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Award-winning Spanish architect Borja Ferrater of the Office of Architecture in Barcelona is slated to give a lecture at OSU about being successful without selling out. ON PAGE 5

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Humanities enrollment in decline AMANDA VAUGHN News Director vaughn.246@osu.edu Ohio State offers more than 200 majors that allow students to specialize in a myriad of subjects, but that could be in jeopardy as humanities majors have seen an enrollment decline, a trend that some believe could have long-term consequences. When the university published its strategic enrollment plan for 2012 to 2017, it outlined its goals to increase enrollment at OSU at no cost to the academic diversity. After examining enrollment data, the College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Advisory Council has drafted a recommendation it believes will help the university fulfill that goal. The chair of the ASC faculty senate, Tom Hawkins, explained the group’s desire for the university to reevaluate the enrollment policies. “The kind of community we want to have here at this university is based on having a rich diversity of intellectual perspectives,” he said. The recommendation that the group sent to University President Michael Drake, as well as Interim Provost and Executive Vice President Bruce McPheron, called for the university “to adjust its acceptance and recruitment practices so that all colleges and divisions of colleges at OSU are supplied with qualified students.” “Changes in enrollment levels in particular disciplines can be due to a variety of complex factors,” university spokesman Chris Davey

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“We’ve been puzzled and concerned that even as the applications are going up, admissions in the humanities are going down, and significantly.” Jill Galvan Associate professor, Department of English

said in an email. “Managing enrollment and admissions at a comprehensive university like Ohio State is a complicated and dynamic process that we are constantly refining and improving, and the faculty are important partners in this.” According to enrollment data compiled and analyzed by Alan

Farmer, an associate professor in the Department of English, the number of university applicants has increased since 2012, including the number of students indicating a desire to pursue a humanities major. However, the number of humanities students admitted to the university has gone down while

natural and mathematical sciences and social and behavioral sciences have increased. This is not an isolated trend at OSU, though. Harvard University’s arts and humanities department published the Harvard Humanities Project in 2013, that found nationally, the number of humanities majors is decreasing. While Harvard projected that its humanities majors would decrease from 24 to 17 percent of its students by 2016, the OSU faculty council projects its trend to be more extreme. Todd Thompson, a member of the Faculty Advisory Council and a professor in the Department of Astronomy, said he analyzed Farmer’s data and projected that there will be no humanities majors at OSU by 2019. “We’ve been puzzled and concerned that even as the applications are going up, admissions in the humanities are going down, and significantly,” said Jill Galvan, an associate professor in the English department and a member of the Faculty Advisory Council who also worked on the report. The acceptance numbers of humanities students has decreased since 2012, despite increasing acceptance numbers across the other departments in the College of Arts and Sciences, natural and mathematical sciences and social and behavioral sciences. Overall enrollment in the humanities departments has decreased by 49 percent since 2010, according to Farmer’s report. This could have far-reaching effects beyond just fewer stuHUMANITIES CONTINUES ON 2

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A Columbus Planned Parenthood is located at 18 E. 17th Ave.

Kasich signs bill to defund Planned Parenthood Campus-area location expected to remain open ALLISON BUGENSTEIN Lantern reporter bugenstein.4@osu.edu The campus-area Planned Parenthood, located at 18 E. 17th Ave., plans to keep its doors open despite impending cuts resulting from the signing of legislation by Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Sunday to drop state funding for Planned Parenthood in Ohio. The move was part of House Bill 294, which cut off state funding from organizations that provide or promote abortions in the state. The bill passed the Ohio House, with amendments from the Senate companion bill, on Feb. 10, with 62 yeas to 32 nays. The Senate companion bill had earlier passed 22 yeas to 8 nays. The bill also removes funding from organizations that are affiliated with any abortion clinic. The

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Cristina Bicchieri speaks during the Citizenship Speaker Series on Feb. 19.

