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Study finds overdraft fees can be dangerous for students School-bank partnerships might not offer the best deals ALAINA BARTEL Lantern reporter bartel.21@osu.edu Money weighs heavily on most college students’ minds, and a new study is finding that fees abound in many accounts students take out while at a university.

A recent study published in March by the Center for Responsible Lending study found that Ohio State’s partnership with Huntington was the only program of its kind to offer a 24-hour grace period if a student

overdrew their account, but experts say this doesn’t mean it’s the best choice for students when they pick a bank.

The study looked at eight schools paired with their respective banks that had the largest student enrollment and offered a co-sponsored account. It also looked at “financial institutions identified by the Government Accountability Office as having the largest partnering market shares across schools,” the CRL study research report said.

OSU, the University of Central Florida, Miami-Dade College, Arizona State University, Penn State University, University of Minnesota, California State-Fullerton and Texas A&M were included in the study, along with their co-sponsored banks.

Leslie Parrish, the deputy research director at the Center for Responsible Lending and one of the authors of the study, said that when many schools and individuals are looking for a bank or banking partner, they might overlook backend fees like overdraft protection.

“If you do end up overdrawing your account, it’s much more expensive than maybe a $3 monthly fee,” Parrish said. “We really wanted to bring attention to that.

People shouldn’t just shop based on the monthly fee, but other things as well.”

OSU signed a 15-year contract with Columbus-based Huntington on Feb. 12,

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OSU signed a 15-year contract with Huntington in February 2012.

Koch brothers’ $500K pledge brings questions

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The billionaires fund a senior lecturer in economics ROBERT SCARPINITO Lantern reporter scarpinito.1@osu.edu

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The sunny weather on Sunday led many people outdoors. Above, Tanner Herrington, who was visiting OSU, returns a serve on one of the Lincoln Tower Park tennis courts as the sun sets. See more spring photos on 2A.

Donations are commonly given to universities, and Ohio State is no exception. But an organization emerging from Suffolk University in Boston is looking to make students question the integrity of certain donors.

UnKoch My Campus, a movement that calls for more transparency from universities about where donated money goes, has grown nationally, and it focuses on donations from Charles and David Koch of Koch Industries.

Koch Industries is a Wichita, Kansasbased private conglomerate corporation involved in a variety of industries, including chemicals, biofuels, polymers and fibers, and more, according to its website.

According to the Charles Koch Foundation’s Form 990 tax filings for 2012 and 2013, the Koch brothers have pledged a total of $500,000 to OSU. A $100,000 gift has been donated in 2012 and 2013, and $300,000 is still promised.

OSU spokesman Gary Lewis said in an email that the pledged $500,000 will cover a senior lecturer of economics’ salary and benefits, and the pledge was booked in 2012.

The instructor teaches “approximately eight courses a year in the department on topics related to economic freedom and competitive markets, such as the history of thought, public finance, industrial organization and micro and macroeconomic principles,” Lewis said.

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Ohio Stadium opening to public to raise awareness about autism GIUSTINO BOVENZI Lantern reporter bovenzi.3@osu.edu The Ohio State community is set to come together so autistic children can have the chance to enjoy normal childhood experiences like playing on a playground.

OSU’s chapter of Autism Speaks U is calling on its fellow Buckeyes and the Columbus

community to participate in a tailgate-themed fundraising event called “Autism Speaks: The Buckeyes are Listening” at Ohio Stadium on Saturday.

Tamara Hager, fiscal officer and manager of outreach and engagement for the Nisonger Center, said the proceeds from the event will benefit the construction of a new playground at the Nisonger Center at OSU, as well as benefit Autism Speaks U at OSU.

The Nisonger Center is a “university center for excellence in developmental disabilities” that offers services such as clinics and is involved in activities like psychopharmacology research, according to its website. The center provides education, service and research to individuals of all ages.

The event will be emceed by local TV station NBC4-WCMH sports director Jerod Smalley.

“It’s great that people are going to have an opportunity to learn more about what Autism Speaks U is, what it does, the purpose that it has and the way that it can serve as a bridge between the collegiate community and the public at large,” Smalley said. “It’s a really good idea and it’s great to see Ohio State’s putting this together. I think it’s awesome.”

Smalley has two autistic sons,

Brady, who is 9, and Tyler, who is 7. He also anchors the NBC4 show “The Autism Puzzle,” which has earned three regional Emmy awards.

The event will also feature three brothers as guest speakers: Wes, Joshua and Jahred Perry.

Wes is a saxophone player in the OSU Jazz Ensemble, Joshua is a linebacker for the OSU football

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Jazz festival set to honor late professor

Tiberi to talk about daughter’s death

­ Jeff Benatar, Lucas Holmes and — Robert Mason — ­ will perform during the tribute.

“I thought one of the best ways to remember and to have a tribute to a teacher is to remember that a teacher’s work continues in legacy through their students,” said professor and director of jazz studies Dr. William McDaniel.

Robert Mason, a fifth-year in jazz studies who will be performing jazz standards he learned under Flugge’s instruction, said he thinks the tribute show will showcase the impact Flugge had on his students.

“The idea that was communicated

A second of distraction could kill. Even one second of distraction risks the life of any driver, bicyclist or pedestrian.

Dom Tiberi, sports anchor for 10TV-WBNS, lost his daughter, Maria, in a distracted driving incident in September 2013. Tiberi is coming to the Ohio State campus on Wednesday as a guest speaker for an event hosted by the Share the Road Initiative.

The Share the Road Initiative, which started in 2011, is meant to raise awareness about safety while driving, biking and walking on or around campus.

Over the past year, Tiberi

Alexa mavrogianis Lantern reporter mavrogianis.1@osu.edu The School of Music’s jazz festival has had a lengthy history at OSU. For the festival’s 38th year, it is set to honor its own with a Saturday night tribute to the late Mark Flugge, a former OSU instructor and jazz pianist and composer.

Flugge suffered from hearing loss and tinnitus,which is noise or ringing in the ears. According to his obituary in The Columbus Dispatch, the extreme discomfort led to depression for the musician. Flugge took his own life last May. Three of his former students

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Maria Tiberi (left), with her father, Dom Tiberi. Maria Tiberi died after a Sept. 17, 2013 car accident.

