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As I reflect on the past three years of my Ohio State career, I remember the transformational experience that was my freshman year. Looking ahead, I recognize that a different kind of experience is in store for the incoming class — including my sister, Jordan.

You’ll soon learn Ohio State’s alma mater “Carmen Ohio,” in which you’ll sing the lyrics, “Time and change will surely show how firm thy friendship, Ohio.” Based on our current circumstances and your status as freshmen, I encourage you to take these words to heart.

First up: time. Time will fly here, but time is also the key to putting our current situation into perspective. One day, we will look back on this moment in our history. And one day, you will know what the “normal” college experience is like, but learning what we can from our “now” will help us grow in our future.

Change has essentially become the defining feature of 2020. Nothing is as it was, nor can we know how it will be in the future. But just as time will take us to growth, change is the essence of growth. You’re making a change and stepping into a new phase of your life at the same time the entire world is learning about containing a pandemic and seeing the rise of a major civil rights movement. Face change head on, and just as the world will be changed when you leave Ohio State, you too will be different than you were on your first day of college — but in the best way.

Finally, “how firm thy friendship.” The recipe for long-lasting friendships, a solid community and an appreciation for the next four years of your life is the welcoming of both time and change. At The Lantern, we know a little about these things. Since 1881, we have been covering all things campus, serving our students, faculty, staff and alumni during good and bad times alike.

As the independent student publication of Ohio State, we hope we solidify a kind of friendship with you, the students who are the heartbeat of our campus. We hope that during your Ohio State career, you will turn to us for information about the constant changes we will endure and that you, in turn, will trust us with your stories. With that, how firm our friendship will be.

Sincerely,

Sam Raudins Editor-in-Chief

Bella Czajkowski Patricia B. Miller Special Projects Reporter

Akayla Gardner Special Projects Director

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tudents may not be able to stand arm-in-arm and sing “Carmen Ohio,” this fall but time and change will surely show this upcoming school year as the university transitions back to campus during COVID-19.

Mandatory masks and daily health checks, an extended move-in period, the prohibition of in-person classes with more than 100 students, and a virtual involvement fair are just some of the changes students, faculty and staff will have to adjust to this year, according to the university.

“It’s going to be critically important that before our students ever arrive on campus that we’ve done a really good job in educating them about what their experience will look like on campus and what part they can actually play in helping us to maintain a safe campus,” Melissa Shivers, vice president for student life, said.

The 12-day-extended move-in period will allow for proper physical distancing, Shivers said. The university will work with resident advisers to connect students to others in their residence hall through events while encouraging proper handwashing, physical distancing and wearing masks.

“When our students are all together in the residence halls, our RAs and their roles are going to become increasingly important in still finding and identifying pathways to allowing and increasing community,” Shivers said.

Shivers said the university will likely designate one residence hall for isolation housing to accommodate any students that need to be placed in quarantine. These students will have access to classwork, meal services and mental health resources.

A universitywide email July 10 announced that masks will be required in indoor settings

BELLA CZAJKOWSKI Patricia B. Miller Special Projects Reporter czajkowski.8@osu.edu including classrooms, common areas, conference rooms, shared office spaces, hallways, buses, and shared vehicles on all Ohio State campuses. Masks will also be required outside where physical distancing cannot be maintained.

Classes with more than 100 people will be conducted virtually or in a hybrid model that includes virtual and in-person components for smaller groups, according to the Safe and Healthy OSU website. In-person classroom seating has been redesigned to allow for physical distancing between students and instructors depending on the classroom’s layout.

In classrooms with tables and chairs, students will be required to sit in every other chair, alternating seat per row; in lecture halls, students must sit three seats apart with a row of empty seats between every studentoccupied row; and in computer labs, students must sit with a minimum of two empty computers between them, according to the website.

Like classrooms, University Provost Bruce McPheron said that libraries would use wider seating arrangements and lower the capacity of study rooms to lower the density of people in the space. McPheron said that any spaces where density cannot be controlled would remain closed.

Dining halls will also see a strategy to lower the density of people using the space. All dining halls will encourage mobile ordering and pickups while requiring customers to wear masks, maintain physical distancing and wait outside until their order is ready, according to the Safe and Healthy OSU website. Seating will be rearranged to promote physical distancing as well, and students are encouraged to order their meals to go. All self-serve salad bars and condiment

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Upon return to campus, all students, faculty and staff will receive a return-to-campus kit including one disposable mask, two reusable masks, a thermometer, disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer, according to a July 10 universitywide email.

Amy Fairchild, dean of the College of Public Health, said that students will be required to sign a pledge committing to wear masks when necessary, engage in good hand hygiene, respect social distancing and comply with contact tracers before returning to campus.

Contact tracing is the process of reconstructing the past actions of an individual who has tested positive for COVID-19. Contact tracers gather information about recent

locations and proximity to other people, Fairchild said.

“Identifying people who are likely to have been infected and quarantining them within 24 hours is going to be the key to keeping the epidemic in check,” Fairchild said.

If students become ill while enrolled in in-person classes, they will receive accommodations to access their course material online. The university is in the process of installing cameras into academic rooms to capture live lectures, McPheron said.

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said that protocols are subject to change. The university is prepared to deliver all courses virtually, if necessary.

“We’ll have to make the best-informed decisions that we can in the moment,” McPheron said.

In addition to academics, there will also be changes to student organizations and recreational facilities this fall. The Student Involvement Fair and Buck-i-Frenzy are events traditionally held each year in August.

The Student Involvement Fair connects students with organizations on campus and will be held virtually August 23 from 4-7 p.m. Buck-i-Frenzy will be canceled this year, according to the Welcome Week website.

Jen Pelletier, associate director of student organizations, said that incoming firstyear students can find organizations of interest remotely by seeking out activities they currently enjoy within the Ohio State community. Pelletier and Brooke Olson, coordinator of student involvement and organizations, said they encourage students to explore something new or to consider co-curricular options that connect to their major or area of study.

“Have hope that there are still ways for you to find meaningful connections on campus, whether or not that’s in a virtual or physical space,” Olson said.

University recreational spaces will be open in the fall, but activities will be restricted,

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according to the Safe and Healthy OSU website. Fitness equipment will be at least 6 feet apart, hours may be limited and high contact or confined sports including indoor and outdoor basketball and volleyball, racquetball, squash and soccer will be prohibited. Those spaces will be converted to increase accessibility to low-contact cardio and strength training activities.

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“We understand the importance of the physical health, as well as the mental health of our students’ experiences,” Shivers said.

Students, faculty and staff will be required to complete health and safety training modules before returning to campus in the fall.

“The Buckeye Learn Modules are going to be designed to help reinforce for each of us the importance of thinking not only of our own personal health but of the health around us,” McPheron said. “You have a responsibility to all of the other Buckeyes to take it seriously and pay attention.”

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Incoming president realizes dream in new role MAX GARRISON Assistant Campus Editor garrison.237@osu.edu Originally published June 4 Incoming University President Kristina M. Johnson is no stranger to Ohio State. Her grandparents met here, she competed in the club lacrosse championships here in the late ’70s and attended her first Buckeyes football game in the ’90s with her friend, former University President E. Gordon Gee. But when Johnson returned to campus with her wife in May for a tour by trustee Alex Fisher and Senior Vice President for Administration and Planning Jay Kasey, she saw the university for the first time again — now as the future 16th president of Ohio State.

“It’s been a lifelong dream of mine to be a university president, to be able to interact directly with students, faculty and staff, develop a shared vision,” Johnson said. She said she is ready to engage with students and navigate the university through multiple current national crises.

Johnson will be stepping down as chancellor of the State University of New York system later this summer and assuming her new role at Ohio State Aug. 24 with an annual base salary of $900,000. Some criticized her decision to move during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Johnson said SUNY is ready to move forward and so is she.

“We have our plans ready to go, we will be prepared for the fall,” she said.

The SUNY system has handled plans to reopen similar to Ohio State, Johnson said. This includes a task force, like Ohio State’s post-pandemic operations task force, and working with New York Gov. Andrew

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Cuomo to be ready to reopen its 68 campuses to students in the fall. Ohio State announced June 3 that it will resume in-person classes in the fall with a modified schedule.

Johnson also said systemic racism in the United States is a crisis through which universities must be guided. Protests emerged nationwide as a result of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in Minneapolis police custody May 25, and the history of black Americans who died as a result of police use of force.

“The killing of George Floyd was outrageous and senseless. It was without reason, without due process and without any shred of humanity that was shown towards him,” Johnson said. “This is revealed in my view, and obviously I’m not alone here, that this country has a systemic racism issue that we need to address.”

Protests in Columbus, Ohio, have been ongoing since May 28 and have passed

through campus on multiple occasions.

Although protests on campus have been peaceful, incidents in Columbus of police officers using pepper spray, tear gas and shooting at demonstrators with wooden pellets has caused some Ohio State students to speak out against university affiliation with Columbus Police.

The presidents of Ohio State’s Undergraduate Student Government, Council of Graduate Students and Inter-Professional Council released an open letter June 1 demanding the university and University Police cease on-campus operations with the Columbus Police and review contracts with Columbus Police for off-campus activities.

Johnson said that she has yet to read the letter and needs to first better understand the relationship between the University Police and Columbus Police, but doesn’t know if such a move would be practical.

“I can imagine, for example, on game day

when you’ve got 100,000 people coming to the Horseshoe that there’s a lot of different law enforcement individuals and agencies involved,” Johnson said.

A protest was led by student-athletes who were joined by University Police and Athletic Director Gene Smith outside Ohio Stadium June 2.

“I couldn’t be more proud to be the president-elect of the Ohio State University when you have young men and women that get it and are standing up and making a statement. So, it’s an exciting time and I’m really pleased to be here,” Johnson said.

Janice Bonsu, a fourth-year medical student and graduate student trustee, said that Johnson is capable of bringing change to the university and maintaining the tradition of diversity she said Drake has established.

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State. I wanted to train in a place that reflects our country and those patients that I’m going to serve,” Bonsu said. “Dr. Johnson is committed to increasing the diversity on campus — not just racially, but schools of thought.”

Bonsu said she feels one of Johnson’s main priorities is students. When Bonsu was an undergraduate at Johns Hopkins, she said she witnessed Johnson’s dedication to students.

“I actually went to college with her niece, and I remember Dr. Johnson coming on campus for family weekend,” she said.

“She came to soccer games. She’s such an involved individual.”

Johnson’s duties at SUNY did not include being on campus every day, as many of the system’s 68 universities have individual presidents. She said she is excited to start engaging with students, which began before the official announcement.

On June 2, the day before the Board of Trustees announced and officially approved her for the position, Johnson encountered an incoming freshman and her mother who told her about how excited they were that the student was joining the campus community this fall. Johnson said the mother and daughter did not know at the time they were

talking to the next university president but that she reached out by text after the official announcement June 3.

“My best days are when I’m on a campus and I get to interact with students and the faculty and create the kind of vision we can carry out that again leverages — makes the whole greater than the sum of the parts,” Johnson said.

Other qualities Bonsu said made Johnson qualified were her extensive experience in research — as highlighted by her numerous patents — and policymaking. But what Bonsu said really left an impression on her was Johnson’s willingness to listen.

“Though she does not have all the answers, you know, because she’s new to this and she wants to learn, she’s willing to learn and she was like, ‘Who do I need to sit down with?’”

Bonsu said.

While chancellor of SUNY, Johnson said she would take weekly walks with the system’s student assembly president to learn about the issues important to students. She said getting engagement out of a university was important to her as a student and still is.

“I’m also looking to learn from the students, how they want to engage and start that dialogue,” Johnson said.

Sarah Szilagy contributed to this story.

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Coming from her role as chancellor of the State University of New York system, Incoming University President Kristina M. Johnson said she is looking forward to interacting daily with students on campus.

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TITLE IX

Sexual violence resources on, near campus SARAH SZILAGY Campus Editor szilagy.3@osu.edu Victims and survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment, dating violence, or other forms of sexual violence have different needs. Below is a list of medical and support resources on campus or in the community for victims and survivors of sexual violence. Confidential resources are not required to report

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Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio (SARNCO) Rape Helpline: 614-267-7020 Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network Sexual Assault Hotline: 800-656-4673 Lutheran Social Services Choices Domestic Violence Hotline: 614-224-4663 LGBT National Health Center Hotline: 888-843-4564

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MEDICAL RESOURCES (CONFIDENTIAL) On-campus: Wexner Medical Center: P: 614-293-8333 W: wexnermedical.osu.edu A: 410 West 10th Ave. Wilce Student Health Center: P: 614-292-4321 W: shs.osu.edu A: 1875 Millikin Road #208

Off-campus: Riverside Methodist Hospital: P: 614-566-5000 W: ohiohealth.com/locations/hospitals/riverside-methodist-hospital

incidents; non-confidential resources are legally obligated to report disclosures to Ohio State’s Title IX office. For more information about confidentiality and victims’ and survivors’ rights, students should go to titleix.osu.edu. To report an incident of sexual violence to Title IX, got to titleix.osu.edu/ navigation/report-incident/report-incident.html.