Trendsetters elude norms and affect change in society, said Cristina Bicchieri, guest lecturer at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies. The talk on Friday was part of the Citizenship Speaker Series. Bicchieri defines “trendsetters” as those who are willing to be the first to act on change and “are often peripheral members of society.” Bicchieri is a professor of philosophy and psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and also serves as the S.J.P. Harvie Chair of Social Thought and Comparative Ethics. Bicchieri, who is also a professor

in the legal studies department of the Wharton School of Business, began her presentation discussing why she became passionate in learning more about trendsetters. “My original interest actually stemmed from my interest in social norms,” she said. Bicchieri said some regularities are behaviors that we adopt and continue to engage in, regardless of what people think. She further shared that there is a sense that everyone ought to behave in an appropriate way. “If we expect this generalized reproach, it will be enough to keep up all obeying the rule,” she said. The presentation then shifted to a discussion about tipping points and the process of how social norms change.

“At some point, a few individuals will be convinced, for example, that beating their wives is not the best way to fulfill deeply held values,” Bicchieri said. “They may decide to abandon the practice, which would cause a gradual change in attitudes. If this minority grows, it will reach a tipping point.” Kristen Darah, a third-year in finance, attended the lecture series and said she believed Bicchieri was informative. “Being a finance major, I don’t usually think about what kind of behaviors it takes to create a trendsetter,” Darah said. “We overlook why we behave the way we do, but Bicchieri’s presentation made a lot of sense.” Bicchieri was born in Milan, where she received her laurea, a

post-secondary academic degree in Italy, in philosophy, summa cum laude, from the University of Milan. She received her doctorate’s degree in philosophy of science at Cambridge University and also taught at Barnard College, Columbia University, University of Notre Dame and Carnegie Mellon University. Bicchieri has published more than 100 articles and several books, according to the Office of International Affairs website. The Mershon Center Speaker Series hosts a series of different topics every month, including a Globalization Speaker Series, National Security Speaker Series and Global Migration Speaker Series.

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Campus area crime map: Feb. 16-22 JAY PANANDIKER Engagement Editor panandiker.1@osu.edu A rape was reported on West Campus on Thursday. The incident took place between Jan. 23 at 5 p.m. and Jan. 24 at 7 a.m. The victim later refused to cooperate. (not featured on map) 1. An assault was reported just before 4 a.m. at the 1200 block of Indianola Avenue on Thursday. The victim reported the suspect struck her in the face one time. She refused medical treatment, and police noted a small mark on her left cheek. 2. An assault was reported at the 1700 block of North High Street on Saturday at 2:30 a.m. The victim reported the suspect removed her iPhone from her back pocket. When she tried to take it back, the suspect grabbed her by the throat and slammed her onto the ground. 3. At 7:20 p.m. on Saturday, a disturbance was reported at the McDonald’s at 1972 N. High St. Employees asked the suspect to leave, and the suspect refused. Police arrived at the scene, and the suspect proceeded to leave. 4. A felony theft was reported at the second block of East Woodruff Avenue on Saturday just before 5 p.m. The victim reported a stolen purse, electronics and clothing. In total, the stolen goods were valued at approximately $4,000.

5. A victim reported an incident of menacing at the 1700 block of North High Street at 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The victim reported that the suspect made threatening statements toward her. 6. An incident of criminal damaging was reported at the 100 block of East 16 Avenue. The victim reported his truck window was smashed with a brick just after 1 a.m. on Feb. 20. 7. A staff member reported an incident of drug possession by a known suspect at the Emergency Department at the Wexner Medical Center. The incident took place on Feb. 16 just after 5 p.m. Note: Crimes featured on the map do not represent the full extent of criminal activity in the campus area.

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bill applies to Planned Parenthood, which claims to be the leading provider of reproductive health services at the national level. The organization specializes in reproductive health and prevention, and it provides health services at a discounted cost. The bill strips the organization of $1.3 million in state funding. Planned Parenthood spokes-

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John Kasich, Ohio governor and Republican candidate for president of the United States.

