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Coming off scrimmages against Navy and The Hill Academy, the OSU men’s lacrosse team is set to open its regular season on Saturday with a game against Furman University. ON PAGE 12

Assembly-line pizza chain PizzaRev, coming from California, will be the newest addition to the Gateway this spring. ON PAGE 5

Fisher celebrates centennial SAMANTHA HARRIS For The Lantern harris.2373@osu.edu Boasting a top 20 ranking as a public undergraduate business school and catering to 6,093 fulltime students, the Max M. Fisher College of Business has grown since its founding as the College of Commerce and Journalism in 1916. And on March 7, Fisher will have a new milestone to add to its list of accomplishments — 100 years in business education. “Throughout the past century, our students, alumni, faculty, staff, friends and partners have made innumerable contributions to the practice of business, establishing The Ohio State University as a destination for generations of business leaders,” said Joe Arnold, a Fisher spokesman, in an email. Fisher will celebrate its centennial year on the anniversary of its founding with a gathering of alumni, students, faculty and staff for a birthday celebration at Mason Hall. Fisher student, Victoria Wabler, a third-year in marketing, said she will definitely be attending the event and encourages other students to attend. “I’m a big fan of Fisher,” she said. “I think they provide a lot of resources for (their students). I’ve had some really great faculty that have helped me in my time here. I’m just really appreciative.” Since its beginning as the College of Commerce and Journalism, Fisher has changed drastically, evolving from a two-year program

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has seen in her 15 years at the college. “The increased use of technology in and out of the classroom has been a significant change. Global awareness is also an important theme at Fisher,” she said in an email. “This focus enables students to see beyond boundaries and empathize with others.” Fisher’s offerings begin before the classroom, with its newest first-year students. Through their FisherDirect program, Fisher offers first-years the opportunity to be admitted directly into their spe-

It might have been a National Signing Day devoid of drama, a day in which Ohio State coach Urban Meyer and the Buckeye faithful had no reason to sit on the ends of their couches waiting to see which hat an elite high school prospect would proudly place on his head, but it was still a day of success for the Buckeyes. OSU’s 2016 recruiting class went without a hitch, as the 25 prospects who were all expected to ink scholarship offers with Meyer’s program did just that. Seven of those players were early enrollees who joined the program in mid-January. According to 247Sports’ prospect rankings, the Buckeyes’ class is made up of seven three-star prospects, 17 four-star prospects and one five-star: defensive lineman Nick Bosa out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The first player to sign on did so bright and early. Jake Hausmann, a tight end from Cincinnati, was welcomed to the program by OSU Director of Player Personnel Mark Pantoni on Twitter at 7:04 a.m. The last, receiver Binjimen Victor, was made official at 10:37 a.m., putting an early end to the annual festivities. Meyer said that almost immediately after the paperwork arrives

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This March, the Fisher College of Business will celebrate its 100th birthday.

“We look forward to recognizing our remarkable journey and celebrating our past, our present and our future.” Joe Arnold Fisher spokesman

operating out of a single building to the leading four-year institution it is today. Fisher has seen five name changes, nine deans, as well as 7,392 living alumni to date, according to Fisher’s website. Named after alumnus Max M. Fisher in 1993 after receiving a $20 million dona-

tion, the school has undergone what it calls a “corporate turnaround,” constructing a six-building campus while simultaneously expanding its scholarship and fellowship programs. Susan Clark, a senior lecturer in investments and corporate finance, recounted some of the changes she

Advocate discusses gay rights in Israel JOELY FRIEDMAN Senior Lantern reporter friedman.312@osu.edu

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Jonathan Elkhoury speaks at the Ohio Union during a Buckeyes for Israel event on Feb. 2.

