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Monday April 2, 2012 year: 132 No. 44

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William Buford Career

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After 1,900 points and 116 wins sporting OSU’s No. 44, Buford prepares for next step of his career Michael Periatt Asst. sports editor periatt.1@osu.edu NEW ORLEANS — The final buzzer sounded and William Buford lay crumpled on the playing surface, head hung between his knees. The sight of the player collapsed

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on the colorfully painted Final Four court was a stark contrast to the poise the Ohio State senior guard displayed during the Buckeyes’ National Semifinal game against Kansas at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome Saturday. On a night when OSU was without its top postseason scorer, sophomore

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forward Deshaun Thomas, for long stretches due to foul trouble and injury, Buford shined on college basketball’s grandest stage. He scored 19 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field. Buford acted his age in the biggest game of the season, connecting on 3-of-5 3-point attempts while

also hitting each of four free-throw attempts. Of course, every game is the biggest game of the season in the NCAA Tournament. That’s because any game could be the last of the season for a team and its fans.

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Basketball team receives ‘special’ welcome home andrew williams Lantern reporter williams.3384@osu.edu A crowd of more than 300 fans was on hand at the Schottenstein Center Sunday night to welcome back the Ohio State men’s basketball team from their trip to the Final Four in New Orleans. Kansas defeated the Buckeyes in the National Semifinals Saturday, 64-62. Despite the heartbreaking loss, many came out to show support for the team they have rooted for all season. Zach Layton, a third-year in consumer and family financing, said attending the event was never a question for him. “I love my Buckeyes,” Layton said. “They made the Final Four and I couldn’t be any more proud of them.” Kyle Lanker, a second-year in communication, said making it to the Final Four is an accomplishment that needed to be celebrated.

“They are still going to hang a banner for it,” Lanker said. “It’s something to be proud of even if we didn’t win it all.” The Buckeyes finished the year 31-8 overall and won a share of the Big Ten title, but came up just short of having the opportunity to play for the National Championship Game for the first time since 2007. OSU coach Thad Matta said that doesn’t change how he feels about this team. “It’s always hard because you never feel like the season ends the way you want it to,” Matta said. “Like I told these guys last night, I’ve never been prouder of a basketball team than I am of this team here.” Matta said having the fans gather at the Schott to welcome the team back was special to him and the team. “It means the world to this basketball

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After returning home from New Orleans, sophomore guard Aaron Craft signs autographs for fans at the Schottenstein Center April 1.

OSU event promotes sustainable living

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In his 4th and final season at OSU, senior guard William Buford attempts a shot in the National Semifinal matchup against the Kansas Jayhawks in New Orleans March 31. OSU lost, 64-62.

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If a sustainability conference happens in the Union, but there is no one there to hear it, does it make a difference? Although the crowd that attended a new green conference was small, the ideas that sprouted there were sustainably large, some attendees said. Friday, the Ohio Union’s US Bank Conference Theater served as the backdrop for “Greening the Way,” a conference designed to inform students, faculty and staff about ongoing sustainable efforts at the

university and as a way to brainstorm new sustainability ideas. The conference, which Undergraduate Student Government and the President and Provost’s Council on Sustainability presented, was the brainchild of James DeFrance after he attended a panel last year about sustainability. “There was a feeling that there could be more done and more talked about,” said DeFrance, a fifth-year in geographic information systems and Middle Eastern studies. DeFrance said he wanted an event with more opportunities for depth that centered on what people could do at OSU. The depth came from the lecture element of the conference.

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(Left to right) Kai Landis, Lauren Kleinman, Zachary Friedman, Casey Slive and Dustin Homan, participate in a Green Ribbon Student Panel March 30. Corey Hawkey, OSU sustainability coordinator, discussed the impact of Ohio Stadium’s “Zero Waste” initiative for the 2012 football season. “We generated 23.2 tons of trash for the whole season,” Hawkey said of the football season. “That was a 61

percent reduction compared to the previous season.” Elena Irwin, a professor in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics,

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