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Vinton County is one of many “food deserts” across America, and a team from Ohio State is working toward helping 13,000 residents get more healthy sources of food. ON PAGE 4

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Ohio State’s Undergraduate Student Government passed a resolution supporting the access to course syllabi prior to scheduling for students. The resolution was brought Jan. 20 to the general assembly floor and passed unanimously with 41 aye votes to 0 nay. The opportunity to make textbooks more affordable weighed heavily in the decision to pursue

and propose the resolution. According to OSU Undergraduate Admissions, the average estimated cost of textbooks is $1,234 for two semesters of full-time enrollment per student. However, the hope is that Resolution 48-R-30 would offer avenues to lower those costs. “We hope that the resolution will encourage professors to lower cost, open source or even (not require a) textbook,” said Mario Belfiglio, a second-year in biology and primary sponsor of the resolution. “Knowing ahead of time will also

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An engineering graduate student had the opportunity to present his design for a new amusement park attraction to Disney. ON PAGE 4

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help students find the most affordable options available to them.” In addition to textbook affordability, simply understanding classes before enrolling would be a benefit of the available syllabi, Belfiglio said. “When you just see a very generic description of the course online, you are going to make a very generic decision,” he said. “It would definitely help students sign up for classes that are appropriate for them.” The Departments of Accounting

and Management Information Systems, Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering, all offer their syllabi on their websites. However, getting the syllabi on Buckeyelink is the ultimate goal of the resolution. “We would want the syllabi to be centralized. People have no idea that syllabi are available on the Department of Accounting’s website,” Belfiglio said. While the officials in the Office of Academic Affairs were not SYLLABI CONTINUES ON 3

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A rubber duck with a cotton ball glued to the top of its head sits on the edge of Mirror Lake during the Afroduck Remembrance Ceremony on Monday night. A few hundred students gathered for a final memorial for Afroduck, the animal that died Friday. The ceremony was organized through Facebook. Kelly Ahearne, a first-year in forestry, fisheries and wildlife, said she felt compelled to honor the campus’ fallen iconic waterfowl one last time. “He’s a presence on campus, and we all kind of love him,” she said. (“My friends and I) like to joke around that Brutus is our real mascot, but Afroduck is our secondary one.”

Law professor pens book on US elections ALLISON BUGENSTEIN Lantern reporter bugenstein.4@osu.edu Ohio State Moritz law professor Edward Foley just published his second book, “Ballot Battles: The History of Disputed Elections in the United States.” The book recounts the historical upsets, scandals and untold stories surrounding elections in the U.S. Foley dives into American history to narrate election disputes from all the way back in the 18th century to the 2008 presidential election, and he finds no shortage of material. “I started the project not expecting it to be a history book, but working on it, I realized the only way to understand this was to go back to the founding of the country,” Foley said about his book, which was released Jan. 4 by Oxford University Press. Foley has been teaching election politics and constitutional law since 1991. He is the director of election law at Moritz and the Charles W. Ebersold and Florence Whitcomb Ebersold Chair in Constitutional Law. Foley said election law is a foundation of U.S. government. However, when the government was first formed, no one guessed that elections would get so dicey, and fewer laws and regulations were put in place to help decide contested elections. He said the good news is that ELECTIONS CONTINUES ON 3

Improv group spreads smiles 1 laugh at a time ASHLEY WILKINSON For The Lantern wilkinson.178@osu.edu

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The Fishbowl Improv group and the Operation Smile Club collaborate during a Jan. 29 event to raise money to help children with cleft lips or cleft palates.

The Fishbowl Improv group partnered up with Ohio State’s Operation Smile Club in an effort to raise money for children in need of surgery for cleft lips or cleft palates. On Friday, Fishbowl held a show in which Operation Smile collected donations for a child in need. The show could be called a success for Operation Smile because it raised enough money for a child to receive his or her surgery. “The Fishbowl event was amazing,” said Timothy Zhu, a fourthyear in economics and president of Operation Smile at OSU. “We ended up raising $330, exceeding our goal of raising $240.”

