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OSU athletes receive perks such as parking passes and priority scheduling BLAKE WILLIAMS Senior Lantern reporter williams.3012@osu.edu
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A sampling of student-athlete perks
Struggling with your course work? Request a tutor. Wishing you could park on campus for free? Buy a parking pass; you’ll be reimbursed. It’s that easy if you play for one of Ohio State’s 36 varsity sports teams. In addition to varying levels of scholarships to offset tuition costs, student-athletes at OSU receive numerous advantages that are not available to the general student population. These perks include access to the Student-Athlete Opportunity Fund, a “C” parking pass, preferred scheduling and use of the Student-Athlete Support Services Office (SASSO). Though all student-athletes can receive these perks, there are some differences between sports. Only athletes in men’s and women’s basketball, football, men’s and women’s gymnastics, women’s tennis and women’s volleyball are able to receive full scholarships at OSU. All other athletes can only receive partial aid. NCAA rules dictate that Division I schools make this distinction, said Leann Parker, OSU associate director of athletic communications, in an email. “The only difference between a head-count and a non-head-count sport is the ability to parcel out the grant-in-aid,” said Doug Archie, OSU associate athletic director for compliance. Equivalency sports receive a certain number
Student-athletes are allotted certain perks for playing their sport. The perks range from free campus dining options to exemptions for testing fees for the LSAT and GRE. What perks a student-athlete receives depends upon the type of sport he or she plays. The two types are head count and equivalency. Head-count — Only athletes in men’s and women’s basketball, football, men’s and women’s gymnastics, women’s tennis and women’s volleyball are able to receive full scholarships at OSU. Equivalency — Equivalency sports receive a certain number of scholarships that are fewer in number than the athletes in that sport. How those scholarships are divided among the athletes is based on ability and is determined by the coach during the recruitment process.
Here are a few of the perks available:
Perk
Monetary value
Student-athlete eligible
250 meal swipes “C” parking pass
$1,655 $237 for a ‘10–’11 year-long pass $160 $139 $235 $543 per quarter
Head-count All
GRE registration fee LSAT registration fee MCAT registration fee OSU health and dental insurance
All All All All
MOLLY GRAY / Managing editor for design
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Facilities around campus named to honor contributors
OUAB plans to release more tickets Friday for the Lupe Fiasco show after the original tickets ran out Wednesday.
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Jeffrey Greiner Family Media Room in Woody Hayes Athletic Center at the Les 2 Located Wexner Football Complex: 535 Irving Schottenstein Dr.
Original facility: Dedicated in 1987 in memory of the late Woody Hayes Renovations: The state-of-the-art facility was redesigned to improve the teaching environment and solidify the Buckeyes’ football practice facility as one of the nation’s best. The renovated Woody Hayes Athletic Center at the Les Wexner Football Complex will advance Ohio State’s athletic reputation and help attract and retain the best prospective studentathletes. Renaming: Jeffrey Greiner provided significant contributions to the renovation of the complex. The media room contains his name in honor of his financial support.
Park-Stradley Community Park Hall & Stradley Hall 3 Formerly Located at 110 and 138 West 11th Ave.
Original buildings: Constructed in 1958 and named in honor of Joseph Park, Dean of Men, and Bland Stradley, Vice President of Student Affairs. Both Park and Stradley were significant contributors to the student experience. Renovations: The two buildings will be adjoined by an 11-story connector; the first floor of the connector will serve as an entry way and a front desk for the new building. Renaming: Once adjoined, the two buildings will be considered one building with only one address, 120 West 11th Ave. The Board renamed the community Park-Stradley to continue to honor the impact these men had on the university. BRITTANY SCHOCK / Lantern reporter KARISSA LAM / Design editor
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OSU reaction to Royal Wedding
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Renovations: In 2009, renovations doubled the field’s capacity including indoor and outdoor batting cages, a three-plate bullpen, a 650-square foot press box, player clubhouse and locker room, new dugouts, coaches and umpires dressing room and concession areas. Total cost of renovation was $5.9 million. Renaming: Phyllis Bailey was Ohio State’s first female assistant director of athletics. The clubhouse is named in her honor because of her significant contributions to the renovation of Buckeye Field.
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New VP of development named
Original facility: Opened in 1988
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Ohio could quit funding smokers’ help line ALEX NELSON Lantern reporter nelson.704@osu.edu
Budget cuts affect Ohio Tobacco Quit Line
Ohio residents interested in free resources to help stop tobacco use may need to act soon. As of July 1, the Ohio Tobacco Quit Line will lose half of its funding for the upcoming fiscal year and all of it for 2013, becoming another victim of the state’s budget deficit. Gov. John Kasich’s two-year budget proposes an anti-tobacco money cut from $5.36 million this year to $1.1 million in fiscal year 2012 and zero in fiscal year 2013. “Currently any Ohio resident can use the Quit Line for free,” said Jennifer House, public information officer for the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), which caters to assisting quitting all types of tobacco use. If the Quit Line, which can be reached at 1-800-QUIT-NOW, does cease to exist once the $1 million in settlement funds set aside for 2012 runs out, Ohio would become the only state not to have a state-funded tobacco quit line. “We’re working to make sure that doesn’t happen though,” House said. She said ODH has formed a public and private partnership that is working to find a way to fund the Quit Line once the lessened settlement is used, House said. According to the ODH website, those who call in and enroll are then paired with a specialist to make an individualized plan. Those eligible and attending counseling sessions can also receive two weeks of free nicotine patches, printed materials and other resources. House said that as of March 31, almost 10,000 people had called into the Quit Line for the calendar year. About 50,000 people called Quit Line in 2007, but since then, the calls have decreased. She said the decrease in callers is likely because people thought the Quit Line had ceased to exist when it transferred to the ODH
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Gov. John Kasich’s two-year budget calls for cutting anti-tobacco money from $5.36 million this year to $1.1 million in fiscal year 2012 and zero in fiscal year 2013. John Kasich
The budgets cuts will affect the Ohio Tobacco Quit Line, which will lose half its funding for the coming fiscal year and all its funding for fiscal year 2013. Currently, any Ohio resident can use the Quit Line for free. If the line closes, Ohio would become the only state to not have a state-funded line. Usage of the Ohio Tobacco Quit Line 50,000
No. of people who called in
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The Phyllis Bailey Clubhouse in softball stadium at Buckeye Field 1 Located 2410 Fred Taylor Dr.
40,000
49,579 42,658 32,640
30,000 20,000
20,352
10,000 0
10,702
2006
2007
2008 Year
Source: Jennifer House
2009
2010
9,855
2011
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MOLLY GRAY / Managing editor for design
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