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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear incoming Buckeyes, Welcome to Ohio State, and congratulations on entering a pivotal time in your life: freshman year. Ohio State will grant you more than a degree. Throughout your time at the university, you will be challenged and rewarded, utterly exhausted at some points and energized at others. I am not the same person I was when I received my own BuckeyeBound edition in the summer of 2018, which is an exciting reality to reflect on as I prepare to graduate this spring. You will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the Buckeye culture — a community where you can shout “OH!” and be met with a resounding “IO!” whether at a campus-area restaurant or someplace far, far from Columbus.
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The Lantern is Ohio State’s independent student newspaper, operational since 1881. We will be here to keep you informed on the latest happenings across the campus and city. Our newsroom is here to serve you, to tell your stories and reflect your time as a Buckeye. To start, we’ve prepared this edition to shed light on the first-year experience that lies ahead. Again, welcome to Ohio State. I’m so excited for you to see all our university has to offer. Sincerely, Bella Czajkowski Editor-in-Chief
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Letter from the Editor To the first-year reading this, enjoy every second of your time at Ohio State while it lasts because it goes by quickly. Experience new things by getting involved and read The Lantern to keep up with all the latest information at the university. I have been a part of the campus desk since the second semester of my first year at Ohio State. From research studies to protests on and off campus, I’ve learned that there is never a dull moment at this university. My passion for seeking and reporting the truth has only grown over the past few semesters and CAMPUS LTV PRODUCER continues to flourish. The heart and soul Journalism of the campus desk this year is myself and two other ladies, all who strive to abide by journalistic ethics and serve the campus community to the fullest extent. Whether day or night, campus reporters work AUBREY WRIGHT endlessly and tirelessly to answer — quickly, Lantern Reporter accurately and thoroughly — questions wright.2257@osu.edu being asked. In addition, this desk works to cover all aspects of the university, from Campus is slowly coming back to life this breaking news to investigative journalism, fall with many treasured Welcome Week to bring to life a diverse range of stories at traditions returning after a quiet year due to Ohio State. COVID-19. Though the pre-pandemic Welcome Week Best wishes this semester, has not returned completely, events such as the Buckeye Kickoff will be offered in Mary person. Other events, such as the Student Involvement Fair, will have both in-person STAY CONNECTED WITH and virtual formats, while some will remain strictly online or unavailable entirely. “We are very excited to have students coming back to campus and coming back to @thelanternosu the traditions that we, as Buckeyes, love,” Dave Isaacs, spokesperson for the Office of Student Life, said. @TheLantern Many Welcome Week events are geared @LanternSports toward incoming first-years, but Matt Couch, associate dean of students within the Office of Student Life, said he hopes all students
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attend events this year — especially second-year undergraduate, graduate and professional students who missed out on normal campus life in 2020. “Since they didn’t get the same sort of welcome to the university that we’re accustomed to providing, we’re going to make extra efforts to promote these events to those students,” Couch said. The autumn semester will begin with Residence Life’s five staggered move-in days from Aug.16-21, cutting back from last year’s 12 days, Isaacs said. The Student Involvement Fair will be held in person on the North and South Ovals Aug. 22 at 4 p.m. with hundreds of student organizations, local nonprofits and university departments in attendance, Couch said. The fair will also be offered virtually for students looking to avoid crowds. The Buckeye Kickoff — a spirit event in the Ohio Stadium — will be held in person Aug. 26 at 7 p.m., with appearances from the Ohio State football team and the marching band. The event usually culminates in a large Block-O group photo, but Couch said that tradition has not yet been confirmed. “It might not be exactly the same as what we’ve seen in years past for the sake of safety,” Couch said. “It’s obviously a fun