OSU’s Operation Smile began four years ago. The organization chapter was created at OSU by Zhu. When the group was founded, he said there were only four members. Now, Operation Smile has nearly 50. “This group is great because it’s built like a family full of students who care about the cause and love to organize events,” Zhu said. “We are also really good friends.” Since the organization’s beginning at OSU, the group has held more than 40 events in an effort to raise money for face-reconstruction surgeries. It takes $240 to pay for the surgery of one child. OSU’s Operation Smile has donated enough money to pay for 45 surgeries so far. Zhu said he hopes Operation Smile and Fishbowl Improv will

continue working together “until every child has a beautiful smile and until every child can live a normal life.” Zhu said that in Operation Smile’s first year at OSU, the group raised only $60. “Within the last four years we have raised up to around $10,000,” Zhu said. All proceeds of OSU’s Operation Smile go to the nonprofit group’s national level, which has a network of more than 5,000 volunteers. Operation Smile has helped pay for surgeries in more than 60 countries, Zhu said. Operation Smile’s event with Fishbowl Improv, which was free, was the fifth collaboration between the groups. Fishbowl Improv shows are held every week at the Ohio SMILES CONTINUES ON 3

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OSU starting oasis in food ‘desert’ JAY PANANDIKER Engagement Editor panandiker.1@osu.edu More than 23.5 million Americans live in “food deserts,” which the U.S. Department of Agriculture classifies as areas where people do not have easy access to fresh food. Vinton County, a rural county located in the Appalachian region of Ohio, is one of those places. While some towns in the county might have dollar stores and gas stations, some residents drive long distances to get to a supermarket. “Depending on where a resident lives in the county, a trip to the grocery in an adjacent county may add 15 to 40 miles to the round trip,” Vinton County Commissioner Terri Fetherolf said. “There are two groups of residents that are more burdened by the lack of a grocery (options): low-income families and the elderly.” The situation has led some community and outside groups, including Ohio State, to address the problem. The OSU project began in February 2014 after the OSU team received a grant and partnered with the Comprehensive Cancer Center. The goal of the project was to introduce fresh produce and

“People have been very excited about what they have been able to grow and how well it has grown.” Kate Homonai OSU Vinton County Extension Family and consumer science program coordinator

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Ohio State’s program allows Vinton County residents to grow fresh food in container gardens and a community garden. healthy food in hopes of lowering The county has only 13,000 resthe heightened cancer rates in the idents, and most large stores have region, said Kate Homonai, fami- said a customer base of at least ly and consumer science program 20,000 is needed to support a large coordinator for the OSU Vinton supermarket, Homonai said. County Extension. Fetherolf said county commis“We have two dollar stores and sioners have sought out sources of several convenience stores along funding to incentivize establishing with gas stations, and they provide a grocery store in the region. junk food basically,” she said, de“This includes supporting the scribing a town of 1,700 residents. Healthy Food Financing funds that “We don’t have fresh produce and were included in the state budget in don’t have fresh meat, so our food 2015,” Fetherolf said. “Many of the is sort of limited.” convenience stores in the commuHomonai said demographics are nity have stepped up by including keeping larger corporate grocery some meats, dairy and produce in chains from opening in the region. their inventories to the extent their

space will allow.” Since Vinton County is a rural food desert, residents sometimes face a different set of problems from their urban counterparts. Traveling long distances requires access to a car, something not all residents have, Homonai said. The problem is worse in the winter when roads often remain snowy and unplowed for long periods of time. The university’s project in the county includes both community gardens and healthy-eating classes. Homonai said the project began with a community meeting in which members of the OSU team distributed tools, such as pots and seeds, that could be used in grow a container vegetable garden. Homonai said other residents chose to join the community garden, which is a plot of land on the OSU extension campus where residents can grow fruits and veg-

etables. A local horticulture expert assists the community members, and the university holds monthly gardening classes in order to ensure the garden’s success. “To address the health issue and the cancer component, we had healthy-eating classes,” Homonai said. “So we had a couple of classes on educating people on how to use the fruits and vegetables they were growing as well as cooking in healthier ways — instead of frying, maybe sauteeing.” She said there were also classes on food budgeting, and because there is a relatively short growing season, there also were classes on canning and preserving foods. Homonai said that overall there has been a good amount of participation, especially with the container gardens, because residents can grow vegetables at their house. The team surveyed some of the garden’s users and found that they had increased the number of people who were gardening for the first time in several years. “People have been very excited about what they have been able to grow and how well it has grown,” Homonai said.