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Tiberi from 1A said he has spoken at 38 central Ohio high schools to a total of 26,000 kids as part of an awareness program called Maria’s Message, which is meant to help kids understand the dangers of distracted driving.

“Out of that tragedy, we decided to try to do something about it, so we’ve been taking Maria’s Message to high school-aged kids and college-aged kids and talking to them about this epidemic in our country that is distracted driving,” Tiberi said.

Maria Tiberi, from Dublin, Ohio, was a student in communication at OSU, according to the university directory in 2013.

“It just seems fitting to bring (Dom Tiberi) back to the university to share Maria’s Message in an effort to help educate students about traffic safety and reducing distracted behaviors,” said Administration and Planning spokesman Dan Hedman.

The OSU event will be Tiberi’s first time sharing his message in a college setting, but he said he’s willing talk anywhere to get the message out to the public.

“I’m willing to go anywhere that anyone wants to hear me that I can get to physically because I pray for the day that I don’t have to do it,” Tiberi said. “I’m excited to be able to come to Ohio State, and I’ll be excited to go to other colleges if they want to hear the message.”

Tiberi also said he wanted to stress that distracted driving impacts not only the driver, but also others around them, including pedestrians and bicyclists.

“What I hope that they (college-aged students) realize is that in a split-second, a decision you make could cost you your life and could cost someone else their life,” he said. “There’s nothing cool about death.

It takes everything you have, everything you’re ever going to have.”

According to reports from the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, unintentional motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of unintentional deaths in people age 15 to 24. In 2013, 6,510 people in that age group died in a vehicle accident.

“I want the students to hear this message and understand it’s so preventable and it’s taken too many young lives,” Tiberi said.

The event where Tiberi will deliver Maria’s Message aims to make people more aware about the amount of distractions around them and seeks to minimize them as much as possible.

“It doesn’t matter what age you are, today’s world is filled with so many distractions, from cellphones to headphones. It is easy for anyone to become distracted and unintentionally put themselves or others in harm’s way,” Hedman said. “We want to remind our campus community to pay attention and share the road to keep their fellow Buckeyes safe.”

Tiberi will share Maria’s Message at the Ohio Union at 11 a.m. on Wednesday.

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team and Jahred is a Transition Options in Postsecondary Settings for Students with Intellectual Disabilities program student at the Nisonger Center, Hager said.

Jahred was diagnosed with Asperger Disorder, an autism spectrum disorder, one month before his 10th birthday, an Autism Speaks U press release said. He enrolled in the TOPS program, a pilot college program for students with intellectual disabilities, after graduating from Olentangy High School and now serves as the student manager for the OSU men’s lacrosse team.

“Our TOPS program … really focuses on providing a college experience for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities including autism,” Hager said. “It provides them an opportunity to attend college and helps them to obtain job skills because they participate in internships.”

Hager said that when Jahred entered the program, he was shy and reserved about very large events. Through the TOPS program, Jahred attended his first hockey and basketball games at OSU and plans to attend a football game this upcoming season.

Katie LaRose, co-president for Autism Speaks U at OSU, said she hopes the event this Saturday at Ohio Stadium will be a success.

“I think this event is a great way to have Autism Speaks at OSU and the Nisonger Center come together to fundraise and spread awareness during Autism Awareness Month to give back to our community by building a playground for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism,” LaRose, a fourth-year in community health and nutrition, said.

Hager said the proceeds from the event will be split, with half of the proceeds going to the construction of the playground at the Nisonger Center and the other half going to Autism Speaks U at OSU. She said the current playground will be renovated so that the space is safer for children to play on. The replacement of the playground will cost more than $300,000, of which $100,000 has been funded by a Columbus Foundation grant.

The Nisonger Center plans on breaking ground this summer.

Hager said the Nisonger Center is encouraging local businesses to become sponsors for the event and ticket packages are available at three different levels of sponsorship.

Michael Lewisohn, a second-year in management of information systems and fundraising chair for Autism Speaks U at OSU, said they chose a football theme for the event because of the strong connection Columbus has with OSU football.

“To put that love for football together with our love for putting awareness out there, especially during autism awareness month in April, we think that the two put together will just create such a success for our event and giving back to the community,” Lewisohn said.

The event will feature a tour of Ohio Stadium, including the recruit room, a silent auction of sports memorabilia, and a meet and greet with Brutus Buckeye and the OSU cheerleaders, Lewisohn added.

Smalley said throughout all the coverage of the OSU football team, he has only been in the recruit room once, making this a special opportunity for sponsors.

“I think it’s going to be a lot of fun, first of all to have that opportunity,” Smalley said. “It’s such a cool place. There is really no place like Ohio Stadium. So, the chance to see it up close like this, and in a way that you ordinarily could not as a fan, I think is spectacular.”

Hager said tickets can be purchased at go.osu.edu/ ohiostadiumtickets and students can purchase discount tickets for $25 by entering the promo code asu@ osuedu2015, but there are a limited number of student tickets available. Students must also present a valid BuckID upon entry.

“Our goal on campus is to spread awareness,” Lewisohn said. “And we think that joining with the Nisonger Center is a way of giving back to the community, as well as spreading awareness at the same time. So, that’s how this event stands out from every other event that we’ve done in the past.”

The event will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. General admission for the event is $75 and individual sponsorship tickets are $150.

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Nesbit, who teaches six classes — three in the fall and three in the spring — said he works for OSU, not the Kochs, and he tries to keep politics out of the classroom and focus on teaching economics.

“My goal is to develop students, who certainly are critical thinkers, to really challenge all ideas,” Nesbit said. “Where they ultimately fall in terms of their positions on political issues, personal issues, anything, is up to them.”

The role he currently fills was held by someone else before he took the job in 2012, and the Koch money the department receives is meant to fund the position, not Nesbit himself, he said.

“There’s certainly a lot of misinformation about how these types of programs, from my understanding, impact academia,” Nesbit said.

Additionally, an extra $42,000 separate from the yearly pledge was donated across 2012 and 2013 as a gift for the “Economic Faculty Memorial,” Lewis said. The money is controlled by David Blau, chairman of the Department of Economics.