This list is not comprehensive, and victims or survivors in an emergency should call 911 for immediate assistance.

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ON-CAMPUS, CONFIDENTIAL SUPPORT RESOURCES Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio (SARNCO): P: 614-688-2518 E: Emily.SARNCO@ohiohealth.com, Suzie.SARNCO@ohiohealth. com A: 33 West 11th Ave. Counseling and Consultation Services: P: After-hours helpline: 614-292-5766, choose option 2 W: ccs.osu.edu A: Younkin Success Center and 1030 Lincoln Tower Stress, Trauma and Resilience (STAR) Trauma Recovery Center: P: 614-293-7827 E: STARTraumaRecoveryCenter@osumc.edu W: wexnermedical.osu.edu A: 1670 Upham Drive, Fifth Floor

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ON-CAMPUS, NON-CONFIDENTIAL SUPPORT RESOURCES: Title IX Office: P: 614-247-5838 E: titleIX@osu.edu

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W: titleIX.osu.edu A: 21 East 11th Ave. Student Advocacy Center: P: 614-292-1111 E: advocacy@osu.edu W: advocacy.osu.edu A: 191 West Lane Ave. (Drackett Tower)

E: info@odvn.org W: odvn.org A: 1855 East Dublin-Granville Rd #301, Columbus, OH 43229 Mount Carmel Crime & Trauma Assistance Program: P: 614-234-5900 W: mountcarmelhealth.com A: 777 West State St # 101A, Columbus, OH 43222

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Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization (BRAVO): P: 614-294-7867 E: report@bravo-ohio.org W: bravo.equitashealth.org LGBTQ-focused LSS Choices for Victims of Domestic Violence: P: 614-224-7200 W: lssnetworkofhope.org/choices A: 500 West Wilson Bridge Rd. Suite 245, Worthington, OH 43085 Ohio Domestic Violence Network: P: 614-781-9651

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Student Legal Services (confidential): P: 614-247-5853 E: studentlegal@osu.edu W: studentlegal.osu.edu A: 20 East 11th Ave. University Police (non-confidential): P: 614-292-2121 W: dps.osu.edu Columbus Police (non-confidential): P: 614-645-4545 W: columbus.gov/police

Welcome, Buckeyes!

I am so happy to be joining you. Together, we are Buckeye Bound!

I look forward to seeing you on campus soon and experiencing the excitement and spirit of Ohio State.

As we begin the academic year, remember that each of us plays an important part in taking care of each other. Please follow the guidelines for our campus and wear your face mask so that — Together As Buckeyes — we can stay safe and healthy.

Best wishes and best of luck for a productive and fulfilling semester.

O-H! - President Kristina M. Johnson

Dr. Kristina M. Johnson was named the 16th president of The Ohio State University on June 4. She joins Buckeye Nation on August 24, 2020.

To learn more, visit: safeandhealthy.osu.edu

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Fall 2020 brings increased cost of attendance MAX GARRISON Assistant Campus Editor garrison.237@osu.edu BELLA CZAJKOWSKI Patricia B. Miller Special Projects Reporter czajkowski.8@osu.edu Originally published June 4

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he Board of Trustees approved an increase in tuition, housing and dining for first-year students and increases in the cost of health insurance for students who purchase university plans in a virtual meeting Wednesday.

All incoming freshmen will see a tuitionand-fees increase of 4.1 percent.

All out-of-state students, including those already enrolled, will see an increase in the non-resident surcharge by 4.8 percent. The non-resident surcharge is the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition.

Incoming out-of-state freshmen will be subject to both the tuition and fees and the surcharge increases.

All currently enrolled in-state and out-of-

state students will not see tuition increase because of the university’s tuition freeze program.

Incoming freshmen living on campus will see a 2.5 percent increase in both housing and dining costs and anyone using student health insurance will see a 1.5 percent increase in those costs.

The adjusted rate of tuition, housing and dining will freeze for four years for instate students under Ohio State’s Tuition Guarantee. Continuing in-state students will not see an increase in these costs.

“As we enter into this conversation about tuition and fees, we always think it’s important to highlight access and affordability at Ohio State, which has been something — a hallmark that we’ve been working on for quite a number of years,” Michael Papadakis, senior vice president and CFO of the Board of Trustees, said.

The proposal did not include increases to the international student-specific surcharges or program, course and technology fees.

This means that first-years from Ohio living on the Columbus campus will pay between $701 and $821 more than freshmen did last year depending on housing, meal and

“We always think it’s important to highlight access and affordability at Ohio State, which has been something — a hallmark that we’ve been working on for quite a number of years.”

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insurance plans. In-state first-year students living off campus will see an increase of $0 to $170 depending on meal and student insurance plans.

All out-of-state students who live on campus starting this fall will pay between $1,708 and $1,827 more than last year depending on housing, meal and student insurance plans. Out-of-state students living off campus will pay between $1,441 and $1,617 more depending on meal and student insurance plans.

Broken down, tuition and fees will increase: $434 for in-state incoming freshmen $1,441 for out-of-state incoming freshmen $1,007 for all continuing out-of-state students The university will adjust financial aid packages for Pell-eligible students, adding $434 to financial aid so that they are unaffected by the tuition increase, according to a press release.

Housing costs will increase by $216 for Rate 1 housing, $180 for Rate 2 housing, $174 for Rate 2A housing and $168 for Rate 3 housing.

Housing rates were frozen in 2017 and 2018. In 2018, they increased by 1.5 percent.

In 2019, they increased by 2.2 percent.

Dining costs will increase by $99 for Unlimited, $121 for Scarlet 14, $101 for Gray 10, $108 for Declining Balance, $22

for Carmen 1 and $43 for Carmen 2.

Rate 1 housing and Gray 10 dining is the most common housing and dining plan combination on campus, according to the meeting agenda. The changes amount to a $318 increase in costs for incoming firstyear students enrolled in these plans. Both the increases in housing and dining support operating, repair and maintenance, and debt costs, according to the meeting agenda.

Student Health Insurance costs will increase $50 for anyone enrolled.

Ohio State requires all students to carry health insurance. Eighty-seven percent of domestic students use outside insurance in place of Ohio State’s student health insurance, but international students are required to enroll in Ohio State’s plan.

“Ohio State has placed a strategic emphasis on access, affordability and excellence. As of summer 2020, the university has devoted more than $200 million to increase support for low- and moderate-income Ohioans since 2015,” according to a Wednesday press release.

The 4.1-percent tuition increase for Ohio residents also applies to online courses.

Online tuition for non-resident students includes a $3,580 surcharge. If the student is participating in an exclusively online degree or certificate program and is not an Ohio resident, the out-of-state surcharge will increase by $390.

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Staying informed in the information age

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MAX GARRISON Assistant Campus Editor garrison.237@osu.edu

nformation is power, and it’s more important than ever to be armed with the truth. But where should you go to get qualified information? What if you’re new to Columbus? What if you’re new to the news?

That’s OK, everyone starts somewhere.

Here are the different ways to stay up on all things Ohio State, Columbus and beyond.

The Lantern — Free The Lantern is Ohio State’s independent student newspaper. We provide breaking and developing news that matters to Ohio State students, faculty, staff and alumni.

News about sports, student organizations, restaurants, student government and politics that affect the university can be found on The Lantern’s website.

You can follow The Lantern on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Make sure to turn notifications on to keep up-to-date. You can also subscribe to our newsletter to see the day’s top headlines.

Podcasts News podcasts are some of the most convenient ways to stay informed with a busy college schedule. Put in headphones, press play and walk to class. NPR’s “Up First” podcast is ready to go every morning with a 13-minute rundown of the top national news, available on most streaming platforms and for free on the NPR app. For a more indepth listen, “The Daily” podcast from the New York Times provides a view behind the news with in-depth explanations of the context surrounding the day’s top story. The Daily can be streamed on the Times’ website and many streaming platforms.

The Columbus Dispatch — $7.99/month

The Columbus Dispatch is the city’s daily newspaper and provides coverage of Columbus events, sports, crime and politics.

For students looking to get off campus and explore the city and central Ohio, The Columbus Dispatch will help you be an informed member of the community with full access to digital coverage online and its app for $7.99/month — with a one-month $0.99 trial.

WOSU-NPR — FREE WOSU is central Ohio’s NPR member station. Available on NPR and WOSU apps and 89.7 FM, WOSU offers 24/7 coverage of issues facing central Ohio and the United States.

The New York Times — $1/week The New York Times is one of the most prestigious and well-respected news organizations in the country. Whether it’s politics, world events, healthcare, the coronavirus, technology, book reviews or the lives of everyday people, The New York Times provides students complete coverage online and on its app for $1/week. *billed $4 every 4 weeks* The Washington Post — $29/year For students interested in national politics, The Washington Post provides coverage of Congress, the White House, the Supreme Court and federal agencies for students for $5/every four weeks. However, first time subscribers can use a nonuniversity email to get a full year for $29 and cancel and switch to the student plan before the year is over.

The Wall Street Journal — $4/month In the midst of a global pandemic and recession, the state of the economy has as large of an effect on students as ever. The Wall Street Journal provides students news on the stock market, unemployment, finance and and trade for $4/month — after a first month of $1.

News podcasts are some of the most convenient ways to stay informed with a busy college schedule.

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By Black students, for Black students: USG’s Black Caucus

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n the midst of a nationwide racial awakening, this fall marks the beginning of Undergraduate Student Government’s first-of-its-kind Black Caucus.

The Black Caucus will both advocate on behalf of Black students to university administration and serve as a center for resource information, academic support and collaboration among Black students and faculty. Ose Arheghan, a third-year in political science and Chinese and chair of the Black Caucus, said the caucus was created by Black students and for Black students to access resources and support at the university and also to see themselves represented in the organization.

“We’ve created a space within USG that is ours and was crafted intentionally with Black students in mind,” Arheghan said.

They said the driving force behind the

caucus’ creation was student activism and outrage.

The Black Caucus was approved by USG in May and came after USG’s failure to recognize Black History Month at a February meeting in the Hale Black Cultural Center. Amanya Paige, a second-year in strategic communication and sociology and vice chair of systems and operations of the Black Caucus, said that when she raised her concern for the lack of acknowledgement to senior leadership in USG, she was told the organization did not recognize cultural months.

After the February meeting, students began demanding change in how USG operates, particularly related to the way it approaches Black student experiences.

Arheghan said a major factor into the lack of acknowledgement of Black experiences is the underrepresentation of Black students in USG. According to the spring 2020 15thday enrollment report, there were 3,744 Black students at the Columbus campus

“We all have a very, very different role. But we’re all working towards the same goal of providing support for our Black students on campus.”

— Amanya Paige, Vice Chair of systems and operations of the Black Caucus

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From left: Ose Arheghan, third-year in political science and Chinese and chair of the Black Caucus; Destiny Brown, fourth-year in political science and director of USG Governmental Relations Committee; and Amanya Paige, second-year in strategic communication and sociology and vice chair of systems and operations of the Black Caucus, in March after the resolution to add the caucus passed 28-1 in USG’s General Assembly.

— 6.4 percent of all students. But Black students made up only 4.9 percent of USG, according to USG’s internal report. This underrepresentation is part of what has led to what Arheghan said is an unwelcoming culture in USG, particularly for Black and other minority students.

“For a lot of people, USG is not an accessible organization,” Arheghan said.

“And if they choose to join, it’s not always a place that Black students are uplifted and supported in, unlike other students in the organization.”

Because Black students are less likely to join USG, the university is less likely to hear their voices, Arheghan said. They said that university administrators typically go to USG to get a feel on the “pulse” of student life and activity, meaning that if USG is not representative of the student body, the university cannot get an accurate picture of

students’ experiences.

By leaving Black students out of key conversations, Paige said the university is also leaving Black students out of important academic and postgraduate opportunities like scholarships and internships, especially ones not designed specifically for Black or other minority students.

Paige said the structure of the caucus is designed to address that. In addition to the vice chair of systems and operations, there are four other members of the executive board: a community relations chair and three vice chairs of student experience, academic affairs, and policy.

“We all have a very, very different role,” Paige said. “But we’re all working towards the same goal of providing support for our Black students on campus.”

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operations, Paige is responsible for the caucus’ general operation and ensuring it becomes a stable, enduring part of USG, she said the other executive board members also have specific issues their roles will address. The academic affairs vice chair will be in charge of developing mentorship programs for Black students to connect with upperclassmen and alumni as they navigate their coursework; the student experience vice chair will oversee increased outreach to Black students regarding fellowship and internship opportunities; the policy vice chair will work with the University Senate to develop official policies to support Black students; and the community relations chair will establish connections between Black students and the Columbus community.

