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Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Aug. 28, 2012.
FRANCIS PELLICCIARO Lantern reporter pellicciaro.1@osu.edu Some Ohio State student leaders had mixed reactions to Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s college initiatives, including tying state funding for colleges to graduation rates and giving veterans college credit based on their training. The Republican governor, who has been named by some outlets as a potential presidential candidate for 2016, gave his State of the State speech Monday evening in Medina, Ohio. “They will only get paid if students complete courses or students get degrees,” Kasich said. “College and universities will not get any of these state dollars that have gone to them traditionally based on enrollment.” Miranda Onnen, vice chair of OSU College Republicans and a thirdyear in political science and economics, said she thinks that shift is an important one. “It’s important that we have a culture in Ohio that encourages graduation of college such that students are graduating with less debt. I think between the schools only receiving state funding based on a pattern of success and the increased emphasis on vocation schools, the speech had some great ideas for the future of education in Ohio,” Onnen said in an email. Undergraduate Student Government President Taylor Stepp, a fourth-year in public affairs, said he was proud of what former OSU President E. Gordon Gee had done related to the initiative. “President Gee led this effort,” Stepp said. “I applaud the governor
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Winning basketball games, conference championships and making deep runs in the NCAA Tournament likely earns the support of a fan base, boosters and alumni — especially at a school like Ohio State. Buckeye coach Thad Matta has certainly done that in what is now his 10th season at the helm of the men’s basketball program, and is notably the only coach in the country to lead his team to four straight Sweet Sixteens. His record is an impressive 121-27 in those four years, with each team notching at least 28 wins each season. But how does his boss think of him? Apparently, pretty highly. The same goes for when Matta evaluated three assistant coaches, Jeff Boals, Dave Dickerson and Greg Paulus, according to a public records request submitted Feb. 4 by The Lantern and received Monday. Aside from wanting Matta “to assist the department in promoting early non-conference games to strengthen interest and attendance,” OSU athletic director and recently promoted Vice President Gene Smith had nothing but good things to say about the head coach of the men’s basketball team. Smith said Matta “continues to be one of the premier coaches in the country” and called his leadership “outstanding” in the overall comments section of the review. The Buckeyes dominated in the non-conference portion of this season, winning all 13 games on their way to being ranked as high as No. 3 in the country. They won each non-conference game by at least 10 points, except the 64-61 decision against Notre Dame Dec. 21 at Madison Square Garden. The weak non-conference slate might have hurt OSU down the road, as it later dropped five of seven conference games in January. In 2012-13, OSU finished 29-8 overall, winning the Big Ten Conference Tournament and earning a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes advanced to the Elite Eight before falling to Wichita State, 70-66. Overall, though, Smith liked the product he saw on the court. “This past year was another remarkable performance competing in a fourth Sweet 16 in a row and advancing to the Elite 8,” Smith said in the review. “The team exceeded all public expectations.”
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Wake up. Go to class. Work. Do homework. Sleep. Repeat. Some students who work full-time and are enrolled as full-time students at Ohio State leave themselves little room for anything but their responsibilities. Jeff Adams, a third-year in business who works part-time and goes to school full-time, said prior to coming to OSU, he attempted to work 30 hours a week and attend school full-time at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, but ended up dropping out of school. “Some people are gifted and have the extraordinary ability to manage their time and absorb information from their classes,” Adams said. “Out of all the people I have met, there are not that many of them who can, and I certainly can’t do it.” But there are some who balance the workload: of the more than 44,200 undergraduate students enrolled at OSU’s Columbus campus, 1.6 percent work 40 hours a week or more, according to data from the 2012 National College Health Assessment provided in an email from OSU spokesman Gary Lewis.
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OSU coach Thad Matta talks to his players during a timeout in a game against Minnesota Feb. 22 at the Schottenstein Center.
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OSU assistant coach Jeff Boals (left) looks on durring a game against Penn State with Thad Matta and Greg Paulus Jan. 29 at the Schottenstein Center.
OSU assistant coach Greg Paulus (right) stands next to Thad Matta during a game against Northwestern Feb. 19 at the Schottenstein Center.
