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Thursday, August 29, 2019
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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Full Board of Trustees meeting Friday to discuss resolutions, constructions and agreements.
SESQUICENTENNIAL
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Take a trip 150 years into Ohio State’s past with new exhibition in Thompson Library.
SOCCER
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Joe Ortiz reflects on his inspiration and looks to the future.
FOOTBALL
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OPENING DAY FAU on the clock for first-week clash with Ohio State
GRIFFIN STROM Sports Editor strom.25@osu.edu When Ryan Day runs out of the tunnel Saturday as a first-time full-season head coach, he said he’ll take a moment to look up and appreciate what it means to be at the helm of a program like No. 5 Ohio State. On the other side of the field, however, he’ll be looking at Lane Kiffin, who had already held head coaching jobs in the NFL, SEC and Pac-12 by the time he was 35. Ohio State has beaten its past five first-week opponents by an average of 35.2 points — and Florida Atlantic isn’t the type of prestigious post Kiffin once occupied — but the one-time offensive wunderkind may have enough tricks up his sleeves to keep the Buckeyes on their toes a time or two come Saturday. “He’s got a great background of football and understanding,” Day said. “He’s gonna bring a challenge to our defense. They do a lot of great things on offense. Create mismatches, tempo, he’s kind of innovative what he’s doing over there.” Kiffin’s innovations brought an immediate impact to FAU upon
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Ohio State head coach Ryan Day prepares to lead the Buckeyes onto the field prior to the game against Oregon State game on Sept. 1 in Ohio Stadium. Ohio State won 77-31.
his 2017 arrival. In the seven years prior to Kiffin’s era, the Owls had a combined .274 winning percentage with a scoring average of 21.37 points per game. Kiffin’s first year with the program saw its first winning season since 2008, going 11-3,
and his two years have yielded a 36.2 points-per-game average. Ohio State’s past five first-week opponents averaged a national scoring rank of No. 68 the previous year, whereas Kiffin’s FAU teams have been No. 8 and No. 45 in average points the past two
years. A key element in Kiffin’s spread attack will be the use of senior Harrison Bryant, who was top 10 in college football among tight ends with 45 receptions and 662 yards in 2018.
Year 139, Issue No. 31
Bus stop relocated due to campus construction
university libraries. Because the buildings were built to prioritize air flow and not air conditioning, nonreturnable fans were distributed to every room in the residence halls, totaling 1,050 fans that cost $15,225 in all, university spokesperson Dave Isaacs said. The university and Undergraduate Student Government gifted box fans to students living in all
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Andrew Conover, a first-year in neuroscience, received a box fan in compensation for not having air conditioning in his dorm.
State, the beginning of fall semester can be hot — the first day of class had a high of 92 degrees — especially for students living in Baker, Bradley, Canfield, Mack, Mendoza and Paterson residence
halls. The reason is simple: no air conditioning. The six halls are among the oldest on campus, some in use since 1923, according to Buckeye Stroll, an online campus tour by
The Arps Hall bus stop has been moved to a temporary location just north of the Arps Garage exit on College Road. The stop was originally moved to High Street in early June due to the closing of College Road. After the reopening of the road prior to the start of classes, the stop was relocated again to the Arps Garage location, Nicole Holman, assistant director of marketing and communications in the Office of Administration and Planning, said. For some students who take the bus, the change in the location of the stop came as a surprise. “I saw the construction and saw the normal Arps stop was closed, so I just assumed the whole stop was closed because I didn’t see anything about it being moved,” Kevin Perozeni, a third-year in forestry, fisheries and wildlife, said.
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OSU and USG provide box fans to students without air conditioning
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Head coach Day announces his plans to rotate offensive linemen in Saturday’s game.
residence halls without air conditioning in addition to the installation of air conditioning in certain common areas, Isaacs said. Air conditioning systems have been installed in many common FANS CONTINUES ON 3
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Students board a bus at the temporary Arps Hall bus stop.
Holman said the university shared the information that the bus stop was moved through communication channels such as websites, social media, e-newsletters and real-time bus tracking on the Ohio State app. “The bus stop was moved for exciting work taking place on the nearby home of the Arts District,” Holman said. “The project envisions high quality, modern learning environments for interaction across arts disciplines.” Holman said the construction is also going to include work to enhance the roadway and pedestrian access on that area of campus. Holman said there is no information on when the construction will be completed in the Arts District, so the opening of the old bus stop will be determined based on when the construction ends. The $161.6 million Arts District project includes a renovation of Weigel Hall and new Department of Theater performance spaces, classrooms and recital halls, according to a May press release.