With the pandemic leaving procedural aspects of the caucus — like how, where and when it can hold events and meetings — uncertain, Paige said the caucus is striving to make sure incoming Black students know both what resources are available and how to find them.

“In ideal circumstances it’s difficult to transition to college,” Paige said. “What we want to do is ensure that we are listening to [Black students] while we’re providing [them] with all the resources that will best suit [their] needs.”

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Department of Education changes Title IX regulations for sexual misconduct cases SARAH SZILAGY Campus Editor szilagy.3@osu.edu Originally published May 6 After more than a year and a half of revisions, the Department of Education released its official changes to Title IX regulations May 6, changing the way Ohio State will be required to handle cases of sexual harassment, sex discrimination and sexual violence.

According to a Department of Education press release, the new provisions — which officially go into effect Aug. 14 — will affect all stages of Title IX procedures in an effort to promote “due process” and equity in investigations. Included in the revisions are a changed definition of sexual harassment, more protections for the accused and limits on schools’ repsonsibilities for off-campus incidents.

Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendment is a federal law that prohibits any education program or activity that receives federal funds from discriminating on the basis of sex.

“The university is reviewing the regulations and remains committed to providing equal access to education programs and activities, preventing sex- and genderbased harassment and assault in the campus community, providing fair and effective processes for addressing complaints, and

serving as a national model for education, prevention and campus engagement,” university spokesperson Ben Johnson said in an email.

In an interview with The Lantern in March 2019, University President Michael V. Drake said Ohio State would evaluate the rules when they officially come out, but that he expressed concern that the regulations would discourage victims and survivors from reporting.

“What we’ve been doing all these years is trying to encourage more reporting so we can learn more and be a better and more reactive community,” Drake said. “I was concerned that some of the things in the proposed rules would go in the opposite direction. Period.”

In addition to quid-pro-quo harassment — COURTESY OF TNS in which an instructor conditions educational The Department of Education, led by Betsy DeVos, announced Title IX changes around sexual misconduct outcomes on a student’s participation in sexual misconduct — the definition of on college campuses May 6. sexual harassment now considers sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence and stalking as unlawful sex discrimination.

Other forms of sexual harassment must be determined to be “so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive” as to deny a person’s equal opportunity to education. Under Obama-era recommendations — and Ohio State’s current sexual misconduct policy — conduct must be shown to be either severe or pervasive.

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Other forms of sexual harassment must be determined to be “so severe, pervasive, and objectively offensive” as to deny a person’s equal opportunity to education.

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convincing evidence as the burden of proof they use for all proceedings, a change from original proposals that required use of the latter, according to the release.

Under a preponderance of evidence standard, evidence must show it is “more likely than not” that sexual misconduct occurred, whereas under a clear and convincing evidence standard, evidence must show it is “substantially” more likely than not that an incident occurred, according to the Cornell University Legal dictionary.

Ohio State currently uses the preponderance of evidence standard for all cases, according to university policy.

According to the release, universities will be responsible for addressing sexual harassment incidents that occur off campus without first receiving a complaint only if they occur at “locations, events, or circumstances over which the school exercised substantial control over both the respondent and the context in which the sexual harassment occurs” and any building owned or controlled by an official student organization, including officially recognized fraternities and sororities.

Under Ohio State’s current policy, the university has a “compelling obligation to address allegations and suspected instances of sexual misconduct when it knows or

should have known information that would lead a reasonable person to believe that this policy has been violated.” The policy states that off-campus sexual misconduct may be investigated but does not state whether the university must investigate all off-campus harassment incidents without receiving a complaint.

The regulations state that the accused be treated with a “presumption of innocence” and that no sanctions or disciplinary actions may occur before a determination of responsibility has been made.

Per the new regulations, both parties must be able to cross-examine the other during the hearing process through a third-party or adviser, the release states. Under federal law, parties are prohibited from directly questioning each other, and a neutral party must determine the relevance of each question before a witness, complainant or respondent answers. This is consistent with the original November 2018 proposal regarding cross-examination.

The regulations state that the accused be treated with a “presumption of innocence” and that no sanctions or disciplinary actions may occur before a determination of responsibility has been made.

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Higazi and Hineman look ahead with USG policy goals BRENDAN KUCERA Lantern Reporter kucera.31@osu.edu Originally published May 12 Undergraduate Student Government President Roaya Higazi and Vice President Caleb Hineman have COVID-19 on their minds as they transition into their new roles, but implementing the policies they outlined in their campaign remains a central focus.

Their campaign put together a 42-page document of proposed policies, which details additional support services for underrepresented student groups, more resources for students struggling with their mental health and a wage increase for student employees.

Adding Services Higazi, a fourth-year in city and regional planning, said the administration plans to advocate for additional services for students who have transferred or changed campuses.

These students tend to lack important information and guidance concerning transfer credits, adjusting to student life and using mental health services while transitioning to Ohio State.

“We had some folks on our campaign who were campus-change and transfer students who talked pretty frequently about their experiences and their need for more support within that part of their transition,” Higazi said.

The document also outlines a plan to add an LGBTQ+ Center on campus, but Hineman, a fourth-year in natural resource management, said COVID-19 has made it more difficult to get started.

“It’s very much in the primary and infancy stages of its creation,” Hineman said.

The administration is currently working on an LGBTQ+ campus climate survey.

Hineman said the project will be inclusive to all levels of the university community and administration.

Mental Health Aid According to the policy document, Higazi and Hineman plan to look for ways to increase the number of counselors at the university’s Counseling and Consultation Services and the number of sessions provided for students while also making it easier for students to COURTESY OF JACOB CHANG schedule these appointments.

Undergraduate Student Government President Roaya Higazi and Vice President Caleb Hineman plan According to previous Lantern reporting, implementation of their policy goals while transitioning into their new roles amid the COVID-19 pandemic. students currently have 10 counseling sessions covered by fees each year, but unless it is an emergency, they must first have a We had some folks phone-screening and be put on a waiting list before they can schedule appointments, on our campaign according to the CCS website. CCS does not have walk-in counseling hours. who were campusStill transitioning into their roles, the duo change and transfer hasn’t had the chance to reach out to anyone regarding these policies, but Higazi said they students who talked plan to meet with CCS in the coming weeks. pretty frequently Wage Increases Higazi said she and Hineman want to help about their a campus group named Fight for 15, which experiences and has called for the university to increase the minimum wage for student workers to $15 their need for more an hour. support.

“One of our goals is to work closely with them and see what their work has looked like in the past few years and what gaps they believe USG can help them in filling, and that way we can take that advocacy to the administrative level to support existing Roaya Higazi student movements,” Higazi said.

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Clubs continue despite COVID-19 OWEN MILNES Campus Producer milnes.12@osu.edu

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ith more than 1,400 registered student organizations, Ohio State provides many opportunities for students to get involved on campus, and COVID-19 has not changed that.

Incoming students should not be deterred from getting involved at Ohio State as student organizations have been eager to accommodate physical distancing policies to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and the traditional involvement fair, scheduled for Aug. 23, will be virtual this year, according to the Safe and Healthy OSU website.

Student organization meetings are recommended to be limited to less than 100 people, practice physical distancing, request RSVPs, require face masks and communicate all processes and expectations to members prior to meetings, according to guidance released by the Office of Student Life.

Intramural sports will continue to run virtual programs and will slowly phase in inperson activities, but high-contact activities in close quarters such as basketball and soccer will not be permitted, according to guidance released by the Office of Student Life. The Office of Recreational Sports will work with individual sports clubs to determine the appropriate standards for a scheduled return to competition and practice.

According to Olson and Pelletier, the largest registered organization — CEO at OSU, a group that inspires Ohio State students to seek out leadership positions by bringing in CEOs of large companies to share their experiences — has more than 700 members listed on their active roster, with other organizations having around 200 members. Pelletier said these organizations should think about how they can meet virtually or break down into smaller teams and groups.

“It’s not advisable to bring 100 people into a shared space, so how can they do things virtually for some of their meetings?” Olson said. “Lots of options and those are the things that we’re still working to figure out and provide some guidance on.”

Getting involved on campus is incredibly important for incoming students to form meaningful connections and have meaningful experiences at Ohio State, Olson said.

“Involvement still happens in all kinds of settings, and I feel like this now provides another sort of avenue for when we talk about like there’s no specific path to getting involved that you have to follow and there’s no specific place that involvement happens,” Olson said. “There are still ways for you to find meaningful connections on campus, whether or not that’s in a virtual or physical space.”

Pelletier said she recommends students look at three things when getting involved: activities that they enjoy doing, new activities they have never tried before and activities that connect back to their academic field.

Pelletier said organizations affiliated with a college or academic area account for about one-third of total organizations on campus.

“Clearly connecting their academic experience with their co-curricular experience is important to a lot of students,” Pelletier said.

Olson added that after academic organizations, organizations related to activism and service made up the next highest percent of categories of student organizations.

Student organizations continued to register throughout the pandemic, prior to the deadline of April 15, Olson said. A new registration window opens Aug. 1.

“We found that there are students who were maybe motivated by the purpose of their organization, so much so that they’re like, ‘Virtual or not, we’re going for it,’” Olson said.

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The Student Involvement Fair is a chance for students to find student organizations at Ohio State. This year, the fair will be held virtually.

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Fun classes to fulfill gen ed requirements Max Garrison, third-year, Assistant Campus Editor

Owen Milnes, fourthyear, Campus Producer

HISTART 2901: Intro to World Cinema, Visual and Performing Arts GE:

HIST 3001: American Political History, Culture and Ideas/Historical Study GE:

“If you’re like me, the thought of taking a fine arts class is terrifying because you can’t draw, sing, dance or play an instrument to save your life.

However, this class allows you to analyze the art without having to create any. It is also a pretty easy class to get your Visual and Performing Arts GE out of the way.”

“I love American History and writing historical analyses so if you’re like me in that respect you’ll love the class. The class was mainly graded on papers where you made a claim and then used historical facts from class lectures and discussion to back it up. I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in an eye-opening course on American History.”

Sarah Szilagy, third-year, Campus Editor ENGLISH 2367.05H: Honor Intro to Folklore, 2nd-year Lit GE: “The professor was an amazing, empathetic person who gave us complete creative freedom over assignments. Class was discussion-based, and grades were based off of a series of writing assignments for which you could choose to write a poem. I’d definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys writing without the limitations and restrictions of a more traditional writing course.”

Keaton Masiano, fourthyear, Sports Editor ITALIAN 3051: The Crossroads of Romance: Tales of Heroes and Monsters from the Odyssey to Star Wars, Literature and Diversity GE: “The class fulfilled both literature and diversity requirements while also being a fun class to take.

Professor Jonathan is one of the most engaging and enthusiastic professors I have had at Ohio State, and the class involves reading cool stories and even watching some movies.”

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STUDENT ORGS

Spaces for success: Get involved with Black student organizations ASHLEY KIMMEL Arts & Life Editor kimmel.103@osu.edu

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The African American Voices Gospel Choir The organization’s purpose is to celebrate Jesus Christ through traditional African American song and movement.

Email: aavgc.osu@gmail.com African Youth League The organization’s purpose is to educate the Ohio State community about African culture. The club hosts events that demonstrate African culture.

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Email: aylosu@gmail.com

Band of Brothers The organization is an extension of the Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male, the leading resource center for Black men at four-year institutions. The club’s four core tiers are service, scholarship, brotherhood and professional development.

Email: bandofbrothersosu15@gmail.com

Below is a list of student organizations at Ohio State dedicated to the Black community, with information from Ohio State’s student organizations’ website. Club descriptions have been condensed for brevity.

Black Advertising Strategic Communication Association The organization is a partnership among faculty, students and professionals meant to prepare Black students for careers in strategic communication and advertising.

Email: bascaosu@gmail.com The Black Arts Group The organization’s purpose is to provide a space for Ohio State’s Black artists and offers support and programs for the making of Black art on campus.

Email: theblackartsgroup@gmail.com

the Black community’s needs, set a policy of economic independence, and encourage a career in the judiciary to Black law students.

Email: OSUMoritzBLSA@gmail.com Black Mental Health Coalition The organization’s purpose is to provide a space for Black students in higher education to discuss the stigma of mental health and its effect on the community.

Email: osubmhc@gmail.com

The organization’s mission is to inspire and empower minority students to become professionals.

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Email:cbsa.nbmbaa@gmail.com

Dr. J.H. Blas Black Affinity Group The organization’s goal is to empower Black Retail Action Group and strengthen the Black community by Black Graduate and Professional The organization’s purpose is to assist hosting events and meetings for students Student Caucus the student minority population with an to network with veterinarians and other The club’s purpose is to promote cultural, interest in retail in gaining internship and professional students, participate in service, academic and social programs networking opportunities with companies community outreach, support each other for the Black community, university in the retail business. and gain mentorship from staff and community and Black graduate and faculty. professional students.