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@TheLantern Campus area crime map: Jan. 26 - Feb. 1 JAY PANANDIKER Engagement Editor panandiker.1@osu.edu

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A kidnapping was reported just after 4 a.m. on Saturday at an unknown location near the OSU campus. The victim said two suspects forced him into their vehicle and later released him at an unknown location. The victim was unable to tell officers where he was abducted. (not featured on map) 1. A gross sexual imposition was reported at Doan Hall on West 10th Avenue on Saturday. The suspect is known to authorities and the investigation is pending. 2. An assault was reported on the 1800 block of North Fourth Street on Sunday just after 1 a.m. The victim reported the suspect struck him with a closed fist. 3. A case of drug trafficking was reported in Drinko Hall in the Moritz College of Law on Wednesday just before 3:30 a.m. 4. A male student was arrested for obstructing official business, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia and drugs in the 11th Av-

enue parking garage. The incident took place just before 10:30 p.m. on Friday. 5. A victim reported that he was assaulted on a COTA bus at about midnight on Friday. The suspect reportedly struck the victim on the knee with his fist and called him a racist. The suspect claimed that the victim brushed against his leg. 6. A robbery was reported on the 400 block of East Lane Avenue at 1 a.m. on Jan. 26. The victim reported that multiple suspects entered his home and held him at gunpoint. The suspects stole a wallet, television, phone and a large quantity of marijuana. 7. Just before 4 a.m. on Jan. 26, a security system reported a theft at Camp’s Carry Out at the 400 block of East 17th Avenue. The suspects reportedly stole $1,500 in cash, as well as cigarettes and lottery tickets. Note: Crimes featured on map do not represent the full extent of criminal activity in the campus area.

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Union. Fishbowl Improv has teamed up with many other organizations to help raise money, but Operation Smile has been the longest collaborative group, Zhu said. “I think we fit in very well with Operation Smile,” said Erica Van Heyde, alumna and Fishbowl Improv secretary. “What they stand for is a really good cause. They show such a tangible effort.” Not only does Fishbowl Improv put on fundraisers, it also hosts workshops to teach others how to perform improv. “We have done workshops with Operation

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Smile before,” said Reid Appleby, a Fishbowl Improv member and a third-year in business management and operations. “It was a super fun opportunity. I think the workshop definitely teaches team building.” Zhu said in an email that the most recent show and collaboration was by far the most successful, both in attendance and funds raised. “It truly means the world to everyone at Operation Smile Club to have such a strong partnership with the extraordinary Fishbowl Improv and to laugh while spreading smiles around the world,” he said.

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available for comment, they did say in an email that “they are still studying the resolution and how it might be implemented.” USG collaborated with other Big Ten student governments when preparing the resolution. It found that many had heard and brought forward similar concerns as the students at OSU. “We heard a lot of the same concerns, but not many have made much progress,” said Emmy Wydman, a third-year in human resources and psychology who worked with other Big Ten student governments in discussing these issues. The University of Oklahoma currently has a policy in place that mandates course syllabi and textbook requirements be made available 10 weeks before the first day of class. Wydman said she believes that OSU can start a trend of its own. “It’s important when a school like ours does something like this because then other schools can follow in our footsteps,” Wydman said. With the resolution passed, USG will now go to each department, as well as the university registrar, to discuss the plan’s feasibility.

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most elections go over smoothly. But when the results of an election come under fire, deciding what to do can be tricky. Ohio’s standing as a battleground state has resulted in a history of disputed elections. Foley recounts the tumultuous 2004 presidential election in Ohio, which inspired him to write the book. “We’ve had these major disputes in Ohio. In 2004, we were at the center of election law,” Foley said. He warned of what could be an impending storm for Ohio: “There is a chance of a huge electoral tornado hitting Ohio, and we are not ready for it,” he said.