Being openly gay in much of the Middle East is illegal and, in several countries, can be life-threatening. Israel’s gay pride parade is the only gay pride parade in the entire Middle East, drawing hundreds of thousands of people each year. The Associated Press named Tel Aviv as one of the world’s most gay-friendly travel destinations. Jonathan Elkhoury knows firsthand what it is like to be gay in the Middle East. Elkhoury spoke at the Ohio Union Tuesday evening at an event sponsored by Buckeyes for Israel. Born in south Lebanon to a

“I am not afraid of going to a bar and being myself. The Israeli society is very accepting of gays.” Jonathan Elkhoury Activist

Greek Orthodox family, he currently lives in Israel and is active in the LBGTQ community as a gay rights advocate. “It was easier for me to go and be myself in Tel Aviv and not be afraid of being seen or of looking too gay for some people and being beaten up because of it,” he said. “I am not afraid of going to a bar and being myself. The Israeli society is

very accepting of gays.” Elkhoury said his family was forced to leave Lebanon in 2000 when they began to fear for their lives. His father was a member of the South Lebanon Army, which fought against the terrorist group Hezbollah during the Lebanon War. The SLA was supported by Israel, but once Israel evacuated its forces, members were offered safety in Israel. Elkhoury’s family escaped to Israel and has been living there ever since. Also present at the Buckeyes for Israel event was Idan Simchony, who is the Jewish Agency Israel Fellow for OSU Hillel. He is of Iraqi, Spanish and Moroccan descent and is also gay. ISRAEL CONTINUES ON 2

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cializations and experience express access to the school’s resources. FisherDirect student Elizabeth Navarre, a first-year in finance, described her experience thus far at the business school as enjoyable. “I’m definitely enjoying being a part of Fisher. It’s a little overwhelming as a first-year, but I’m excited to be surrounded by such driven people and faculty,” Navarre said. “I’m looking forward to seeing what my next three years hold.” With the yearlong celebration just starting to get underway, Fisher has yet to release all the details regarding the festivities. Arnold encourages interested individuals to keep an eye on the website as more content about Fisher’s history, as well as details regarding the school’s birthday party, are revealed. “This truly is a momentous year for our college community,” Arnold said. “We look forward to recognizing our remarkable journey and celebrating our past, our present and our future.”

“In Tel Aviv, you can be transgender, bi, queer, you are free to be whoever you want to be,” Simchony said. “You can have any identity you want and nobody cares. The Israeli gay movement is huge.” He said he encourages gay youths to come to Israel and see the movement for themselves before judging it or forming an opinion. “There is a one-of-a-kind, gay-Arab party called Arisa in Tel Aviv. It is the only one in the Middle East, and they play Arab music all around, and gay people, hundreds of people, come every month to Tel Aviv to hear it. It is Arab lyrics, Arab singers, it’s amazing,” Simchony said. “It is so unique. Israel is the only place in the Middle East where this kind of thing could ever happen.”

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A new store joins the off-campus pizza scene KEVIN STANKIEWICZ Assistant Sports Editor stankiewicz.16@osu.edu The Campus District’s fast-casual dining scene is getting a new competitor. PizzaRev, a California-based restaurant chain specializing in craft-your-own pizzas, will begin serving customers this spring at its new location in The Gateway, previously known as the South Campus Gateway. It is the first tenant of the space at 1607 N. High St., between Five Guys and Gamestop. “I’m super excited for where we are going to be at,” said Branden Hershberger, the general manager for the store. “Being right there by campus is the perfect environment for our store.” A date for the official launch won’t be publicly announced until later this month, but it will fall in either “March or April,” according to Jackelyn Miller, director of marketing and operations for Rev It Up Pizza LLC, the Ohio-based company responsible for bringing the West Coast chain to Columbus. Although the restaurant will be PizzaRev’s first establishment in Ohio, its assembly-line style of building personalized pizzas might sound similar to that of Blaze Piz-

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1607 N. High St. will soon host its first tenant since the Gateway area was established: PizzaRev, a California-based restaurant chain specializing in craft-your-own pizzas. za, the off-campus eatery located roughly two blocks north on High Street. There are parallels between the two pizza chains — like with many fast-casual Mexican food establishments — but Miller said PizzaRev has a distinctive atmosphere and taste that separates it from its competitors. Without disclosing too much

about the feel of the store, she said it “won’t look like any other PizzaRev” location, hinting at a possible mixture of its typical California-themed decor with aspects from central Ohio and Ohio State. The food itself is what Miller believes elevates the chain from the others serving assembly-line pizza. “I think you’ll visually be able to see the difference in our product,”

she said. “PizzaRev really seeks out the freshest of the fresh and natural ingredients.” Walk-in freezers won’t be found at the location, and the produce used to create the lengthy list of toppings will be sourced locally, Hershberger said. Topping options include ricotta cheese and arugula, two ingredients Hershberger had never thought of putting on pizzas