Email: Brag.tosu@gmail.c om Email: CVM-JamesBiasGroup@osu.edu Email: bgpsc1971@gmail.com Black Humanities The organization’s purpose is to make a comfortable learning environment in which Black humanities students can collaborate.

Email: Not listed Black Law Student Association The organization’s purpose is to promote and articulate the professional goals and needs of Black law students, practice the relationship between the Black law student and the Black attorney to the American legal structure, bring an awareness and commitment to the Black community’s needs, influence the legal system to change and meet

C L Collection of Creators The organization’s purpose is to provide Black and other minority students a space to collaborate, create and network together.

Email:cocbuckeyemail.com Council of Black Students in Administration

Ladies of Leadership The organization’s purpose is to promote the academic, personal and professional growth of first-year women of color through sisterhood and mentoring while upholding the values of service, scholarship, leadership, empowerment and wellness.

Email: ladiesofleadershiposu@gmail.com

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People The organization’s purpose is to inform students about the issues affecting African Americans and other minorities, advance educational, political, social and economic status of African Americans and other minorities, appreciate contributions from African Americans to U.S. civilization, and to build a strong leadership.

Email:naacp.osu@gmail.com

Organizations of Black Aerospace Professionals - Ohio State University Student Branch The organization’s purpose is to bring aviation and aerospace professionals, students, and community members in a setting to learn and communicate.

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Zuvaa Afro-Caribbean Dancers The organization implements a range of dances from regions in Africa and the Caribbean.

Email: Zuvaadancers@gmail.com

Email: obaposu2016@gmail.com

National Association of Black Journalists at Ohio State The organization is a group of journalism majors and other students interested in journalism and media-related professions that gathers to discuss journalism-related topics within the Black professional experience.

Redefining Athletic Standards The organization supports Black male Email: nabjohiostate@gmail.com student athletes and pushes to give them a voice by gathering and discussing National Society of Black Engineers campus issues and creating events.

The organization’s purpose is to increase the number of culturally responsible Email: ohiostate.ras@gmail.com Black engineers who positively impact the community, excel academically and professionally succeed.

Email: nsbeosupresident@gmail.com

Undergraduate Black Law Student Association The organization’s purpose is to foster and cultivate the interests and needs of Ohio State’s diverse pre-law community.

Email:undergradblsa@gmail.com

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SHADES (Buckeye Chapter) The organization’s purpose is to build connections within the LGBTQ community and its allies.

Email: shades.osu@gmail.com Society of Black Graduate Engineers The organization is committed to building support and community between Black engineering graduate students and discusses topics that are specific to Black engineering graduate students with department boards.

Email: sbge.osu@gmail.com

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Nursing Students of Color The organization is a support network committed to building a safe space for underrepresented students of color at the university’s College of Nursing.

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Eat, Sleep and De-stress with Meditation and Yoga BELLA CZAJKOWSKI Patricia B. Miller Special Projects Reporter czajkowski.8@osu.edu As the semester draws near, so may a bit of stress. Meditation and yoga are tools that can help to manage stress and make the most out of your freshman year at Ohio State.

Spending a few minutes per day meditating can help to restore a sense of calm and peace, according to the Mayo Clinic website. You can meditate anywhere, whether in your dorm room, between classes, or before an exam.

Nealofar Madani, president of SKY @ OSU, connects students with stress-relief tools to improve mental and physical health.

Meditation is a large part of the student organization’s practice.

“By changing the rhythm of our breath, we can actually change the state of our mind and our emotions,” Madani said.

In addition to improving overall wellbeing, meditation may also improve academic performance. Since discovering meditation, Madani said that the practice has helped her to spend less time stressing and more time studying.

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Resiliency Training Lab website. The online programs are designed to reduce stress.

Yoga is another tool that can reduce stress. It combines physical exercise with mindfulness to improve mental and emotional well-being, Alice Adams, manager of group fitness programming and education, said.

“It can give you tools to use throughout your everyday life,” Adams said. “If you learn how to breathe more deeply, when you are then faced with a stressful test, you can come back to those tools of taking a few deep breaths and that can help kind of slow your heart rate, and again bring you back to that present moment,” Adams said.”

In addition to reducing stress and anxiety, studies show that yoga may enhance moods, lower blood pressure, and improve balance, according to the Mayo Clinic website.

Ohio State offers a variety of yoga class formats including candlelight, hip hop, power, flow, sunrise and relaxation. This fall, these group fitness classes will operate

by reservation or drop-in at limited capacity to allow for physical distancing. Yoga classes are also available virtually over Zoom, according to the Recreational Sports website.

Ohio State also offers two semester-long yoga courses, Yoga 1 and Yoga 2. Yoga 1 introduces basic standing, sitting and lying down poses. Yoga 2 delves into more intermediate Hatha yoga techniques and yoga philosophy, according to the Sports Fitness and Health Program.

Yoga can serve as a gentle introduction to moving your body, Adams said. Whether you’re looking to release endorphins and gain energy or relieve stress, it’s an accessible practice regardless of your past experience with fitness.

“Yoga is meditation, it’s movement in the body, it’s the inner work that you do with yourself, it’s how you engage with people in the world,” Adams said.

“Yoga is meditation, it’s movement in the body, it’s the inner work that you do with yourself, it’s how you engage with people in the world.” — Alice Adams, Manager of group fitness programming and education

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Hopping from home: Virtual gallery hops still open amid pandemic SKYLER KRAFT Assistant Arts & Life Editor kraft.173@osu.edu

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lthough many doors are still closed, the local art scene in Columbus has found ways to flourish online.

In the midst of a pandemic, Columbus art galleries have partnered with the Short North Arts District to continue engaging the public through virtual gallery hops, art trails and social media initiatives.

Over the past 35 years, local art galleries and other small businesses have welcomed visitors to celebrate the Short North Arts District’s Gallery Hop on the first Saturday of the month at 4 p.m. However, to maintain safety during COVID-19, the gallery hop has gone virtual.

The online gallery hop uses Instagram’s story feature to showcase the work of visual and performing artists with anything from a sneak peak of new works to a full virtual exhibition, in addition to interviews with

artists. In its April 4 debut, the virtual gallery hop garnered an unusually high turnout — 500 percent higher than attendance at recent in-person events — Betsy Pandora, executive director of the Short North Alliance, said.

“I really wanna give people what they want, you know? So my goal in these past months has been to bring beauty and joy through art. So I feel like the Virtual Gallery Hop is perfect for that,” Sherry Hawk, owner of the Sherry Gallery, said. “And we’re not doing sales, exactly. I just want people to feel good and have something different coming across their screen.”

The public can also interact with art via the Short North’s Arts District Trail hosted by Experience Columbus. It’s a free, interactive experience in which visitors follow an art trail throughout the Short North. It features a COURTESY OF SHERRIE HAWK self-guided tour list of all the local galleries, in addition to art works located outdoors for Michael Kaiser hangs “View,” his exhibition opening at the Sherrie Gallery during the Virtual Gallery Hop May 2. public viewing.

The interactive website experience is updated in accordance with the gallery’s Google Places page, so it recommends calling before visiting due to frequently of global artists and their experiences, changing hours and circumstances in light according to the Short North Arts District of the pandemic, according to the Short website.

North Arts District Trail helpline. To access Audiences can view the work in person, but the Short North Arts District Trail, visitors due to the pandemic, some galleries are still can visit Experience Columbus’ Art Trail closed, creating the opportunity for pieces District page, where they can register for a to be viewed and sold via social media. The tour.

Short North Arts District’s Instagram page is In another initiative to keep art thriving, featuring “One World” exhibit pieces in its the Short North Arts District took to social stories categorized by galleries. If a viewer media again to reach audiences. The Short sees something they like, they can follow the North Alliance’s most recent exhibit, “One link shared with the art piece to learn more World,” made in collaboration with 10 or purchase the piece. partner galleries and art institutions, invites According to the Short North Arts audiences to celebrate and collect art in District Instagram, it plans on keeping the person or from home through the Short North virtual experience for all gallery hops going Arts District’s Instagram and Facebook. forward. Guidance from the city and safety The exhibit debuted July 19 and will measures will determine if an in-person continue to be on display for one year. It experience can be offered. As of now, they — Sherry Hawk, is the seventh rendition of the Short North are planning on offering both a virtual and Mural Series, which showcases the diversity in-person experience in August.

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Finding your creative side during quarantine ANDRÉ WHITE Arts & Life Producer white.2884@osu.edu It’s possible to find creative inspiration even if you have to stay between four walls most of the time.

Quarantine disrupted the normal means of doing daily tasks and discouraged social interaction. Students, artists and local creatives had to find new ways to draw creative inspiration and work in a time where both access to resources and opportunities for collaboration were limited.

Genevieve Wagner, a fourth-year in studio art, had to be self-motivated and find inspiration to make art during the lockdown.

Wagner, a printmaker, said that observing and appreciating her own surroundings made it possible for her to create.

“It made it better to draw the spaces around me, because by doing that I noticed little things are really beautiful,” Wagner said. “By drawing that and translating it through pen to paper, it made me appreciate little moments in the quarantine.”

Fellow printmaker Lyra Purugganan, a fifth-year in art, said using art as a tool to deal with hardships faced during the shutdown was beneficial to her creativity. This inspired her “comical” approach towards her work during difficult times.

“It’s a way for me to cope with being in a very stressful time like this. I personally think it’s necessary in the art that I make and I like seeing it in other people’s art, too,” Purugganan said. “There are parts of (my artwork) that is very serious, but I think the approach is more comical than the undertones.”

Purugganan’s use of humor as a form of personal expression is exemplified in her American Cheese Series. Using American cheese singlets as a surface to create her artwork on, Purugganan said that the series is a criticism of American patriotism and

how it feels both wrong and inauthentic to call herself an American. She described this feeling as “cheesy.”

Observing his surroundings through a camera lens, local street photographer Andrew Yates, known in Columbus as “Yatezy,” drew inspiration from his network of artists in the city.

“I tried to just stay around the creative people I’ve been around and other photographers and stuff, because then if we didn’t have, say, models to shoot, well then we can just be each other’s models and keep the creativity going that way,” Yates said. “Looking at other photographers still working during a time like that and seeing what they’re able to do also inspired me to be like ‘Hey, I can still create with everything I COURTESY OF LYRA PURUGGANAN have right in front of me.’”

Lyra Purugganan’s American Cheese Series is an example of the use of humor in her artistic approach.

Yates said that the inspiration he drew from Columbus’ artists and photographers Purugganan said the piece is a criticism of American patriotism and how inauthentic it feels to call herself also came from content they posted on an American. social media.

No greater opportunity was presented for the local art community to come together and produce content during quarantine than the protests that went on in Columbus following the death of George Floyd, Wagner said.

“You saw so much love and honor in the artwork that people put up on the boarded up buildings,” Wagner said. “I think it was just a time for everyone to look at Columbus and observe it for what it is.”

Yates said that the protests allowed him to use his platform to show the lengths people went to make their voices heard.

“It’s really history repeating itself. It presented, to me, a super dope opportunity to capture history,” Yates said.

Purugganan feels that the protests reaffirmed her confidence in her work as well as in the Columbus art community.

“It’s definitely created like a tighter-knit art community,” Purugganan said. “I guess — Lyra Purugganan, I have also seen the importance of being an Fifth-year in art artist, especially during all of the protests.”

“It’s a way for me to cope with being in a very stressful time like this. I personally think it’s necessary in the art that I make and I like seeing it in other people’s art, too.”

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Misfit Manor was named best DIY house venue by Ohio State Students.

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Best of OSU: Misfit Manor a haven for local music fans CLAIRE MCLEAN Lantern Reporter mclean.171@osu.edu Originally published April 6 Editor’s note: Due to COVID-19, the ability of DIY house venues to accommodate guests may be modified. The CDC encourages social distancing by staying at least 6 feet apart from others and wearing masks in close proximity to other people.

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members and the general music-loving public, DIY — do-it-yourself — house venues provide an energetic hangout for local bands and artists to perform and all to enjoy. One such venue, Misfit Manor, has been running since early 2016 and hosted about 150 shows over the years, including the Endless Summer Fest, which it has hosted every summer for the past four years, Poy Raz, the venue’s owner, said.

A DIY house venue books performances, typically by smaller, local bands and artists.

The events often feature a live performance

in one area of the house while several other areas are open for dancing and conversation.

Raz said he originally moved into the house with two friends in late 2015 and hosted his first show a week later. After that, he said Misfit Manor has been hosting shows several times a year, drawing crowds of people from various backgrounds and walks of life, which has earned the venue a reputation of inclusivity.

“I’ve seen our neighbor that’s in his 60s come over to a backyard show and he really enjoyed it,” Raz said. “It just kinda draws everyone. Definitely a lot of interesting fashion statements being made at these things.”