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event and a great way to start sharing the athletics tradition and spirit-related aspects of being a Buckeye that we all love.” Students can enjoy a double showing of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and “Pretty in Pink” on the Oval Aug. 25 through Ohio Union Activities Board’s Flicks for Free. Additionally, Pay It Forward’s Community Commitment’s day of service around Columbus will begin at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 28. Convocation, the official welcome to Ohio State for freshmen that features the university president and other guest speakers, has not yet been declared in-person or virtual, Jenny Osborn, associate director of the First Year Experience program, said in an email. Students should keep an eye on their emails and the Welcome Week website for updates. The Multicultural Center will offer five Welcome Week events for students looking to connect with African American; Latino; Native American and Indignenous; Asian, Pacific Islander and Desi American; LGBTQ; and women-identifying communities at Ohio State. More information and registration for these events can be found on the Multicultural Center’s website. The National Panhellenic Council will host “Navigating Being Black at a PWI (Predominantly White Institution)” at Hale
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Hall Aug. 24 at 6 p.m., Couch said. Buck-i-Frenzy, an annual event where local and national organizations connect with Ohio State students and give away free merchandise, will not return until 2022, Couch said. Couch also said Student Life recognizes that it may be difficult for some students to attend events on campus, so some events will feature a virtual component in order for everyone to enjoy Ohio State traditions and engage with the community. “If people are not yet comfortable gathering in person with large or small groups of people, I just want to reassure folks that that’s OK,” Couch said. “I wouldn’t want anyone to feel any undue pressure to get back to attending these big events before they are ready to do so.” Couch said although staff and students may look forward to resuming campus traditions, many of these events are contingent upon COVID-19 infection and vaccination rates. He said there is “always a possibility” to revert back to virtual events, and students should check the Safe and Healthy Buckeyes website for any updates to the university’s COVID-19 safety guidelines.
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LGBTQ RESOURCE GUIDE Although Pride month celebrations are over, Ohio State and the Columbus community continue to offer resources for members of the LGBTQ community year-round. SOPHIE YATES For the Lantern yates.288@osu.edu At Ohio State, the Student Life Multicultural Center provides resources for LGBTQ Buckeyes and allies. Offering several hundred multicultural programs a year, some LGBTQ-specific programs include: LGBTQ Welcome (Back) Mix and Mingle: LGBTQ students at Ohio State can connect and learn about resources on campus and in Columbus during this event. It will be held Aug. 24 from 4-6 p.m. in the Great Hall Meeting Room 3 of the Ohio Union. TRANS Awareness Week Programs: The center will hold several events for Transgender Awareness Week Nov. 13-19, including a film screening of “Growing up Coy” — a movie about a transgender child and the controversy she faces — and recognition of Transgender Day of Remembrance.
First Year Q*mmunity Cohort (FYQ): A space for students new to LGBTQ life at Ohio State to connect and engage.
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Queer and Trans People of Color TransOhio: Cohort (QTPOCC): This organization provides education, A group for LGBTQ people of color at support and advocacy to improve the Ohio State to build community. overall life, health and safety of transgender individuals in Ohio. OSQ* Peer Mentorship Program: A program providing support for LGBTQ Kaleidoscope Youth Center (KYC): undergraduate students through 1-on-1 A youth-led center that provides support, mentoring and leadership opportunities. programming and housing in Columbus and across the state. LGBTQ Leaders Consortium: A space for LGBTQ student organizations Equality Ohio: and groups at Ohio State to connect, develop A nonprofit group that advocates for as leaders and share upcoming events and legislative equality for LGBTQ individuals resources. and offers a legal cinic. More information about resources at the Ohio State Multicultural Center can be found Other LGBTQ resources in Columbus can on its website. be found on Ohio State’s Women’s Place Columbus-area resources website and on the city’s website. Stonewall Columbus was founded in 1981 and has grown to offer numerous resources for the LGBTQ community, including: Lavender Listings (Stonewall): A curated list of local products and services from LGBTQ-friendly businesses and organizations, including a variety of different categories, such as accounting/ tax services, clothing, education, insurance, legal services and more.
