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Many colleges sell alcohol at football games, but Ohio Stadium remains dry DANIELLE HYAMS Senior Lantern reporter hyams.2@osu.edu
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The 2011-2012 men’s hockey team will be refreshed this year, with a rebrand of uniforms, helmets and a goal of improvement from coach Mark Osiecki.
The marriage between college football and beer is about as American as they come, but that doesn’t mean Ohio State students will be downing their beloved Natty Light in the ‘Shoe anytime soon. Although universities around the country have started selling beer and spirits at their football games, with West Virginia University being the most recent, it looks like OSU won’t be jumping on that bandwagon any time in the near future. Despite the potential monetary benefits of beer and liquor sales, OSU officials maintain that for now, Ohio Stadium will remain dry. “Historically, the issue of alcohol sales during Ohio State football games has been discussed; however, the university’s current policy has been in place better than 10 years,” said Liz Cook,
assistant director of media relations, in an email to The Lantern. “While a few colleges and universities across the nation do sell alcohol during games, our policy has worked well for the university and our fans. We are not engaged in any discussions to change the policy.” Most OSU students have a different opinion on the matter. “I think they should (sell beer),” said Emily Sullivan, a fourth-year in strategic communication. “I think that most other sporting events do it. If people would not act insane, it wouldn’t be a bad thing.” Sullivan said that she does not believe selling alcohol at football games would lead to increased levels of public intoxication and underage drinking. “If anything, students might be more controlled because they have to buy (alcoholic beverages) at the stadium,” she said. Corey Phelps, a first-year in engineering, said
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Country Billboard stars, Montgomery Gentry, produced their seventh album and will be headlining WCOL’s Country Jam 2011 Friday at 7 p.m. at the Schottenstein Center.
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While California sophomore Derek Zhou, left, makes a sale, a crowd argues with former Regent Ward Connerly, seated, as the Berkeley College Republicans hold a bake sale on the campus in Berkeley, Calf. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011. The Republican group held the bake sale with items priced according to ethnicity to protest affirmative action.
‘Racist’ bake sale causes a stir KATIE HARRIMAN Lantern reporter harriman.14@osu.edu A bake sale at the University of California, Berkeley is sparking political debate concerning the consideration of race when it comes to college admissions. On Tuesday, the Berkeley College Republicans staged what they called “Increase Diversity Bake Sale,” which was in response to Senate Bill 185. This state legislation in California would allow universities to consider race, ethnicity, gender and national origin during their admissions process. During the Berkeley bake sale, prices of the baked goods were dependent on the customer’s ethnicity. Caucasians paid $2; Asian paid $1.50;
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Latinos paid $1; African Americans paid 75 cents; and Native Americans paid $.25. Women paid 25 cents less than the price for their respective ethnicities. The bake sale drew huge crowds both in support and in protest of the bake sale. The Coalition, a newly formed student organization on campus staged a protest on the plaza at Berkeley which involved an estimated 250 people lying on the ground. The state of Ohio operates under the federal decision made in response to the University of Michigan’s affirmative action policies, which states that a student’s race, ethnicity, gender and national origin can be included in the decision-making process, but it can’t be the deciding factor. According to the OSU Diversity Action Plan, OSU hopes to “continue to recruit, retain and graduate
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greater numbers of ethnic minority students.” In 2010, white students made up 75 percent of the incoming class. African-American students were 5.9 percent, Asian Americans were 5.6 per cent and Latino students were 3.6 percent of the student population, according to the OSU admissions website. Similar events about the same issue have occurred at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania and at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Both were shut down by officials, according to reports and an article by CNN. OSU’s College Republicans have not addressed the issue of affirmative action on campus. During their annual “Conservative Week,” the College Republicans put on events such as Fun with Guns,
Dayna Wymer, co-owner of Cycle Tavern, steers as group members pedal the bike around Columbus.
Ohio State students know how to party. They gather in the streets, they take a “drunk bus,” they ride in cabs to get to the best bars and now they can pedal their way through the Short North while sitting on a barstool. Cycle Tavern is a 16-person bicycle-like vehicle, featuring a designated driver and barstools on which the operators sit. Of the 12 barstools on its sides, 10 are positioned above pedals used to power the vehicle. The bike also includes a bar running down the center, with a tap for a keg, and a canopy to keep patrons dry
during Ohio’s frequent showers. Owners Dayna and Dusty Wymer found the bike in Minnesota and said it is the only one of its kind in Ohio. Because the contraption is so uncommon, Dayna Wymer said law enforcement doesn’t know what permits to issue or how to classify the bike. “We don’t classify as a bicycle because it has four wheels, we’re not a motorized bike because there’s no helper motor,” Dayna Wymer said. “It’s really like this is the first of its kind so nobody knows what to do with us.” Until the city decides what permit to issue, Cycle Tavern
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