Misfit Manor diversifies the genres of bands it hosts and features a variety of different artists who often return to the venue, Raz said. Past performances include Columbus-native rock band Radattack, Kentucky-native party rock group Anemic Royalty and solo hip-hop artist Rhinestone Cowboy.

Raz compared Misfit Manor to a classic Friday night gathering in high school, when people from different social circles would come together to enjoy one another’s company, creating a strong sense of community and friendship among attendees.

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“People genuinely seem to want to get to know you and they also want to understand you and they want you to feel welcome,” Noah King, a second-year in environmental policy and decision making and regular attendee of Misfit Manor, said.

Though popular among Ohio State students, King said Misfit Manor differs from a student organization.

“You go there and you don’t know who’s gonna be there because it’s not just a local Columbus thing. And that feels really cool because as an OSU student, you know, we’re more than just OSU. We’re Columbus too.

So, that’s a part of Misfit Manor that I really enjoy,” he said.

Misfit Manor’s most recent show Jan. 2 featured Radattack, Rhinestone Cowboy, Anemic Royalty and Courtney From Work.

Although its March 26 show featuring Teamonade, The Wastemen and Huevo Sin Sal was postponed due to COVID-19, Raz said he hopes to begin hosting again in late summer or early fall.

“I hope that if anyone is into this, they realize that it’s super easy to do and there’s no pressure,” Raz said. “You can have as many or as few shows as you want and it makes a huge difference in a community.”

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“The Goldsberrys aim to write uplifting, danceable songs in a genre they call ‘folkgrass’.”

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The Goldsberrys pluck out positivity with bluegrass-folk tunes DARBY CLARK Lantern Reporter clark.3015@osu.edu Originally published April 8 James and Jen Goldsberry said the first song they wrote together, “No More Wine ’Til the Weekend,” was inspired by a quote from James Goldsberry’s mother.

“That’s kind of when we realized: Be careful what you say around us because we’ll probably write a song about it,” Jen Goldsberry said.

Narrative lyrics inspired by real moments are common for The Goldsberrys, a bluegrass-folk band consisting of married couple and founding members James and Jen Goldsberry on acoustic guitar and banjo, respectively, and their friends Chris Westra

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on fiddle and Eric Nassau on bass. The group’s songs blend instruments and fourpart harmonies into a sound they said is all their own.

“We call it ‘folkgrass,’” Jen Goldsberry said. “We kind of came up with that term, because we did go through this, like, ‘Who are we?’ phase, and we would go to our fans and say, ‘What do you hear when you hear us? What comes to your mind?’”

The band started out as a husband-andwife duo, Jen Goldsberry said.

James Goldsberry said he and Jen met for the first time in 2000 when they were in the same class at Bowling Green State University during his senior year.

“We really started talking through music, because we had run into each other at a live show in Bowling Green and we were like, ‘Hey, you’re in Economics 101!’ And that’s how we met. We were out seeing music,” James Goldsberry said.

After graduating, Jen Goldsberry said the pair moved to Tallahassee, Florida, where

James Goldsberry got a second bachelor’s degree in geology at Florida State University.

Jen said she did not play an instrument, but her growing exposure to folk and bluegrass bands and the extra time she had to herself while her husband studied prompted her to try something new.

“I said, ‘I need something to do,’ and I woke up one day and I was like, ‘I need a banjo, today. I need a banjo.’ So I went and got a banjo,” Jen Goldsberry said.

James Goldsberry, however, did have some experience with an instrument.

Though he did not come from a musical family, he said he played guitar in a high school garage band.

“I was at a family reunion, and one of my uncles told me that I would — I was a heavy metal guy then, playing nothing but, like, heavy Metallica on guitar — and he’s like, ‘One of these days, you’re going to be a country music fan,’ and I’m like, ‘No, I’m not, no way!’ And then, here I am,” he said.

Jen Goldsberry said the couple moved

back to Ohio in 2007. Having been uprooted from the music base they’d formed in Florida, she said they played together often on the front porch of their Gahanna, Ohio, home and began trying to rebuild their music community.

Eventually, moving from the front porch to open mic settings led to more opportunities, she said, and in 2015, they received an invitation to perform at Duck Creek Log Jam, an annual summer music festival and campout held in Hocking Hills State Park.

“That’s when we got the formal band together, like, ‘All right, this is when we need a band; we’re gonna play, this is a festival, so we’re gonna do this,’” Jen Goldsberry said.

Jen Goldsberry said she and James met fiddler Westra, a classically trained violist who was starting to try his hand at bluegrass, at Duck Creek in 2014. The next year, they met Nassau through some mutual friends at a house concert.

After incorporating Nassau and Westra, Jen Goldsberry said they started writing and recording songs, releasing their first album “Hunker Me Down” in 2017. They put out their sophomore album “By The Window” in 2019 and are looking to complete a third this year, James Goldsberry said.

Songwriting was a new venture in some ways, but ultimately, it was simply a fresh channel for a longtime talent, Jen Goldsberry said.

“I wrote poems for a course of things over my life, but I never really understood that I could put that to songwriting — and then to music — until I was playing banjo and even then, it took many years before I put it all

together,” she said. “So, we were kind of late bloomers. But when we found it, we’ve been cranking it out.”

Jen Goldsberry said the years of playing with her husband on their front porch helped them formulate their sound, and Westra and Nassau have only made it better.

“Eric is a singer-songwriter himself, and Chris has such an ear — he’s been in music for over 20 years that I’m aware of — so they have this ear and they hear stuff, and they’ll be like, ‘Why are you doing it like that?’ or ‘Why don’t we add this weird E minor chord here?’” she said.

Although the band enjoys songwriting, James Goldsberry said performing is even more special.

“We play a lot of music, and it sounds beautiful to us, but when it sounds beautiful to other people, it is so much better,” James Goldsberry said. “It makes it worth it.”

Jen Goldsberry said some of the most special moments are when fans share how The Goldsberrys’ music has impacted them.

“If we can come off a show and really connect with people, that’s the fireworks moment for me,” Jen Goldsberry said.

She said the group always writes uplifting music, and it wants those listening to walk away feeling uplifted, too.

“They had fun when they came to see us — they danced, they’ve met people, you know, that’s what we want,” Jen Goldsberry said. “I want good people to meet good people when they come to our shows, and we can just be the soundtrack to good relationships.”

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Football: Justin Fields gets unique shot at redemption KEATON MAISANO Sports Editor maisano.2@osu.edu

Originally published June 30 Justin Fields put together a season that ranks amongst the best in Ohio State history, and the junior quarterback will have an opportunity that few Buckeyes have had before him: a chance to do it again.

While the 2019 season came to a bitter and uncharacteristic end when Fields’s pass found the hands of a Clemson defender rather than then-sophomore wide receiver Chris Olave, the throw was not set to be the final pass of the Georgia native’s collegiate career. The COVID-19 pandemic has created some uncertainty at the prospect of a 2020 season, but while the games themselves are up in the air, Ohio State has confidence in the player lining up behind center.

After a play that signaled the premature end of Ohio State’s season, Fields looked to put his third and most costly interception of his career behind him.

“It was the look we wanted, and it was basically a miscommunication,” Fields said CORI WADE | PHOTO EDITOR after the Fiesta Bowl Dec. 28, 2019. “So Ohio State then-sophomore quarterback Justin Fields (1) makes a pass in the first half of the game against Maryland on Nov. 9. Ohio State won 73-14.

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So that happens in life and you really can’t do anything about it now so you just have to move on.

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that happens in life and you really can’t do anything about it now so you just have to move on.”

Turning the page on a season in which he accounted for the second-most touchdowns in a single season in Ohio State history, Fields will look to improve upon a season in which he excelled as the starting quarterback.

While Dwayne Haskins, who holds the Ohio State single-season record with 54 touchdowns accounted for, followed up his Heisman finalist season with a trip to the NFL, Fields will continue to work on his game at the collegiate level.

“He’s made a lot of great strides,” head

coach Ryan Day said Jan. 15 in a press conference. “But there’s certain things in his game that we can really take to the next level. It’s great conversation, and I know he’s excited to hear what’s going on.”

Fields became the fourth Ohio State quarterback since 1935 to finish in the top three for the Heisman trophy. Before Fields, Rex Kern was the only Buckeye to return following a Heisman campaign in 1969, and his performance in his final season landed him back in the Heisman conversation at No. 5 in votes.

In Day’s three seasons controlling the Ohio State offense, he has coached J.T.

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Barrett to 47 touchdowns, Haskins to 54 and Fields to 51. Unlike the previous two quarterbacks, Fields will start for a second year under Day. “A lot of it is just learning to play the position in terms of this past season — as time went along he got more and more responsibility and it’s now kind of year two,” Day said March 2 in a press conference. “So now we spent a lot of time talking about the intricacies of the position — protections, route progressions, coverages — things like that where we can get a little more involved and start to explain the playbook a little more.”

In his sophomore campaign, Fields threw 41 touchdowns and only three interceptions.

The 3,273 passing yards were paired with 484 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns on the ground.

Although the numbers suggest little room for improvement, Ohio State offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson sees Fields’s second year as one that will have more opportunities.

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more,” Wilson said April 22 in a media teleconference. “I guess the playbook technically opens up — although it’s always been kinda open. I just think you’ll see him maybe be even more on target, more accurate.”

Fields may be back with the Buckeyes in 2020, but that doesn’t mean things have stayed the same.

Personnel changes have shaken up the Ohio State quarterback room with the departure of former quarterbacks coach Mike Yurcich. With the elevation of Corey Dennis, who has been with the program since 2015, a familiar face will fill the position.

“I feel great with not only the fact that he can teach the way we teach it, but also we need some continuity in that room,” Day said. “Corey is a young coach who has a really bright future. And I think everything — if you put into Corey, you’re going to get back and invest because he’s so bright.”

Outside of the natural coaching carousel, the COVID-19 pandemic altered the yearly routine of spring practice. After only three practices, the Big Ten announced March

13 that organized team activities were suspended.

Despite the lost practice time, Day is not too worried about how it will affect his starting quarterback.

“I don’t think that spring practice is going to set Justin too far back,” Day said April 15 in a media teleconference. “I certainly would have liked to get those reps under his belt but we still have preseason camp, but he has a whole season under his belt. Where I think it’s going to be felt more is with the younger guys.”

After the Division I Council approved a preseason practice model June 17, Ohio State is set to begin fall camp Aug. 7.

While the team begins to gear up for a season that may or may not happen, the quiet excitement surrounding Fields’s maturation continues to build.

“He looked very, very impressive those first three days of practice,” Wilson said.

“Now we’ll have to get that back up to speed coming through the issues we’re dealing with, but it’s exciting, maybe, to see what he can do.”

Now we’ll have to get that back up to speed coming through the issues we’re dealing with, but it’s exciting, maybe, to see what he can do.

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Ohio State defensive line looks to reload after record-setting Chase Young’s departure JACK EMERSON Assistant Sports Editor emerson.131@osu.edu

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ast season, the Buckeye defensive line was one of the most feared positional units in the nation as they played a key role for Ohio State’s top-ranked defense.

With the losses of standout defensive end Chase Young and tackles DaVon Hamilton, Jashon Cornell and Robert Landers to the NFL and graduation, the Ohio State defense will be without key figures in its front. With rotational pieces from last season and their youth, the Buckeyes will look to retool their defensive line without skipping a beat.

“They’ve earned their right to be where they’re at and get a chance to play in the NFL,” defensive line coach Larry Johnson said on an April 22 conference call with the media. “It’s just now you hope you recruited well enough that you have the next guy ready to go.”

The vaunted 2019 Ohio State defensive line helped the Buckeye defense lead the nation in both sacks and tackles-for-loss.

Plenty of that production came from Young, who broke Ohio State’s single season sack record with 16.5 sacks and added 21 tacklesfor-loss.

Despite losing Young, the Ohio State defensive end rotation remains strong with pieces that played a significant role for last year’s defense.

Sophomore defensive end Zach Harrison is expected to step up and fill the production void left by Young. He put together a strong freshman campaign as he played in all 14 games last year and tallied 24 tackles, five tackles-for-loss and four sacks.

Linebackers coach Al Washington said he saw plenty of improvement in Harrison as the season went on last year and that his role

has the potential to grow this season.

“From game one to game whatever, you saw a guy fundamentally grow.” Washington said on an April 22 conference call with the media. “I think, in time, his role is going to grow fast because not only does he have the talent, he has the drive and the passion.”

Johnson said that Harrison has the opportunity to grow into a player that produces similarly to Young and his predecessors Nick and Joey Bosa.

“We saw a guy that has a really incredible work ethic and when you see that, you know a guy has a chance,” Johnson said. “You got Chase [Young] in front of him as a role model and to see how you’re supposed to do it and be professional on the field, I think that helps. I think the sky is the limit for Zach.”