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Vlad Kogan, assistant professor of political science, recommends Foley’s book to students interested in government. He said it is at the intersection of politics and U.S. history. “I don’t think anyone else has provided such a broad overview of elections from the very beginning,” Kogan said. Foley said his research for the book uncovered stories he had not heard of in his 30 years of teaching. “Putting these stories together, I have a much better understanding of our nation’s growth. We aren’t perfect, but we’re growing,” Foley said. “This is actually an optimistic story.”

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Controversial filmmaker set to screen film at the Wex MITCH HOOPER Lantern reporter hooper.102@osu.edu

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Andrew Laitnen (left) and Giacomo Savardi, an Ohio State graduate student in engineering, were finalists for the 25th Imaginations Design Competition.

Engineering graduate student represents OSU at Disney DANIEL SMYTH For The Lantern smyth.41@osu.edu One Ohio State student is proving that dreams do come true, as he got the opportunity to design and present a park idea to Disney. Giacomo Savardi, a mechanical engineering graduate student at OSU was a finalist for the 25th Imaginations Design Competition hosted by Walt Disney Imagineering in Glendale, California. Savardi was at the Imagineering campus the last week of January to present his design for “Ducktales: Camp Quack,” a portable park that is designed to move across the country. The proposed design would serve as an interactive learning experience with different stations including trivia questions, seek and find hunts and more for people of all ages. Savardi said he wanted to make sure the park would be able to fit inside a high school football stadium because “every city in

America has a high school football field.” However, this design is merely hypothetical and will not be created, according to a press release from Disney. His design partner, Andrew Laitnen, a student at the Columbus College of Art, accompanied Savardi to the competition. “Andrew brought the ideas I had to life with his artwork,” Savardi said. “I was able to cover the technical aspects on the engineering side.” The duo competed against 18 other finalists on five other teams from major universities across the country. “One of the classes I took at Ohio State was a design class with Professor (Blaine) Lilly, which helped me on the design aspect,” Savardi said. Savardi said his lifelong interest in Disney attracted him to this competition. “I grew up in Northern Italy, and my family and I would basically

go to Florida on vacation every so often,” he said. “Every time we would go to Florida, specifically Epcot, really left a lasting impression on me when it came to engineering. It is one of the reasons I got into engineering.” Savardi said he and Laitnen felt in good company at the competition. “It’s very respectful, we all sort of feel like winners because we made it this far,” Laitnen said of the competition’s atmosphere. It was announced Friday that the team consisting of members from Ohio University and the University of Washington took home first place. Although the duo did not win, they said they see value in the experience, and still have a chance to get an internship with Disney. “The experiences we’ve seen today, and like being able to interact with people that have worked on legendary attractions, has been a prize in itself,” Savardi said.

tor, described his method of filming as a collage of film and video. She applauds the artistic freedoms he has as a filmmaker. Viewer discretion is advised, as “The way he thinks and does no topic is too controversial for things is so fresh,” Leventhal said. Steven Reinke to cover in his film, “He doesn’t seem restricted by “Rib Gets in the Way.” fear.” Whether it’s pornographic imStults said he thinks the way Reages or conversations debating the inke gets viewers to confront senmeaning of life, Reinke isn’t afraid sitive topics is one of his signature to explore a wide range of topics. marks. The Wexner Center for the Arts “It’s almost like he’s intentionwill show the 52-minute film, “Rib ally rebelling,” Stults said. “He’s Gets in the Way,” a compilation of working against the expected soshort films, skits and animated il- cietal norms in order to create a lustration with different form voice-overs of thinking or “Rib Gets in the Way” from Reinke, living.” on Tuesday Leventhal The Wexner Center Where: at 7 p.m. The and Stults of the Arts filmmaker said they also Tuesday When: himself will be agreed Rein7 p.m. present for the ke’s use of mascreening. ture content, such as pornographic Reinke, a Canadian native who images, is a part of his creative lives in Chicago, is known for process. his nonlinear style of filming and “It’s a part of his palate; he works his use of voice-overs. Both Dani with imagery of gay men and sex Leventhal, assistant professor in as a part of his power,” Leventhal the Department of Art, and Chris said. Stults, associate curator of film and Reinke’s work has been screened video for the Wexner Center, said accross the country, including the they believe Reinke began gain- high-profile Sundance Film Festiing more attention after his project val, but this is Reinke’s first visit to “The Hundred Videos,” which con- the Wexner Center. Stults said Resisted of 100 short videos compiled inke will continue to work on his into one film. newest project, “Final Thoughts,” Leventhal, a former student of after he returns to Chicago. RIB CONTINUES ON 6 Reinke who considered him a men-

