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Console war is coming
New video game consoles: Sony’s Playstation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One are slated to launch in November.
senior quarterback, Kenny guiton (13), runs with the ball. osU beat sDsU, 42-7, at ohio stadium. Daniel rogers Asst. sports editor rogers.746@osu.edu When a team loses its starting quarterback, particularly when he’s a Heisman trophy candidate, things don’t typically go well. Someone forgot to tell that to the 2-0 Ohio State squad. Buckeye starting quarterback, junior Braxton Miller, left OSU’s 42-7 victory two minutes and 58 seconds into the game after spraining his MCL and did not return. In came redshirt-senior Kenny Guiton, with the hopes of the Buckeye faithful on his shoulders. “I actually wasn’t that nervous today. I know that I prepared all week like a starter. I don’t think I got nervous at all,” Guiton said. “Once I got in, I took my first hit, had my first throw and after that it was just ‘let’s go.’” On the day, Guiton finished 19 of 28 passing for
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152 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. He also rushed for 83 yards, including a 44-yard touchdown. “I think I started off pretty good, we started off and we went up on the scoreboard pretty good. I think we responded well from the interception, too, but I think the second half I could have played a lot better,” Guiton said. “We protected good, the receivers played a good game. I just have to get them the ball quicker and more often.” OSU coach Urban Meyer said he was impressed by how well his backup signal caller replaced Miller. “The old right hander (Guiton) steps in again and does a nice job. He’s too slow, not a strong enough arm, but all he does is lead manage and distribute and has an incredible knowledge of the game,” Meyer said. Guiton was named a captain for the 2013 season, despite not being a starter, and has been under the spotlight before. Against Purdue in
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senior quarterback, Kenny guiton (13), runs into the end zone for a touchdown. osU beat sDsU, 42-7, at ohio stadium.
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Train could connect Chicago to Columbus BrooKe sayre Lantern reporter sayre.128@osu.edu
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A high-speed passenger rail could be in the works to connect Columbus and Chicago. The train would link 100 cities and create an estimated 26,800 full-time jobs, according to a Northeast Indiana Passenger Rail Association press release. NIPRA is proposing the idea because Columbus is the largest populated metropolitan area in the United States that does not have a passenger rail, according to the release. The proposed line would transport more than two million passengers a year. The passenger rail would make stops in 10 cities including Ohio cities such as Marysville, Kenton and Lima, Indiana cities such as Fort Wayne, Warsaw, Plymouth, Valparaiso and Gary before reaching Chicago. The high-speed train could travel up to 130 mph, making the trip from Columbus to Chicago in less than four hours, according to All Aboard Ohio. Some students who live in the Chicago area were excited by the conveniences that would accompany a high-speed rail. “When I heard (about the rail) I was very interested and hope it would happen,” said Jacob Marzalik, a fourth-year in psychology from Western Springs, Ill. “I haven’t gone home a whole lot. I don’t have a car and (if my) parents pick me up, it’s 12 hours of driving for them. A train would save money and time.”
Bradley Roby and C.J. Barnett made their season debuts Saturday in OSU’s 42-7 win over San Diego State.
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The estimated cost for the project is $1.29 billion, with 80 percent designed to be eligible for federal funding and the remaining $257 million to be shared between Ohio and Indiana, according to the release. The drive to Chicago, which is about five and a half hours long without heavy traffic, keeps some students from visiting home regularly. “I think if there was a train, I would use it,” said Colleen Webster, a second-year in finance from Naperville, Ill. “We do drive sometimes, but six hours is a lot. (A train) would allow more friends to visit.” Other students from the Chicago area have to worry about plane fares and gas prices when returning home, and the rail could be a less expensive option for traveling. “(I spend) $700 to $800 on plane tickets a year,” said Camille Connor, a fourth-year in education from Wilmette, Ill. “Each ticket is $200 or less. I just got a car this year so I can drive, but that would be six hours.” Marzalik said he is only able to travel home about three times a year. “I’ve gotten used to it,” Marzalik said. “I’ve made (OSU) my second home.” Ticket prices, though, could be a factor on whether college students would use a rail as their primary means of transportation home, something not laid out in the release. “In Europe I used the trains to get to London to Paris, Paris to Kent and back,” Marzalik said. “They can get pricey. If they stick to prices around $65 to
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new $6m golf facility to open
Construction of the new facility, one of the largest in the nation will allow OSU’s golf teams to practice inside.
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anDreW ToDD-smiTH Lantern reporter todd-smith.1@osu.edu Two South Campus buildings were without water for about eight hours Friday due to a water main break outside of Pomerene Hall. The break happened at about 3:15 p.m. Friday, causing flooding on Neil Avenue and rendering some surrounding campus buildings, including Pomerene and Campbell halls, without water services, OSU spokeswoman for Administration and Planning Lindsay Komlanc said in an email. By 11 p.m., however, the service had been restored to both buildings, she said. Komlanc said in an email Sunday estimates of the cost of repair are not available yet. The rupture happened underground near Mirror Lake Creamery & Grill’s patio. Affected buildings lost drinking water, usable restrooms and food service sanitation capabilities, Ross Parkman, director of utilities, said Friday. Parkman said the first priority was getting the leak shut off so traffic could be restored. The water supply to residence halls Mack and Oxley was intentionally shut off as an attempt to ensure isolation of the issue, but both buildings had water restored within 15 minutes, Parkman said. The flow of brief flooding caused dirt and gravel to be strewn partially into the street, leaving a muddy drainage trail along the sidewalk and curb.
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osU Facilities operations and Development utilities workers work to fix a water main break sept. 6. A plumber that works for Facilities Operations and Development’s utilities department was walking on Neil Avenue returning to his workshop to conclude his shift when he observed the break happen and immediately reported it. Engineers and workers consulted plans on scene before sending a team into the tunnels to assess the damage from below. Maintenance crews worked to get as much work
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done as possible in anticipation of the arrival of thousands of pedestrians for the OSU football game Saturday, Parkman said. The Office for Disability Services, located in Pomerene, stayed open until its normal closing time of 5 p.m. Mirror Lake Creamery & Grill stopped operations for sanitation reasons at about 3:30 p.m. Student employees said the restaurant was not busy, and they finished preparing placed orders for people already inside before turning new customers away and closing early. Heavy work began at 5:30 p.m. to break up the concrete sidewalk and dig up the soil over the break to further assess the extent of the damage and to get repairs started. A backhoe and dump truck were on scene to scoop away and store rubble and debris. During Fall Semester 2012, a water main break that occurred under College Road near Drinko and Steeb halls Sept. 16 displaced roughly 2,000 students from Park-Stradley Hall for about three days and Baker East and West halls for the night. Ohio Union was also evacuated for the night. ParkStradley residents were without drinking water until Sept. 21. The break cost OSU about $3 million, according to The Lantern archives. There was also a water main break that caused Mack Hall to lose water Oct. 27. Water was restored by the next afternoon.
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