Activities suggested by the Koch brothers include “seminar presentations, graduate student research and travel, and faculty teaching,” Lewis added.

On the tax filings, descriptions such as “general support” and “educational programs” were listed under the purpose of the donations.

The UnKoch My Campus movement aims to bring more clarity and transparency to donations like these so students know where the money goes on their campus, said co-founder Kalin Jordan.

UnKoch officially works with nine colleges in the nation, including George Mason University, University of Central Florida and Utah State University. It also works informally with more

Study from 1A 2012. Huntington paid an initial $25 million to OSU — to go toward “scholarships, education and alumni giving,” according to its website — and promised to supply an additional $100 million in loans and investments for OSU to work on improving the University District area.

Huntington had the lowest overdraft fees of $23 for the student’s first time, and $37.50 for every subsequent time. The bank with the highest fee per incident was TCF Bank at $37 per overdraft, according to the study. However, at Huntington, no fee is charged if the student can get his or her account positive by the next business day.

“The only issue with that is, if you’re a student, can you get funds in two days to put into your account to bring it up to zero?

Some people may be able to, either they already have income coming in, or they have financial aid coming in, or maybe their parents will help them out, other people may not,” Parrish said. “So, it’s kind of a matter of timing.”

Out of the eight banks, four did not charge students an extended overdraft fee, where Huntington charged $25 if an account is overdrawn five or more days, and an additional $25 fee was charged each subsequent week if it remains overdrawn. Along with Huntington, U.S. Bank, MidFirst and PNC also had extended overdraft plans enacted.

Huntington also had the second-highest maximum possible overdraft cost per day at $150, and

than 10 other schools, meaning that there is no formal UnKoch My Campus chapter at these schools, but the organization still helps students through the process of requesting records and other information, Jordan said.

“We really support philanthropy and any kind of organization that wants to give to a university,” Jordan said. “But when the Kochs give, they have a very specific agenda set out and that agenda is to increase their political belief and their financial bottom line.”

According to a database curated by Greenpeace, which is based on the Koch’s 990 tax filings, the Koch brothers have given more than $68 million to more than 300 colleges from 2005 to 2013. The Koch brothers, who are tied for sixth on Forbes’ list of billionaires as of Sunday, are each worth $42.9 billion. Charles Koch, 79, serves as the CEO of Koch Industries, which is the second-largest private conglomerate in America.

David Koch, 74, is the executive vice president of Koch Industries.

Suffolk University, Jordan’s alma mater, was given more than $700,000 to fund a think tank named the Beacon Hill Institute, which has authored reports that “discredit policies designed to mitigate climate change,” Jordan said in an email.

“They’re giving to a think tank that produces economic research, and a lot of the times, they’re studying energy policies, and those energy policies directly affect Koch Industries and their profits,” Jordan said. “So we’re seeing a link between their financial interests and … what they’re asking of when they donate to a university.”

The Kochs have also given $1.5 million to Florida State University after both parties agreed to let Koch representatives screen any new faculty members in the economics department, according to the Tampa Bay Times.

Some OSU students are happy with the Koch brothers’ investment in the university.

“We’re happy to see investors putting their money into Ohio State. It’s within each individuals’ right to decide what they do

TCF Bank was the highest at $185 per day. The lowest listed cost was Higher One-Premier and Higher One-Basic at $114, according to the study.

“Just based on the number of overdraft fees allowed in a single day, students can quickly amass over $100 in overdraft fees before they are aware they are overdrawn.

For example, a student with a TCF account could be charged up to $185 daily,” the study said.

Aamir Nabeel, a third-year in psychology, said he has a Huntington account with overdraft protection, and when he did overdraft, he was able to get funds before the grace period was over.

“I think it’s awesome, it gives people time. Sometimes you don’t even know that you’ve taken that much out, and sometimes you forget,” Nabeel said. “It’s nice that you have a day to put money in so you don’t get charged.”

The study found that the students who overdraw their accounts the heaviest are paying about $700 in fees per year, with Huntington’s estimated annual cost of overdraft occurrences being at about $598, adjusting for the grace period. The bank with the highest estimated annual cost was U.S. Bank at $809.

Steve Roberts, director of university banking at Huntington, said in an email that the OSU Huntington branches are trained to educate students about managing a checking account.

Among other things, Roberts said good account management included monitoring balances and transactions, along with opening a savings

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Charles Koch, then 76, speaks during an interview, May 22, 2012, in his office at Koch Industries in Wichita, Kan. with their money and we’re glad the choice is being made to put it into our education system,” said Levi Cramer, a secondyear in political science and a spokesman for the OSU College Republicans.

The Koch brothers are known for backing strong capitalist and libertarian ideas.

The OSU College Democrats did not respond to a request for comment.

The UnKoch My Campus movement’s ultimate goal is transparency between the university and the faculty, staff and students regarding donations from private entities, Jordan said, and the Kochs are the focus of the movement because of how much they have donated.

“The reason we chose to focus on the Kochs is because they’re doing something unlike any other private donor is doing on college campuses as far as … how they’re supporting those universities, which is with particular strings attached to their donations,” Jordan said.

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A recent study said that many school-bank partnerships have no better overdraft policies than regular accounts. account and linking it to a checking account as overdraft protection.

“A key part of our approach to our student customers is financial education starting from the time they open an account with us, but also anytime they have questions either through a Huntington banker, or through our support of financial education programming in the Office of Student Life’s Student Wellness Center,” Roberts said.

The final part of the study said there are many bank accounts with “consumer-friendly features,” but these bank accounts are not necessarily the ones offered through school-bank partnerships. It also said many of these exclusive deals for students have “no better overdraft policies than accounts that a student could find on their own.”

Parrish advised students not to opt in for overdraft protection,

no matter which bank they have an account with, and to research all possible options before deciding on a bank.

“Don’t assume that your school is offering the best account that is on the market for you,” Parrish said. “Definitely look at what your school is offering, but also look at other accounts.”

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FRONT AND CENTER Festival of solo shows the last foray for MFA candidates Taylor Ferrell Lantern reporter ferrell.178@osu.edu Meg Chamberlain woke up every day for three weeks doubting her comedic abilities.

