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Thursday March 3, 2011 year: 131 No. 35 the student voice of

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THOMAS BRADLEY Lantern reporter bradley.321@osu.edu

Wrestlers’ tattoos

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Some Ohio State wrestling team members share the origins and meanings of their inked skin.

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Semester switch leaves renters homeless during finals Under the new semester calendar, off-campus apartment renters will have a 15to 20-day period of no housing, including Summer 2012 finals week.

Realtors and off-campus housing providers had to adjust their leasing schedule to cope with the upcoming quarter-to-semester switch. The change could leave some students homeless for finals week. Pat Kohr, an employee of the realty company Kohr Royer Griffith, said the lease for campus-area residents has been adjusted for the quarter-to-semester switch. “Residents who will be leasing units starting this coming September 2011 will be on leases until July 31. That is a change from (the lease ending) Aug. 31,” Kohr said. “This coming leasing term will be a 10-and-a-half month lease.” Kohr said residents will move in this year on Sept. 15, like normal. In years following, residents will move in Aug. 15. Ohio State’s academic calendar for Summer 2012, the first term on semesters, lists the last day of regularly scheduled classes on Aug. 3. That is three days after the leases end for off-campus students. Final exams are then scheduled for Aug. 6-8 — one week after leases end. Kohr Royer Griffith is not the only realtor to make this change. Property Management and University Village confirmed the July 31 end date. Students planning on taking summer classes during Summer Semester 2012 will be not only be preparing for final exams, but might now have to worry about where they will live for half a month. According to the lease, they have to be

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Academic calendar

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July 31 Lease ends

July 31 Lease ends

August 6 – 8 Summer 2012 exams No housing No housing Break August 15 New lease begins August 22 Autumn Semester classes begin

Source: Kohr Royer Griffith, Property Management

August 20 New lease begins

EMILY COLLARD / Lantern designer

Evolved iPad hits shelves on March 11

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The Lantern reviews Johnny Depp’s new flick in which he provides the voice for a heroic chameleon.

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Mark Titus pens new book

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Bargaining overhaul bill passes in Senate CORY SHAFFER Lantern reporter shaffer.294@osu.edu The Ohio Senate voted 17-16 Wednesday to pass a bill that has stirred weeks of protests at the Statehouse, drawing more than 15,000 total protesters. Senate Bill 5 would substantially overhaul a 23-year-old collective bargaining law, which gave public employees the right to bargain for their wages, hours, working conditions and benefits. Six republicans broke from their party and joined all 10 Senate Democrats in voting against the bill, which will now be sent to the Ohio House of Representatives. Majority leader William G. Batchelder, R-Medina, plans to bring the bill for a vote by March 15, when hearings on Gov. John Kasich’s budget proposal are scheduled to begin. The GOP holds a 59-40 majority in the House. House minority leader Armond Budish, D-Beachwood, told The Lantern at Tuesday’s rally that he would do everything he can to keep the bill from being sent Kasich’s desk. “I appreciate the courage and resolve members of the Senate have shown in working with me to get Ohio back on track,” Kasich said in a press release. “This is a major step forward in correcting the imbalance between taxpayers and the government unions that work for them.” Sen. Shannon Jones, R-Springboro, who introduced the bill, said taxpayers can’t afford to continue funding increases for public employees’ benefits.

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JOE PODELCO / Photo editor

Will Klatt, a fourth-year in explorations, gives a speech as thousands gather on the Statehouse lawn to oppose Senate Bill 5 in Columbus on Tuesday.

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