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thelantern Student hit by bus ‘negotiating’ Driver found to be at fault; despite rumor, students hit by bus do not receive free tuition
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MICHELLE SULLIVAN Campus editor sullivan.423@osu.edu The driver of a campus bus that struck an Ohio State student in November was at fault in the accident, according to a campus police report, and has been disciplined. The student, Yuhao Sun, said in an e-mail that he is recovering and that “we are still in the process of negotiating with CABS about the accident.” However, Sun would not say whether he or his family has retained an attorney to negotiate with OSU. University media relations ofÿcials and a Transportation and Parking ofÿcial say they are unaware of any litigation or even conversations between Sun and OSU. On Nov. 18, Sun was walking in a crosswalk on Woodruff Avenue when a CABS bus struck him. He spun violently to the ground, according to a witness
statement. Sun complained of pain in his side and was taken to the OSU Medical Center. Sun, a third-year in chemical engineering, said he was four to ÿve feet into the crosswalk when he was hit. He said the driver did not stop the bus until it struck him. “My only deduction was the bus driver had no intention to yield at all,” Sun said in an e-mail Monday. “How could the driver not pay extra attention when it gets close to a crosswalk, where by law the bus needs to yield for people, especially when it was around noon at an interchange between classes when the street was full of people?” The University Police ofÿcer who responded determined that the driver, Everett Jefferies, was at fault. However, he did not issue Jefferies a citation. Ofÿcers have that discretion, said deputy police chief Richard Mormon.
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HAPPY GEE-DAY Happy Birthday! OSU President E. Gordon Gee celebrates his birthday outside of his office in Bricker Hall with students who were also born on Goundhog Day.
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Lead scorer for the women’s hockey team, Hokey Langan has scored 18 goals and 21 assists this season
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MIKE MCQUEARY Lantern reporter mcqueary.10@osu.edu Marty Greenberg began his career at Ohio State at the age of 17 in 1949 with the same intentions as most other students. “I needed to get a good job,” Greenberg said. But his son, Josh Greenberg, said something very different happened. “He told me, ‘Everyone was playing pinball, ping pong and bridge and I became a leader in all three!’” Greenberg said. While excelling at these leisure activities, Marty
Greenberg rarely attended his classes and was put on academic probation. He was eventually kicked out of OSU in 1951. “He’s a unique guy that likes to do his own thing,” Josh Greenberg said. “But don’t get me wrong. He’s a wealth of knowledge; the kind of guy who watches ‘Jeopardy’ every night and knows all the answers.” Despite his dismissal from the university, Marty Greenberg met his future wife, Pauli Zawitz, at OSU before ÿnding out that he was being drafted to ÿght in the Korean War. They married shortly before he enlisted and the couple spent a year traveling in Europe while he was stationed in Austria with the Army as a stenographer.
“I like to say we had a one-year honeymoon,” he said. Upon discharge, they returned to Columbus and he started a business. “Able Builders Supply” was a wholesaler and distributor of windows and doors to construction ÿrms that ran for more than 20 years. He retired in 1977 and sold the business. He began selling antiques and art for about two years, sparking an interest in art that led to his decision to go back to school. “I really never gave it a fair shot,” Greenberg said. “And I really wanted to understand art. I had
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Off the race track, professional driver is full-time student RICK SCHANZ Lantern reporter schanz.5@osu.edu Fresh off winning the Mazda MX-5 Cup Shootout, Nick Evans, a third-year in biology at Ohio State, is ready for his next race. His win at the Shootout in November enables Evans to compete in the 2010 Sports Car Club of America Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup, which features professional drivers. Evans will never see the $75,000 he won in the race, he says, because it is all reinvested in his next race, with most of the money going to his race car. Most of the drivers are around 30 years old, 10 years older than Evans. He will miss a couple classes in the spring for the Cup races and “unfortunately, the classes will be unexcused,” Evans said. Luckily most of the races are scheduled for the summer, he said. Evans began racing go-karts when he was 9 years old in Circleville, Ohio. “I had no responsibility then,” he said, “I always thought that all I’d be doing is racing cars.” After a few years of racing go-karts, Evans started racing Formula cars, which closely resembles a higher-performance Formula One car. The MX-5 Cup and Formula racing is usually a three-day event, occurring on weekends. If the drivers can, they practice on an open-track Friday, qualify on Saturday and race on Sunday. Evans’ girlfriend, Kim Elmore, a third-year in pre-education at OSU, comes to watch him race if the race is not too far away, Evans said.
“I sometimes feel bad, because race days are pretty boring until the race begins. There’s just a lot of standing around and waiting,” Evans said. To help with some sizeable racing expenses, Evans has sponsors and is a team member of JAY Motorsports. Buckholz Wall Systems pays for all travel costs, and Cedar Enterprises, which owns many Wendy’s franchises, provides ÿnancial support for a variety of racing costs. Evans could not disclose the amount of money he receives from JAY Motorsports, but he said the team provides track support for adjusting the cars during the race. One thing Evans pays out-of-pocket for is “your run of the mill fuel-pump gas,” Evans said, both the MX-5 and the Formula car can take 93 octane “If the track doesn’t require us to use its fuel, my dad and I will stop at a gas station on the way in,” Evans said. “We don’t have any pit-stops so we don’t need to worry about ÿlling up anything extra.” As Evans nears Formula One, more money is needed for cars, crews and to enter races, therefore, the demand for more sponsors grows, Evans said. “You have to show them that you are worth their investment.” While Evan’s ultimate goal is to race in F1 or in the American Le Mans, he is also considering medical school. Evans has a dog, Kimi, named after his once favorite F1 driver, Kimi Räikkönen, and a cat named Mozart, after the composer. He recently saw Mars Volta and he went to Lollapalooza last summer where he enjoyed the performance of one of his favorite bands, Tool. “Besides music, I just like working on stuff and being creative,” Evans said, “I’m really interested in everything.” Evans begins the 2010 SCCA Pro Racing Playboy Mazda MX-5 Cup April 23.
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