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Alt-pop and hip-hop dominate this week’s mixtape SAM KAYUHA Lantern reporter kayuha.2@osu.edu

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“Don’t You” by Wet Alt-pop has replaced alt-rock as the place to find something truly left of the mainstream. A formula of heavy synths and soaring melodies has helped artists like Banks and groups like MS MR hone

their sound. Wet is the latest band to take this formula and twist it around a bit. Its sound is minimalist; everything but the essentials are considered clutter. The volume is turned down and the focus put on singer Kelly Zutrau’s voice. “Don’t You” is the band’s major label debut, and it is full of mellow, blissed-out tracks. The band moves smooth-

ly from moments of exultation to sparse breakdowns. Zutrau could sing in just about any genre — her hushed, strangely-accented voice sounds like it would work just as well for folk or Christian music as it does with Wet. This is an album for a rainy day spent staring out the window. Or LISTEN UP CONTINUES ON 6

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Can ‘Pretty Little Liars’ just be over with already? JANAYA GREENE Lantern reporter greene.1052@osu.edu Spoiler alert: The following article contains spoilers for the TV show “Pretty Little Liars.” I’ll be honest, I gave up on “Pretty Little Liars” seasons ago. Four seasons ago to be exact. When the show first aired in 2010 (yes, a whole six years ago), I was a fanatic. I loved the show — the concept, “the pretty girls with an ugly secret,” the small, fictional Philadelphian suburb of Rosewood and so much more — until I found out there was going to be a season two. I don’t know about you, but I don’t like being suspicious for long. I didn’t think “Pretty Little Liars” could last for more than a season. I know this isn’t something that the producers, cast and anyone else working to create “Pretty Little Liars” would want to hear. But the truth is, the longer that I try to solve mysteries in a show, the more impatient I get. In the first season finale, I wanted to know who A was and move on with my life. But nonetheless, TV did what TV does and left lovers of the show hanging. From that point on I stopped watching … until season two’s finale premiered. Yes, I was suckered back in. The day ABC Family premiered the second season’s finale, they had a

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daylong marathon. I caught up and was let down at the end of the day, when again, A was not revealed. Since then I’ve managed to watch “Pretty Little Liars” here and there with less hope of knowing who A is. It took my little sister telling me that the second part of season six would feature the little liars five years later to make me give the show another try. But, of course, I was wrong. Again. I was relieved when A was finally revealed as Charlotte Dilaurentis, aka Cece Drake, but extremely

annoyed at her background story. It felt lazy. Cece was revealed as Alison’s transgender sister, and much of her background story was unsettling to me. First off, there are too many shows that feature stories of transgender characters without hiring actual transgender actors and actresses themselves. Also, it perpetuates the idea that somehow all transgender people are some sort of evil because of traumatic childhood experiences they may or may not have experienced. I won’t speak much on transgender peo-

ple’s struggles because I am cisgender, but I will say that Cece’s background story felt like a huge cop out. Come on, ABC Family (or Freeform, or whatever), do better. Plus the first few episodes of the latest season has proved that “Pretty Little Liars” hasn’t let go of the same old formula: life is good; something odd is happening here; someone is killed; “Where were you the night [insert name here] was killed?”; Aria, Hannah, Emily and Spencer lie to each other about where they were when [insert name

here] was killed; the killer is found or the plot simply fails to resolve the murder; repeat. In their adult lives, Hannah works in the fashion industry in New York City, Spencer works on Capitol Hill (predictable much), Emily lives in California but is no longer attending Pepperdine University after (spoiler alert) her father dies, and Aria leaves her passion for photography behind and now works at a publishing company. Alison calls her former friends to return to Rosewood to speak in court in hopes of releasing her sister, Cece, aka A, from Radley Sanitarium. The “little liars” return, speak in court and voila, Cece is released from Radley and can return home to her sister — until she’s found dead in Rosewood’s local church, the same church where Ian was found dead in season one. The next episode takes on the show’s played-out plot formula I explained above, and quite frankly I’m still unimpressed. I might keep watching to figure out who the new A is, but really I’m just tired of giving the show my time. When you all find out who A is, let me know.