woman Jocelyn Smallwood said that though the cut will hit them hard, all 28 care centers across the state will continue to stay open, including the campus-area office, Smallwood said. “We want to tell people we will be open,” she said. “OSU students should still know they can turn to Planned Parenthood.” Planned Parenthood has been under fire since last summer, when undercover videos emerged of Planned Parenthood representatives mishandling fetal tissue. Later, parts of these videos were determined to be doctored, after being analyzed by research company Fusion GPS. “The biggest thing this bill does is defund preventative care services,” Smallwood said. “Those are going to be cut.” The bill won’t be the end of Planned Parenthood in Ohio, but steep cuts will have to be made in some programs. Educational programs will be hit hardest, Smallwood said. Programs on the chopping block include sex education, healthy relationship education and the Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies

initiative. “These are programs we can all agree that people need,” Smallwood said. “We’re taking them away simply because it’s Planned Parenthood that’s doing it.” Ohio is not the only state that has defunded Planned Parenthood in recent months. Since the hidden-camera videos were released, nine states have defunded the organization. Additionally, a bill defunding the organization has also been proposed at the national level and passed the House of Representatives. “The Ohio Department of Health had already stopped awarding state dollars to Planned Parenthood and they were kicked to the back of the line for the federal government’s family planning grants that the department administers,” Kasich’s press secretary Joe Andrews said in an emailed statement. “This bill builds upon that work.” Kasich, a Republican presidential candidate, has long been an opponent of Planned Parenthood and abortion. “A lot of the arguments for this bill don’t have to do with preven-

tative health care,” Smallwood said. “What we heard frequently in the testimony is that this bill is for abortion, but this has nothing to do with abortion. State funds don’t go to abortion.” Smallwood said Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio is fortunate that it won’t have to close any of its doors, but it will have to cut its pop-up services to low-income areas, making health care even more inaccessible to low-income families. “We need to take a long look at what’s been done here, which is take health care from people who really need it,” Smallwood said.

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dents in the departments. “It’s good for people to know that our enrollments in an individual department are coupled to our budgets, and so a decline in enrollments leads to a decline in budget, leads to more decline and so it’s a quick spiral,” Thompson said about the long-term effects. With fewer majors enrolled in the departments, there would be fewer courses offered through them. In turn, this means less revenue for those departments, creating further issues, according to the council’s findings. In the report, the advisory council argue that the decline in majors could ultimately lead to the departments only providing general education courses without offering any of their own majors. “Students who want to major in the humanities, I think they should be allowed to pursue that. They’re adults and they should be allowed to enter into the university pursuing what they have decided to do,” Galvan said.

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Extend the USG candidacy deadline It has recently come to my attention that the current prospective Undergraduate Student Government presidential and vice presidential candidates are running unopposed. This is a huge concern because I don’t think that this is truly a representative system. I believe that USG has failed its student body that it works so hard to serve. Firstly, I would like to point out that I am an extremely active student on campus, involved in numerous student organizations, and I had no clue about the USG process. The current process is not easily accessible or well-known by the student body. The dates for its election deadlines are not clearly listed on its website for outsiders who are looking to get involved. As an organization that handles funding for other student organizations, this is unacceptable, and the lack of transparency is disturbing. In true democratic form, this is a disgrace to not only the USG mission but to the undergraduate student body. Secondly, it is hard to look over the fact that USG has a very homogenous demographic. How can this be a representation of OSU when its committees are comprised of white, Greek- affiliated individuals? I am not blaming this fact on the organization’s current members, but instead, I think this reflects USG’s complete lack of marketing to other groups on campus. How can one (nearly homogenous) group reflect the wishes and attitudes of an incredibly dynamic,

Reopen the petitions to allow more people to run for executive offices. Running unopposed should never happen at a large university such as OSU. diverse student population? The answer is: it can’t. I understand that there is a “diversity committee,” but this is not sufficient. The only way USG can truly voice the minority perspective is to seek out people different from those within it. I would recommend seeking help from the Multicultural Center for starters, and other resources available to organizations on campus. In order to correct these wrongs, the only sufficient procedure is to extend the petition deadline for USG candidates. This will allow more people to be involved in the organization with different perspectives, ideals and life experiences that will strengthen USG as a whole. If USG’s mission is to serve the student body, please heed my request. The current protocol for electing higher positions in USG is a closed-off system that is hostile to outsiders. If you look at USG’s social media accounts that are supposed to be used as extensions of USG to engage

Members of USG listen during a meeting on Dec. 12. the student body, elections were only mentioned once. This act alone feels like an attempt to get the people already inside of the organization a promotion to a higher office. However, as I’m sure you are aware, this is not how democracy is supposed to function. A quick glance at USG’s constitution will reveal that it is supposed to be a replication of the democratic system. Reopen the petitions to allow more people to run for executive offices. Running

