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Senior tight end Jeff Heuerman (left), redshirt-sophomore offensive lineman Pat Elflein, Shelley Meyer and her husband coach Urban Meyer sing ‘Carmen Ohio’ following a game against Michigan State on Nov. 8 in East Lansing, Mich. OSU won, 49-37.
‘ONE FOR THE AGES’ Ohio State topples first top-10 team under Meyer
TIM MOODY Sports editor moody.178@osu.edu Breathe in. Breathe out. But make it quick. That’s the mindset Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer had after his team topped Michigan State on Saturday night in East Lansing, Mich. “We can’t exhale very long,” Meyer said after his Buckeyes won, 49-37, in a rematch of the 2013 Big Ten title game. “We go on the road next week against a team that whooped Iowa.”
The Buckeyes (8-1, 5-0) now sit alone atop the Big Ten East Division standings after breaking a tie with the Spartans, but are scheduled to travel to Minneapolis on Saturday to take on Minnesota. The Golden Gophers shellacked the Hawkeyes to the tune of a 51-14 win Saturday to move to 7-2 on the season. Despite the implications the win against the Spartans has for the Buckeyes going forward, senior defensive lineman Michael Bennett said the most important focus for OSU has to be put on the Golden Gophers. “The biggest thing is making sure guys are ready for that game,” Bennett said after the win.
“Minnesota is a really good opponent. They’ve been winning a lot of games.” Going forward, redshirt-freshman quarterback J.T. Barrett — who threw for 300 yards and ran for another 86 while scoring five total touchdowns against the Spartans — said preparation will be key for OSU going forward. “One of the main things we need to do is just make sure we practice hard,” Barrett said after the game. “We’re going to enjoy this, but knowing that we still need to play better next week.” After a run of four straight games starting
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Roommates help take down band of burglers CHELSEA SPEARS Multimedia editor spears.116@osu.edu When one of the men living at 444 E. 16th Ave. awoke to the sound of footsteps running up and down his stairs, he turned on the lights — and realized his house had been burglarized. Once the other housemates were aware of what happened, they didn’t call the cops. They didn’t even take an inventory of all the stuff that was missing.
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People jump into Mirror Lake during the early morning hours of Nov. 9, shortly after OSU’s 49-37 victory over Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich.
Mirror Lake won’t be drained for jump LOGAN HICKMAN Campus editor hickman.201@osu.edu Students hoping to plunge into Mirror Lake this year might get the opportunity, despite earlier talks that the lake could be drained in the process of reconstructing the campus landmark. After months of an ongoing renovation to Mirror Lake that left some wondering whether the jump into the water will occur, it’s looking like the tradition might prevail. In the meantime, some Ohio State fans took to the lake early Sunday morning following a Buckeye win against Michigan State. Despite reports that the lake might be drained after university leaders were expected to choose a final design plan early this month, Administration and Planning spokesman Dan Hedman said the lake won’t be touched during November — the month when students take to the water the Tuesday before the OSU-Michigan game. “Final adjustments to the conceptual plan are in process and should be completed by the end of the year,” Hedman said in an email. Once those adjustments are made, an estimate of construction costs will be determined, Hedman said. A Facebook event about the jump said it’s scheduled for Nov. 25. About 3,000 people had replied to the event saying they’re attending the jump as of Sunday afternoon. The lake was drained after last year’s jump to allow for work on a sustainability study aimed at preventing water loss because of leaks in the lake’s structure. The study was also set to address maintenance issues related to deterioration of the lake’s walls, and it ultimately determined that groundwater is a viable option for sustaining the lake. The study cost about $28,000.
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Instead, they grabbed a crowbar and a baseball bat and jumped into action. “Our adrenaline’s going, and we’re mad,” recalled Dominique Ybanes, a second-year in strategic communication and one of the renters of the property. “So if we see them, we’re going to take the opportunity.” It wasn’t long before that opportunity arose. With flashlights in hand, Ybanes and his housemates hit the streets. “(My housemate was) just like, ‘They have to be around here. They have to be around here.’ So we
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Student gets worldwide support after he was attacked for being gay Ledford said he could not remember the 10 to 15 seconds after the punch, but remembered thinking that he needed to “go home and solve the situation from there.” Once home, he called Williams to let him know
DANIELLE SEAMON Arts editor seamon.17@osu.edu “Hi babe — I just got punched in the face. A guy ran up to me, called me a fag and punched me.” Jerad Williams recalled that his boyfriend’s phone call shocked him. A photo of the incident, though, would go on to shock the Internet. About 20 minutes before the Thursday evening call, Williams — a first-year in zoology — had just parted ways with his boyfriend of one month, Cole Ledford, a third-year in business real estate. Returning from a friend’s house, Williams and Ledford traveled down the university stretch of High Street at about 11 p.m. in the rain, planning to eventually split and go back to their respective homes, one on campus and the other off. The two held hands during the walk. Along the way, a group of men Williams said were in their 20s called the couple “fags.” Williams said this was the first time he had experienced prejudice for his sexuality. The two decided to separate about five minutes after the incident, arguing in jest and kissing each other goodbye before parting. “(Williams) crossed the crosswalk, and the next thing I knew, someone yelled a gay expletive at me and then punched me,” Ledford recalled. The assaulter — whom Ledford also described as a man in his 20s — kept walking, leaving Ledford on the ground. There were few people on the street because of the rain, he said, but no bystanders stuck around to help him.
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Cole Ledford, a third-year in business real estate, has gained global attention for a Nov. 6 tweet that he wrote after being struck by an individual who witnessed Ledford kissing his boyfriend.
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