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an aimless drive. Anytime, really, when the sun doesn’t seem like it’s going to come back out. Save it for when winter returns, though; these warm January days just won’t do. “Cocaine Parties in LA” by Freddie Gibbs and “Trill Friends” by Erykah Badu Two remixes of Kanye West’s most recent releases put a new spin on the originals. Freddie Gibbs takes his turn with the Madlib beat on the former, turning West’s plea for no more parties in LA to tall cocaine tales. Gibbs has reached Pusha T territory, where he could rap about one subject forever and still make interesting music. Badu put out a great mixtape in November, and she said another one is on the way. Until then, she has gifted us this incredibly layered, emotional vocal performance over West’s “Real Friends” track. Director of Student Media General Sales Manager Sales Manager

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“Yamborghini High” by A$AP Mob featuring Juicy J The New York rap group’s tribute to the late A$AP Yams is a throwback to the style Yams helped the Mob develop. Rocky, Ferg, Twelvy, Nast, Ant and Juicy J add their voices to a track that exalts the fast lifestyle that was Yams’ MO. Members of the group have been going their own ways in recent years — Rocky is a superstar, and Ferg is getting to that point. As it has become rarer and rarer to see the whole crew on the same track, this reunion of sorts is a fitting tribute to one of their founders.

Following the showing of “Rib Gets in the Way,” there will be a discussion where viewers will have the chance to ask Reinke questions in person. In addition to the question and answer session, Reinke will be holding a lecture at Hagerty Hall on Wednesday at 4:45 p.m where he will display more of his work and critique graduate student artwork. The showing begins at 7 p.m. and is a continuation of the Wexner Center’s “Visiting Filmmakers” program. Tickets are $6 for students, members and seniors and $8 for the general public.

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Handball Residency Program, the location of the tryout. The former Buckeye, filled with nerves and with less than a year of handball under her belt, performed sensationally. USA coach Christian Latulippe became aware of Scherer’s ability, and granted her a spot on the squad. “It’s an amazing feeling to be able to represent the United States,” Scherer said. “The opportunity I get to travel, and meet all of these other girls from different countries, is out of this world.” After making her way onto the national team roster, it was time to train and attempt to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro. “I was in Auburn for the past year, and we went to a few different countries to train, and also qualify through the (Pan-American) Games in Toronto this past summer,” Scherer said. Those training sessions and matches included trips to Guadeloupe, Puerto Rico and Cuba, as well as a meeting with the Canadian national team in Auburn. However, the women’s team did not qualify for this year’s Olympics, and will now attempt to work and win its way to a bid to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Over this past fall, Scherer made her way to France to try out for professional handball teams in order to stay fit and train during the national team’s offseason. “It’s like baseball here in America,” Scherer said. “They have minor league teams for amateurs, and the goal is to work your way up to the professional level.”

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Scherer made a team in a small town of Hazebrouck, France. However, complicated visa requirements, combined with her little grasp of the French language, led her to opt to pass on the offer to play there. She is still remaining

ville, South Carolina, to take on the Paladins. “We have a lot of respect for Furman,” Pfister said. “They’re a good team that is really well-coached. Coming off a season like last year, having a good early start for us is huge.” OSU and Furman are set face off at noon on Saturday to kick off the regular season. The Buckeyes’ home opener on Feb. 13 against Detroit is also set for noon.

“It’s an amazing feeling to be able to represent the United States.” Katiann Scherer USA team handball goalie

active in finding another professional team to join, she said. “I’m trying to go to a training camp in Hungary at the end of the summer and hope to make some connections there for other possible teams to play with,” Scherer said. Currently, Scherer is living at home in Canton where she is working to use her animal science degree by applying for jobs in the field. The Buckeye trains in her spare time, both in Canton and at OSU, in order to stay fit for the upcoming handball season. Beyond that, Scherer is working hard to find ways to implement team handball in high schools on the state and national levels. This is an attempt to have others gain knowledge of and passion for the sport, just like Scherer developed. “After that one year down in Alabama, I realized how much I loved (the sport),” Scherer said. “Now I’ve shaped the rest of my life around handball and what (Team USA) is trying to do.”