A sign hangs promoting the soon-to-be PizzaRev on North High Street. before. The menu will feature a trio of pies — “Craft Your Own,” “Our Way Pizzas” and an “Oreo Dessert Pizza” — as well as salads. Not including the dessert dish, Miller said the price point is expected to be $7.99 for pizzas and salads. Her company carefully arrived at that figure knowing its clientele will largely consist of college students. “We still want to be relatable and accessible to everyone, and we think that price point really works for this area,” she said. Further acknowledging its presPIZZA CONTINUES ON 6

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this season is Mahanthappa, winner of the Downbeat 2015 International Critics Poll Album of the Year with “Bird Calls.” The black box performance space will Ranging from the progressive-classical also host larger instrumental groups, such as 1-10 Bedrooms, and Latin-influenced pieces by Argentinian returning performer Klein’s 11-piece band. 4 & Guillermo 5 Bedroom musician Klein to Rudresh Mah- Klein’s last event at the Wex was a sold-out Specialists anthappa’s acclaimed bebop-inspired works, performance. the Wexner Center for the Arts will welcome Helm added that students are encouraged an eclectic group of renowned jazz performto attend jazz shows and appreciate the genre Northeast, Central, ersGateway to campus &this semester. Mark Lomax, a in its intended live form. Discounted tickets Southwest www.inntownhomes.com Columbus native, will also be featured in the for students are offered through the Wex’s All Locations Across upcoming series. website, the CAPA box office downtown and From Campus The Wexner Center’s jazz series seeks to through D-Tix in the Ohio Union. represent progressive members of the jazz “I think it is a step out of the ordinary. Jazz community who are making an impact on really lends itself to live performance, so be the scene, according to Charles Helm, direc- open to the experience,” said Jennifer Wray, tor of performing arts at the Wex. marketing and media assistant at the Wexner “We have had a jazz series from the be- Center. ginning of the Wexner Center, now over 25 The first event this semester will be held at years,” Helm said. the newly renovated Lincoln Theater at 769 The majority of the artists are hosted in the E. Long St., which was a historic jazz venue Wexner’s intimate black box performance in the mid 20th century. Charles Lloyd and space, holding 150-250 audience members. the Marvels kick off the series in this larger “One of the key things is how we present venue, featuring guitarist Bill Frisell, drumjazz with what we call our jazz cabaret set- mer Eric Harland and bassist Reuben Rogers up. It’s sort of a hybrid between a jazz club on Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $16.50 for and a concert venue. It has an intimate feel,” students and $26.50 for the general public, Helm added. and are available at the Wexner Center PaThe Wex strives to foster relationships tron Services Desk, Ticketmaster and at the between audience members and jazz artists, venue the night of the show. according to Helm. A returning musician PIZZA FROM 5

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is, until their fourth roommate moved in and everything went downhill. “He seemed really cool, friendly and just normal to hang around. Until he started disappearing for long periods of time,” Shaw said. “We all thought it was a little sketchy.” As Shaw came back to the dorm from class one day, he noticed hundreds of his roommate’s senior pictures hanging up in the common room. “I had to take a step back. It was very, very strange. So I said to him, ‘In the future, we should talk about hanging stuff up in the common room’ and he wasn’t too happy I said that, but it was fine and we moved on,” Shaw said. A few nights later, after Shaw’s roommate came home intoxicated on a Friday night, he proceeded to try to prepare a full can of SpaCOURTESY OF TNS

ghettios in the microwave. “Again, I thought to myself, ‘What’s going on here? I stopped him from putting the metal can in the microwave and he freaked out,” Shaw said. After that, tensions ran high and the two left each other alone, until Shaw’s birthday, when he came home to find the room destroyed. “Every piece of clothing I owned was scattered around the dorm, soaked in my shampoo and conditioner,” Shaw said. Weeks passed with uncomfortable confrontations, until finally, Shaw relocated to South Campus, and the two haven’t spoken since. Nightmare two: Megan Brooks, a fourthyear in finance, said she decided, as an incoming freshman, to post on Facebook that

she was looking for a roommate. “At first, everything seemed great,” Brooks said about first living with her roommate. Brooks said she was hopeful until small things would be changed on her side of the room, such as things moved around on her desk and table. “I noticed things were beginning to go downhill when she took pictures of us off of our wall and cut my face out of them,” she said. “It was really uncomfortable, and I was especially confused because I never did anything.” One night in the spring, the roommate invited a friend to visit. Brooks said she had no problem with her staying in their dorm — until she walked into her room to find her friend and a boy in her bed. ROOMMATES CONTINUES ON 9

