kasey (left), vice president for administration and planning at OSU, and Mayor Michael Coleman (right) hold up signs that symbolize the university’s new designation as a bicycle-friendly university Nov. 2, 2011.
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Ohio State running back Jaamal Berry was suspended from the OSU football team Wednesday “for violating the university’s student-athlete code of conduct,” according to a statement from the OSU department of athletics. The suspension came after charges were filed against Berry for assault, battery and disorderly conduct. He will remain suspended pending the outcome of the case, according to a statement from the OSU department of athletics. OSU will not be providing legal assistance for Berry.
“The Ohio State Dept. of Athletic can only provide legal assistance in the cases where eligibility is at issue,” Jerry Emig, associate director of athletics communication, said in an email. The charges are based on an incident that occurred Oct. 21 at 2:20 a.m. on Vine Street, in the Arena District, involving Berry and a Columbus State Community College student. An arraignment hearing has been scheduled for Dec. 1 at 9 a.m., according to court documents. The alleged victim filed a civil lawsuit against Berry Oct. 27, for assault, battery and ethnic intimidation. The plaintiff, who requested anonymity, was “struck in the face with a closed fist,” according to the Columbus police report. The plaintiff told The Lantern that he did not know Berry before the incident, but identified Berry
as the attacker at the scene after being shown his picture by Columbus Police, and later by the prosecutor’s office. “Plaintiff was able to make a positive identification of Jaamal Berry as his attacker,” according to court documents. Some students agree with the decision to suspend Berry. “If (Berry) beat someone up for no reason, then I don’t really think he should be on our football team,” said Chelsea Wiley, a third-year in strategic communication. “Kids look up to the football players.” Trent Gardner, a second-year in business, said he thinks the football team won’t be affected. “If he violated those rules, then he should be
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