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Braxton Miller’s race for the Heisman is officially on after his coach, Urban Meyer, endorsed the sophomore quarterback’s candidacy. “Do I believe he’s a Heisman candidate? I do. I didn’t say that before,” Meyer said. “From just sheer production of a team that’s 9-0, it puts him in that category, and that’s without knowing the other candidates.” The Heisman Trophy is awarded to the “most outstanding player in collegiate football” and is decided from votes cast by living Heisman winners, journalists from across the country and a fan vote. OSU coach Urban Meyer does not get a vote, but his Monday nod for Miller’s consideration was the first time all year he did not dismiss the notion. His opinion might be significant considering Meyer has coached one Heisman winner and another finalist. In 2004, Meyer was at the University of Utah and the team finished a perfect 12-0. His then-quarterback and current starter for the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers Alex Smith was invited to the Heisman ceremony and finished fourth in the voting. While at the University of Florida Meyer tutored a three-time Heisman finalist in current New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow. The former Gator quarterback became the first sophomore to win the award in 2007, then went on to finish third in 2008 and fifth in 2009. To win the award, though, Meyer added Miller “has to play much better.” ESPN college football analyst Trevor Matich agreed with OSU’s firstyear coach, and OSU football historian Jack Park said he believes Miller is destined for legendary things. In a Thursday phone interview, Matich said he has to finish the season strong to be considered for the Heisman, but Miller has impressed everyone with his courage. “The way he has carried the team at times when no one else could — that’s an intangible that is outstanding,” Matich said. OSU football has dealt with Heisman candidacy buzz surrounding a player for decades. The Buckeyes are tied for the most Heisman
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oSU sophomore quarterback braxton Miller (5) evades Nebraska senior defensive end Chase rome (97) in an oct. 6 game. oSU won the game, 63-38.
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The water main break that flooded the basement of Park-Stradley Hall and left 2,000 students temporarily homeless remains unexplained more than six weeks after the break. The university has contracted an outside company to assess the problem, but there is no cost estimate for the repairs. “The water main break at Park-Stradley Hall remains under investigation,” said Lindsay Komlanc, Administration and Planning spokeswoman at Ohio State. The Park-Stradley evacuation was followed by an Oct. 27 water main break near Neil and 12th avenues that led to a water outage in Mack and Oxley halls that evening. Student Life spokesman Dave Isaacs said an 8-inch line broke, but a contractor was able to restore running water in the affected buildings by noon on Oct. 28. The two breaks were unrelated incidents. “The water main involved in the Park-Stradley Hall issue was a part of a much more complicated system than the one involved with this past weekend’s issue that impacted Mack and Oxley halls,” Komlanc said. “Ohio State’s technical experts are working on this and have also engaged an outside engineering firm to assist with the ParkStradley investigation efforts.”
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Park-Stradley hall is located on 11th avenue. The outside firm, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates Inc., has worked with OSU in the past, performing damage assessments at the OSU-Wooster campus after a tornado hit on Sept. 16, 2010. The
A power outage blacked out the northwest corner of Ohio State’s campus along Woodruff Avenue at about 10:30 p.m. Thursday. Power was restored at about 1:15 a.m. Friday. The outage affected Tuttle Park, leaving the Tuttle Park Parking Garage, Ohio Stadium and the Blackwell without electricity. Other buildings without power included: McQuigg Lab, Hitchcock Hall, Dulles Hall, the Journalism Building and Cockins Hall. About 30 minutes after the outage, Ohio State Police officers on the corner of Woodruff and College avenues said there was no known reason for the outage. A Facilities Operations and Development employee confirmed the outage was intermittent from 17th to Lane avenues. He also said that although the department could not provide details on the outage, FOD employees were still working to identify the issue at about 1 a.m.
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With the presidential election just days away, the candidates are making their last attempts to sway voters. Overshadowed by the presidential choice are the other issues on the Ohio ballot, such as a proposal that aims to shake up how district and congressional lines are drawn. One of those ballot check marks is Issue 2, a proposal to form a 12-person citizen committee to draw congressional and district lines, taking the power away from elected officials who, OSU political science professor Richard Gunther believes, are likely to draw the lines in favor of their political party. Gunther, who has been in the forefront of getting Issue 2 on the ballot, said having the ability to redraw district lines gives politicians “a temptation to cheat,” and gives safe seats to incumbents.
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On Nov. 6, Ohio voters will be confronted with Issue 2, a proposal to form a 12-person citizen committee to draw congressional and district lines. Issue 2 was proposed with hopes of combating gerrymandering, which is the process of redrawing congressional district lines in favor of one political party over another. In Ohio, this was the case when 18 congressional districts were reduced to 16 after the 2010 census. After the 2010 redistricting by a Republican-controlled congress, one Democratic seat was eliminated in the process.
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