Another impact player at defensive end is graduate senior Jonathon Cooper, who played in just four games last season due to an ankle injury before redshirting. He produced six tackles and a sack in those four games.

Cooper is not only a solid contributor on the field but also one of the leading voices in the Ohio State locker room as he served as a captain for the 2019 season. Johnson said that Cooper’s experience, work ethic and resilience will help him bounce back from his injury-riddled 2019 season.

“Coop is a warrior. If you look in the dictionary and find warrior, you’re going to find Coop’s name beside it,” Johnson said.

“We’re looking for great things for Cooper.

He’s a guy you’re rooting for all the time because he deserves the best because of how much time and effort he puts into really making himself a great football player.”

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“We have the mentality of next man up, so that’s what we try to preach and teach.”

— Larry Johnson, Ohio State defensive line coach

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Ohio State senior defensive end Jonathon Cooper (18) faces off against Michigan redshirt senior offensive lineman Jon Runyan (75) during the second half of the game at Michigan Stadium Nov. 30. Ohio State won 56-27.

and Tyler Friday and redshirt sophomore Javontae Jean-Baptiste round out the talented rotation. Smith tallied five tackles-for-loss and three sacks in 11 games last season, while Friday added three tackles-for-loss and two sacks in 11 games.

Jean-Baptiste played in all 14 games as a redshirt freshman last season, tallying 14 tackles, 1.5 tackles-for-loss and a sack.

Despite Young receiving much of the praise a season ago, Johnson said that the group works best as a unit and that it goes deeper than just one guy.

“It’s not just one guy,” Johnson said. “It’s two or three guys that have to have great years.”

Despite losing three key rotational pieces to the draft, the Buckeye interior remains one of the most experienced units on the team.

Senior defensive tackle Haskell Garrett brings the most experience to the rotation as he has played in 33 games for the Buckeyes, while his potential starting counterpart, junior Tommy Togiai, adds 26 games played.

Rotation players such as redshirt junior Jerron Cage and redshirt sophomore Taron Vincent also eclipse double-digit games

played in their Buckeye careers.

Togiai and Garrett both played key roles on the interior rotation in 2019 as Togiai put up 16 tackles and two tackles-for-loss in 14 games. Garrett had similar production in 11 games, as he finished with 10 tackles and 2.5 tackles-for-loss.

Ohio State will also get Vincent back from a shoulder injury that sidelined him all of last season and forced him to redshirt. Johnson said that it was upsetting that Vincent missed out on having the spring to get back to playing shape but he was pleased with the way his rehab was going.

“It’s tough he missed those reps since we won’t get them back,” Johnson said. “I was really pleased that he returned from his rehab well. I think our staff did a great job getting him ready.”

While Young’s headline-grabbing production will not be returning for the 2020 season, the Buckeyes have the personnel to continue the dominant momentum from the 2019 campaign.

“We have the mentality of next man up, so that’s what we try to preach and teach,” Johnson said.

Football: Experienced offensive line looks to young talent for continued success

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Ohio State then-redshirt freshman offensive lineman Wyatt Davis (52) looks to block a Husky in the first half of the the Rose Bowl Game featuring Ohio State and Washington in Pasadena, California, Jan. 1, 2019. Ohio State won 28-23.

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hio State had the No. 3 scoring offense in the country in 2019, but one of the greatest reasons for the success was a group that did not score a single touchdown.

All five of Ohio State’s starting offensive linemen made an All-Big Ten team in 2019, but two positions will need to be filled in 2020 after former offensive linemen Jonah Jackson and Branden Bowen transitioned to the NFL. A mixture of experience and leadership brought by returning players combined with the talent of players vying for the open positions will be the 2020 recipe for leading an offense that doesn’t lack offensive weapons.

Prior to the 2019 Big Ten Championship Game, head coach Ryan Day spoke highly of his interior line, which had been overshadowed by the touchdown production of then-sophomore quarterback Justin Fields and then-junior running back J.K. Dobbins.

“They’re the tip of the spear on our offense. Everything goes through those guys,” Day said in a Dec. 3 press conference.

The spearhead, which allowed Dobbins to rush for a school-record 2,003 rushing yards, will consist of redshirt junior center Josh Myers and redshirt junior guard Wyatt Davis, but the left guard position has opened

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up.

Offensive line coach Greg Studrawa said the position will be a three-player competition between sophomore Harry Miller, graduate senior Gavin Cupp and redshirt sophomore Matthew Jones. While only three days passed before the COVID-19 pandemic brought a premature conclusion to spring practice, Studrawa said that Miller and Jones caught his eye while Cupp was unavailable with a foot injury.

“We got three guys that I think are going to be able to compete for that job,” Studrawa said April 22 in a media teleconference.

On the outside, the void left by Bowen at the right tackle spot is also set to be filled prior to the season with three guys in the running to claim it. Redshirt sophomore Nicholas Petit-Frere is the current favorite to open the season as the starter due to his experience, as he played in all 14 games for the Buckeyes last season.

On his tail are redshirt sophomore Dawand Jones and five-star freshman Paris Johnson.

Studrawa said that he expects a close contest at the position this summer.

“They’re working on their individual technique on their own and then we’ll be getting back together,” Studrawa said. “It’s gonna be a full-court press in the fight for

“I do truly believe that we can be better than we were last year, just because of that culture that was instilled with last year’s offensive line which was playing nasty, physical and just trying to dominate.”

— Wyatt Davis, Redshirt junior offensive lineman

the job, but it’s gonna be exciting. I can tell you that.”

After deciding to forego the NFL draft in December, senior left tackle Thayer Munford will reclaim his spot on the Ohio State front. Munford, the most experienced member of the unit, has started in 38 games over the past three seasons and was a key contributor for those offenses.

The Buckeye offensive line will also benefit from solid depth at the position group thanks to elite level talent amongst the youth of the unit.

Ohio State welcomed Johnson, the top offensive tackle recruit in the 2020 recruiting class, alongside fellow Ohio native and No. 2 ranked center Luke Wypler in January as early enrollees. Adding to the strong pieces in the sophomore class, the Buckeye offensive line is in good hands.

Whoever grabs the open positions, the standard set at right guard should be one of the best in the country. Davis was named a 2020 first-team preseason All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Studrawa said Davis’s success is rooted in the aggressive nature in which he plays.

“He tries to destroy people,” Studrawa said. “He doesn’t just try to position block or just get the job done, he wants to try to

destroy you physically every single play that he’s in there.”

While aggressive on the field, Davis brings a kind nature to his leadership position on the team.

Along with Myers, Davis expressed his willingness to help younger players on the team because of the care he has for his teammates.

Myers echoed this sentiment as a responsibility to the future of the program.

“One of the things that I think me and Wyatt could both agree on is that we want to leave Ohio State better than the way we found it. That’s something that’s really important to me,” Myers said May 14 in a media teleconference.

Davis said he saw potential in the unit from the opening three practices thanks to the young guys’ willingness to buy into the culture of the group.

“I do truly believe that we can be better than we were last year, just because of that culture that was instilled with last year’s offensive line which was playing nasty, physical and just trying to dominate,” Davis said. “You can see it in these young guys.”

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Enjoying game days away from Ohio Stadium KEATON MAISANO Sports Editor maisano.2@osu.edu

While spectator limitations and safety precautions may prevent students from packing Ohio Stadium to watch the Buckeyes play on Saturdays, there are still ways to maximize how you cheer on the scarlet and gray.

Whether it is your first time watching Ohio State football or you are a life-long fan, here are five tricks to successfully navigate your first year as a student fan.

1. Know the TV station and kickoff time There is nothing worse than accidentally sleeping in on a Saturday and missing the opening quarter of an Ohio State football game.

Though common sense would lead one to believe that the biggest games are played at night, Ohio State played Penn State, Michigan and Cincinnati in noon games last season, so make sure to keep an eye on the schedule for kickoff times in order to not miss out.

Knowing the appropriate TV channel is also a must or else you could be scrambling to find the game on TV while junior quarterback Justin Fields and the Ohio State offense are trotting onto the field for the opening possession.

Ohio State offers Philo Edu, an online television provider, for students living on campus that can be accessed with a student’s login credentials. It offers all the channels needed for watching Ohio State football, including FOX, ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, FS1 and Big Ten Network.

2. Have a planned location for watching the game After figuring out the TV station and kickoff time, watching the game in the proper location is the next ingredient to a great game day experience.

Watching the game on a phone, laptop or TV in a dorm room is an easy way to watch a football game, but there are other options as well. Keeping in mind proper social distancing and mask-wearing practices, common areas in dorm buildings are great places to watch a game with fellow students, and the main common area will likely have a flat screen TV that will enhance the viewing experience.

Ohio State also offers Wi-Fi throughout its campus, so games could even be livestreamed while you lay on a towel on the Oval.

3. Make sure to get the appropriate food and drinks beforehand Snacks and drinks are a gameday necessity, so it’s always

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important to plan ahead and make a run to the grocery store before the game begins.

Other places to grab snacks quickly are the C-Stores located in Scott, Morill and Neil Marketplaces, however it’s important to stock up either the night before or early Saturday mornings as the lines can tend to get long on weekends.

In case you’re in a time crunch before the games, each residence hall is equipped with vending machines that provide all kinds of snacks, however options are much more limited when compared to the C-Store or grocery stores in the area.

4. Look for alternative ways to get involved Even with a potential closing of Ohio Stadium to fans, there are still many ways to get involved and enjoy Buckeye athletics with fellow students.

Block “O” serves as the official student section of Ohio State athletics and holds events such as watch parties and rallies. With social distancing restrictions due to COVID-19, Block “O” may be changing its approach to its usual events.

Block “O” president Nick Wead said that the club is looking at virtual opportunities to get students involved at their events and that they have played with the idea of a virtual watch party which would allow Block “O” members to watch the games together over the internet.

“If we’re not able to get tickets for a lot of students,” Wead said.

“Maybe there are other ways that we can involve students that don’t necessarily have to have the physical presence of students to still feel connected to the overall student body.”

5. Embrace school traditions No matter where you are on a given game day, school pride and Ohio State traditions permeate throughout campus.

On fall Saturdays, the campus will be full of students donning scarlet jerseys and Ohio State apparel as they prepare to watch the Buckeyes. While looking the part is important, a student must also be able to sound the part. Make sure to answer an “O-H” with an “I-O” while walking around campus, and familiarize yourself with the lyrics to “Carmen Ohio,” which is sung after every game (see sidebar for lyrics).

Don’t be afraid to lean into old traditions while also exploring new ones. This is a unique time and having fun while showing off school spirit is essential.

Carmen Ohio Oh come let’s sing Ohio’s praise And songs to Alma Mater raise While our hearts rebounding thrill With joy which death alone can still Summer’s heat or winter’s cold The seasons pass the years will roll Time and change will surely (truly) show How firm thy friendship ...

OHIO! These jolly days of priceless worth By far the gladdest days on earth Soon will pass and we not know How dearly we love Ohio We should strive to keep thy name Of fair repute and spotless fame So in college halls we’ll grow And love thee better ... OHIO! Though age may dim our mem’ry’s store We’ll think of happy days of yore True to friend and frank to foe As sturdy sons of Ohio If on seas of care we roll Neath blackened sky or barren shoal Thoughts of thee bid darkness go Dear Alma Mater...OHIO!

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After a 29-23 loss to Clemson in the 2019 College Football Playoff Semifinals, the most recent chapter in Ohio State football history came to a heartbreaking conclusion.

The metaphorical page is immediately turned, however.

Players either prepare for their next journey outside of college or start training for next season. Coaches look ahead to the future.

Zach Swartz stays busy, too.

Swartz, the director of creative media for Ohio State football, is the creator of most of the team’s social media presence since his arrival in 2016. His role entails creating

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Running one of the largest social media brands in college football wasn’t always the goal for the Pickerington, Ohio, native. He graduated from Ohio University in 2010 with a journalism degree but decided writing wasn’t the career for him.

Through a connection back home with Jeff Long, former University of Arkansas athletic director, Swartz took a job opening out of college with the Razorbacks in what was called “new media” at the time.

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“I did a little bit of running the Facebook account, a little bit on the website and a little bit of live blogging, which isn’t even a thing anymore,” Swartz said.

An oppprtunity arose when ESPN launched a new branch station, the SEC Network, in 2014. Swartz said that Arkansas, along with other Southeastern Conference members, was given resources to produce highend video production along with tools for social media growth.

Swartz took advantage of the resources, producing a variety of SEC Network broadcasts. He said that the evolution of media was exciting, but came with some complications.

“This was a challenge because a

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that point, you kind of have to say, refreshing to work directly with ‘Yeah,’ and say it confidently.” someone like Swartz on a day-to-day After getting the job, Swartz didn’t basis. waste any time making good on his “I admire how Zach is able to take promise to Meyer. his experience with the program He created an account solely for and utilize resources, connect our Ohio State football on Twitter and ideas in our office to coaches and continued to focus on growth for staff, and help bring them to life,” the team’s Instagram and Facebook Charizopoulos said. pages.