Columbus Pride (Stonewall): LGBTQ Rainbow Celebration and A pride march that celebrates and supports Graduation: This ceremony will recognize the the LGBTQ community in the Columbus achievements of LGBTQ students throughout area. their time at the university and Scarlet and Gay scholarship recipients. Ari Grubaugh, interim intercultural specialist at the MCC, said the MCC also offers education and training programming specifically for LGBTQ allies at Ohio State, such as Safe Zone training, “Creating LGBTQ Inclusive Classrooms” and “Trans 101,” in addition to four different LGBTQ student groups:
Beginning last semester, Boyd said Stonewall Columbus started offering study tables that include snacks and access to WiFi and other technology for local college students — an initiative that will continue for semesters to come.
Non-clinical dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) groups: Danielle Boyd, executive coordinator at Stonewall Columbus, said the facility offers group therapy through a partnership with North Central Mental Health — a community-based mental health and recovery organization.
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Jacob Chang (left) was elected Undergraduate Student Government president and is the first international student to hold the position, his vice president is Anna Valerius (right).
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED APRIL 8, 2021 As a student from Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, Jacob Chang said he didn’t think he would be able to make a strong difference on Ohio State’s campus. He said he was unfamiliar with American customs, English was his second language and he faced antiAsian sentiments. Three years later, Chang is now the Undergraduate Student Government president, becoming the first international student to hold the position. “As one of the few international students in this organization — this American-majority organization — I felt isolated, and a lot of my initiatives advocating for marginalized communities in USG suffered a lot of push backs, but I never let that stop me,” Chang, a fourth-year in psychology and political science, said in his inaugural address April 6. Chang said when preparing his campaign in February, he wanted to show other international students they can effect change on campus. The most recent election saw the
greatest international student representation in USG history, with five international students running for Senate seats. “This is not just for me, but it’s empowering for a lot of people who paid attention to this, and for me it means that it impacted other people to think about what they can achieve,” Chang said. “We see an increased amount of international students applying for USG in the upcoming year simply because they know that us, as students, deserve this.” Chang said he was initially scared to introduce himself as an international student because he didn’t know how the university community would respond to him as student body president — but he learned that in order to be successful, he should be transparent.
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to help others. Yuan Zou, the vice-chair of community relations of the International Student Council, said in an email she hopes Chang will inspire more domestic students to view international students without any discrimination or stereotypes. Zou, a third-year in actuarial science and statistics, said Chang inspired her to take on larger roles in student government. She is now the USG senator for natural and mathematical sciences. Chang said he has experienced racial slurs and anti-Asian sentiment on campus. He said people have commented on his accent and asked if he knows anyone who spread the “China virus.” He said he wants to use his position as president to bring awareness to racism on campus and to hold the university accountable for providing accommodations and equity for international students. “We want to challenge the work of the organization to think in the motto of our university, ‘education for citizenship,’ but also go beyond that to think in the mindset of ‘education for global citizenship’ and look at our policy initiatives, events and operations and system processes in the lens of those who are most marginalized at Ohio State,” Chang said.