“I’m not funny. This is a bad idea. I’m not funny,” said the Master of Fine Arts in acting student.

Determined to not give up, Chamberlain said she continued to plug away at being funny by working with comedy coaches. That practice and her love for the Denver Broncos helped to find inspiration for her final project “Meg!” that will be performed in the MFA Acting Solo Festival. Along with making fun of football fans, Chamberlain said “Meg!” will poke at her marriage and her flaws.

The festival will showcase nine MFA acting students and each of their performances, which can be up to 20 minutes in length, said Jeanine Thompson, coordinating director of the festival. The performances should reflect what each student has learned over the course of the three-year program and must be submitted and approved by faculty members.

Patrick Wiabel, a MFA student in acting, said he was pushed to create his work, “The Man Inside,” because of the violence and struggle for power in Ferguson, Mo., and the death of Michael Brown.

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Patrick Wiabel in a scene from ‘The Man Inside,’ his solo piece that tells the story of a criminal named Ransom who is framed for his friend’s death. ‘The Man Inside’ is included in the Department of Theatre’s MFA Acting Solo Festival.

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Meg Chamberlain in a scene from ‘Meg!,’ her solo piece that peruses the topics of marriage, football and flaws. Chamberlain said these topics, especially her love for the Denver Broncos, helped her find her funny side.

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Aaron Lopez in a scene from ‘Tears on the Dance Floor,’ his solo piece examining how three different men deal with and numb the feeling of heartbreak.

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Sifiso Mazibuko in a scene from his solo piece ‘Hector,’ inspired by the upcoming 40th anniversary of Hector Pieterson’s death. Pieterson died in a 1976 uprising in apartheid South Africa.

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Brent Ries in a scene from ‘Bright Eyes,’ his solo piece exploring the themes of growing up, love and life lessons. Ries is one of nine MFA students set to perform in the solo festival this week.

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Melonie Mazibuko in a scene from ‘24 Hours of Camille Bullock in a scene from her solo piece #Ferguson,’ her solo piece that tells the true stories ‘Whole,’ which tells four women’s stories of love of people dealing with issues of race and justice. and loss.

MFA from 5A Wiabel said “The Man Inside” tells the story of a boy named Ransom who came from one of the two major mafia families in Tennessee. After the death of his best friend, Ransom struggles not only to figure out who he associates with and who he wants to be, but how to get the

other people around him to also see who he really is.

“That’s what this story is about: the power struggle,” he said. “It’s taking on that idea of who holds the power right now.”

Brent Ries, a third-year MFA student in acting, said his piece “Bright Eyes” attempts to show how traumatic moments mold the identity of people.

Jazz from 1A to me was to just carry on his legacy,” Mason said.

Mason said Flugge’s mentorship was not restricted to music.

“It’s not just the music lessons, but the life lessons,” Mason said. “It was like a family, it was bigger than just music or the classroom.”

Aside from the Flugge tribute, the four-day festival, starting Thursday, will showcase more than 14 other performances by OSU students and faculty, various other college and high school jazz bands and both local and national jazz artists.

McDaniel said music is something everyone can connect with.

“Music is probably the most dynamic aspect of our cultural experience,” McDaniel said. “I don’t know of anybody who doesn’t like some kind of music.”

Though the jazz festival has been held annually for almost four decades, McDaniel said each year brings changes.

“I think every year is different because there are new students who are in on it, and the old students get better and better,” McDaniel said. “I imagine that not unlike a football team, you hope things continue on and up with trajectory.”

Opening night is billed as “Divas Night” and will feature the

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Sarah Ware in a scene from ‘Holes,’ her solo piece about the Jane Elliott in a scene from ‘You Have to Believe,’ her solo issues of gun control. piece in which she attempts to unite her pioneer heritage with her modern beliefs.

Ries said the death of his sister from sudden infant death syndrome had a hand in the sensitive and inquisitive person he is today.

“What I’m hoping that (the audience) will take away is a sense (that we) are all individuals, (and) we all have a journey,” Ries said. “It’s about embracing one’s self and kind of saying, ‘This is who I am. Love me for who I am because I love myself.’”

performances of three local jazz singers: Mary McClendon, Louise Salvador and Jeanette Williams.

McDaniel said he was hoping for the ability to present these performers for years, and emphasized that their central Ohio roots do not diminish their quality.

“Sometimes local artists can be taken for granted because they are local. That does not say anything about their qualitative offering whatsoever,” said McDaniel. “They are just fabulous singers.”

Friday night will feature OSU’s Jazz Ensemble, which McDaniel has directed since 1990. Under his instruction, the group has been on four European tours and traveled to China last year.

The Jazz Ensemble’s Friday night performance will feature faculty member Kris Johnson on the trumpet as a soloist.

The University of Dayton and the Oberlin Conservatory of Music will also perform on Saturday afternoon as part of “College Jazz Band Day.” McDaniel said they will be featured alongside OSU’s jazz lab band, jazz workshop band and seven jazz combos.

A number of high school jazz ensembles will take the stage on Sunday afternoon, and Sunday night will feature New York Citybased jazz band Manner Effect.

McDaniel said he was impressed by the different elements that

The MFA Acting Solo Festival will be shown Wednesday through April 19 at the Ray Bowen Theatre in the Drake Performance and Events Center. The performances are divided into two sections, Scarlet and Gray, playing on alternate nights. Times are listed on the Department of Theatre’s website. Admission is $20 for general public, $18 for faculty, staff and alumni, $18 for senior citizens, $15 for students and children.

Manner Effect brings to the jazz music scene.

“It can be bebop, post-bop, pop, hip-hop. They do a lot and their synthesis is really quite interesting,” McDaniel said. “They’re young, they’re hot and they bring lots of energy.”

Josh Davis, drummer for Manner Effect, said the band is excited about the opportunity to headline a bigger festival.

“It’s one of our first large jazz festivals where we are featured and not just one of many miscellaneous performers,” Davis said. “We’re excited about this one because we have a lot of new music that we’ve been working on that we’ll get to play for a younger audience.”

Davis said the band’s fan base, like its music, has wide variety.

“There’s no typical crowd for us. We play a pop, R&B-oriented groove with some jazz harmony and tendencies. It’s kind of a mix of a lot of things. Sometimes we get college and high school kids who like our songs, and a lot of our friends’ moms like our songs,” Davis said.