Charizopoulos also admired Swartz’s role includes more than Swartz’s extensive experience, along expanding Ohio State’s brand, with his ability to develop fresh though. One of the main focuses ideas. for him and his staff is aiding the “I like to lean on Zach’s experience recruiting process. with the program because he’s been Swartz meets with recruits, around for a long time. He’s been attempting to build personal able to see a lot, try a lot out and at relationships with each prospective the same time, I like the idea of us player. The goal is to figure out their working on bringing new things to interests, whether it’s the music they the table, new fresh ideas, being a listen to or their favorite NBA player. little ambitious and challenging each “We’re just a vehicle to show the other to find those opportunities,” culture,” Swartz said. “The coaches, Charizopoulos said. players here make the culture. As Looking ahead to the future, Swartz the recruits come in and meet with said he wants to focus on being a coaches and build their relationships service provider for the players. with the coaches, they know what “My goal right now, professionally, this program really is. It’s our job to is to get to know the student-athletes get it out there and show it.” as best as I can to be able to prepare COURTESY OF OHIO STATE ATHLETICS Chris Charizopoulos, director of them for the life after and to also creative design and branding for give them the tools they need right Ohio State football and member now to prepare them for everything lot of times, you’re able to look up of Swartz’s creative team, said it’s that’s going on,” Swartz said. and see how someone does a specific job,” Swartz said. “I really didn’t have that.”

After spending six years at Arkansas continuing to grow his skills and expand his role, a job opening was posted at Ohio State.

He said he knew it was time to go home.

The interview process was standard on all fronts except one: Former Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer was present.

“He looked at me and said: ‘Are you the best in the country? Can you be the best in the country?’” Swartz — Zach Swartz, said. “I had no idea if I actually Director of Creative Media for Ohio was the best in the country, but at State football

“As the recruits come in and meet with coaches and build their relationships with the coaches, they know what this program really is. It’s our job to get it out there and show it.”

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Basketball: Ohio State looks to transfers and returners to fill void of lost players KEATON MAISANO Sports Editor maisano.2@osu.edu

Originally published June 23 Andre and Kaleb Wesson are the centerpieces of a talented group of Buckeye departures that accounted for over half of the Ohio State scoring production from a year ago.

With Kaleb Wesson off to the NBA draft and Andre Wesson newly graduated, the brothers and former collegiate basketball teammates will work towards their professional pursuits leaving the Buckeyes without their combined 23.2 points and 13.2 rebounds per game in the 2020-21 season.

While the Wessons headline an impactful group of players that will not be returning for the coming season, Holtmann has experienced players that might help the team find success going forward.

Kaleb Wesson, who earned a second team All-Big Ten honor in 2020, has been a staple of Ohio State’s interior for the past three seasons. Averaging at least 20 minutes and 10 points per game in every season as a Buckeye, Kaleb Wesson’s departure will force the Buckeyes to look elsewhere for production in the paint, especially on the defensive end.

“That’ll be obviously an offseason challenge for us moving forward, but I do think that E.J. [Liddell] — even though he’s a forward — provides some rim protection,” Holtmann said in a media teleconference April 14. “And then Kyle [Young] is going to have to get better at that and then our young, bigger guys, they’re going to have to help us there.”

The solution down low will most likely be a combined effort between senior forward Kyle Young and sophomore

forward E.J. Liddell, who both had breakout performances in the 2019-20 season.

Young, who missed six games his junior season with a leg injury, provided a lift for the Buckeyes from the four-spot. Following Ohio State’s 64-56 win over Cincinnati Nov. 6, Kaleb Wesson described Young, who posted a career-high 13 rebounds to go with 14 points, as a “high energy guy who’s gonna go out there and do the dirty work for us.”

Along with his 7.5 points per game, Young hauled in 2.0 offensive rebounds per game this past season.

While Young brings experience to the forward position with 39 starts in his career, Liddell brings potential to the frontcourt.

Logging minutes in 31 games his freshman season, Liddell’s breakout moment came in Ohio State’s final home game of the season.

Playing 27 minutes off the bench in the Buckeyes’ 71-63 win over Illinois, Liddell provided 17 points and 11 rebounds.

“I felt like the game has slowed down a lot,” Liddell said after the March 5 game.

“Knowing personnel and just knowing what you’ve got to go out there and do and just embracing your role, and that took me a while. I feel like I am still getting there and embracing my role.”

While he stands at only 6-foot-6, Liddell also provides a shot-blocking element on the defensive end. Trailing only Kaleb Wesson in blocks on the season, Liddell produced a season-high five blocks against Nebraska Feb. 27.

At the wing, graduate transfer forward Seth Towns will be one of the players tasked

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with replacing Andre Wesson’s production.

Towns, who was the Ivy League Player of the Year his sophomore season, averaged 16.0 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in his most recent season. The Ohio native missed the last two seasons due to a knee injury.

Towns shot 41.9 percent from the 3-point line while at Harvard, and it is this shooting ability combined with his maturity that is exciting, Holtmann said.

“We all know that he has to get to a place of health, in full health, but provided that happens, we’re really excited about his addition for the next couple years,” Holtmann said.

Transfer redshirt junior forward Justice Sueing, who averaged 14.1 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in two years at California, will also have an opportunity to contribute in his first game action after nursing a foot injury throughout the 2019-20 season.

“It was great to have him around and it was really great when he was in practice, because we began to see some of the things that we were going to see next year,” Holtmann said.

As for wings that have already contributed on the court for Ohio State, juniors Justin Ahrens and Musa Jallow provide Holtmann with more options.

In the backcourt, Ohio State will be without two players that showed great potential last season.

Junior guard Luther Muhammad transferred to Arizona State, and with sophomore guard D.J. Carton’s transfer to Marquette, Ohio State lost three of its top four per-game scorers from the past season.

While the departures are costly in terms of the depth he will have at his disposal, Holtmann will be able to lean on a pair of experienced and proven guards.

Redshirt senior guard CJ Walker was able to increase his production after Carton stepped away from the team to focus on his mental health in late January. With the extra minutes, Walker averaged 13.7 points and 4.3 assists in the final six games of the season.

Junior guard Duane Washington Jr. also provides Holtmann with a proven option that has the potential to take the next step in 2020, and Holtmann said that the guard’s upside is tremendous.

“I think what we saw was this past season was Duane emerge in a lot of ways — particularly offensively and had some critical moments in critical games and played really, really well for us and obviously played well when we also played him with the ball in his hands more,” Holtmann said.

Washington led the team with 55 made 3-point shots the past season.

Ohio State’s losses will force production to be made up on the court, and while the addition of transfers and recruits will help, Holtmann is looking at the natural progression of student-athletes to help fill the void.

“We are going to look differently and be a little bit different, but I think what you hope as a coach is that the guys in your returning program, develop and take that next step and that’s what we saw in guys last year,” Holtmann said.

Ohio State looks to lean on international duo’s experience in 2020-21 season JACK EMERSON Assistant Sports Editor emerson.131@osu.edu

Originally published Feb. 26 Ohio State’s women’s basketball will look to their veteran international duo this upcoming season after their promising 2020 postseason run was cut short due to COVID-19.

The Buckeyes will feature a much different look from a season ago as four players, including key rotational pieces Kierstan Bell and Janai Crooms, transferred out of the program. With these losses, Ohio State will lean on their experienced European front court players for increased production.

Forward Dorka Juhasz, a junior from Pecs, Hungary, became a leader for this Buckeye squad as she led the team in both scoring and rebounding in 2019. Sophomore forward Rebeka Mikulasikova, a Slovakian native, played a key role for the Buckeyes off of the bench.

Juhasz played in a similar leading role for the 2017 U19 Hungarian World Cup team, leading the team in Player Efficiency Rating per game. She said that her experience from this tournament helped her settle into her role at Ohio State.

“It definitely prepared me a lot,” Juhasz said. “I matured a lot and gained more basketball IQ.” Despite the team’s struggles in the tournament, Juhasz had a strong showing leading the Hungarian team to a ninth-place finish. She averaged 11.7 points and 9.4 rebounds over seven games of tournament play.

Juhasz attributed much of her growth as a player to her teammates and competition in Europe as she was playing with and against professional talent on the continent.

“They taught me to be a pro, not just on the court but off the court as well,” Juhasz said. “That definitely gave me an experience boost.”

Juhasz earned all-Big Ten first team honors in the 2019-20 season, putting up averages of 13.2 points and 9.4 rebounds per game.

She also collected a team-high 10 doubledoubles over the course of the season.

Mikulasikova brings plenty of her own international experience to the Buckeyes,

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Ohio State then-sophomore forward Dorka Juhasz (14) prepares to take a 3-point shot during the first half of Ohio State vs. Northwestern Feb. 26. Ohio State lost 55-69.

having played on four different Slovak national teams. She competed as the youngest member of the Slovakian Senior National team at the International Basketball Federation Eurobasket Championship.

Her experience as the youngest player helped her transition well into her freshman season, however she said she still needs to carry that international experience over to Ohio State.

“I need to take my experience from my national team and bring it here too,” Mikulasikova said.

The Slovakian native fit into her role with the Buckeyes nicely as she was the team’s most effective three-point shooter last

season, shooting 46 percent from beyond the arc.

With fellow bench members Crooms and Bell’s departure from the program, Mikulasikova’s scoring role off of the bench is expected to grow even more in her sophomore campaign.

Both players have gained experience in big games through their FIBA careers, however Mikulasikova was sidelined for the Buckeyes’ deep run in the Big Ten Tournament last season. With their biggame experience, the young Buckeye squad may need to look to their European duo in key matchups.

“For younger players they have more

experience than the typical young player we normally get,” Ohio State head coach Kevin McGuff said.

The Buckeyes’ run to the Big Ten title game last season was greatly linked to the efforts of Juhasz as she led the team with totals of 12.8 points and 11.5 rebounds per game.

With the prolonged offseason, Juhasz stressed the importance of using the extra time wisely and focusing on working on the individual aspects of her game.

“I think all of us can take some time to focus on ourselves,” Juhasz said. “I’ve talked to my teammates about it and everybody is on the same page.”

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A set match: New women’s volleyball coach and incoming freshman share gold background ANDY ANDERS Former Assistant Sports Editor anders.83@osu.edu

Originally published April 27 Jen Flynn Oldenburg and Emily Londot were on a path to reunite in the Ohio State women’s volleyball program, but they didn’t know that on Sept. 14, 2019.

Londot, now an incoming freshman opposite hitter for Ohio State, had been committed to the Buckeyes for nearly three years. Oldenburg was still associate director of the Pittsburgh Elite Volleyball Association, with no idea she’d be tabbed as Ohio State’s next head coach four months later.

But neither were concerned with that on Sept. 14, because on that day, they defeated Italy in a five-set battle for the 2019 U18 women’s volleyball world title in Cairo — the first in U.S. history.

Londot was in the backline during the match’s last volley. Once the final point was registered, she and her teammates embraced one another joyfully on the ground.

“Everyone was in tears. But obviously happy tears,” Londot said. “It was an amazing feeling, knowing that we accomplished the big goal that we set at the beginning.”

The two women, connected by that moment in Cairo, took distinctive paths to arrive on the 2020 Ohio State women’s volleyball team, but both will be integral to the future of a program in transition.

Oldenburg, a Pittsburgh native, accumulated decades of volleyball experience prior to her role as an assistant coach for the American youth squad.

The former All-Big Ten athlete played for Ohio State from 1996 to ’99, and ranks No. 7 with 3,213 career assists and No. 12 with 1,138 career digs.

Following her days as a player, Oldenburg spent nine seasons as an assistant coach for Illinois, where she was part of four consecutive Sweet 16 teams from 2008 to

’11, with an NCAA tournament runner-up finish in 2011.

The year before that run in 2007, however, is when Oldenburg said she learned the most about coaching. The Fighting Illini missed the tournament by one or two games after going 1-9 in five-set matches. With the young team Illinois had at the time, the frustrating season could have sent the program up or down, Oldenburg said.

“Coaching philosophies come out of the times that maybe you’re not at your best, and how do you make adjustments in order to take the next steps to get better?”

Oldenburg said.

She has spent the past six years as associate director of the Pittsburgh Elite Volleyball Association, a high-level volleyball club with teams for ages 10-18.

Londot hails from Utica, Ohio, which is home to just 2,241 residents, according to the most recent U.S. census estimates.

She played for Utica High School, where her mother is the head coach. Londot was the only player from Ohio to be named a first-team All-American by the American Volleyball Coaches Association in 2019.

With Columbus just an hour away, Londot said location played a factor in her decision to attend Ohio State — a commitment she made during her freshman year of high school.

