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DAN MCKEEVER Lantern reporter mckeever.16@osu.edu
OUAB has spent $575,942.86 so far this year. This shows how OUAB spent that money. Talent fees are paid to the artist and are separated from other event costs, such as venue rental, production costs and marketing. 350,000
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including a member of the Ohio Union Council, two OUAB general members, the board’s president and its two advisers, and at least one other member of the current executive board. The group is required to report annually to the Council on Student Affairs, a University Senate subcommittee that includes undergraduate, graduate and professional students, faculty members, staff members and administrators. OUAB is also required to report quarterly to the council’s Appropriations Subcommittee, which has the ÿnal say on
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How OUAB works OUAB is made up of 160 voting general members who join the group, attend OUAB training and volunteer at events. There are also 12 executive board members, who are selected by a panel
Ohio Union Activity Board received a total of $29.69 from each student’s activity fee from Summer Quarter 2009 to Winter Quarter 2010. This is a breakdown of how OUAB budgets each student’s money. Talent fees are included in event spending.
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Of all the performers that the Ohio Union Activities Board paid to bring to campus last year, author Tucker Max was easily the most controversial. While Max, known for his raunchy stories detailing his exploits with alcohol and women, played to a capacity crowd in Hitchcock Hall, more than 50 protesters rallied in and around the building. One protester, Stephanie Diebold, met with OUAB representatives days beforehand, hoping to get the event canceled. Diebold was then a member of Women and Allies Rising in Resistance. “It’s really wrong of the school to fund this guy to come to the university with Student Activity Fee money, when he writes stuff that gloriÿes sexual assault,” Diebold said in an interview with The Lantern before the event. The quarterly Student Activity Fee is mandatory for all undergraduate, graduate and professional students. OUAB receives more than half of the money generated by the fee, which it uses to host campus events such as Max’s appearance. OUAB would not disclose the individual amounts it pays to performers like Max because of stipulations in the contracts it signs with performers. Diebold’s comment on Max’s tumultuous appearance raises a number of questions. Should OUAB, which is an unelected student group separate from student government, decide how student fees are used for hiring performers? Are the events they sponsor worth the cost, and who holds the board accountable for its choices?
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how the money generated by the Student Activity Fee is allocated. The Student Activity Fee was introduced in 2003 at $15 per quarter. The Board of Trustees in September hiked the fee to $25 per quarter starting in January. The Council on Student Affairs recommended the increase to keep pace with in° ation and to provide additional money for what OSU calls signature events, which include the involvement fair,
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Stores, landlord help student fire victims CHRIS GRABER Lantern reporter graber.54@osu.edu
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Ten students left temporarily homeless after a campus ÿre last week are getting a boost from local stores and their landlord. “It is hard enough going through school with studying, work, relationships — let alone your house burning down,” said Chris Hudson, an employee at Eggfast restaurant on 12th Avenue. “Thinking ‘Where am I going to stay the night?’ should be the last thought on someone’s mind when going through school.” The restaurant has taken donations for the students since Wednesday, raising $50 in the ÿrst two nights, and provided all of the students involved in the ÿre a free dinner on Friday. All of the money donated from Eggfast will be given to former resident Jeff Hope by his roommates. Hope’s room and upstairs attic were completely destroyed by ° ames. The ÿre, determined to be caused by faulty wiring, broke out in the 17th Avenue home last Monday morning and destroyed much of the home. The residents made it out of the burning house safely after a police ofÿcer next door smelled smoke. More than 45 ÿreÿghters worked to extinguish the ° ames. Although an exact total for the damage is not available, Fire Battalion Chief Jerry Birkhimer estimated re-construction would cost $10,000. “They are just moving on and trying to get a new life,” Hudson said. “I’m surprised more people have not joined in to help.” Five men and ÿve women, all college students, lived in the house. The residents said they are thankful for all the support they have received. “Our landlord gave us $50 in groceries apiece and has paid for us all to stay in hotels,” said Lauren Esposito, resident and third-year in pre-medicine. “Aveda [hair salon] gave all of us girls $25 gift cards each.” This is especially good news for Abby Breneman, one of the residents and fourth-year in biology. “Such a fun week I have had,” Breneman said,
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University district residents of 95 E. 17th Ave., were given a free meal at Eggfast after a house fire Monday, Feb. 15. Bottom row from left to right: Lauren Esposito, third-year in human nutrition; Evelyn Curry, third-year in journalism; Chris Hudson, fifth-year in communications; and Bethany Yacapraro, third-year in psychology. Top row from left to right: Kelsey Kantura, fourth-year in political science; Abby Breneman, fourth-year in biology; Alec Clairmont, fifth-year in meteorology; and Eric Perrine, Columbus State Community College student. “I got a parking ticket, my car got backed into at a stop light and my house caught on ÿre. Even with the week’s events, Breneman said she is thankful the ÿre was not worse. The ÿre ignited from an electrical circuit in the bathroom ceiling fan and spread to the attic, Birkhimer said. “To think about what could have happened is a scary thought,” Breneman said. “I thought someone was burning food so I ignored the smell at ÿrst, while three of my roommates were sleeping.”
Evelyn Curry said the ÿre would have been much worse had it taken place at night. Curry is a resident and a third-year in journalism. “I don’t want to think about the fact that none of us heard the smoke alarms,” Breneman said. “The smoke would have probably kept everyone that was upstairs passed out. We are all trying to keep positive and are hoping for the best. Next week is a new week. We are so thankful to those who support us.”
Ohio University freshman dies after bout with meningitis
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Andrea “Rea” Robinson, a freshman at Ohio University, died Wednesday after a brief bout with bacterial meningitis. The Cleveland Heights, native was 18 years old. Robinson was admitted to O’Bleness Memorial Hospital in Athens, Ohio, Tuesday and transferred to Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, where she had been listed in critical condition. Though she was only on the OU campus for a brief time, Robinson made a strong impact, said Ryan Lombardi, dean of students. “Her dad just told me she loved this campus so much,” he said. “And from hearing people in her
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dorm speak so highly of her, it’s obvious that her circle of friends here was deep and wide.” Robinson’s viewing will be held Monday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m at Schulte & Mahon-Murphy Funeral Home, 5252 Mayÿeld Rd., Lyndhurst, Ohio. The funeral will take place Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Ann Catholic Church, 2175 Coventry Rd.,
Cleveland Heights. Robinson’s illness was the third case of bacterial meningitis at the university this academic year, and the seventh in two years. A second-year resident
was admitted to the Ohio State University Medical Center Feb. 8 with a probable case of bacterial meningitis. That student’s name was never released. OU ofÿcials have said they do not believe the two cases are related. An in° ammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, bacterial meningitis can develop rapidly. Symptoms include a high fever, headache and a stiff neck, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Robinson was a bright student who loved animals and frequently spoke of her goal to become a veterinarian, said John Yurkschatt, one of Robinson’s instructors and her academic adviser.
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