Manner Effect’s headlining concert is the only paid event in the festival. McDaniel said that it was important to present the music free of charge.

“This is our gift to the university and the general community in Columbus. We don’t want any students, especially, to be concerned about not having any money to come,” he said. “These concerts are free, and the quality is high.”

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Left: A portrait of the late Marvin Hamlisch taken by Len Prince. Right: A tribute to Hamlisch.

CMA pays tribute to late composter Denise Blough Senior Lantern reporter blough.24@osu.edu Throughout the history of U.S. entertainment, only 12 people have won at least one Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Only two people have won all four awards in addition to a Pulitzer Prize — one being the late Marvin Hamlisch.

Hamlisch, a renowned composer and conductor, found success in Hollywood for “The Way We Were,” for which he received two Golden Globes and two Oscars, as well as “Sweet Smell of Success” and dozens of other American films, plays and shows.

An upcoming Columbus Museum of Art exhibition, “Remembering Marvin Hamlisch: The People’s Composer,” will honor Hamlisch’s memory through photographs

by New York photographer Len Prince, who is set to publish a book of the same title.

The exhibit will be open Friday through Sept. 6.

Hamlisch’s widow, Terre Blair Hamlisch, is a Columbus native and former news anchor for local TV station ABC6-WSYX.

“I think Columbus has had a long love affair with Hamlisch, as has most of the country,” said CMA executive director Nannette Maciejunes. Coincidentally, the Short North Stage is putting on a production this week of Hamlisch’s “A Chorus Line,” which won nine Tonys and gave Hamlisch the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Using only four notes, Hamlisch also composed the theme music used in “Good Morning America” for its first 12 years on the air. He held the position of principal pops conductor in 10 symphony orchestras across the country, and was a guest conductor for many more, including the Columbus Symphony, Carol Luper, the Hamlischs’ longtime friend and retired ABC6-WSYX reporter, said.

“I had a half-hour show that he would come on when he came to town, and he was the best because he had incredible stories and a sense of humor,” Luper said.

“Marvin’s heart was the biggest. He was brilliant in so many ways but also down to earth, and maybe in the exhibit people will see that.”

Before his death in August 2012 at age 68, Hamlisch’s last musical projects were for the movies “The Informant!” and “Behind the Candelabra,” which were both Steven Soderbergh films that starred Matt Damon.

When Prince took Hamlisch’s portrait in 2012, they met him for the first and last time.

“As I peered through the ground glass of my large format camera, I recognized his kindness, generosity and that I was in the presence of a true genius,” Prince said.

“Marvin Hamlisch will go down in history as one of the greatest American prolific composers that ever lived, like (George) Gershwin.”

Prince — who has photographed many celebrities, including Kate Hudson, Spike Lee and Missy Elliot — has now photographed several Hamlisch tributes around the nation, he said, including a tribute concert to Marvin Hamlisch held at the Juilliard School, Hamlisch’s alma mater.

Maciejunes said the images in the exhibition all feature Hamlisch and moments of tribute to him after his passing, and show famous personalities like Streisand, Liza Minnelli and Idina Menzel.

“I hope that I have humbly captured even a small bit of the essence of this great man … and just how much he was beloved by everyone he came in contact with,” Prince said.

The exhibition was put together in collaboration with the New Albany Symphony Orchestra, which is playing a concert in honor of Hamlisch this October

at the McCoy Center in New Albany. A quartet will preview three songs at the CMA on the exhibit’s opening night, in addition to a talk by Prince and Blair Hamlisch, said Heather Garner, executive director and violist for NASO. “The Hamlisch songbook is vast,” Garner said in an email. “It is timeless music performed on Broadway, the silver screen and everywhere in between. I am quite certain he could turn a melody from a Mahler symphony into a country lyric.”

Garner said that a NASO concert will take place Oct. 3 and 4 and will incorporate Prince’s photographs into the show. She added that Prince “has an incredible eye and has captured some beautiful moments in time. It will be touching for all of us that have been moved at some point in our lives by the music of the great Marvin Hamlisch.”

The exhibit features 148 photographs, although it was planned to be just a few dozen, Maciejunes and Luper said. When the CMA staff saw Prince’s portfolio, they couldn’t resist adding more to the collection.

“The toughest thing has been speaking about Marvin over the lump in my throat,” Luper said. “He was so large a presence in (my husband’s life and mine) … I hope the exhibition will show what a wonderful, generous genius he was.”

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opinion All OSU students should FCC chairman should help go on Buck-I-SERV trips tech startups move forward JAIMI JUTRAS Lantern reporter jutras.5@osu.edu Every Ohio State student should go on a Buck-I-SERV trip. It is one of the most lifechanging and rewarding experiences you will ever have. You will be able to provide service to people in need with fellow OSU students by your side.

I had been wanting to go on one of these trips since my freshman year of college. I heard so many people talking about how fun and memorable of an experience it was. I finally decided to go the summer after my sophomore year. And people were right: the experience was so rewarding and fun.

On my first trip, I went to Immokalee, Fla. We went to the Guadalupe Center, which offers a children’s day care. We replanted their garden and helped the teachers set up different activities with the children. I learned a lot about helping others on this trip, while meeting some selfless and genuine OSU students. I got to see another part of our nation that I wouldn’t have seen otherwise. And I got to help out people who are in need. Doing this type of trip with eight other strangers allowed us to bond. We all grew a lot during our trip, and it was a time to reflect and realize how fortunate we really are. We learned about the Immokalee area and how many of the people there are really struggling with poverty, and it was awesome to

“The experience was so rewarding and fun ...

You might be out of your comfort zone by going on a trip with eight other strangers, but remember, you all have a common goal, and that is to help others in need. ”

see how happy they were to have us there to help.

It is easy to get wrapped up in our own lives and fret over the little things.

But these people are really struggling and have to worry about not having food every day or about other expenses that they can’t afford. We are so fortunate to go to a university that alleviates worries about trivial expenses and we should appreciate it more often.

The experience allows you to become more appreciative. You might be out of your comfort zone by going on a trip with eight strangers, but remember: you all have a common goal, and that is to help others in need.

