September 15 2014

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Waters’ OSU return full of emotions

66-0 blowout a morale boost after home loss

FRANZ ROSS Lantern TV Station manager ross.955@osu.edu Though Jonathan Waters was fired from his position as director of the Ohio State Marching Band, he didn’t stay away from Ohio Stadium for long. At OSU’s blowout 66-0 victory against Kent State on Saturday, Waters returned to the stadium not as an employee, but as a marching band alumnus. And though he seemed filled with passion and joy as he conducted the alumni band in performing

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: MARK BATKE / Photo editor

OSU redshirt-freshman H-back Jalin Marshall (17) dives into the end zone during a game against Kent State on Sept. 13 at Ohio Stadium. OSU won, 66-0

DANIEL BENDTSEN Asst. arts editor bendtsen.1@osu.edu If the Ohio State football team needed something to steady its nerves, a 66-0 blowout against Kent State on Saturday was about the best medicine it could get. Despite being heavy favorites against the MAC team, the Buckeyes entered the game with a number of uncertainties. News of junior defensive lineman Noah Spence’s ineligibility broke less than 24 hours before the

game after he reportedly failed a second drug test, and a defeat against unranked Virginia Tech a week before left questions of the level at which OSU could compete without senior quarterback Braxton Miller. The Buckeyes left all questions at the door with the win over the Golden Flashes, something OSU coach Urban Meyer said he expected to see. “I thought we would (play like that) after the week of practice we had,” Meyer said Saturday following the game. “We’ve all been in those games where you’re just sloppy for the 30 minutes, and it

just wasn’t the case.” After struggling mightily against the Virginia Tech Hokies Sept. 6, the Buckeye offense found its footing against the Golden Flashes. For most of the game, KSU played a conservative defense: hybrids of 4-3 and 3-4 with two safeties back in coverage. Redshirt-freshman quarterback J.T. Barrett dissected all forms of the Kent State defense, and threw for 312 yards and tied an OSU record with six touchdowns. The Buckeyes had five receivers with at least 40 yards and the team amassed a

combined 284 rushing yards. Sophomore punter Cameron Johnston got work only once, when the game had long been decided in the fourth quarter. KSU, meanwhile, was held to just 126 total yards and punted the ball 11 times. OSU was able to practically run out the clock for the entire second half after redshirt-sophomore Cardale Jones came into replace Barrett at quarterback, and the Buckeyes continued to dominate each possession while Jones only completed two

“I’ve been in this building for 20 years as a student and as a staff member. The tears streamed down my face during ‘Carmen Ohio’ and it’s just been overwhelming.” - Jonathan Waters Former OSU Marching Band director

“Hang On Sloopy,” it was still a roller coaster of emotions. “This is a very emotional day for me.” Waters told Lantern TV of his return to Ohio Stadium. “I’ve been in this building for 20 years as a student and as a staff member. The tears streamed down my face during ‘Carmen Ohio’ and it’s just been overwhelming.” Waters was fired July 24 after a two-month investigation into the band found a culture conducive to sexual harassment. It was determined Waters was aware or reasonably should have been aware of that culture and did not do enough to change it. The former director was greeted by a plethora of marching band alumni and current members Saturday, who wanted to greet him and show their support. “I’ve gotten so many hugs and so many handshakes,” Waters said. “It’s been just tremendous. That’s been the true culture of the Ohio State Marching Band. This is a family.” It was announced during Saturday’s game that 800-900 marching band alumni were in attendance Saturday afternoon. Most alumni band members seemed to be wearing a pin on the left side of their chest with the initials “JW,” in support of Waters. “We came in this morning for the rehearsal and they were put out to get if they wanted us to wear one. So, I think it’s pretty obvious that everyone wanted to wear one in support of Jon.” said Rod Miller, a marching band alumnus from the class of 1987. Waters’ supporters have also gone beyond wearing pins. A number of events and

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Waters marches in Ohio Stadium Former OSU Marching Band director Jonathan Waters tears up after the halftime show against Kent State on Sept. 13 at Ohio Stadium. Waters directed the alumni band at points throughout the game, but did not march in the halftime show.

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Woman’s concern led New Digital Unions open; cost $520K Digital Union costs to body being found RUBINA KAPIL Lantern reporter kapil.5@osu.edu

CHELSEA SPEARS Multimedia editor spears.116@osu.edu When a concerned woman stopped by an off-campus house to check on a friend she hadn’t seen in a while, the lights were out, the windows were busted and the place had a distinct smell to it, she told Columbus Division of Police dispatchers in a 911 call obtained by The Lantern. During the call, the woman said she was worried because the man who lived in the home — located at the corner of East 13th Avenue and 4th Street — was old, so she decided to check the place out. “He is old and I was kind of worried about him and I had stopped by,” the caller told a Columbus Police dispatcher. “I yelled, ‘David! David!’” She then knew something was wrong when her friend didn’t answer and a rotting smell overcame her, she said. “So when I go in, I go upstairs and I started smelling something,” she said. “It looked like somebody was laying there, but it looked like they had been in that room for, like, days.”

Columbus Police spokesman Sgt. Richard Weiner said the remains could have been in the home for up to several months. “There’s extreme decomposition that’s presenting challenges for the investigators,” he said Wednesday afternoon. The remains are not those of an Ohio State student, he added, and the cause of death is unknown as of Wednesday. “There’s nothing at this point that leads us to believe that this was a homicide, however, we are treating it as such until we can rule that out for sure,” he said. Columbus Police public information officers did not return Sunday afternoon phone calls for updates. When the caller first arrived at the home, she said she saw a man she didn’t know sleeping on the floor. “He said he had been here. He said the doors were open so he decided he was going to go to sleep. And I’m like, ‘This is my friend’s (house),’” the woman told police. The man left the house, likely out of the back door, once she got there, she said.

Ohio State’s technological resource centers, dubbed “Digital Unions,” celebrated their 10th anniversary on campus with the opening of two new unions that cost more than $520,000. New locations premiered in Enarson Classroom Building on Sept. 8 and in Denney Hall on Sept. 12, complete with new computers, software such as Microsoft Office and Final Cut Pro X and free technology tutorials to aid in learning, said Office of Distance Education and eLearning spokeswoman Lucy Ramos. Prior to the new locations, OSU already had three other Digital Unions in Prior Health Sciences Library and Stillman and Hagerty halls. Those Digital Unions were visited more than 24,000 times from Aug. 2013-14, according to a one-year report. All five locations provide a distinct learning opportunity for students, Ramos said. “Finding a meeting space for student organizations can be really hard, and these are hidden gems with technology and one-on-one assistance available that people can take advantage of,” she said.

More than $240K cost of Enarson Classsrooms’ new Digital Union

More than $280K cost of Denney Hall’s new Digital Union Source: reporting

LEE MCCLORY / Design editor PHOTO: RUBINA KAPIL / Lantern reporter

All spaces are designed to provide students with the opportunity to work privately or collaborate in groups, and have wheelchair accessible areas or braille keyboards if needed. Installing the technology in Denney Hall cost more than $280,000, and the space in Enarson Classroom Building cost more than $240,000, Eric Todd, ODEE director of learning environments, said in an email. The new Digital Union space in Denney Hall also has additional features that the others don’t. It features three specialized studios

— an audio recording studio, a video recording studio and a video-conferencing suite, all free for students and faculty to use, Ramos said. Trained student staff are also available to help with using computers and software, Ramos said. Ross Schmittgen, a sixthyear in Korean, has worked with the Digital Union staff for a year and studies exclusively at these spaces. “The most helpful things for

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