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thelantern OSU to fix gaps in background checks third-shift custodial worker, Nathaniel Brown, shot and killed supervisor Larry Wallington and himself and wounded another. Since the shooting, “the university community has taken a vigorous look at its various procedures,” said Martha Garland, vice president for Student Life, who led the discussion. That includes not only background checks, but also a number of counseling and intervention programs to deal with “distressed and disturbed” individuals, Garland said.
JACK MOORE Lantern reporter moore.1732@osu.edu Despite gaps in the background check process for most Ohio State faculty and some students, the university is equipped to deal with people who threaten violence. That was the message at a discussion about campus safety during a Board of Trustees subcommittee meeting Thursday. The discussion was in response to the campus shooting in March, when a
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Study: Students ‘more spiritual than religious’ DANNY PETERSON Lantern reporter peterson.329@osu.edu Two recent surveys show that young people are moving away from religion and moving toward a more open spirituality. Forty-six percent of Ohio State students said they believe in something other than monotheism, or one god, according to a campus Christian group.
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Roughly half of OSU students said they believe Jesus is or was savior and creator. The ÿndings are from a survey of 671 students conducted by Real Life OSU, the university’s ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ. Real Life students and staff conducted surveys from three campus locations for one week, said Brett Bodine, Real Life staff member. Real Life members at each location engaged students as they
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46 percent of students said they believe in something other than monotheism, or one god. 50.7 percent believe Jesus is/was creator and savior. 49.3 percent believe Jesus was something else: great spiritual leader, revolutionary, spiritual being or liar/lunatic/legend. 33.1 percent said that the purpose of life is to either live for God or the afterlife. 67.0 percent gave a secular purpose for life. Source: Survey of 671 students done by Real Life OSU, the OSU ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ.
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OSU to manage Schott, Nationwide; ticket prices likely to fall JAMI JURICH Lantern reporter jurich.4@osu.edu
contract was signed, Riggs said. It will assume the rest of its responsibilities July 1. The deal could be beneÿcial to OSU students. Riggs said management will expand both the student internship program and the after-event cleanup program. Currently, the Schottenstein Center employs six to eight student interns at a time, Riggs said. “It’s just a really positive program,” he said. The after-event cleanup is available to student organizations looking to earn money. Each group is assigned a level of the Schottenstein Center to clean.
The co-management agreement that will put Ohio State in charge of managing Department of Dance holds show to present two dance films, live performance by grad students Friday at Sullivant. both the Schottenstein Center and Nationwide Arena could provide opportunities
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for OSU students. Nationwide Arena is currently run by SMG, a management corporation that handles booking for concerts and other events. When SMG’s contract expires on June 30, OSU will manage Nationwide Arena. OSU will be responsible for booking concerts and other non-athletic events, along with everyday maintenance of the arena, said Xen Riggs, the associate vice president of OSU’s Ofÿce of Administration and Planning. OSU took over the booking aspect about a week and a half ago when the
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College of Medicine honors body donations with memorial KATHY CUBERT Lantern reporter cubert.1@osu.edu
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Lindsay Mooney, a medical student and co-chair for an anatomy memorial service, lights candles during the event held at the Fawcett Center on Sunday afternoon. A candle was lit for every person who donated their body to Ohio State medical science. About 500 families and friends attended the event.
The Fawcett Center auditorium was ÿlled with people who didn’t know each other Sunday afternoon, but each had something very important in common. Their family members or friends died and donated their bodies to medical science at Ohio State, and the College of Medicine gave a memorial service to honor their donation. The service also gave families a sense of closure and an opportunity to heal from their losses. Each deceased person whose family provided photos was part of a slideshow presentation. The service also included music and comments from students who learned valuable lessons from their donations. Marna Burwell’s husband was one of the donors. Clarence Burwell died in August at the age of 76 after a cardiac arrest. “For me, it’s letting the kids say thank you to us for what he did,” Burwell said. Burwell drove from Mount Vernon for the memorial.
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