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FCC chairman and OSU alumnus Thomas Wheeler returned to Columbus to discuss the implications of the net neutrality decision, as well as his memories of OSU.

Letter to the editor: It is a great honor that President Barack Obama appointed one of our own, Ohio State graduate Tom Wheeler, to serve as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. As a fellow Buckeye, I always welcome a national spotlight on our great university. However, The Lantern’s glossy article “FCC chairman praises net neutrality decision” on Wheeler’s recent campus visit fails to mention some weighty concerns growing over his controversial decision to regulate the Internet.

In February, the FCC’s commissioners voted 3-2 down party lines to impose strict regulations from the 1930s on one of the most thriving sectors of our economy: the Internet. While many of the provisions aimed at consumer protection are positive steps for Internet freedom, the “Open Internet” rules passed by the FCC threatens to bring innovation to a screeching halt.

What’s more, in spite of the FCC’s good intentions, these rules would open the door to more taxes, fees and oversight of almost every actionable item on the Internet.

Instead of elaborating on these looming consequences during his visit, Wheeler and

his supporters said, quite plainly, that the FCC’s decision would be good for innovation. This begs the question, how can hundreds of pages of old regulations meant for the telephone industry of the 1930s encourage industry innovation?

It seems that the FCC is unilaterally trying to fix something that isn’t broen.

Tech entrepreneurs of today achieved successes without relying on the support of the FCC. These innovators were successful because they were able tko operate at the speed of their own self-determination, not the speed of government. Common sense would say that adding another layer of regulations will only bog down entrepreneurial spirit and blunt economic growth.

As a student, I believe it’s important that my fellow students understand the issue of net neutrality from all perspectives. Instead of plunging the tech industry into legal and investment uncertainty, Wheeler should work with Congress on finding a bipartisan solution that fits our fast-moving 21st century economy. ​ David Stanislav ​S econd-year in chemical engineering Chairman of OSU College Republicans stanislav.5@osu.edu

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Baseball wins first 2 games of PSU series Buckeyes tally 5th walk-off victory of 2015 season KALEY RENTZ Lantern reporter rentz.21@osu.edu

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Junior running back Ezekiel Elliott (15) has been held out of spring practice while he recovers from offseason wrist surgery.

Elliott ‘still doing a lot of work’ after wrist surgery JAMES GREGA, JR. Asst. sports editor grega.9@osu.edu Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott finished his sophomore campaign with arguably the greatest three-game run in school history.

The St. Louis native rattled off 696 yards rushing in the Buckeyes’ three postseason games en route to a national title.

Now, Elliott is facing a new challenge that isn’t a Badger, a Duck or the Crimson Tide.

Elliott has sat out the majority of spring practice after undergoing offseason surgery on his left wrist and, as of Thursday, he said he was out for six more weeks.

Running backs coach Tony Alford said

even though Elliott is not participating in contact drills, being engaged in practice is still important.

“He is still doing a lot of work. The mental reps are big. Just because you had some success in the past, there’s still opportunities to grow and learn and see things,” Alford said Thursday. “The more mental reps can be very vital just as game repetition.”

As for how he feels, Elliott said the pain in the wrist is still noticeable, but is progressing.

“I get my cast off Monday and now it’s just a process of getting that mobility back, and after six weeks, I’ll be full go,” Elliott said. “I can feel it getting better, but right now it’s a little small, weak and I got a little bit of pain here and there.”

While it’s been almost three months since he walked off the field at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, after the College Football Playoff National Championship, Elliott is still in the running for an athletic award. The Buckeyes’ leading rusher is a finalist for the 85th Amateur Athletic Union Sullivan Award, which “honors the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States,” according to its website.

The rising-junior back said he is “blessed and thankful” for being named a finalist and added that he is set to fly to the New York Athletic Club on April 19 for the announcement of the winner.

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5 takeaways halfway through spring TIM MOODY Sports editor moody.178@osu.edu With seven practices gone from the 15-practice spring slate, there are still plenty of questions surrounding the Ohio State football team.

Coming off their eighth national title in program history last season, coach Urban Meyer’s Buckeyes are in the midst of a handful of position battles, including at quarterback. While some might call the decision between OSU’s three star quarterbacks a good problem to have, there are other question marks surrounding the Buckeyes that might pose a bigger problem.

With the defending champs halfway to the annual Spring Game, here are five things we’ve learned so far.

3. J.T. Barrett is ahead of schedule In many cases, it wouldn’t be particularly noteworthy when the quarterback who didn’t win the national title for his team was able to participate in 7-on-7 drills. But the redshirt-sophomore Barrett isn’t your average “backup.”

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Men’s tennis tops Badgers in ‘tough conditions’ Team back on track with 2 wins in 3 days ADRIENNE ROBBINS Lantern reporter robbins.254@osu.edu

1. Curtis Samuel is going to be a focal point on offense Samuel, a rising sophomore running back, hasn’t been quite that in spring practice. A rising sophomore? Yes, but a running back? Not so much.

The Brooklyn native has been used in a variety of roles so far in practice, and it’s not because he’s a bad running back. Meyer is mainly trying to find a way to get Samuel on the field with junior running back Ezekiel Elliott set to take most of the carries.

Before finishing third among Buckeyes last year with 383 rushing yards and six touchdowns on the ground, Samuel was recruited to Columbus as a hybrid player. In fact, ESPN’s recruiting service listed the Erasmus Hall High School product as an athlete rather than a running back.

He has all of the ability the coaching staff could ask for and he’ll be ready to roll once the regular season comes around after getting plenty of reps all over the field during spring practice.

2. Spring is the time for young players to shine Throughout March and the beginning of April, Meyer stressed the importance of watching how many reps players have had. Some Buckeyes — senior offensive lineman Taylor Decker being the main name — are even part of the 2,000-rep club.

So with veterans like Decker spending a lot of time sitting out, Meyer has a chance to put some of his younger players through the gauntlet.

In certain cases, that might weed out the players who aren’t quite ready. But it’s also an opportunity for young players who are expected to get extensive playing time next season — like sophomore linebackers Raekwon McMillan and Dante Booker — to shine.

There’s no place like home.