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Board of Trustees increases fall 2021 cost of attendance MARY KIDWELL Campus Editor kidwell.118@osu.edu
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MAY 20, 2021 Ohio State’s Board of Trustees approved an increase in tuition, housing and dining rates for incoming first-year students May 20. Tuition, which includes instructional and general fees, will increase 3.8 percent and housing and dining rates will increase 2.5 percent for incoming first-year students. The increase will not apply to other mandatory fees like student activity, recreation, student union or COTA fees, according to the Board of Trustees meeting agenda. As part of the Ohio State Tuition Guarantee, which sets the cost of attendance for each incoming class of Ohio resident students, the rate will lock for in-state students for their four years at Ohio State. “We are routinely and always focused on affordability at Ohio State,” Michael Papadakis, senior vice president and chief financial officer in the Office of Business and Finance, said. “We are now entering the fifth year of our in-state tuition guarantee program. We rolled that out back in fiscal year 2018. We were one of the first public universities in the state to do that. Now all public universities in the state of Ohio participate in that tuition guarantee program.” Tuition and fees will cost an estimated $11,936 per year for in-state incoming first-year students through 2024-25 on the Columbus campus, according to the Student Financial Aid website. The estimated cost of room and board is an additional $13,393. Combined with books, supplies and
miscellaneous or personal costs, the total estimated cost of attendance is $29,022. For out-of-state undergraduate and graduate students, instructional and mandatory fees will increase by a surcharge of 5 percent for the 2021-22 academic year, according to the Board of Trustees meeting agenda. 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. For out-of-state incoming freshmen living on the Columbus campus, the estimated cost of tuition and fees is $35,018. The total estimated cost of attendance is $52,922. This cost is not set in stone for freshman out-of-state students’ entire undergraduate career, as Ohio State’s Tuition Guarantee only applies to Ohio residents. “We continue to be very competitive from a non-resident perspective,” Papadakis said. “We are right around the median of the Big Ten.” International undergraduate students and out-of-state students pursuing an online degree or certificate program will not see a surcharge increase, according to the Board of Trustees meeting agenda. The increase in tuition and mandatory fees also applies to regional campuses and the Agricultural Technical Institute at Wooster. At regional campuses, the estimated cost of tuition and fees for incoming freshmen from Ohio is $8,562, or $31,644 for out-of-state students. The tuition and mandatory fees for continuing in-state undergraduate students and graduate students will not increase in the 2021-22 academic year per the Tuition Guarantee, according to the Board of Trustees meeting agenda.
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Ohio State vaccination rate reaches 71 percent JESSICA LANGER Campus LTV Producer langer.42@osu.edu
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As of July 22, 71 percent of Ohio State’s students, faculty and staff have been vaccinated.
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JUNE 23, 2021 Getting vaccinated can do more than prevent students, faculty and staff from contracting COVID-19 — it can bring back pre-pandemic Ohio State. University spokesperson Ben Johnson said in an email as of July 22, about 71 percent of Ohio State’s students, faculty and staff have been vaccinated. He said the estimate likely underrepresents the true vaccination rate and still encourages people to get the shot and report their vaccination status back to Ohio State. Melissa Shivers, senior vice president for Student Life, said the university will consider removing COVID-19 guidelines if it reaches the target 70-80 percent vaccination rate and aligns with Ohio Department of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations. She said she hopes
people, particularly first-year students, understand the importance of getting vaccinated to enjoy their experience on campus. “I think it’s going to be even more important for us to continue to follow the guidance by the CDC and looking at our particular situation on campus to figure out what kind of adjustments we will need to be able to make and in order to continue to keep the campus healthy and safe,” Shivers said. Johnson said Ohio State is tracking COVID-19 vaccination rates using voluntary self-reporting, records of vaccinations performed through the Wexner Medical Center and data from the Ohio Department of Health on students and employees who have been vaccinated throughout Ohio. The university removed the mask mandate for vaccinated individuals on all areas of campus except public transportation and the medical center June 9. Ohio State will also reduce on-campus isolation and quarantine housing availability during the academic VACCINATION CONTINUES ON 13
