August 21, 2012

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Football coach Urban Meyer talked about ESPN’s all-access show and other topics with the media Monday.

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First-year student Rachel Stump was in critical condition Monday night at Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center after a car struck her at about 2:15 a.m. Sunday. The driver, an Ohio State student, was driving southbound through a green light on North High Street near Chittenden Avenue when the vehicle hit Stump, according to a Columbus Division of Police report. Stump was crossing the street without using the crosswalk, the report said. “I was with two of my friends and I saw her get hit,” said Rachel Hudson, a mechanical engineering student who was one of five witnesses that gave statements to the police. “I think it’s because her name was Rachel and I heard her friend say, ‘Rachel No.’” The driver’s blood-alcohol content was .19, which is more than double the legal limit, when the driver hit Stump. The driver did not respond to The Lantern’s request for comment. Stump’s blood-alcohol-content was not tested at the scene. The Lantern will not name the driver since drunk driving charges are still pending. Stump was given a citation for pedestrian in the roadway, according to the report. “The driver was cited and it was forwarded to the grand jury for indictment,” said Columbus Police Sgt. Richard Weiner. “If she would take a turn for the worse, then additional charges could be filed at a later date.”

Hudson said Stump was unconscious but still breathing after the accident. She was then taken to the Medical Center where she was treated for “multiple facial fractures, lacerations and bleeding in the brain,” according to the police report. Although Stump was in critical condition as of 11 p.m. Monday, Medical Center officials said Monday morning that she was in serious condition. “She’s got a long road ahead of her,” Angie Terando, a Stump family friend, told The Lantern. “She’ll have months of rehab.” According to Stump’s Twitter account, @Rachel_ Stump, she had lived on campus for less than a week prior to the accident. She moved in on Thursday, when OSU’s Orientation Welcome Leaders, a group that helps students move into their dorms, moved to campus. “We are saddened to hear of the accident involving a new member of our Buckeye family,” said university spokesman Jim Lynch in an email to the The Lantern Sunday. Lynch said President E. Gordon Gee visited Stump Sunday in the hospital. Spokesmen at the Medical Center confirmed that she was in the surgical intensive care unit Sunday night and that she was in critical condition. Riley Isley, a first-year in biochemistry and longtime friend of Stump’s, visited Stump Sunday. “When I originally heard the news, it sounded bad and we really didn’t think that she was going to make it, but now there’s a lot of hope,” Isley said. “We’ve been planning on coming to Ohio State together and we were

The driver was cited and it was forwarded to the grand jury for indictment ... If she would take a turn for the worse, then additional charges could be filed at a later date. Richard Weiner Columbus Police Sgt.

just going to take on the city together, so it’s kind of weird now to be here without her.” Stump was a member of the Troy High School honor roll during the first marking period of her senior year, according to the Troy Daily News. She was also a varsity football cheerleader. Stump’s friends, acquaintances and even those who have never met her have taken to social media to spread their prayers and support. Terando’s 13-year-old son Sean started a #PrayForRachel Facebook group that had about 5,000 likes at about midnight Monday. The hashtag #PrayForRachel has swept through Twitter and Instagram, a picture sharing site. “We have a big group of friends that’s going to keep praying and our entire hometown is praying,” Isley said. “It feels good to have such a big support system behind her.” Ally Marotti and Sarah Pfledderer contributed to this article.

Obama to talk economy in C-Bus return Kristen mitchell Campus editor mitchell.935@osu.edu

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East bound sound

The Eastern Sea, an indie pop band, will be performing Friday at 7 p.m. at The Basement.

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Cody Cousino / Multimedia editor

President Barack Obama delivered a campaign speech at the Schottenstein Center May 5. He is scheduled to speak at Capital University Tuesday.

President Barack Obama is scheduled to make another visit to Central Ohio Tuesday for a campaign speech at Capital University. The “grassroots event” is free to attend, but a ticket is required for entry. Tickets became available over the weekend at the Whitehall, Eastside and Beechcroft Obama for America field offices, but Jessica Kershaw, press secretary for Obama for America-Ohio, said all tickets had been distributed as of Monday. Obama is scheduled to speak on the Capital quad to discuss his plans to “grow the economy, create middle-class jobs and pay down the debt,” and differentiate his policies from those of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, according to a Tuesday release. The release stated that Obama “will highlight his plan to restore middle-class security by paying down our debt in a balanced way that ensures everyone pays their fair share and still invests in the things we need to create jobs and grow our economy over the long term, like education, energy, innovation and infrastructure” during his two-day tour of Columbus and Nevada. Andrew Stroemple, president of the OSU College Republicans, said this visit shows how important Ohio is in the upcoming election. “(Obama’s supporters are) worried about losing Ohio. Mitt Romney has been gaining in the polls in this state every month, and he knows that … that’s why they’re putting such a big push in this area,” he said. Obama held a three-point lead over Romney in Ohio, according to an Aug. 14 poll from Public Policy Polling. Michael Flannagan, communication director for the College Democrats, said that Obama’s visit to OSU in the spring and his visit to Capital show his dedication to young voters. “I think the president has shown over and over again … what is important to this campaign of students. That they care about us,” Flannagan said. “I think its fantastic, again I think it shows who’s really committed to students. Mitt Romney has not showed up to our campus. He hasn’t been here.” Jessica Simecek, a third-year in human development and family

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First day jitters

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OSU begins classes Wednesday and some freshmen are nervous about getting started.

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Gee to class of 2016: ‘Explore the world’ LINDSEY BARRETT Copy chief barrett.684@osu.edu After a jam-packed day spent with President E. Gordon Gee, Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman, a former Ohio State football player and a current basketball star, this year’s freshmen have their first full day on Ohio State’s campus under their belts. Welcome Week kicked off with Convocation Monday morning, where a crowd of more than 7,000 first-year students sat through speeches encouraging them to take advantage of the opportunities on and off campus. Gee challenged students to not only get involved in the more than 1,000 student organizations on campus — and as quickly as possible — but to aim even broader than that. “Explore the world, get real-world experience such as an internship (and) make this campus, and this city, your world,” Gee said. Former Ohio State football linebacker Chris Spielman wrapped up the morning by saying that while OSU gives students the opportunities and the resources to make a difference in the world, students must seek them out; nothing will be handed to them. “It’s a privilege for you to be here at Ohio State. It’s not a privilege for Ohio State to have you here,” Spielman said. “This is your time, this is your opportunity. Make a difference, make a change.” Other speakers included Javaune AdamsGaston, vice president of Student Life at OSU, Taylor Stepp, Undergraduate Student Government president, Joseph Alutto, OSU provost and Brenda Jo Brueggemann, an English professor.

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Students gathered outside Nationwide Arena Monday during a trip to downtown Columbus. Students then waited in St. John Arena to be dismissed to Ohio Stadium. For Alec Sunyecz, a first-year in engineering, and his twin brother Ian Sunyecz, a first-year in biological medicine, the wait to get into the Stadium was 45 minutes of “standing around.” After walking through the Stadium, Alec and Ian Sunyecz, and the rest of the class of 2016, rode buses downtown to Nationwide Arena. One

hundred Columbus City School school buses made two trips to transport students to the Arena District. The high-energy afternoon program downtown was a hybrid pep-rally and televised awards show with two students playing the role of host

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