Keeping furniture out of the dumpster

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Don’t let the bedbugs bite ALLISON BUGENSTEIN Lantern reporter bugenstein.4@osu.edu Emma Timan was living in Smith-Steeb Hall for her first-year at Ohio State when she noticed a bedbug crawling across her pillow in the middle of the night. She picked up her things, gave them a good shake and proceeded to call her mother for help. “I was definitely freaked out … I called my mom and asked if I could sleep at home,” said Timan, a third-year in political science and international affairs. “The next day we took everything out and heated everything. My Uggs melted, but we never found another bedbug.”

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The City of Columbus Department of Public Service’s Division of Refuse Collection collected 19,700 tons of bulk items in 2014, and 18,290 tons in Students like Timan who are concerned 2013, citywide. about bedbugs in their housing search will find validation in the fact that Columbus has WILLIAM KOSILESKI potential hazards that might result from disone of the biggest bedbug problems in the Senior Lantern reporter posing it improperly. nation. kosileski.2@osu.edu “The City of Columbus works hard evColumbus was the third-worst city in the ery day to keep our streets and alleys clean nation for bedbugs in 2014, according to OrAt the end of every Spring Semester, large and free of debris, but the city cannot do it kin, a national pest control company. Living furniture, such as couches, mattresses and alone,” Jeff Ortega, assistant director of the in Columbus might raise the chances of get- futons, is seen near dumpsters and in alleys public service department, said in an email. ting the bugs, and so do communal living ar- throughout the off-campus areas near Ohio “We need residents, students, landlords and rangements like student housing, which can State, abandoned by students moving out. others to do their part by not leaving old furbe a haven for the pests. The City of Columbus Department of niture in the alleys and by scheduling a city For some students, the reality is they might Public Service’s Division of Refuse Collec- bulk pickup, or making other arrangements encounter bedbugs, despite attempts to stop tion is making the effort to encourage indi- to safely and responsibly discard of used and the pests from becoming house guests. viduals, especially OSU students, to make old furniture.” Office of Student Life spokesman Dave the proper arrangements in order to get rid Ortega said that leaving these large items BEDBUGS CONTINUES ON 9 of their large furniture and to prevent the TRASH CONTINUES ON 9

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“There (were) remnants left of their night together on my pillow. No one even tried to hide it. I didn’t know what to say or do, really,” Brooks said. Nightmare three: Alyssa Kelly, a third-year in psychology, who was randomly assigned her freshman-year roommate in Park-Stradley. From the beginning, she had a feeling there might be a problem. “She didn’t want to get to know me, or text about the dorm or anything. But I wanted to keep a positive attitude because I knew it could be a long year, and maybe I was even overreacting at the time,” Kelly said. In the coming days, Kelly would realize they were very different. Kelly’s roommate’s closet was organized in rainbow order, her bedding matched meticulously and her towels were even color-coordinated. “The first night we went to grab dinner, and she asked me what my stance on abortion was. I thought it was strange, but brushed it off,” she said. After a series of events where Kelly found her and her roommate did not quite mesh, they met for their scheduled roommate-agreement meeting with their resident adviser. “She demanded that strangers, even if they were my friends, could never be in our room, including my boyfriend. She told me I wasn’t allowed to come home late. After that incident, I was so angry I would only wear headphones when I was in my dorm,” Kelly said. Kelly also said that her roommate

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told all of the girls on her floor that she was drunk all the time, and she would also spread rumors about Kelly and her boyfriend. After a month, she moved out, and Kelly hasn’t heard from her since. “I’d never been happier. I cried and called my parents immediately,” she said.