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year, the Academic Affairs and Student Life committee announced May 19. “I think that a part of the incentive that we’ve said to people is, ‘Hey, we need you to get vaccinated because it helps us to be able to feel better about the community that we are bringing back into Ohio State,’” Shivers said. To aid in vaccination efforts, Ohio State opened an additional vaccine clinic at McCampbell Hall, an outpatient care center, June 24. Ryan Haley, senior director of ambulatory services at the Wexner Medical Center, said the location is strategically located for staff and expects 20-40 people will be vaccinated each day. “It doesn’t matter what care you’re delivering, whether it’s vaccines or any other preventive care, you want to make it convenient for consumers, so I think that it just falls really in line with that,” Haley said. Marti Leitch, a spokesperson for the Wexner Medical Center, said the new facility is open weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for those 18 years and older. Individuals can schedule appointments on the MyChart website. The vaccination center at Jesse Owens North Recreation Center will remain open, with plans underway for the center to provide both testing and vaccinations, Shivers said. Haley said the goal of opening
the JO North vaccine location in May was to improve the vaccination rates of Ohio State students and faculty, due to its convenient location. In a universitywide email July 9, University President Kristina M. Johnson announced Ohio State’s 65 percent vaccination rate plus incentives the university will offer for students, faculty and staff to get vaccinated starting Aug. 2 — including $50,000 in gift cards, football tickets and parking passes. The Schottenstein Center’s vaccination center closed late May as the demand for vaccines decreased and the size and daily cost to maintain the center was no longer warranted, Haley said. Same-day clinics, such as the Upper Arlington sites, outpatient care facilities and the McCampbell Hall center, are now open for those who still need to get vaccinated. Shivers said she hopes people will “care enough about each other” to follow the expectations the university outlines and encourages those who haven’t to get vaccinated. “I would simply say that we are working really hard to bring back that iconic Ohio State experience that people have either had as current students at Ohio State or thinking about those students who are joining our community brand new, who have been really challenged over the past 15 months as seniors, to have a typical experience,” Shivers said.
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MARY KIDWELL Campus Editor kidwell.118@osu.edu Younkin Success Center: Provides information regarding tutoring, academic services, career services and more on its website at younkinsuccess.osu.edu/ Student Advocacy Center: The Student Advocacy Center helps students navigate and resolve issues at Ohio State inside and outside of the classroom. Students in need of assistance from the center can email advocacy@osu. edu or call 614-292-1111. Student Life Disability Services: Student Life Disability Services helps students with disabilities access campus resources and navigate Ohio State. Students in need of services can email slds@ osu.edu or call 614-292-3307.
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Multicultural Center: The Multicultural Center uplifts Ohio State students through its intercultural model, in addition to offering services, outreach and programs. Students in need of services can email sl-mccinfo@ osu.edu or call 614-688-8449.
Scam prevention: This resource will help teach international students how to handle scam calls or emails. Go to https://oia.osu.edu/units/ international-students/avoidscams/ for help.
Student Wellness Center: The Student Wellness Center helps students to work towards balance and wellness. Students in need of services can email wellness@osu.edu or call 614-2924527.
Academic Integrity: This resource helps teach international students who may be unfamiliar with academic misconduct what the university code is. Go to oia.osu.edu for more information.
Tutoring Services: Services can be found on the Younkin Success Center’s website. To find additional tutoring resources, see below and visit younkinsuccess.osu.edu/ tutoring/additional-tutoringresources/
ESEPSY 2060 - Academic Success Strategies for International Students: This course will help teach international students adjust to U.S. academic culture and help them strive at Ohio State. Go to the Dennis Learning Center website for more information.
OIA “Online Learning” Resource: This site will familiarize international students with resources to help them navigate the online learning environment. Go to oia.osu.edu for more information. Tutoring Resources: Online tutoring appointments are available from the Dennis Learning Center. Coaches will help students strengthen skills, including note taking, exam preparation, organization and time management. Go to advising.osu. edu for more information. Online, Hybrid and In-person learning resource: This site will help students understand course instruction modes, provide tips on time management and show you where to go for help. Go to keeplearning. osu.edu for more information.