Dorothy might have said it in “The Wizard of Oz,” but that’s been the theme for the Ohio State baseball team throughout the month of March, and now into the first week of April.

That stretch has seen the Buckeyes win 12 of their last 14 games at Bill Davis Stadium, and the run continued through the weekend.

In a back and forth battle, OSU beat the Penn State Nittany Lions in walk-off fashion Sunday afternoon, giving the Buckeyes their fifth walk-off win of the year.

After struggling in the batters box for five at bats, sophomore outfielder Troy Montgomery dug in again with a runner on base. The Buckeyes and Nittany Lions were tied, but Montgomery got the hit when it counted most, smashing a double to right field that allowed freshman outfielder Tre’ Gantt, who had come in as a pinch runner, to score, giving the Buckeyes (21-7, 6-2) the 7-6 win.

“When you have a chance to win a ballgame, you have to win a ballgame,” OSU coach Greg Beals said. “This is a series where we need to take care of business, to play good baseball.”

Getting runs and coming up with big hits in crucial moments has become a trend for the Buckeyes, and redshirt-

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Sophomore running back Curtis Samuel (4) has practiced as an H-back and wide receiver during the Buckeyes’ spring practices.

In fact, Barrett isn’t a backup at all, as he started the Buckeyes’ first 12 games last season and won 11 of them. Everyone knew redshirtjunior Cardale Jones — who did win the Buckeyes the title — would be full go this spring, but Barrett was a question mark.

After fracturing his ankle in the regular-season finale against Michigan, Barrett was expected to be very limited in spring ball. But while he is still limited, he’s been well-ahead of the curve.

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The Ohio State men’s tennis team’s transition to the outdoor courts seemed to be seamless this weekend as it went 2-0, taking sole possession of second place in the Big Ten. Minnesota visited Columbus on Friday, but the weather forced the teams to play inside once more. The story changed on Sunday when the weather cooperated enough to let the Buckeyes (18-7, 6-1) take on the Wisconsin Badgers (6-14, 2-5) in their first outdoor Big Ten match this season. Coach Ty Tucker said he was happy with the weekend’s variation.

“One match indoors and one outside with some tough conditions with lots of wind, it’s good to get some wins to get some confidence,” he said.

With a win under their belt after topping Minnesota, 4-2, the Buckeyes were able to take their talents outdoors on Sunday.

Tucker said the transition was to the outdoor courts was hard and will continue to be tough for the Buckeyes as the season progresses.

“It’s not going to be easy. It’s going to take us a couple more weeks,” he said. “You keep working hard … Move your feet, you’ll find yourself OK.” OSU bucked the Badgers early on to take the doubles point. The Buckeyes picked up two quick wins by redshirt-junior Chris Diaz and redshirt-senior Hunter Callahan

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sports Men’s lax tops Johns Hopkins for 1st time, 15-12 kaley rentz Lantern reporter rentz.21@osu.edu For the first time ever, the Ohio State men’s lacrosse team defeated the nine-time NCAA Champions Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, 15-12, Sunday night at Ohio Stadium.

“Awesome,” was the first word senior David Planning could muster to describe his team’s performance.

“When you beat a team like that as a senior, at home, there’s no greater feeling in the world,” Planning said.

Hopkins (4-6, 1-1) struck first with two early goals, but that proved to be the Blue Jays’ largest lead of the game. OSU (9-3, 2-0) registered goals from five different players, but all signs pointed to junior attackman Carter Brown.

With Brown playing at the “X,” he found the back of the cage six separate times with five of those goals coming from behind-net wrap arounds.

“It starts with the guys up top beating their guys. If the defense slides and starts to rotate, that makes my job really easy. I just make gains and come hard across the goal,” Brown said.

But Carter was not the only Brown finding success on the field. For Johns Hopkins, junior Ryan Brown scored eight goals against the Buckeyes with one assist, giving him nine total points on the night.

The game was tied nine different times as the Buckeyes struggled to pull away. But OSU redshirt-sophomore goaltender Tom Carey

Elliott from 1B “At first, I didn’t really know what the Sullivan Award was,” Elliott said. “But after researching it, it’s a very honorable award.

There’s a lot of big names on it.”

Past winners include the likes of Bill Walton, Michael Phelps and Tim Tebow, who was the last American football player to win the award in 2007.

Elliott’s competition for the award include Duke basketball player Jahlil Okafor and Olympic gold medalist swimmer Katie Ledecky among others.

As far as being a Buckeye, Alford said he has known Elliott since recruiting him while a coach at Notre Dame and added he is encouraged by Elliott’s intensity at practice.

“The one thing you love about Zeke is he is hungry. He wants to play. It’s killing

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OSU junior attackman Carter Brown (14) scored six goals in the Buckeyes’ 15-12 win against Johns Hopkins on March 5 at Ohio Stadium. registered 14 saves to lead the Buckeyes’ defense.

“The offense played great tonight. As a defense we didn’t play our best, but the offense had our back the whole game,” Carey said.

Coach Nick Myers agreed that the OSU defense wasn’t at its best, but said he was still happy about how his team played overall.

“Defensively, we knew we were going to have our hands full but I was proud of the way we fought for 60 minutes and ultimately came away with the victory,” Myers said.

The win provided a lift for the Buckeyes after they fell to the Blue Jays in triple overtime last season.

This time around, the OSU offense found its groove and scored more than 10 goals

him not to play now. He is a high-energy guy,” Alford said. “For me, it’s cool because I got the opportunity to recruit him out of high school so I have known him and his family for a long time.”

With Elliott not in the huddle throughout spring practice, Elliott said he has made it a point of emphasis to not let the younger players earning reps get too comfortable.

“We got a lot of great team leaders and one thing you won’t see at Ohio State is complacency,” Elliott said. “What spring basically has been is a grind. A time for the younger guys and inexperienced guys to get their reps so they can go out there and play on Saturdays next year.”

The Buckeyes are set to play the annual Spring Game at Ohio Stadium on April 18 before opening the 2015 season on the road against Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., on Sept. 7.

Tennis from 1B and redshirt-sophomore Ralf Steinbach and redshirt-senior Kevin Metka.

OSU continued to make it look easy with Steinbach, Diaz and Callahan all taking wins in singles to seal Wisconsin’s fate. OSU wrapped it up with a 6-1 win over the Badgers.