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mate who’s willing to do that.” Schoenly described Prantl as a “small little thing” when she came into the program, but that only made her more of a star with players from around the area. Prantl, who gives hitting lessons locally, has become somewhat of a celebrity and role model for girls who hope to one day play for the Buckeyes. Pitcher Morgan Ray falls into that category of those looking up to Prantl, as the freshman has been putting her trust in the senior catcher.

“I don’t think I could ever ask someone to replace her. I really don’t want her to graduate.” Kelly Kovach Schoenly OSU softball coach

“I trust Cammi with all my heart. She pushes me every time and doesn’t let me get away with a bad pitch,” Ray said. After this season, Prantl leaves behind a big presence to fill. Schoenly said she wants the younger players to develop the same competitive edge and fire that the senior has given to the team. “I don’t think I could ever ask someone to replace her,” Schoenly said. “I really don’t want her to graduate.” For many athletes, a senior season is a victory lap, but not for Prantl, who is looking to either work in the pharmaceutical industry or go to culinary school. “Definitely bittersweet,” she said when asked about her final season at OSU. “But I think I’m more excited than sad to see it end because it’s just been such a great journey here.” Wherever Prantl’s future takes her, her heart, along with her biggest fans, will always be in central Ohio. “She’s like the ultimate competitor,” Schoenly said. “She wants to be the best.” Prantl’s final season with the OSU softball team is set to begin with a pair of doubleheaders in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Feb. 12 and 13.

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Searching for scorers ZACHARY KONNO Lantern reporter konno.8@osu.edu The Ohio State men’s lacrosse team might have scored 12 goals in its scrimmage against The Hill Academy on Saturday, but it will still have to adjust to some fresh faces this year after losing one of the country’s top scorers in 2015, Jesse King. One of the biggest question marks facing the No. 12 Buckeyes before the season is who would step up on offense to replace the output provided by King. A threetime All-American at OSU and No. 3 overall pick in the National Lacrosse League’s 2015 draft, he was the focal point of the Buckeyes’ attack last year. King led the team KYLIE BRYANT | FOR THE LANTERN with 42 goals and 35 assists. The Scarlet and Gray will cer- (Left) OSU junior midfielder John Kelly (10) during a scrimmage against The Hill Academy tainly rely on returning players on Jan. 30. (Right) OSU freshman attacker Jack Jasinski (5) during a scrimmage against The from last year’s team and transfers Hill Academy on Jan. 30. from other schools to step up on “Winning ground balls, and then both sides of the ball to try to pick that translating into extra offensive up the slack. The team is also lookpossessions, was something we did ing at several first-year players to early. It helps our defense and feeds have a significant impact. the whole team.” “I think guys are meshing real- cited that if we can share (the ball), patiently waited for an opening to The Buckeyes had a day off on ly well,” redshirt junior midfielder then any given day could be some- shoot, making it a point to not force Sunday to rest, but the team will Tyler Pfister said after the exhibi- body’s turn.” anything. continue with practice this week as tion against The Hill. “It’s good to The team’s offensive strategy The team had very few turn- it prepares for its first match against have a few scrimmages like this certainly worked on Saturday. In overs, both forced and unforced. Furman this Saturday. where they can get the ya-ya’s out their scrimmage, the Scarlet and This was because of clean, crisp “With two scrimmages this and start to get the feel for what Gray scored 12 goals. Further- passing between all of the players week, there are some tired legs, so college lacrosse is all about.” more, 10 different players managed on the field. The defense was able we want to make sure that we’re Without King, OSU coach Nick to score at least one goal, with to force turnovers as well, leading fresh going down (to Furman),” Myers said the Buckeyes will be sophomore midfielder Austin Sei- to a good number of fastbreak op- Myers said. looking to spread the ball more and ple and junior attacker Eric Fannell portunities for the Buckeyes. The team is looking to start the involve many different players on scoring multiple times. Perhaps most importantly, how- season off right after losing its first the offensive side of the ball. The dozen goals scored by OSU ever, was the Buckeyes’ ability to game on the road to Detroit Uni“Everybody has talked about the were the product of a number of win faceoffs. versity last season. OSU will be in ‘King-less’ Buckeyes,” Myers said. factors: The Buckeyes were able “That was a point of emphasis a similar situation, as the team is “I think that it’s a very unselfish to gain a significant advantage in coming out of (the first scrim- set to make the long trip to Greengroup out on the field, so I’m ex- time of possession and the offense mage against) Navy,” Myers said. LACROSSE CONTINUES ON 7

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OSU alumna Katiann Scherer. The former OSU club team handball goalie is a member of the U.S. national team after just one year of collegiate experience.