“Perfect distance to be able to be home, and the team, the school is amazing,” Londot said. “My dad went there, lots of my family went there. So it just felt like home.”

Their two roads converged in July in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at tryouts for the 2019 U18 national team. Londot was among 24 players invited to the 10-day camp, but only 12 would make the trip to Cairo.

A position on staff opened up for

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Oldenburg after Kelly Surrency, originally an assistant coach for the squad, learned she was pregnant and would be too far along to travel, Oldenburg said.

Oldenburg found out she’d been hired while hiking in New Hampshire with her family and arrived at the camp with only a few days remaining.

Londot made the U18 team that took home a continental championship in Honduras in 2018, but that provided no guarantee she’d make the cut in 2019, she said.

At the conclusion of the camp, all 24 invited athletes gathered in a room while head coach Jim Stone — a former Ohio State head coach — read off the names of the 12 players who made the team. Londot was among them.

“It’s so nerve-wracking,” Londot said. “I was sitting there sweating because I wanted to be on the team so bad. Names go by and you don’t even hear anybody else’s name.

You’re just listening for your own.”

Londot proved crucial to U.S. success.

She finished No. 2 on the squad in kills with 62 and did so with a team-leading 36.26 attack percentage. Sixteen of her kills came in the gold-medal match.

Oldenburg said the 6-foot-3 attacker got better with every contest.

“The biggest thing that impressed me was her ability to hit out of the back row,” Oldenburg said. “She was just as effective from the backcourt as she was the front court. And she was a pretty big force in the front court.”

Londot said she loved working with Oldenburg in Egypt, and the coach offered a calming on-court presence and a pre-match ritual of “girls’ talk” that provided a breath of fresh air for the team.

The two parted ways following the championship run, but not for long.

Just less than three months after the tournament concluded, Ohio State announced that Geoff Carlston would no longer be the head women’s volleyball coach after serving 12 years in the role.

Oldenburg applied but said she wasn’t the clear-cut favorite to win the job in the beginning. Her message to Ohio State deputy athletic director Janine Oman, who handled the hiring process, was that she would prove she was the right candidate if she got the opportunity to come on campus for an interview.

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minutes into Oldenburg’s drive back to Pittsburgh following the interview, Oman called and offered her the position.

“I accepted on the spot, and after I hung up I think I shouted out loud and cheered in my car, and then called my husband and shared the news,” Oldenburg said. “I was overwhelmed but super excited.”

Londot was at a high school basketball game when she received her own phone call from Oman, letting her know that Oldenburg would be her new head coach.

“She was like, ‘Didn’t you play for her?’

And I was like, ‘Yes, I’m super excited that she’s my coach now,’” Londot said. “I was super stoked.”

For the team, Ohio State junior outside hitter Mia Grunze said the squad’s uncertainty during the transition was difficult, but Oldenburg’s personality and knowledge of the game were instant hits with the players.

“My favorite thing about her now is her sarcasm. She is hilarious. Literally in practice she’ll crack jokes,” Grunze said.

“But she also knows how to turn it off and be serious. And also how she can relate to all of us. She’s been in our spot, so that’s awesome as well.”

Oldenburg said it is possible that Londot

will contribute right away, but she doesn’t make guarantees about playing time.

Londot will “definitely have an impact” with her shot power and ability to play above the net, the coach said, whether she’s a starter or challenging someone who is.

Her experience winning at an international level is another big advantage.

Londot’s long-term potential is much higher, Oldenburg said. Londot accomplished what she did in Egypt with only about a year of experience at opposite hitter following a switch from middle blocker.

“We take care of the things we need to take care of and make the tournament, make a run, I think by the end of her career she can be an All-American,” Oldenburg said.

Londot said everyone will be on the same playing field this season as the program moves into a new era with a new staff.

Oldenburg called that assessment “dead on.”

“I can’t script every play — that’s not how I coach anyway,” Oldenburg said. “But we teach them and talk about volleyball IQ and get them smarter, but also more aggressive and not worried about mistakes. I think that’s gonna lay the groundwork for not only this season, but the future of Buckeye volleyball.”

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“I accepted on the spot, and after I hung up I think I shouted out loud and cheered in my car, and then called my husband and shared the news.”

— Jenn Flynn Oldenburg, Ohio State women’s volleyball head coach

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Men’s Lacrosse: Trio of key seniors choose to stay for fifth season with Buckeyes KYLE BURNS Lantern Reporter burns.1063@osu.edu

Originally published April 2

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hree major contributors on the Ohio State men’s lacrosse team will be doing something unexpected in 2021: playing collegiate lacrosse.

Attackman Tre Leclaire, midfielder Ryan Terefenko and long stick midfielder Jeff Henrick announced they will return for a fifth year of eligibility. After the NCAA’s decision to grant spring student-athletes an extra year of eligibility March 30, Ohio State announced the following day that it would extend the offer to its own student-athletes.

“I think what we did in this time was just meet with each one of them individually to really get an understanding of what is best for them, not best for Buckeye lacrosse,” Ohio State head coach Nick Myers said in a conference call March 31. “This was a time for them to be selfish and really think about what is best for them.”

Each member of the trio has played in more than 50 games, bringing back crucial experience for the 2021 season.

Leclaire, who sits at No. 6 in all-time Buckeye points, will return next season only 12 goals away from setting a new record for all-time goals at Ohio State. Logan Schuss, a midfielder from 2010 to ’13, holds the record with 147 goals.

In the shortened 2020 season, Leclaire led the team in goals with 26, good for No. 4 in the nation, while his 34 total points were No. 11. Leclaire is a three-time United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association AllAmerican.

Leclaire thanked Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith and Myers for their “unwavering loyalty” in an Instagram post Wednesday.

“I am extremely grateful to be given the opportunity to continue my education and pursue my dream alongside my brothers one last time,” Leclaire said in the post.

Terefenko returns as a two-time captain and one of the top short stick defensive midfielders in the country. Also a three-time USILA All-American, he had two goals and four assists in the seven games the Buckeyes played this season, along with 30 ground balls to lead the team. Terefenko has picked up 139 ground balls in 52 career games.

Despite the shortened season, Terefenko was named a first team All-American by Inside Lacrosse April 1 for his play during the 2020 season. He said Smith and the athletic department have consistently put student-athletes first.

“They’ve always put the best interest of student-athletes first and this is just another example of that,” Terefenko said in a press WILLOW MOLLENKOPF | FOR THE LANTERN release April 2. “I can’t wait to get back to Ohio State then-junior attackman Tre Leclaire (44) passes the ball during their match against Rutgers at work as we chase our goals in 2021.”

Ohio Stadium March 31. Ohio State lost 6-14.

Henrick will also return as a two-time captain. He scored a behind-the-back goal from the long stick defensive midfield position in an 11-4 win against Boston University Feb. 8 and contributed an assist on the season. Henrick picked up 19 ground balls and caused seven turnovers. He has 81 ground balls and 30 caused turnovers in his career.

Hendrick’s statement echoed the gratitude of his returning teammates.

“Words cannot express how excited I am to give it another go,” he said.

The three returning fifth-years are part of a senior class that was on the 2017 national runner-up team and will look to lead the team back.

“Any time a young man or woman is looking at a fifth-year opportunity — is it a fit from an academic piece and certainly financial? With 12.6 scholarships in men’s lacrosse and a roster of somewhere in the — Tre Leclaire, 45-47 range, that’s certainly a big part of the dialogue,” Myers said. “This is very personal Ohio State men’s lacrosse attackman to each athlete. It’s not a class thing.”

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I am extremely grateful to be given the opportunity to continue my education and pursue my dream alongside my brothers one last time.

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Ohio State then-junior forward Emma Maltais (17) zones in on the movement of the puck during the Ohio State-Bemidji State game Jan.31. Ohio State won 7-2.

What to watch for in Ohio State athletics KEATON MAISANO Sports Editor maisano.2@osu.edu While football may be garnering a lot of attention, there are still notable headlines to look out for elsewhere in Ohio State athletics.

From rising teams to unproven talent, there are plenty of storylines to keep an eye out for during the 2020-21 school year.

Women’s Basketball: Ohio State women’s basketball is coming off a late-season run that created a lot of promise within the program. However, three players have transferred out of the program since the season’s abrupt end, adding a level of uncertainty to the 2020-21 campaign.

With the losses of forward Aixa Wone Aranaz and guards Janai Crooms and Kierstan Bell, Ohio State’s depth has diminished considerably. Bell’s loss is the most troubling as the Buckeyes will be without her 10.9 points per game and her ability to score in bunches off of the bench.

With the losses of key bench players, sophomore forward Rebeka Mikulasikova will have an increased scoring role off of the pine. She was the team leader in three point percentage last season and provided 7.7 points per game in her rotational role.

Sophomore guards Jacy Sheldon and Madison Greene are also primed to see

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their roles increase, as both played in heavy minutes as freshmen a year ago. The backcourt will also add dynamic five-star guard Kateri Poole, who is the No. 24 ranked recruit by ESPN. The Buckeyes will turn to the veteran leadership of senior forward Braxtin Miller and junior forward Dorka Juhasz, the two most experienced members of the Ohio State squad. Juhasz’ efforts last season earned her an all-Big Ten first- team appearance.

Baseball: Ohio State baseball never got the opportunity to defend its 2019 Big Ten Tournament crown, but the team will look to reload after playing just 14 games in 2020.

The Buckeyes will be without their most prolific hitter from the shortened season, as junior catcher Dillon Dingler, who hit five home runs in 2020, was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the second round of the MLB draft. Redshirt junior catcher Brent Todys, who filled in for an injured Dingler in 2019 and started at designated hitter in 2020, will be charged with replacing the two-time captain.

While Ohio State loses some of its offensive punch going into the 2021 season,

it retains a key contributor on the mound.

Redshirt sophomore pitcher Seth Lonsway will return for another season with the Buckeyes after not being selected in the shortened MLB draft. Known for his high amount of strikeouts, Lonsway averaged 10.5 strikeouts per game in 2020 after leading the Big Ten in strikeouts with 71 in 2019 conference games.

Look for the Buckeyes to lean on its experienced pitching to defend its Big Ten title in 2021.

Men’s Hockey: Ohio State men’s hockey was coming off of a series win over Wisconsin, which had it primed for a Big Ten Tournament semifinal matchup with rival Michigan, before the season was cancelled just days before the bitter rivals were set to hit the ice.

The team will be tasked with replacing their top two points leaders, forwards Tanner Laczynski (34) and Carson Meyer (31), as both graduated this spring. Laczynski signed an entry-level contract with the Philadelphia Flyers in March, while Meyer, who was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2017, is awaiting his NHL shot.

Stepping up in their place will be junior

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forwards Gustaf Westlund and Quinn Preston. Both provided the Buckeyes with 26 points each, good enough for tied third on the team.

In the net, senior goalie Tommy Nappier looks to continue his success from the past few seasons, as he was crowned Big Ten Goalie of the Year in 2019. He currently ranks second in career save percentage (.934) and fifth in career goals-against average (1.92) among active NCAA goalies.

The Buckeyes will look to continue where they left off in 2020-21.

Women’s Hockey: Last season, Ohio State women’s hockey did something it had never done before: win a WCHA championship.

After reaching the conference championship game for just the second time in school history and first since 2001, the Buckeyes did not miss the opportunity.

Capping off the season with a 1-0 win against Wisconsin, Ohio State was slated to take on Minnesota in the NCAA quarterfinals.

While the historic season did not get the chance to advance further due to COVID-19, the Buckeyes will have the personnel to do it again.

Although the Buckeyes will be without two-time WCHA Defensive Player of the Year Jincy Dunne going forward, they will be returning their three best goal scorers.

As juniors, Emma Maltais, Liz Schepers and Tatum Skaggs combined for almost 48 percent of the team’s goals during the 201920 season.

Maltais and Schepers will be captains in 2020-21 while Skaggs will join fellow rising senior Lisa Bruno as alternative captains.

Wrestling: Ohio State wrestling had its first four-loss season since 2014-15, and the departures of two-time All-American Luke Pletcher and three-time All-American Kollin Moore, who earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Championships after going 27-0 in 201920, will leave the 2020-21 group with a lot to prove.

The Buckeyes will rely on a group of redshirt sophomores who put together solid openings to their careers. Weighing in at 149 pounds, Sammy Sasso went 24-3 in the 2019-20 season to earn the No. 3 seed in the NCAA Championships. He will be joined by fellow redshirt sophomore Rocky Jordan, who went 22-6 after moving up from 174 pounds to 184.

Redshirt sophomore Gavin Hoffman went 16-3 after moving up to heavyweight in January, and earning a record of 22-8, the fourth member of the third-year group is 157-pounder Quinn Kinner.

The 2020-21 Buckeyes will look to earn its fourth Big Ten championship since the 2014-15 season.

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