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HOTLINES: No one should have to get better alone. There are helping hands National Suicide Prevention at Ohio State, in the Columbus 24/7 Lifeline: area and nationally. Below is 800-273-8255 an incomplete list of available Columbus Suicide 24/7 Hotline: support and treatment including 614-221-5445 counseling, crisis text lines and addiction services. The Trevor Project 24/7 LGBTQ OLIVIA ALBERT Manging Editor for Content albert.228@osu.edu Counseling and Consultation Services: ccs.osu.edu, 614-292-5766, slccs@osu.edu Phone Screening: A 10-15 minute conversation with a counselor to identify the best treatment option, including CCS individual counseling. Let’s Talk: Drop-in Zoom sessions for students to speak one-on-one with CCS staff and be provided informal consultations. Group Counseling: Psychoeducation and skills group counseling; interpersonal group counseling; and identity-specific group counseling. A phone screening will assign the student to the group that best matches their needs. Drop-In Workshops: Free drop-in workshops with topics ranging from food, exercise and sleep strategies for mental health to beating anxiety
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Hospitals: Wexner Medical Center: 614-293-8333, 410 W 10th Ave. Wilce Student Health Center: 614-292-4321, 1875 Millikin Road #208 Riverside Methodist Hospital: 614-566-5000, 3535 Olentangy River Road Hotlines: Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio (SARNCO) Rape Helpline: 614- 267-7020
LSS Choices Domestic Violence Hotline: 614-224-4663 LGBT National Health Center Hotline: 888-843-4564
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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JULY 7, 2021 Gov. Mike DeWine signed an anti-hazing bill inspired by multiple fatal university hazing incidents into law July 6. The bill, known as Collin’s law, was first introduced in 2019 after the hazing death of Ohio University student Collin Wiant. The legislation was reintroduced to the Ohio Senate March 10 following the death of Bowling Green student Stone Foltz in an alleged hazing incident. The bill, which passed the Ohio Senate unanimously June 16, sets stricter penalties for hazing and will take effect in October. “We can’t wait to get serious about this until we lose another child, until we lose another college student,” DeWine said at the signing.
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According to the bill, hazing is defined as “means doing any act or coercing another including the victim, to do any act of initiation into any student or other organization or any act to continue or reinstate membership in or affiliation with any student or organization that causes or creates a substantial risk of causing mental or physical harm to any person, including coercing alcohol or a drug of abuse.” It further states an organization “includes a national or international organization with which a fraternity or sorority is affiliated.” New hazing penalties under the bill include a misdemeanor of the second degree or felony of the third degree. Under the legislation, colleges and universities are also required to develop anti-hazing policies. Penalties for violating anti-hazing rules may include fines, probation, suspension, dismissal or expulsion. If an organization is found in violation, they may lose permission Amazing to operateAmenities on campusfor or Residents under recognition •of Multi-Story a school. Fitness Center • Transportation to OSU COLLIN’S LAWCampus CONTINUES ON 16 • Bus Stops at Kroger & Target • Resort-Style Pool & Bar • Professional Tanningfor Beds Amazing Amenities Residents • Starbucks Coffee Bistro Bar • Multi-Story Fitness Center • Interactive Study Rooms • Transportation to OSU Campus • Computers & Printing • Bus Stops at Kroger & Target • Pet Friendly with Dog Park • Resort-Style Pool & Bar • Great Social Events • Professional Tanning Beds
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Foltz, 20, was injured at an off-campus event hosted by Bowling Green’s Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, commonly known as PIKE, March 4. He was hospitalized the following morning after being given a “copious amount of alcohol” at the fraternity event, Foltz family attorney Sean Alto said March 10. Foltz was placed on life support and died March 7. “We made a promise to Stone on his hospital bed that we would keep fighting and we would not allow this to happen again to anyone,” Shari Foltz, Stone Foltz’s mother said at the signing. Bowling Green’s chapter of the PIKE fraternity was permanently banned from the university April 9, according to a statement from the university. Collin Wiant, the bill’s namesake, was a first-year at Ohio University who died after collapsing at a Sigma Pi fraternity event in November 2018. A coroner ruled that he died of asphyxiation after inhaling gas from a nitrous oxide cartridge, also known as a whippit. Kathleen Wiant, Collin Wiant’s mother,