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unopposed should never happen at a large university such as OSU. USG should market to more groups, who it has previously, and obviously, not connected with. Make the process more transparent, with marketing in the Union, paired with clearly set deadlines on the USG website, for those who are not already involved in the organization. Katie Epperson Fourth-year in psychology

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Empower the future through teaching Editor’s note: This letter to the editor contains racially sensitive language. The interlaced metal covering the windows rattled as Desiree banged on it to grab my attention. She peered through the frosted glass of my flimsy trailer door and beckoned me. Usually students were fighting to exit the prison-like atmosphere of my trailer classroom, but she was fighting to get in. “Mr. Hill, I need your help. I’m not passing my classes.” This scene started a special relationship that had a definitive impact on my first semester as a Teach For America teacher. Despite teaching 40 hours a week, prepping 30 hours a week and completing my master’s program, I decided to help Desiree. I saw myself in her. Just like me, neither of Desiree’s parents graduated high school, and her father was incarcerated. I knew she needed extra support to cope with both the academic and emotional chal-

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You can’t change the systems of the entire country, but you can change what your kids believe is possible for their futures. lenges she faced. I spent the weekend planning a strategy to help Desiree succeed. I enlisted the help of her mother, the principal and the rest of the 10th grade team. Together with Desiree, we worked to get her back on track, and our combined efforts paid off. Desiree passed all of her classes that semester. I wish Desiree was an anomaly, but there are kids just like her in communities all across the country. Low-income kids of color full of wit, creativity and potential who, unless they get intense support and resources, will not overcome the Editor in Chief Amanda Etchison Managing Editor for Content Alex Drummer Managing Editor for Design Denny Check Copy Chief Robert Scarpinito Campus Editor Michael Huson Asst. Campus Editor Danika Stahl Sports Editor Ryan Cooper Asst. Sports Editor Kevin Stankiewicz Arts Editor Sallee Ann Ruibal Asst. Arts Editor Hannah Herner Photo Editor Samantha Hollingshead Asst. Photo Editor Muyao Shen Design Editor Kyle Powell Design Editor Cam Householder Multimedia Editor Jenna Leinasars Asst. Multimedia Editor Ashley Nelson Engagement Editor Jay Panandiker

barriers they face. This has been true for decades in America. And it’s not a reflection on our kids. It’s a reflection on an education system that was not designed to empower people who look like Desiree and me. I learned that firsthand when I came to Ohio State. Most of my black friends here were the first people from their families to attend college, and many were still supporting their families while in school. Many of our white peers came from the suburbs or from more rural areas, where their contact with black people was minimal and fueled their dehumanizing misconceptions. In my time on campus, I saw students called niggers. I saw black students have mud thrown at them. I saw black friends receive letters at their dorms telling them they didn’t belong there. The hostility and isolation really took a toll. Luckily, the Frank W. Hale, Jr. Black Cultural Center gave students of color a home and a supportive community. Director of Student Media General Sales Manager Sales Manager

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But students of color shouldn’t need a special building to feel supported and welcomed at school. Education is the great equalizer in this country, opening up doors of opportunity to bright futures. But far too many people don’t have access to a quality education that can get them there. Changing this reality will take time and hard work from a slew of people of all backgrounds and working in all sectors. Complex systems of oppression take decades to break down, and no single person can do it alone. But as a teacher, you can make an immediate impact on the kids you work with. You can turn your classroom into an incubator of support, hope and optimism. You can’t change the systems of the entire country, but you can change what your kids believe is possible for their futures. Two and a half years after Desiree finished my class, I bumped into her in school. Now a senior, she told me she was studying for the

ACT and prepping for college applications. The strategies I and her other teachers put in place for her two and a half years ago worked. She is on her way to greatness, and I can’t wait to cheer her on.