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by dumpsters and in alleys in the off-campus areas surrounding OSU can potentially be a hazard for the safety and health of the people in the neighborhood. “Large furniture items left outside of dumpsters and in alleys can be fodder for vandalism and can possibly be set on fire, or they can be infested with pests such as rodents and the like,” he said. Instead of leaving couches, carpets, futons or other large furniture items out in the neighborhood dumpster, Ortega said that there are much better alternatives available to residents. In 2014, there were more than 86,000 scheduled bulk collections, or about 19,700 tons, picked up citywide by the city’s bulk-collection services. Additionally, in 2013, they picked up more than 85,400 bulk collections citywide,

which is about 18,290 tons, Ortega said. He also suggested that students consider donating their used furniture to charitable organizations if they do not schedule a pickup by the city. Aaron Bishop, a fifth-year in environmental science, said that students should not leave their bulk-trash items where they would normally put their garbage. “Leaving furniture by dumpsters and in other places off-campus is definitely a hazard, and they shouldn’t be there. Somebody could be driving through an alley or a tight space and turn a corner and run into a couch,” he said. “If I were to get rid of some furniture, I would definitely call and set up for (my furniture) to be picked up.” Looking ahead, Ortega said that the city is looking to schedule pick-

the rooms above, below and beside the one found to have bedbugs, Isaacs said. The pest company then comes back a week later to check the rooms. After the checkup, the company decides whether to conclude the treatment or extend the treatment zone. If bedbugs are present, the area should be treated by pest control, and fabric items should be heated to kill any survivors. This usually entails putting clothes, towels, bedding and shoes in a dryer that can reach high temperatures. “We had to take everything we

owned and put it in an industrial dryer. It was awful,” Timan said. After her experience with bedbugs, Timan said she recommends that everyone use a bedbug cover for their mattress and that they occasionally look around their room for signs of the parasitic insects. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bedbugs usually live within 8 feet of where people sleep and hide during the day in places like mattress seams, box springs and night tables. On their website, the CDC has

ups for OSU students when they move out of their houses and apartments at the end of this Spring Semester. “During the summer and before the Autumn Semester begins, the City of Columbus will schedule an annual special bulk-trash pickup in the OSU area as students move out and move in before the new academic year begins at OSU,” Ortega said. Bulk pickup of large furniture items can be scheduled by calling the City of Columbus 311 Customer Service Center at 614-645-3111 or visiting the city’s website.

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Isaacs said there are about of bedbugs in residence halls every year. The number of cases that occur off campus is unknown. “There isn’t any chemical or treatment to prevent them,” Isaacs said. “Any student who finds them should alert their hall staff or alert Service2Facilities. If they find there are bedbugs, we coordinate a treatment schedule with the resident.” When OSU receives an alert, the university contacts a pest company that investigates and then treats the affected room and

a FAQs page for those worried they might have bedbugs. The list includes red bug bites on the skin, bug exoskeletons left behind after molting, rust-colored spots on bedding and the presence of a musty odor. “The quicker you take care of it, the smaller the problem,” Timan said.

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and the player is a Buckeye, it is time to get the ball rolling. “Work starts immediately. Recruiting is over for that class,” he said. “The minute that fax showed up, now it’s get to work and they’re going to get a strength program immediately.” All in all, 247Sports ranked Meyer’s 2016 recruiting class as the fourth best in the country behind the groups going to Alabama, Florida State and LSU. The second-best Big Ten class behind OSU was No. 5 Michigan, followed by No. 19 Penn State. “They’re recruiting their tails off,” Meyer said. “Big Ten is on fire right now. And I can tell you on a national respect, I can feel it. I’ve heard about it. Guys are really working. So it’s very good for the Big Ten Conference right now.” Meyer showed off his national reach with the class, inking prospects from 11 states, including 10 players from Ohio, three from each of Florida and Maryland and one from Michigan. As he has now done in four of his first five OSU recruiting classes, Meyer added exactly one quarterback to the program: fourstar Dwayne Haskins of Potomac, Maryland, who was ranked by 247Sports as the seventh-best signal-caller nationally. “He’s been here several times,” Meyer said of Haskins. “I know he’s a big Ohio State fan growing up. And the relationship instantly was right exactly where it was when we went our separate ways. He’s an impact recruit.”

