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Tuesday February 15, 2011 year: 131 No. 25 the student voice of

The Ohio State University

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‘Wrong-order robber’ suspect flees High St. bank, but not before showing his face SARAH STEMEN Lantern reporter stemen.66@osu.edu

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Next test: Michigan State

After suffering its first loss, the OSU men’s basketball team hopes to rebound against Michigan State tonight.

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The FBI and Columbus Police Department are investigating a robbery that occurred around 9 a.m. Monday morning at a Huntington Bank on North High Street. Harry Trombitas, FBI special agent, said suspects usually start appearing within a day of the robbery, especially when security cameras capture a good image of the robber’s face. “It’s not uncommon for us to get the pictures out to the media and have people call during the day or in the evening,” Trombitas said. “But we’ve had good pictures and not gotten any calls as well.” Trombitas said the average robbery results in about a $3,000 loss. “Most robbers make it out with $1,000 to $2,000,” he said. “I can tell you this guy made it out with even less than that.” By Monday evening, the Columbus Police Department had not received any new tips or details about the investigation since the robbery, Detective Steve Billups said. The suspect was described as a white male in his

Inside the bank...

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30s, standing about 5-foot-10-inches, and wearing a black, striped sweatshirt with the hood up, according to a report from the FBI. He walked into the bank, located at 1928 N. High Street, claimed he was armed and demanded cash, according to the report. But the robber did something that most robbers don’t — he removed his hood during the robbery.

Sights set on green The Oval reveals green grass as students cross its pathways headed to and from class on Monday, after warmer temperatures melted the snow and ice.

With the robber’s hood down, the bank’s security cameras were able to capture pictures of his face. Although the teller did not see a gun on the man, he removed cash from his drawer and began giving it to the man, who suddenly put his hood back up. “If you keep in mind a vast majority of bank

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OSU accused of discriminating against whites KYLE KNOX Lantern reporter knox.154@osu.edu

In 2005 and 2006, Ohio State is six times more likely to reject a white student then a black student with the same credentials, according to a recent study. The study, which The Center for Equal Opportunity, a conservative think-tank based in Falls Church, Va., conducted over the last year, analyzed trends in applicants to OSU and Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. The study highlighted racial discrimination in OSU’s admissions against white, and to a lesser extent, Asian students. Roger Clegg, president and general counsel of CEO, said his organization has been conducting similar studies nationwide for 15 years. He said the results at OSU were not unusual. “Frequently, universities will say that they consider race and ethnicity simply as a tiebreaker or simply as one factor, and I think that what this shows is that race is not simply being used as a tiebreaker, it’s a huge factor in determining who gets in,“ Clegg said. Dolan Evanovich, vice president for strategic enrollment planning, said the university placed value in diversity access and inclusiveness. “We are focused on creating a welcoming environment for all types of students at Ohio State,” Evanovich said.

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Trustees OK construction projects Budget ax may come down on Pell Grants

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CORY SHAFFER Lantern reporter shaffer.294@osu.edu President Barack Obama unveiled his $3.7 trillion budget for 2012 on Monday that will make “painful cuts” to many domestic programs, including eliminating subsidies for graduate student loans and Pell Grants for students enrolled in summer courses. The budget proposes a five-year freeze in domestic discretionary spending — a fiscal category including programs such as education and defense but excluding entitlement programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. The president said the freeze will save nearly $400 billion over the next decade. “This budget freeze will mean cutting things that I care deeply about,” Obama said. “But if we’re going to walk the walk when it comes to fiscal discipline, these kinds of cuts will be necessary.” Some of those cuts are likely to hit college students hard. The proposed budget will eliminate the year-round Pell Grant program, in which students receive a separate grant for enrolling in summer courses. “We’ve seen a historic increase in demand for the financial aid and Pell Grant program,” said Arne Duncan, United States Secretary of Education, in a conference call Monday. The federal government awarded 6 million grants in 2008. That number increased by 50 percent to 9 million grants in 2009, resulting in a $20 billion hole in the Pell Grant program, Duncan said. While he acknowledges the cuts are “painful,” Duncan said they were

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Federal Government cuts summer Pell Grant spending From Autumn 2009 – Autumn 2010 about 2,380 Ohio State Columbus undergrads received a total of $13.6 million in Pell Grants. Under the new proposal, Pell Grants, which the Office of Enrollment Services estimates at about $1,425 per student, will not be awarded in the summer. This totals a loss of $3.4 million for OSU students. EMILY COLLARD / Lantern designer

Source: Office of Enrollment Services

necessary to keep the Pell Grant maximum award from decreasing for the first time since 2007. “These grants are an economic lifeline for (students),” he said. “We must support them so they can graduate from college, so they can succeed in a knowledge-based society.” The Office of Enrollment Services at Ohio State said about 2,380 students received a total of $13.6 million in Pell Grants for all four quarters last academic year. The office said at OSU’s main campus, each student, under the new proposals, will lose on average about $1,425, for a total estimated loss of about $3.4 million.

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