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Barcelona architect to lecture on authenticity MARIA FERNANDEZ Lantern reporter fernandez.198@osu.edu How do you have a successful career without “selling out”? That is one of the big themes that award-winning Spanish architect Borja Ferrater will address in his guest lecture at the Knowlton School of Architecture. Ferrater is a co-partner of the Office of Architecture in Barcelona. The firm’s projects, which vary from a soccer stadium in Barcelona to high-speed train stations to interior design, have been featured all over the world, including Turkey, Morocco, Italy and Mexico, Ferrater said. “We are not a huge firm,” Ferrater said. “We are small-staffed compared to American firms. But we are capable. Big, huge firms sometimes have to accept commercial projects that they don’t want to do. Our small size allows us to normally do the projects that we want to do.” Ferrater’s firm is also different in that it is family-run. His father, Carlos, was already a well-known architect when he decided to start his own firm with his son, his daughter, Lucía, and son-in-law,

“Our firm is young and different, but we still try to be on the edge of things.” Borja Ferrater Co-partner, Office of Architecture in Barcelona

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OAB’s Roca Barcelona Gallery is one of Borja Ferrater’s firm’s many projects. Xavier Martí Galí. “Historically, Spanish architecture in the ‘80s and ‘90s was really the center of a certain type of building. Borja’s father was one of the practitioners who was putting Spain on the map as a hotbed of architectural thinking,” said Andrew Cruse, assistant professor of architecture and director of the lecture series this year. Borja Ferrater’s childhood was surrounded by architecture, but he didn’t always intend to be an archi-

tect. He spent four years studying biology in the U.S. It wasn’t until he went on a trip with his father to Finland and saw the architect Alvar Aalto’s work that he realized that architecture had always been his passion. Most of Borja Ferrater’s lecture will be about what it is like to start a successful business and the importance of maintaining authenticity. “Our firm is young and different, but we still try to be on the edge of

things,” he said. OAB makes up for its small size by collaborating with other architecture firms that specialize in certain areas. Borja Ferrater used building a hospital as an example. “If we are building a hospital, we will work with another firm that is specialized in hospitals. This allows our firm’s specialization to not be specialized,” he said. The firm’s members like to think of their architecture as four legs of a table: light, materials, landscape

and controlling the distribution of spaces. They consider all four necessary components in any projects. However, they prefer to not be identified by any certain style. “Every new project is a new experience, a new adventure; we don’t believe in a brand,” Borja Ferrater said. Cruse recommends that students go to the lecture for the international perspective that the Spanish architect brings. “See how practices are similar or different,” he said. “What’s being built there, how architects are educated and practice as compared to the U.S.” The lecture will be held on Wednesday in Gui Auditorium in Knowlton Hall at 5:30 p.m. All lectures are free and open to the public.

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Clockwise from upper-left: OSU students gather at the Ohio Union on Feb. 19 during Taste of OSU, an annual event featuring international food, art performances and cultural exhibits presented by more than 30 international student organizations on campus. Odissi at Ohio State, a student club celebrating Indian culture, performs traditional Indian dance at Taste of OSU at the Ohio Union on Feb. 19. OSU Oriental Dance Troupe performs traditional Chinese dance at Taste of OSU at the Ohio Union on Feb. 19. Isabela Przygodzki, left, and Sara Katrenich, right, from Polish Club at OSU dress in traditional Polish dresses during Taste of OSU on Feb. 19 at the Ohio Union.

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Slow jams, otherworldly tunes queued up SAM KAYUHA Lantern reporter kayuha.2@osu.edu I spent most of this week listening to a new album by a certain well-known Chicago rapper, who, because of the abundance of coverage, will remain nameless. Nevertheless, other music was released this week and it deserves attention as well. Too much of anything can be a bad thing. “Good To Love” by FKA Twigs There is nothing more exciting to me in music than sounds that seem to be from another planet. Something that bursts from traditional restraints, something that makes it difficult for one with a new music column to describe. Pop, rock, dance, all of that is great, but what I really want to hear is something that challenges my concept of particular genres. Whether you call FKA Twigs pop or R&B, you are right. And wrong. Her three extended plays and one full-length feature the trance-inducing sound of her haunting, hushed voice with sparse accompaniment. Lately she has taken to working with nonconforming, avant-garde trap producers, amplifying and warping her sound. Her music is largely about love and sex, but she frames it in a way that makes the whole concept seem unappealing. It is passionate, but a dark, tortured passion. “Good To Love” is along these lines but another step forward. It’s an ethereal ballad