The match might not have been as easy as the box score made it seem when taking the elements into account, though, Tucker said.

“We haven’t been outside much in these conditions with heavy, heavy, heavy winds.

When it’s heavy, heavy, heavy wind, anything can happen in tennis,” he said. “Tough match, tough conditions.”

Before OSU cruised against the Badgers, the Golden Gophers put up a fight, especially for the doubles point. Minnesota took the win on court two but Diaz and Callahan battled back to tie it up with a win on court three. It

against Johns Hopkins for the first time in the program’s history.

“We’ve been battling all week practicing so hard, but really it all starts in the back and Carey played awesome back there. We had (senior midfielder) Chris May winning faceoffs which gave us the possession, offense was just playing really simple and fast,” Brown said.

Though OSU totalled 15 goals from five different players, Planning had arguably the highlight goal of the night at 13:06 in the second quarter. Sophomore attackman JT Blubaugh fed the outlet pass to Planning, who used a split dodge to beat two Hopkins defenders before rifling a shot to the back of the net.

But for Planning, the night was about his teammates and the Buckeyes winning their second game in the Big Ten. “This is a whole team win, we had goals spread out throughout the entire team,” Planning said. “We are a team first and foremost. I’m so proud of what we have accomplished.”

With two conference games behind them, Myers said the Buckeyes have to focus on what’s ahead.

“For our men, the most important thing is to think about how to get better and get win number three next week. There will be a time to reflect on the season, but right now it’s time to get back, get our rest and improve as we head north for the weekend,” Myers said.

The Buckeyes are scheduled to take on the Michigan Wolverines on Sunday in Ann Arbor, Mich., at 2 p.m.

all came down to court one, where Metka and Steinbach were pushed into a tiebreaker. The duo came back with a clean 7-0 win, taking the tiebreaker and the doubles point for the Buckeyes.

“We were able to survive a close doubles point against a good team with Minnesota …

So how can we be upset?” Tucker said.

The momentum continued through the singles matches with wins from Diaz, Callahan and Steinbach clearing the Buckeyes way to their 4-2 win. OSU’s victory marked the Golden Gophers’ first conference loss.

Chances are high that this wasn’t the last time OSU will be thrown in to outdoors conditions, with spring weather rolling into Columbus. With two weeks and four matches left in the regular season, there is still a lot of tennis to be played.

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sports Takeaways from 1B With a three-way quarterback competition wide open between him, Jones and redshirt-senior Braxton Miller, even the limited reps Barrett is getting could be the difference between a starting job and a cozy spot on the sidelines.

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Redshirt-freshman defensive lineman Sam Hubbard (49) is one of a few young players with a chance to earn significant playing time during spring practice.

Baseball from 1B junior second baseman Nick Sergakis attributed that to the team’s resiliency.

“We are overall a scrappy team, top to bottom,” Sergakis said. “We fight till the last out is made and I think that’s the biggest different between this year and last year.

“We remember last year. It’s good to go out there and when we need it, we get the hits. It’s good to know we have that ability.”

OSU struggled to put any runs on the board until the bottom of the third, when senior catcher Connor Sabanosh stepped to the plate.

Sabanosh continued his dominance at the batters box with the first home run of his OSU career.

The catcher has impressed with a .426 slugging percentage and a .373 on-base percentage. He has also recorded six doubles this season to go along with his career-high 14 RBIs. The Buckeyes also hit back-toback home runs for the first time since 2011 this weekend, as senior outfielder Pat Porter and junior third

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baseman Troy Kuhn slammed backto-back homers in sixth inning to give OSU a two-run lead going into the seventh.

“These guys just continue (to) battle, we have two outs, nobody on and we just barrel two balls and Porter and Kuhn get two big hits to get us back in the lead,” Beals said.

After hitting 23 total home runs last season, OSU is on track to surpass that with 20 home runs so far in 2015. The Buckeyes swatted a total of four home runs this weekend with sophomore outfielder Ronnie Dawson tallying the lone homer in Saturday’s 7-1 win over the Nittany Lions.

“We have confidence, there’s no doubt about that. I think that ability to win, our guys feel that,” Beals said.

“Winning is a learned thing and our guys have that right now. They feel like they can get hits and find ways to win games.”

The Buckeyes are set to complete their third Big Ten series on Monday at 1:05 p.m. against the Nittany Lions at Bill Davis Stadium.

4. Bri’onte Dunn could (finally) be an impact player With Samuel repping with the H-backs and Elliott still recovering from a pair of wrist surgeries, Dunn, a redshirt-junior, has been getting the bulk of the reps at running back in practice.

He’s a player billed for greatness coming out of high school who hasn’t lived up to the hype. In fact, Dunn was a rare true freshman who ended up redshirting as a sophomore. Now with another two seasons of eligibility remaining, he seems to be turning a corner.

Meyer said he gained momentum as a special teams standout last season, but Dunn will have his sights set on carrying the ball rather than making tackles this time around.

If he impresses throughout practice and in the Spring Game, you can bank on Dunn having more than his nine

carries for 63 yards from last season in 2015.

5. Depth might be an issue again at defensive line Every time the OSU defensive line has come up this spring, Meyer’s mood at the press conference podium has been noticeably sour.

He preached throughout last season that the Buckeyes needed to be able to rotate more players in the trenches, but it never quite came to fruition.

Now halfway through spring practice, the Buckeyes still don’t seem to have that depth. Defensive-linemanturned-offensive-lineman-turned-defensive-lineman Joel Hale, back for a fifth year, has added some leadership to the group, but OSU is still looking for other players to step up alongside junior Joey Bosa and senior Adolphus Washington.

Young players like sophomore Jalyn Holmes have a chance now and need to take advantage of that opportunity through OSU’s Spring Game on April 18. If not, Meyer might still be pining for more linemen when the Buckeyes take the field against Virginia Tech on Sept.

7 in Blacksburg, Va., to open the 2015 regular season.

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The OSU baseball team celebrates after topping Penn State, 7-6, on April 5 after a 9th-inning walk-off double from sophomore outfielder Troy Montgomery. The Buckeyes have registered 5 walk-off wins this season.

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