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thelantern Turner to forgo senior season Player of the Year announces plan to enter NBA draft ZACK MEISEL Sports editor meisel.14 @osu.edu Ohio State guard Evan Turner announced Wednesday that he will forgo his senior season and enter the NBA Draft. “I was blessed with this decision,” Turner said, his voice quivering. “I have a great opportunity and I’m going to turn a leaf over and go on to the next stage of my life.” Turner’s choice stemmed from the realization of his dream to play professionally, he said. “Ever since I was a little kid, I had a dream to play basketball and play in the NBA,” Turner said in the auxiliary gym at the Schottenstein Center. “Right now, I have the opportunity where my dream is realized. … I’m going to forgo my senior season and go to the NBA. It’s a dream come true and I deÿnitely want to thank Coach [Thad] Matta.” Turner’s departure didn’t exactly come out of left ÿeld, but the soft-spoken point guard said the decision has tortured him since OSU’s season came to an end. “The past few weeks have been really hard for me,” he said. “I’ve been agonizing over my decision due to the simple fact of how much I love The Ohio State University. I love being a Buckeye. I love my coaching staff and being a kid and the opportunity to just do everything I always dreamed of.” Turner said he made the decision late Tuesday night and told some of his teammates just before he announced his decision to the media Wednesday. “This is the toughest thing I’ve ever had to do,” Turner said. “If I could, I’d really just disappear.”
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Evan Turner announced at a press conference Tuesday that he will not return to OSU and plans to enter the NBA Draft.
OSU faculty in country of quake
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KRISTA HENNECK Managing Editor henneck.1@osu.edu Four Ohio State employees were in Indonesia Wednesday morning when a strong earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra, but it appears none were harmed, university ofÿcials said. Three OSU faculty members and one staff member were in Jakarta, the country’s capital, when the quake struck about 880 miles northwest of the city. The epicenter of the 7.7 quake struck at 5:15 a.m. local time, according to The U.S. Geological Survey. Most effects were felt in the island of Sumatra’s coastal cities and included injuries, minor damages, blackouts and tsunami warnings. “We have indeed reached out to the three faculty members and one staff member who are in Indonesia to check on their well-being and to see if they need assistance,” said Maureen Miller, director of communications for the OSU Ofÿce of International Affairs. However, because the faculty members are not traveling through the Ofÿce of International Affairs, Miller said the ofÿce does not have all their personal contact information. The faculty members, Sue Dechow, Lucila Rudge and Adrian Rodgers, all from the College of Education and Human Ecology, are training Indonesian teachers, Miller said. Their trip began March 24 and they are expected to return to OSU Saturday, Miller said. Rebecca Kantor, director of the School of Teaching and Learning, said she contacted Dechow’s husband to see if he had heard from her. Kantor said Dechow’s husband, who had heard from his wife every day prior to the earthquake, has not been able to get in touch with her since the quake.
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A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Northern Sumatra, Indonesia at 5:15 a.m. local time (2215 GMT).
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The epicenter of the quake is located 880 miles northwest of Jakarta, where the OSU faculty and staff members are working.
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