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FKA Twigs at the British Fashion Awards at the London Coliseum, St. Martin’s Lane, in London on Nov. 23. that once again makes Twigs’ voice the main focus, with moody, atmospheric production keeping the emphasis on melody and vocals. This song was a surprise release, as most of her recent music has been, so who knows

what we might be getting next from Twigs. The only sure thing is that it will be a little more mind-bending than what came before it. “March Madness (Remix)” by Future ft. Nas The old guard/young gun

contrast should be far more apparent than it is on this song. It is not surprising, though, given that Nas is one of the best at remixing, ever, hopping on one of the best tracks to come out of Future’s insanely productive year. Nas is at the point in his career where a stellar guest verse now and then does enough to keep listeners from forgetting his greatness. He is in Andre 3000, Jay Z territory. All he has to think about is which spots to pick — he chose a good one here, a track equally anthemic and culturally important. “Valentine’s Slow Jams Chapter 9” by Hudson Mohawke Whether Valentine’s Day went your way or not this year — congratulations and sympathies, respectively — there is one V-day tradition that can be counted on: Hudson Mohawke’s Valentine’s slow jam set. The hip-hop and electronic producer’s 44-minute mix of sultry and romantic songs might not be for the lonely hearts, but for those with a little more luck, it sets a certain mood. I would suggest listening only when with a significant other … things might get a little uncomfortable with this playing on the way to family dinner.

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He has had an important hand in growing the sport and one of its most important events. For more than 20 years, Ganim has helped develop the sport’s foremost championship, the U.S. Open, while also serving an executive role with racquet, equipment and apparel manufacturer HEAD Penn racquetball in that time. “Running the U.S. Open is virtually running easily the biggest (racquetball) event in the world, and he does an incredible job with it,” said Larry Haemmerle, president of USA Racquetball. “I don’t look at him as just a tournament director or any other player. I value him as a partner.” Ganim, who now resides outside Columbus in Westerville with his family, has also been the head of

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Although OSU does not bring in athletic trainers from the Wexner Medical Center for intramural games, the recreational sports staff is still prepared to deal with concussions. “On the intramural side, we have enacted some concussion protocols and have trained our staff to recognize the symptoms,” Davis said. If an athlete were to suffer an apparent head injury during a game, a staff member on site with a firstaid kit would provide the injured athlete with a card that displays the symptoms of a concussion, allowing the player to decide if he or she wants to visit the emergency room to be further evaluated. “If they can’t remember their name, if they can’t remember the score, if they can’t (remember) the time of when the game started, any signs like that, the intramural supervisor has the full authority to remove that individual from the game,” Davis said. Ethan Adams, a third-year in geographic information sciences, said he suffered a concussion while playing flag football the night before a physics exam. “The refs saw what happened but couldn’t tell I had a concussion,” Adams said. Adams left the game and was further evaluated at Riverside Methodist Hospital, where it was determined he sustained a concussion. Scott Lissner, the Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator with the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, said a severe concussion that permanently limits a life activity, such as attention, memory, pro-

sage if they pull off the upset. All season long, the Scarlet and Gray have “had to go longer, go harder than in the past,” Matta said. After all that extra effort to tighten up loose screws, Bates-Diop said the country would finally be able to see if the Buckeyes are able to “compete with a team of their caliber.” They have the confidence to make it happen, he said, but avoiding a pitiful start like against Nebraska is of utmost importance. On Saturday, OSU had only two points at the 11:36 mark in the first half. That slow of a start might result in an insurmountable deficit versus the Spartans. “We gotta have the right mindset from the beginning to even be competitive in a situation like this,” Bates-Diop said. Spartan spotlight The situation that Bates-Diop was referring to is a primetime game against a team that, when healthy, “is as good as anybody,” Matta said. Senior guard Denzel Valentine is the catalyst of it all for coach Tom Izzo’s Spartans. The 6-foot-5 Lansing, Michigan, native is one of the country’s premier talents, as many experts have him in the discussion for player of the year. The high praise stems from Valentine’s ability to leave his fingerprint on nearly every aspect of the game. He leads the Big Ten in scoring per game, with 19.7, and assists, dishing out 7.3 a night. He’s also second on the team in 3-point percentage, connecting on 44.6 percent of his attempts, and rebounding, averaging 7.7 per con-