A single year of a club sport is paying dividends for one former Buckeye. Katiann Scherer, a 2014 graduate of Ohio State, is the current goalie for the USA women’s team handball squad. The animal science major played just one year on the club team handball team at OSU, while also volunteering and working at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and OSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Her path is an unconventional one, but, perhaps, it is a fitting way to arrive on the national team for a sport that receives very little attention in the U.S. Considered to be “soccer with your hands,” team handball features six court players, along with a goalie. Team handball was first played in the Olympics at the 1936

Berlin Games, but it was not until the 1976 Montreal Games that women’s team handball debuted. The U.S. has never medaled at the Olympics in the sport. Both the men’s and women’s top finishes came at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, where the men placed ninth and women placed fifth. According to Scherer, handball is the “most American sport that Americans don’t know about.” Scherer’s journey to the sport began at OSU’s annual Fall Student Involvement Fair, where she and her sister were looking for a club team sport to play together. Since the sisters each played soccer in high school and enjoyed the physical aspect of the sport, the search landed the pair with the OSU Team Handball club. “I had played (handball) a couple times in middle school,” Scherer said. “But besides that, I really had zero experience or knew what I was doing before joining the club

Prantl ready to swing at final season ANGELIA HEIMSOTH Lantern reporter heimsoth.1@osu.edu

For Cammi Prantl of the Ohio State softball team, being a part of the Buckeye community is the most important thing. The senior catcher and outfielder grew up in Ashville, Ohio, a small village about 30 minutes south of OSU’s campus. For her, community remains close to her heart. “Representing Ohio is the most important thing to me. That’s why I stayed close to home,” she said. “To be close to my school and my community, and it all adds to the great team aspect here.” Over the past three seasons, Prantl has risen to nearly every occasion, starting all 163 games she has played in. With an overall .336 batting average and 44 career doubles, she is looking to play her final year without losing her competitive edge. Her coaches and teammates expect nothing less. “She’s going to continue what she’s been doing, if not better,” OSU coach Kelly Kovach Schoenly said. “She’s been one of the most consistent kids we’ve had in the program.” Consistent, yes, because Prantl has never hit below .325 in a season and has contributed 100 total RBIs across her three campaigns in scarlet and gray. She said her goals for her final collegiate season are to cap off her career with All-American or All-Region honors and for her team to win the Big Ten championship. Because of those large aspirations, her teammates are not worried that Prantl will lose her edge as a competitor. “I think the main thing that Cammi has taught me is to compete,” redshirt senior middle infielder Maddy McIntyre said. “Competing team.” is something that comes so natural With that being said, Scherer be- to her, and Cammi brings it every gan attending practices for about time. It’s great to be around a teamsix months, although she admitted SOFTBALL CONTINUES ON 7 she didn’t know just how much she would enjoy the sport. But as time progressed, the team’s then-coach, Mark Ortega, began to notice the potential in the goalie. “I took a shot to the face during the practice, and (Ortega) noticed that I got right back up and liked my hustle,” Scherer said. Ortega, a former men’s national team handball player, became coach of the club team at OSU in order to “recruit” players to possibly try out for the women’s national team. Ortega told Scherer that she had the skills and abilities to make the COURTESY OF OSU squad and recommended that she OSU then-freshman travel to Auburn, Alabama, for the tryout. Following the advice of her outfielder/catcher Cammi Prantl (22) lays down a bunt coach, Scherer made the trip south during a game against Penn to the facility of the USA Team State on April 13, 2013.

Alumna working toward Olympic dreams NICK CLARKSON Lantern reporter clarkson.38@osu.edu

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