Tuesday March 1, 2011 year: 131 No. 33 the student voice of
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JAY CLOUSE Lantern reporter clouse.86@osu.edu
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OSU women’s basketball player Jantel Lavender was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Year.
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Students studying late into early morning, or working late on campus have a safe way to get home if they plan ahead. In 2010, Capt. David Rose of the Ohio State Police said Student Safety Service escorted 24,133 students. “That is a 9 percent increase from the year before, with no increase in university funding,” he said. Rose, who has been on the oversight role of the Student Safety Service since January 2004, said it’s been a challenge for the service to accommodate the increase in student usage. “Ten years ago the number was less than half what it is now,” he said. “It’s been a constant increase every year.” Rose said the service is primarily paid for through general university funds and the budget remains relatively constant. “Right now our full budget is $225,253.79 per year, not including paying for hiring a new full-time employee. It was around $225,000 in 2004 when I started.” Rose did not provide statistics for a breakdown of the budget, but said 7,641 gallons of fuel were used in 2010.
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The drivers are in direct connection to the university police and can report suspicious activity, through lot and building checks and so on.
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Capt. David Rose Ohio State Police
Besides fuel, the budget includes Student Safety Service ofÿcer wages and maintenance on the vehicles. Rose said the service has been looking for ways to increase efÿciency, with the most recent funding increase leading to a new full-time employee and coordinator for the service. Sean Bolender, program coordinator since April 2009, started as a student driver in 2004. He said 15-30 Student Safety Service ofÿcers are employed at a time, and pointed out that all the van drivers are students.
Window pain A shattered pane of glass on the third floor of William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library shattered over the weekend, leaving library workers and patrons wondering what happened.
“We always have two ofÿcers in the van at one time. We want to make sure they take care of each other and also it comforts the person they are escorting,” Bolender said. Of the students transported, neither Rose nor Bolender sees a speciÿc trend or demographic. “We keep track of the names of the riders, but we don’t keep any statistics or trends,” Rose said. Statistics examining the effectiveness of the escort service are also lacking. Clery Reports, OSU-provided crime statistics, only trace back as far as 1998, two years after the service was put into place. Also, the 2010 report will not be made available until October 2011. The Clery Report does not show statistics for the entire University District. However, the reports show that aggravated assault on campus greatly declined from the 26 and 29 reported crimes in 1998 and 1999, respectively, to an average of just more than three reported crimes per year from 2000 to 2009. The crime numbers for robbery and sexual offenses appear relatively constant the last 10 years. However, there was a steep decrease from 26 sexual offenses in 2008 to 13 in 2009. Rose warns the numbers can be misleading. “It is tricky to try and draw any kind of
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Kasich appoints Petro chancellor of higher education ZACK MEISEL Editor-in-chief meisel.14@osu.edu
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich appointed fellow Republican Jim Petro as the eighth chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents on Monday. Petro replaces Eric Fingerhut, who resigned from his position last week. In an interview with The Lantern, Petro said his main priority will be maintaining college affordability while using higher education to boost the state’s economy. “The goal is access and affordability and excellence, all three,” Petro said. “You want to make sure that there’s opportunities for all Ohioans, so it’s workable and so that not only do we have the best and brightest around Ohio wanting to attend Ohio schools, but we have kids from other states wanting to attend Ohio schools.” With advice and consent from the senate, the governor appoints members of the Board of Regents. The chancellor oversees a nine-member advisory board, which reports on the condition of higher education in the state, according to the Ohio Board of Regents website. Petro, 62, was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives in 1980, where he served for four years. In 1991, he became County Commissioner for Cuyahoga County. In 1994, he was elected Ohio
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SARAH PFLEDDERER Lantern reporter pfledderer.2@osu.edu Aside from alcohol, coffee might arguably be college students’ most beloved drink, but ofÿcials said students should consume in moderation because of potential health effects and calorie intake. More than 50 percent of Americans drink coffee by the age of 18, said Colleen Spees, doctoral fellow in Ohio State College of Medicine. Students rely on the drink’s caffeine to jump start their morning, get a boost of energy in the afternoon or fuel their bodies during all-nighters before an exam. Jennifer Lawson, a second-year in nursing, said she visits the library three or four times a week for a café latte. The most popularly ordered espresso drinks on campus are mochas and lattes, which also have the highest calorie count compared to other coffee drinks. “People don’t tend to think to count what they drink in their daily calorie intake,” said Marcia Nahikian-Nelms, a professor in allied medicine. Calories aren’t the only thing that add up quickly. About $40 billion is spent annually on coffee in the U.S., according to a Harvard School of Public Health study. Regular or black coffee has no calories because it is merely water run through coffee grinds, similar to tea. Calories come from what is added to coffee and espresso drinks, such as milk, chocolate and whipped cream, which are also some of the main ingredients in campus favorites, the TBC Mocha at Crimson Cup locations and Buckeye Mocha at Campus Grind locations, said Kathy Grant, operations manager of Campus Grind and Crimson Cup operations. A regular TBC Mocha contains 381 calories and costs $3.70, according to OSU’s dining services website. “You’re marrying coffee with chocolate, so when
Top 3 most-ordered drinks at on-campus coffee shops Nutritional information below pertains to regular/grande (16 oz.) size drinks.
Campus Grind Operations
Locations: McPherson Lab, OSU Veterinary Medical Center, Prior Health Sciences Library, Drinko Hall 1. Buckeye Mocha (340 calories) $4.05 2. Café Mocha (240 calories) $3.65 3. Chai Latte (140 calories) $3.00
Crimson Cup Operations
Locations: Oxley Thompson Library, Science and Engineering Library, Knowlton Hall 1. TBC Mocha (381 calories) $3.70 2. Vanilla Latte (364 calories) $3.50 3. Frozen Hot Chocolate (601 calories) $3.20
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Location: Ohio Union 1. Regular Coffee (0 calories) $1.85 2. Vanilla Latte (364 calories) $3.50 3. Ohio Union Mocha (381 calories) $3.70
Crane Café
Location: Hagerty Hall
Source: Dining Services EMILY COLLARD / Lantern designer
1. French Vanilla Latte (225 calories) $3.00 2. Regular Coffee (0 calories) $1.50 3. White Caramel Mocha (340 calories) $3.15
you have those ° avors together, you have a happy marriage,” Grant said. The Buckeye Mocha, containing 340 calories and costing $4.05, is like drinking a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, she said. Dessert beverages are becoming more prevalent, attracting younger children and reducing the average age of coffee drinkers, Spees said. Nahikian-Nelms said she encourages using skim milk or fat-free soy and to reduce the amount of sugar to lower calories when ordering coffee and espresso drinks.
One cup of brewed coffee contains 100 mg of caffeine and costs $1.85. “Generally 300 mg or less of caffeine per day is a safe amount to consume,” Nahikian-Nelms said. Coffee gives a stimulant effect that peaks about one hour after consumption, affecting the brain, elevating mood, decreasing fatigue and raising metabolic rates, Nahikian-Nelms said. Caffeine has also been shown to improve athletes’ physical performance. However, when
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