“If they can’t remember their name, if they can’t remember the score ... the intramural supervisor has the full authority to remove that individual from the game.” Jarrode Davis OSU competitive sports coordinator

cessing speed or thinking, would be classified as a disability. As a result, his office would contact the professors of students with these types of injuries in order to make sure proper accommodations are given in the classroom. Lissner also said suffering a minor concussion would not qualify as a disability, and one would need proper documentation from a doctor in order to skip class or an exam. “You would document that like you would the flu, twisting your ankle or anything else,” Lissner said. That exemption can also happen retroactively, as was the case with Adams’ physics exam the day after his injury. “They had me take it, but I was able to drop the exam after,” Adams said. “I needed a doctor note.”

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the Ohio Racquetball Association for more than two decades. He will be inducted into the Racquetball Hall of Fame in May at a ceremony held in Denver. “He’s really been the most successful person when it comes to developing outside investments and sponsorships into the sport of racquetball,” Czarnecki said. “He has had a great impact on the sport in a variety of ways.” Ganim noted the ways that racquetball positively impacted his life. He said he has also developed many lasting relationships throughout his 30-year career and is thankful to have met the people he has. “I hope I’ve left the sport in better shape than how I found it,” Ganim said.

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OSU freshman guard A.J. Harris (12) gets low to defend Michigan junior guard Derrick Walton Jr. (10) during a game against Michigan on Feb. 16 at the Schottenstein Center. test. Within a one-minute sequence, Matta compared him to two of his former players, Evan Turner and D’Angelo Russell, for the seemingly infinite ways he impacts the game. “He does everything,” Matta said. As a team, the Spartans are third in the conference in field-goal percentage, making just below 50 percent of their attempts. But they are the top 3-point shooting team, aided by Valentine and fellow senior guard — and high school teammate — Bryn Forbes, who connects on a conference-leading 48 percent of his 3-pointers. Michigan State’s ability to shoot the basketball with such success is “alarming,” Matta said. Even though OSU will be playing host to one of the nation’s top

teams, Matta said the “focus has to be on us.” “I just want to go out and play well (Tuesday) night,” he said. Up next Unfortunately for the Buckeyes, the road doesn’t get any easier following Tuesday’s tough test. Their next game is set to come against No. 8 Iowa (20-6, 11-3) on Sunday at home. Tipoff against the Hawkeyes is slated for 4 p.m.

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OSU coach Thad Matta yells out a play from the sidelines during a game against Michigan on Feb. 16 at the Schottenstein Center.

Desperate for victory KEVIN STANKIEWICZ Assistant Sports Editor stankiewicz.16@osu.edu The door to the NCAA tournament remains ajar for the Ohio State men’s basketball team after grinding out a road win over Nebraska on Saturday, but it could be slammed shut if things don’t go well Tuesday night. That’s when the Buckeyes (18-10, 10-5) are set to welcome sixth-ranked Michigan State (22-5, 9-5) to the Schottenstein Center for a must-win matchup amid OSU’s quest to salvage a seemingly lost year after a tumultuous beginning. “Every game is critical,” sophomore forward Keita Bates-Diop said. “You don’t go into a game thinking, ‘We can afford to lose this game,’ or anything like that. We’re a very confident team and we feel like we have a chance to beat anybody when we’re on our A-game.” Putting forth their “A-game” is something that hasn’t always been easy for the youthful Buckeyes. The inconsistency that has stained