Meyer went on to say that the 6-foot-3 quarterback has fundamentals “as good as I’ve ever seen in a young quarterback.” Untrue to form, however, Meyer dipped into the junior college ranks, picking up offensive line-

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man Malcolm Pridgeon, who comes over from Nassau Community College. He’s just the third junior college player to sign with OSU in the last 10 years. “We don’t recruit junior college — nothing against junior college guys, but we try to build from the youth up,” Meyer said. “And they kept telling me about this player, offensive tackle from Nassau, and I saw his size and watched the videotape, very impressive guy … He came on his visit and stole everybody’s heart.” The presence of true freshmen getting major snaps has been a mixed bag for Meyer’s teams. In 2015, none of OSU’s first-year col-

lege athletes made too much of an impact, with the freshmen contributors being those of the redshirt variety. But several of OSU’s defensive starters last season were once true freshmen who were quickly inserted into the rotations. Players like safety Vonn Bell and linebacker Raekwon McMillan were major contributors in their freshmen seasons in smaller roles, eventually becoming the anchors of their sections of the field. Meyer referred to Bosa as an “automatic” to see significant time on the field during the 2016 season. The coach said Bosa is “a little ahead” of where his older brother, Joey, was at this time in 2013, before going on to pick up 7.5 sacks as a true freshman. Defensive end Jonathon Cooper could potentially find himself in the same boat at defensive end, inheriting the job that Sam Hubbard had as a redshirt freshman in 2015. “This class, I would anticipate a lot of guys playing,” Meyer said. The first look at the seven early enrollees is set to come on April 16 at the annual Spring Game at Ohio Stadium, with kickoff time yet to be announced.

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For that to happen, OSU will have to take care of what Bates-Diop calls Wisconsin’s “three-headed monster.” The Badgers’ troika consists of juniors Nigel Hayes and Bronson Koenig and redshirt freshman forward Ethan Happ. Combined, the trio scores 61.7 percent of Wisconsin’s points and collects close to half its rebounds. Bates-Diop said the whole team needs to “key in on those guys” to have a chance to win. Matta shared his player’s assessment, but he warned that too much attention on three players could lead to an unsung hero stepping up. “You can’t let another guy get going,” he said. Beyond the Badgers After Thursday night’s showdown at the Kohl Center, OSU will have a few days off before preparing for a rematch against Northwestern. OSU won the first meeting 65-56 on Jan. 6. The Buckeyes and Wildcats are set to play on Tuesday at the Schottenstein Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m.

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schedule. The team will need to be clicking on all cylinders once it hits the middle portion of the schedule and faces top-ranked teams, and later Big Ten foes. The upperclassmen on the team know how important a win is on Saturday, especially considering the lofty expectations the Buckeyes have placed on themselves. “Wanting to start the right way, and knowing what we can do, is going to be huge for us heading into that first game,” Pfister said. A win on Saturday could give confidence to some of the fresh faces and reaffirm what this Buckeye team already believes: that they belong in consideration as a top team in the country. What’s next After Furman, the Buckeyes are scheduled to square off against Detroit University in the home opener on Feb. 13 in a rematch of last year’s first game. The game is scheduled to begin at noon.

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ZACHARY KONNO Lantern reporter konno.8@osu.edu The dawn of a new season is upon the Ohio State men’s lacrosse team. The Buckeyes are gearing up to make the roughly eight-hour bus trip down to Greenville, South Carolina, in order to face the Paladins of Furman University on Saturday. This will be the team’s first regular-season game after a pair of scrimmages against Navy and The Hill Academy last week. The Paladins are coming off a year of improvement in 2015. The team went 1-12 in the men’s lacrosse program’s inaugural season in 2014. After starting 1-5, Furman finished with a 4-9 record. Much of the program’s improvement has to do with the job done by coach Richie Meade. Both OSU coach Nick Myers and redshirt junior midfielder Tyler Pfister made it a point of emphasis that a strength of the Paladins is how well-coached they are. However, without much familiarity with this year’s Furman squad, the Buckeyes will have to make do with what they have. “We will highlight a few things we are aware of,” Myers said. “There’s not a whole lot of information or film on them.” Since it is so early, the Buckeyes have not changed their practices for game-specific strategies. The team believes it still has to come together as a group and work on what propelled it to a great season last year. “We’re just sticking to funda-