said the signing the new law honors her son’s protective nature over others. “A few days after Collin died our family gathered around the kitchen table to write his obituary,” Kathleen Wiant said. ”The first thing my children said had to be in it was that Collin always stood up for the underdog; Collin was a protector by nature. I can think of no greater way to honor him than a law in his name designed for the sole purpose of protecting others.” Sigma Pi faced disciplinary expulsion April 11, 2019, for hazing violations, according to Ohio University’s list of suspended sororities and fraternities. Effective 2017, Ohio University defined hazing as actions that endanger all aspects of a student’s health or safety, brutality, coerced consumption, acts intended to cause mental stress, coerced activities and acts of sexual violence, according to the hazing code defined in the Ohio University Administrative Policy Manual. Collin’s Law passed in the Ohio House of Representatives November 2020, but didn’t make it to the General Assembly before
the end of the year, leading to its recent reintroduction. Since the first introduction of Collin’s law in spring 2019, seven Ohio State fraternities had their student organization status revoked due to endangering behavior or hazing violations, according to Ohio State’s sorority and fraternity life conduct history website. Ohio State’s chapter of the PIKE fraternity’s student organization status was revoked Jan. 26 following Code of Student Conduct violations involving alcohol, endangering behavior, failure to comply with university or civil authority, student conduct system abuse and violation of university rules or federal, state and local laws. According to Ohio State’s sorority and fraternity life history website, PIKE’s status will be revoked through Aug. 4, 2024. “Collin’s Law is a step in the right direction, but we are not done,” Shari Foltz said at the signing. “We will continue to fight. Our fight is zero tolerance. We will prevent this from happening.”
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Food, libraries and recreational facilities across campus BY CAMPUS STAFF There are many places to eat, study or workout across campus. Whether it be grabbing a cup of coffee with a friend or getting a workout in the RPAC, there are plenty of things to do at Ohio State. Check online for the most up-to-date information.
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Marketplace (S) Mirror Lake Eatery (S) Sloopy’s Diner (south ) Traditions at Kennedy (S) Traditions at Morrill (W) Traditions at Scott (N)
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Recreation and Physical Activity Center (RPAC) Monday-Friday: 5:30 a.m. to midnight Saturday: 8 a.m. to midnight Sunday: 10 a.m. to midnight
GYMS Adventure Recreation Center (ARC) Monday-Thursday: 6 a.m. to midnight Friday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday: 8 a.m. to midnight Jesse Owens South Recreation Center Monday-Thursday: 6 a.m. to midnight Friday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday: noon to 10 p.m. Sunday: noon to midnight
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Outdoor Adventure Center (OAC) Monday-Thursday: 2-10 p.m. Friday: noon to 10 p.m. Saturday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. North Recreation Center (NRC) Monday-Thursday: 6 a.m. to midnight Friday: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. to midnight Aquatic Center Monday-Friday: 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Lincoln Tower Park (LTP) Monday-Thursday: 4 p.m. to midnight Friday: 4-11 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. to midnight
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Melissa L. Gilliam: University’s new provost, looks to make
lasting impact at Ohio State, promote more inclusive environment MARY KIDWELL Campus Editor kidwell.118@osu.edu JESSICA OROZCO Asst. Campus Editor orozco.55@osu.edu This story was originally published May 28 as “New provost looks to make lasting impact at Ohio State, promote a more inclusive environment” and May 27 as “Melissa L. Gilliam to be university’s new provost.” The stories have been combined and updated. Ohio State’s next Executive Vice President and Provost Dr. Melissa L. Gilliam grew up in Washington, D.C. She said her sense of service and civic engagement comes from her mother, who was the first Black female reporter at The Washington Post, and her desire to truly engage with people from her father, who is an artist. Gilliam will begin her new role Aug. 1. Before serving as the vice provost of the University of Chicago for the past 15