Ohio State men’s basketball welcomes No. 6 Michigan State in need of signature win their season has been heavily discussed. It’s hard to have a conversation about this team without mentioning how up and down its season has been. Yet, OSU coach Thad Matta said he has seen his team developing, even if sometimes his players revert to their old ways, namely stagnant offensive sets and high volumes of turnovers. “We were treading water late November, early season. I like the progress that this team has

made,” he said, later adding, “We’ve won some basketball games where earlier I don’t think we could’ve won those games.” Why a win matters On the surface, OSU’s 10 wins in the Big Ten appears to be an impressive mark, but a deeper inquiry reveals that only one of them has come against a team with a conference record .500 or above — a Feb. 16 victory over Michigan. Other than that lone game, the Buckeyes have bolstered their resume by beating teams they should beat. OSU needs a marquee win within its conference, hence why Tuesday’s game is paramount. Frankly, two wins over Rutgers, and victories versus Penn State and Minnesota aren’t what the selection committee will use to determine if the Buckeyes belong in the Big Dance. Beating the Spartans wouldn’t punch their ticket — in fact, far from it — but a late-season victory over a top 10 team will cause the committee to start taking notes. Players are aware that they could send a mesBASKETBALL CONTINUES ON 7

Concussion protocol in place at OSU Ohio State club and intramural sports adopt policies for concussions DANIEL SMYTH For The Lantern smyth.41@osu.edu The impact of concussions on college and professional athletes has been a hot topic around Ohio State’s campus after the recent visit of Dr. Bennet Omalu, who discovered evidence of lasting damage in football players’ brains from multiple concussions. The conversation usually begins in the professional ranks, but concerns about varsity collegiate athletes have begun trickling down. Yet the impact of these collision-related injuries on recreational athletes is often overlooked. Jarrode Davis, the competitive sports coordinator at the university, said OSU is prepared to treat students who suffer concussions while participating in club and intramural sports on the field and in the classroom. Davis said that research conducted over the past year by OSU determined that 11 out of the 62 club sports are labeled as “high risk” for concussions. The list included men’s and women’s ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby and soccer. “We have hired athletic trainers from the Wexner Medical Center to be at all of their home games that are within the vicinity of the city,” Davis said. “In the past that’s been a cost that (club teams) had to endure; now we are taking on that cost for those 11 clubs because of the research we have been able to put forth.” CONCUSSION CONTINUES ON 7

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Alumnus selected for Racquetball Hall of Fame LUKE SWARTZ Lantern reporter swartz.276@osu.edu

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Ohio State graduate Doug Ganim, who has been selected for the USA Racquetball Hall of Fame.

Doug Ganim has long been recognized for his excellence on the racquetball court and admired for his many contributions off of it, but now the former Buckeye is adding one more feather to his hat. USA Racquetball announced that Ganim, who graduated from Ohio State in 1987 with a degree in business, is being awarded the sport’s highest honor: a spot in the hall of fame. “It means just about everything to me,” said Ganim, who will be inducted in the amateur open category. “I’ve been playing (racquetball) full-time since I was 14 years old, and it’s really defined my life.” The Racquetball Hall of Fame’s main goal is to recognize those who have had a profound impact on

“He’s really been the most successful person when it comes to developing outside investments and sponsorships into the sport of racquetball.” Steve Czarnecki Executive director, USA Racquetball

the sport. Individuals are nominated and then voted on by a committee. To date, only 57 players have been enshrined, according to the USA Racquetball website. Getting to the pinnacle of one’s sport is obviously no easy task. For Ganim, hard work and a clearly defined vision helped him forge his future in the game, he said. He went on to say that the im-

portant decisions he made at a young age helped propel him further into his career. One such decision was where to attend college. Because of how salient the sport was in his life, Ganim said he opted to attend OSU because of its close proximity to the interstates. That made traveling to tournaments much simpler and effective. “I played in a tournament every single weekend the entire four years I was at Ohio State,” Ganim said. “From Ohio State I could get north, south, east or west, and I did.” All that work Ganim put forth while in college paid off nearly immediately after he graduated, as in 1988 he captured gold in doubles at the International Racquetball Federation World Championships. He went on to achieve that same crown twice more. Furthering his international dou-

bles success, Ganim won gold in the 1999 Pan American Games. What’s more, he medaled thrice at the United States Olympic Festivals. These go along with many additional accomplishments and accolades that helped solidify his place in the Racquetball Hall of Fame. “There is certainly no person who has had a broader impact on the sport of racquetball in the last few years than Doug Ganim,” said Steve Czarnecki, the executive director of USA Racquetball. “His playing accomplishments that he’s being recognized for with this Hall of Fame induction (are) just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what he has contributed to the sport overall.” As Czarnecki noted, Ganim’s contributions aren’t limited to just what he did on the court.

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