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(Left) OSU junior attacker J.T. Blubaugh (9) passes the ball during a scrimmage against The Hill Academy on Jan. 30. (Right) OSU freshman attacker Jack Jasinski (5) runs with the ball during a scrimmage against The Hill Academy on Jan. 30. mentals and things we need to get better at,” senior midfielder Kacy Kapinos said. In light of the absence of film on Furman’s play style, OSU has not had the chance to develop a gameplan to counter what the Paladins will bring. This means sticking to what the team knows best. ”We’re going to play tough onball defense,” Kapinos said. “On offense, we’re going to play out of our sets and make the smart play.” One factor looming over the Scarlet and Gray is the pair of back-to-back midseason games against No. 2 Denver and No. 1

“Wanting to start the right way, and knowing what we can do, is going to be huge for us heading into that first game.” Tyler Pfister Redshirt junior midfielder

Notre Dame. These are games that many are looking at as the toughest games on OSU’s regular-season schedule. However, the team wants to focus solely on the upcoming game. “Taking it one game at a time for us and being able to not look past to what people are maybe calling bigger games later on in the season

is huge,” Pfister said. Myers expressed his confidence in the team and its mindset early in the season. “I think the team is pretty selfaware and knows what championship lacrosse looks like,” Myers said. “The motivator every day is to try to get better than you were the day before.”

Starting off right The Scarlet and Gray look to start the season on a different note than last year. In OSU’s first regular-season matchup of 2015, the Buckeyes lost to Detroit. A late fourth-quarter push was not enough, as OSU fell 9-8. Although it turned things around quickly by winning seven of its next eight games, a similar start is not in the team’s 2016 plans. A win in the regular-season opener could prove huge in order for the Buckeyes to gain momentum heading into the meat of the LACROSSE CONTINUES ON 10

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OSU junior forward Marc Loving (2) goes up for a shot during a game against Maryland on Jan. 31 at the Schottenstein Center.

KEVIN STANKIEWICZ Assistant Sports Editor stankiewicz.16@osu.edu Although the Ohio State men’s basketball team put forth a much better effort against Maryland on Sunday, it still lost. Sure, it was only by five points, 30 fewer than when the two teams met in mid-January, but OSU coach Thad Matta wouldn’t call it a moral victory. He’s “never been a big fan” of them, he said after the 66-61 loss. But, as the Buckeyes get set for a road game against Wisconsin on Thursday at 7 p.m., Matta acknowledged that his team gained some confidence from taking the nowNo. 4 Terrapins down to the wire. “I told the guys what a drastic improvement from two and a half weeks ago,” Matta said on Wednesday. “There is some good things happening.” Players reinforced the team’s overall disdain for so-called mor-

al victories, but they did say they feel like the 30-point improvement against one of the nation’s top teams serves them well heading into the Badgers’ hostile environment. “It just shows that if we play the right way, we can play with, and potentially beat, anybody,” sophomore forward Keita Bates-Diop said. Freshman forward Mickey Mitchell added that despite coming up short, they “did a lot of things better.” One area, though, that the Buckeyes still need to improve upon is finishing out the first and second halves on the right note. For such a young team, having just two 20-minute periods can be a change of pace. With that comes the potential for focus and intensity to wane as play progresses. Fixing that has been a focal point in practice. “We kind of have mental lapse, lose our minds a little bit,” Bates-Diop said. “Take a deep

breath, one possession at time … and just execute.” If OSU cannot manufacture that consistent focus and avoid costly mistakes down the stretch, it will continue to cost it against the Badgers and beyond, Matta said. Parallels on paper Based on what the stat sheet indicates, there are a lot of similarities between the Badgers and Buckeyes. The team’s averages are within two points of each other offensively, while opponents are averaging just a one-point difference. OSU sits at seventh in the Big Ten standings. Wisconsin is No. 8. Even with all the similarities, both statistically and in regards to the game’s impact on conference seeding, the Buckeyes’ approach is the same. “Every game for our team has significant importance,” Matta said. “I just want us to go out there and play our best basketball.” BASKETBALL CONTINUES ON 10