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President says university’s compliance department ‘under review’ ZaCK meisel Editor-in-chief meisel.14@osu.edu

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Luke Donald, the No.1 golfer in the world, is set to make his first Memorial Tournament appearance since 2009.

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Jim Tressel resigned Monday, ending speculation about the former Ohio State football coach’s job status. On Wednesday, President E. Gordon Gee attempted to put an end to speculation about athletic director Gene Smith’s job security. Gee said Smith’s job is “safe” at a universitysponsored flash mob. Gee did say, however, that the university’s compliance department is under review. “If we find there are people who are not holding the standard of the university, then obviously we’ll deal (with them),” Gee said. OSU spokesman Jim Lynch told The Lantern on Wednesday that the university had no plans to dismiss OSU’s compliance department. Football coach Jim Tressel resigned Monday after 10 years and one tumultuous offseason at OSU. Tressel was facing a five-game suspension for failing to report his players’ NCAA violations. The NCAA suspended quarterback Terrelle Pryor, running back Dan Herron, receiver DeVier Posey, offensive lineman Mike Adams and defensive end Solomon Thomas on Dec. 23 for five games for

job security, Gee replied, “I just hope he doesn’t dismiss me.” Gee had yet to speak with the media since Tressel’s resignation. Lynch told The Lantern on Monday that Gee was “out of the state” for the day. “I don’t think there’s been a news blackout,” Gee said about the amount of attention being placed on the OSU football program. “I think I’m always surprised about the power of Ohio State and our brand. I felt a little bit like I was in a tsunami.” Smith and Doug Archie, director of OSU’s compliance office, have been unavailable for comment. Archie was named director of compliance on June 12, 2006. He earned about $114,000 in 2010, according to collegiatetimes.com. Chris Rogers, the assistant director of compliance, earned about $81,000 last year. The athletic department’s website lists six members of the compliance department and one intern. Gee said changes could be on the horizon if the university deems the compliance department’s efforts substandard. “If it’s not working,” Gee said, “then we’ll make it work.”

If we find there are people who are not holding the standard of the university, then obviously we’ll deal (with them).

E. Gordon Gee president, Ohio State University

selling memorabilia and receiving improper benefits. Linebacker Jordan Whiting also earned a one-game ban. Gee said he learned of Tressel’s resignation Sunday night after the coach returned from a vacation in Florida. “I think that very clearly, (Tressel) in the end understood the kind of scrutiny he was under,” Gee said. “In my experience with Jim — which has been over three years — he has always held the university at a standard that he wanted to support.” At a March 8 press conference to announce Tressel’s suspension, when asked about Tressel’s

Michael Periatt and Alex Kopilow contributed to this story.

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Students jump at chance to show support for Tressel

students line up to take pictures with and milk Belle, a cow brought by the Ohio state Dairy Club to give students an opportunity to do something they may never have done before, on the Oval Wednesday.

mallOR y TRelea Ven Senior Lantern reporter treleaven.4@osu.edu Students are coordinating yet another jump into Mirror Lake, this time as a thank you to former head football coach, Jim Tressel. A Facebook event titled “Jump for Jim” has been created and is scheduled for 10 p.m. Friday. There were 1,960 guests attending on Facebook and more than 5,700 guests awaiting reply as of 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Jim Ellia, a second-year in strategic communication, was one of the first to list himself as attending the event. “What better way to show we love Tressel?” Ellia said. In the information section on the Facebook page, it says the event is “In honor of an amazing coach. Time to support him and show him we love him and will miss him.” Tressel, the third-winningest coach in OSU football history, submitted his letter of resignation to athletic director Gene Smith on Monday. The posts on the wall of the event show mixed emotions about the event. Some say jumping in Mirror Lake is becoming redundant, while others back the jump and the cause. Some students who think the jump in honor of Tressel takes away from the meaning behind the traditional Mirror Lake jump even created a separate Facebook group titled “Keep Mirror Lake Jump

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J.J. Abrams’ latest film “Super 8” follows a group of kids in Dayton, Ohio. It is scheduled to hit theaters June 10.

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Students obtaining their bachelor’s degree are graduating with more debt with each coming year. In 2009, 54 percent of OSU students graduated with debt. OSU graduates have higher student debt than the average graduate but a smaller percentage of OSU graduates have loans.

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Tyler Drumheller is the kind of candidate every employer should want. And he better be. He estimated he’s about $55,000 to $60,000 in student-loan debt. Drumheller, a fourth-year in mechanical engineering, doesn’t just deserve a job; if he’s going to pay interest on his loans in six months, he needs one. Drumheller isn’t alone. The national class of 2011 is the most indebted to ever graduate from U.S. colleges and universities, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Borrowers receiving their bachelor’s degrees racked up, on average, an estimated $27,200 in student loan debt, said Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Fastweb.com and FinAid.org. Last year, that number was $25,800 and 10 years ago, it was about $17,600. Tuition alone, adjusting for inflation, has increased about 1.5 to 2 percent annually for the past 70 years, nearly tripling since World War II, said Lawrence Bowdish, an adjunct professor at American Public University and former OSU Ph.D student. “The debt of 18 to 22-year-olds is going to increase because of that, because things aren’t getting less expensive. Schools aren’t going to be offering more scholarships,” Bowdish said. Many OSU undergraduates will feel the pressure of climbing costs this fall as the university plans to raise tuition 3.5 percent for the 2011-2012 academic year. According to the 2010 Common Data Set from OSU’s Office of Institutional Research and Planning,

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senior adviser for OSU’s Economic Access Initiative. In fact, only 5 percent of OSU students who began repaying their loans in 2008 defaulted within three years, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

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