March 20, 2013

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PaT brennan Senior Lantern reporter brennan.164@osu.edu

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Football not at 100%

Football coach Urban Meyer said the team’s Tuesday practice was ‘not a great day.’

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Jim Foster is no longer oSU women’s basketball coach as of March 19. Foster coached at oSU for 11 seasons.

Less than 24 hours after Ohio State women’s basketball’s streak of 10 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances ended, so too did the tenure of OSU coach Jim Foster. The OSU athletic department announced Tuesday that Foster would not return as the Buckeyes coach next season. A Tuesday morning meeting with OSU athletic director Gene Smith and executive associate athletic director Miechelle Willis resulted in a split between OSU and Foster, a four-time Big Ten Coach of the Year Award winner. During a Tuesday afternoon press conference at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center, Willis said the contractual language related to the end of Foster’s employment, and therefore possible financial implications for both sides, was still being “ironed out.” Willis did not specifically say Foster was fired.

“Gene (Smith) and I met with coach Foster this morning and it was decided that (Foster) would no longer return for our women’s basketball program,” Willis said during the press conference. “All I can say is that he’ll no longer be our coach.” In a Tuesday press release, Smith said Foster “meant so much to so many” while at OSU. “His work in mentoring young people on and off the court has been exceptional,” Smith said in the statement. “The Ohio State women’s basketball program was made better under Jim’s leadership over the last 11 years. He and (wife) Donna have been wonderful representatives of our university and we wish them the best.” Foster did not respond to The Lantern’s Tuesday request for comment. During his time as coach at the Schottenstein Center, the Cheltenham, Pa., native amassed a 279-82 record and a .772 winning percentage.

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Commencement Controversy

Ceremonies to augment commencement anThony SZUhay Lantern reporter szuhay.3@osu.edu

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Kayla Gruber will be joining 12,000 of her fellow Buckeyes in receiving their diplomas at Spring Commencement and listening to President Barack Obama deliver his speech. The day before the May 5 ceremony, however, the fourth-year in nursing will be walking in the College of Nursing’s own convocation ceremony. Gruber, who has family coming in from out of town, didn’t want anybody to make a trip and miss out on seeing her graduate because of the six-ticket limit that applies to each graduate.

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“I (won’t) have to pick people. I don’t want to weed anyone out,” Gruber said. Sanford Meisel, marketing and communications director for the College of Nursing, said the separate convocation for nursing students will be held at the Franklin County Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium in downtown Columbus. “The capacity there is such that we do not issue tickets or set limits,” he said. “There are close to 4,000 seats, and we typically get around 2,000 attendees.” Meisel said the convocation is an opportunity for “individual recognition.” “I think other colleges, as we do, use a convocation as an opportunity to

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oSU graduates walk into ohio Stadium during commencement in June 2011. Graduation this year will be held on May 5.

Semesters affect Oval Beach

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a group of planes fly over a stadium while people gather to watch a game. Military flyovers will be stopped as part of a series of cuts set to remove $1.2 trillion from the federal budget over the next decade if congress doesn’t reach an agreement by Friday.

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Sequester could ground flyovers at games brenT hankinS Lantern reporter hankins.116@osu.edu There might not be military jets flying over Ohio Stadium during patriotic celebrations in years to come as a result of sequestration, a series of budget cuts set to remove $1.2 trillion from the federal budget over the next decade. As reported in USA Today, flyovers will be

grounded if the budget cuts are fully implemented. Only if lawmakers can come to an agreement on an alternative budget will flyovers continue. Multiple Ohio State Athletic Department spokespeople either declined to comment or did not return requests for comment. The OSU Air Force ROTC and the Ohio National Guard also did not return requests for comment. In an interview with USA Today, Wendy Varhegyi, chief of the engagement division for Air Force

public affairs, said flyovers are not that expensive to taxpayers. “It’s no additional cost to the government for support of any public events. Typically, if you see a unit fly over a football game, that is 90 seconds out of a several hour training sorte that they’re flying,” Varhegyi said. Pilot and Fourth-year in avaition management Matt Anderson said he isn’t too concerned about

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