January 26 2015

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Monday January 26, 2015 year: 135 No. 6

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Learning to drive at 19

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TAKING POINT Shannon Scott, D’Angelo Russell becoming formidable backcourt duo for Ohio State

2 Chainz debates pot

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Study: Millennials drive less, favor alternate transportation Isabelle beecy Lantern reporter beecy.1@osu.edu More millennials have been delaying getting their driver’s license compared to previous generations, opting to use alternate transportation methods, and a new transportation and parking plan at Ohio State is set to help further accommodate this lifestyle change. In the October study “Millennials in Motion,” conducted by the Ohio Public Interest Research Group, researchers found the average amount of miles driven by 16- to 34-year-olds decreased by 23 percent between 2001 and 2009 because of fewer trips and more diverse transportation options. The study also stated that, according to data from the AAA Foundation for Highway Safety, the percentage of high-school seniors who have a driver’s license dropped to 73 percent from 85 percent between 1996 and 2010. The study said federal data suggests the decline has continued since 2010. Many factors might have influenced the observed trend of millennials favoring alternative transportation to driving, the study said, including socioeconomic shifts, lifestyle preferences, and changing technology and transportation options, some of which have become more easily accessible and more user-friendly for the people who use them. At OSU, alternative means of transportation have become popular among students in particular.

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Left: Freshman guard D’Angelo Russell dribbles the ball during a game against Wright State on Dec. 27 at the Schottenstein Center. OSU won, 100-55. Right: Senior guard Shannon Scott calls out a play during a game against North Carolina A&T on Dec. 17 at Nationwide Arena. OSU won, 97-55.

james grega, jr. Asst. sports editor grega.9@osu.edu

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hen the Ohio State men’s basketball team fell down 9-2 early on in its game against Indiana, two players didn’t seem to panic. The starting backcourt of senior Shannon Scott and freshman D’Angelo Russell led the Buckeyes back to their second straight win Sunday afternoon, though neither of them put together a complete game. Russell, who scored 16 of his 22 points in the first half of OSU’s 82-70 victory over No. 23 Indiana, attempted just four shots in the second half, in part because of cramps. Enter Scott, who scored all 10 of his points against the Hoosiers in the second half, including four points while Russell was on the bench. The combination of Russell’s youth and scoring along with Scott’s experience and consistency is something OSU coach Thad Matta said he believes will help the team as a whole be successful. “I thought Shannon was not great in the first half but he was tremendous in the second half. He needed that, that’s for sure,” Matta said. “Having the luxury of switching between him and D’Angelo is great for this team because they all feed off one another and it’s nice knowing you may have two point guards out there.” Russell, who OSU had relied upon greatly in a 69-67 win over Northwestern on Thursday, didn’t need to score nearly as much against the Hoosiers, which showed from his 10 assists for the game. Matta said Russell’s attention to detail is what makes him multidimensional as a guard. “He is very unique. (We were) coming home (from Northwestern) the other night. It’s 1 o’clock in the morning and he is on the plane watching film. The other guys were studying or sleeping and he wants to learn,” Matta said. “He wants to be a great player. And I think that his commitment

in terms of the questions he asks in film session, you are kind of like, ‘Man, he thinks almost like a coach.’” Russell said after the win over Indiana that he was just letting the game come to him and letting his teammates make shots. “I feel like they (Indiana) were putting a lot of pressure on me. They were keying on me,” Russell said. “So it just made it easier for my teammates to step up and do what they do best. I give credit to all my teammates. They were making shots and finishing.” Matta said it was Russell’s vision that allowed him to find his teammates for multiple open shots. “I thought he was playing brilliant basketball. He was dragging that guy (a defender) with him and it was opening up a lot of other things,” Matta said. “They didn’t want him to make the play. He was brilliant in what he did and how he read things.” Scott, who up until this season played alongside former Buckeye Aaron Craft, said he has no problem sharing the court with Russell, especially when the freshman plays like he did against Indiana. “The way he controlled the game in the first half was unbelieveable,” Scott said of Russell’s play. “I have no problem going off the ball … He did a great job out there.” Matta said he knew before the season started that the combination of Scott and Russell could be successful if they learned to share the court. “We were practicing this summer before our trip to the Bahamas and at the end of practice one day I stopped and I just said, ‘Hey, this is D’Angelo’s court.’ He has got complete control of the court. And I was saying it to Shannon Scott to say, ‘You need to get the other half of it,’” Matta said. Indiana coach Tom Crean said he, too, noticed how well the OSU backcourt played together, especially against his Hoosiers. He added that both players have a chance to play in the NBA. “The bottom line today is D’Angelo Russell and Shannon Scott played the way we couldn’t let them play, and we did,” Crean said. “They never got uncomfortable and therefore everybody on the team was a beneficiary of it.”

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University Police adds 2 OSU alums to its ranks ERIC WEITZ Lantern reporter weitz.25@osu.edu University Police recently hired two new officers to its ranks, and although both men received their undergraduate degrees from Ohio State, neither started their college careers with the intent of returning to campus as uniformed officers. Officers John Quinlan and Alan Horujko became the two newest members of the department, which employs 47 sworn police officers on the Columbus campus, Office of Administration and Planning spokesman Justin Moss said in an email. Quinlan said he began his law-enforcement career after teaching Spanish and German for several years for the Olentangy School District. “It’s a second career that I’ve always loved and wanted to do,” Quinlan said of the switch to law enforcement. The Bucyrus, Ohio, native completed his degree in Spanish at OSU after serving as a linguist in the U.S. Army. “My only career path in the Army that I was

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Digital Union offers free 3-D printing in pilot program ROBERT SCARPINITO Lantern reporter scarpinito.1@osu.edu Students looking for a way to combine their technological and creative skills now have the means to do so using free threedimensional printing services offered at two Digital Union locations on campus. Three-dimensional printers are now housed in the Digital Union locations at Enarson Classroom 012 and Prior Hall 460a, and can be used by all students, staff and faculty, regardless of department affiliation, for no cost.

The 3-D printers are part of a pilot program the Digital Union is testing, which started on Jan. 12 and will continue until March 16. The two months are meant for data collection to see how viable the market is for 3-D printing at Ohio State, said Queenie Chow, manager of the Digital Union. “That’s enough for us to assess things like cost, maintenance, types of jobs (and) demand,” Chow said. “Ultimately, this is our fact-finding mission to see who’s using it, what are they using it for and how useful it is.” Anyone can submit a job through a form on the Digital Union’s website. The submission

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OSU students, staff and faculty have the opportunity to use 3-D printing for free at 2 different Digital Union locations on campus. Print jobs to create various structures, such as the Block ‘O’ seen above, can be submitted through the Digital Union’s website.

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