Matta’s base salary was $3.2 million last year, but he missed out on a $20,000 bonus and a guaranteed extra year added onto his contract because the Buckeyes failed to win at least a share of the Big Ten regular season title. Of all four coaches, Matta’s review with Smith was the only one conducted Sept. 4, despite an athletic department requirement in the report that all completed reviews need to be turned in to Human Resources by July 1. All others were completed on that date. Each coach’s performance — except
Paulus, who was promoted from the team’s video coordinator position to assistant coach July 1 — is broken down into eight subheads: Academic Success of Program, Competitive Success of Program, Commitment to Compliance, Student-Athlete Welfare, Leadership, Communication, Budget Management and Public Relations/Donor Relations. Smith used the categories to assess Matta’s performance, and most were marked
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Adams said there are significant differences between being a full-time employee and a full-time student. “There is a lot of time management and personal responsibility involved when you’re a full-time student. When you work full-time, your typical schedule is that you wake up at 5 a.m. … you work until 3 p.m. and the day is done,” he said. “At school, you constantly (have) something going on. There might be something that’s due tomorrow, something that’s due tonight or something that’s due within a week from now. On top of that, your schedule changes every semester, so you have to adjust to that, too.” Fletcher Fiely, a fourth-year in English, said he balances an internship, two part-time jobs and a fulltime school schedule at OSU. “At my restaurant job, I work around 25 hours a week, at my other job at a laundromat, I also work around 25 hours a week, and at my internship, I work 15 hours a week, and I take 12 credit hours,” Fiely said. With his day starting at 8 a.m., Fiely said he usually doesn’t get home until about 10:30 p.m. or 11 p.m. “I always tell people I’d have a better GPA if I had time,” Fiely said. “I’m not doing bad in school, but
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Research at Ohio State
Animal research policies see changes KARLIE FRANK Lantern reporter frank.359@osu.edu
undergraduate OSU students enrolled full-time on the Columbus campus work 40 hours a week or more
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ERIC SEGER Sports editor seger.25@osu.edu
Students working full-time jobs are a minority at OSU-Columbus
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Certain animals used for research are no longer allowed to be transported in personal vehicles around campus, among other policy changes concerning the treatment of research animals at Ohio State. The animals are used for research ranging from studying diabetes in cats and monkeys to looking at how diseases progress in various animals. The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, housed within the Office of Responsible Research Practices at OSU, is responsible for updating these policies and has revised five since the beginning of December. Jeff Grabmeier, senior director of research and innovation communications at OSU, said the goal of the IACUC is to protect the research animals. “The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee is composed of faculty members, staff members and institutional veterinarians who review research protocols to ensure the safety and welfare of research animals at Ohio State, inspect facilities where animals are housed to ensure that they meet regulatory standards and make policies that govern the care and use of research animals across the institution,” Grabmeier said in an email. Updates made to the “Movement of Animals Outside the Animal Housing Location” policy Jan. 13 ban the transportation of animals classified as ABSL-2 or higher in personal vehicles around campus. ABSL-2 refers to Animal Biosafety Level 2, a classification indicating that the animal has been “infected with agents associated with human disease and pose moderate hazards to personnel and the environment,” according to the United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Derek Grossman, a third-year in animal sciences, said he approves of the policy updates.
“If it directly benefits the safety of the animals and people on campus, then it’s a good thing,” said Grossman, who worked on feline diabetes research with the College of Veterinary Medicine last summer. “Cats would get stressed because they had to get blood taken a lot and their glucose levels would spike because of this. My job was to make sure during procedures that they were calm and not moving around. If the needle is in the arm and they move or jerk, they could nick a vein,” Grossman said. Grossman said he was pleased with the treatment of the research cats. “The cages weren’t small, they had a lot of room to walk around. They had a litter box and toys. The rest of the day when they weren’t in a procedure room, they were out in open rooms with all sorts of climbing area and toys,” Grossman said. Grossman said his experience altered his view on research animal care. “With cats, you can tell exactly how they’re acting and (the cats he worked with) were never upset. I thought animals in
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