years, Gilliam attended several institutions, including Yale University, the University of Oxford, Harvard University and the University of Illinois. Drawing on her experience at the University of Chicago, Gilliam said she plans to increase the diversity of Ohio State’s faculty and student body by furthering University President Kristina M. Johnson’s RAISE initiative — which aims to hire 150 diverse tenure-track faculty in the coming years — and supporting students in the pathway from high school to STEM fields. “One thing is that students are a really, really great way to recruit and you have somebody who is similar to you and looks similar and had a similar background and they come and they tell you that they’ve gone to Ohio State, and they’ve had a fantastic time. That means a lot,” Gilliam said. Gilliam said she has been afforded a great deal of opportunity and hopes to create similar opportunities for students and faculty at Ohio State. “I work in a way that is very humancentered, instead of sort of saying, ‘Oh,
I’d like to look at the system,’” Gilliam said. “I’m really interested in individuals’ experiences.” In a December email, Johnson announced that former Ohio State Executive Vice President and Provost Bruce McPheron would step down from his position effective June 30. McPheron served in the position for five years and will continue at the university as a professor of entomology in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. “Dr. Gilliam is a national leader in multiple areas — from recruiting, developing and building strong, engaged and innovative faculty across all disciplines to ensuring exceptional student education,” Johnson stated in a May 27 press release. Gilliam said she also wants to expand the university’s views on diversity — including factors that may be historically overlooked. “Many students have disabilities that are not apparent and many students are quite concerned about disclosing them,” Gilliam said. “And so when you start to shift to this idea of what we call universal design, so that
regardless of disability, whether it’s visible or not visible; it’s open to anyone.” Gilliam said she also wants to increase enrollment among Black students, veterans, students from rural communities, and lowincome and first-generation students. Coming to a renowned research institution like Ohio State, Gilliam said research is one of the areas she is most excited to pursue and improve at the university. “Ohio State not only has to think about being really a research engine for the state; we also have to think about supporting students and making sure we have a tremendous pipeline of students who are interested in STEM fields,” Gilliam said. Gilliam said she plans to recruit more research faculty and put an emphasis on cross- and interdisciplinary research. She said research requires collaboration, which she is excited to help foster throughout her time at Ohio State. “We’re at a point where scientific questions and human problems are so complex; they’re not going to be solved by a single discipline,” Gilliam said.
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Ask A Muslim: Student organization that aims to eradicate misconceptions about Islam, show good example of a Muslims’ demeanor and show the actions required of Religious Studies Club: a Muslim by the Quran. Go to ask-a-muslim. Discuss with other students religion in com for more information. all its forms. Meetings are Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. There are frequent field trips. To Buckeye Bible Study: Student learn more, visit https://www.facebook.com/ organization where students to express groups/URSCosu/ their views on life’s deeper questions while engaging in others’ worldview and Ohio State Interfaith Council: thoughts on the same questions in the Organization that looks to encourage and context of friendships. Email Ella McCoy at support spirituality and the faith development mccoy.718@osu.edu or Dawson Steward at of students and the Ohio State community steward.1780@osu.edu to learn more. while promoting interfaith cooperation. For more information, visit u.osu.edu/ interfaith Buddhist Study and Practice Group: Student organization to establish a space The African American Voices Gospel and community to study and practice the Choir: Student choir that hopes to foster an Buddha’s teachings as well as an opportunity environment on campus whereby students for dialogue between practitioners of the can come together to celebrate God’s Buddhist lineages. Email Jin Ming Yu at existence through music and the arts. Email yu.2683@osu.edu for more information. aavgc.osu@gmail.com to learn more. Asian American InterVarsity Christian Cru at Ohio State: Fellowship: Student organization meant to An interdenominational student Christian establish and advance at colleges the Asian organization seeking to provide a spiritual American student and faculty communities environment for students desiring to develop who follow Jesus Christ as the savior. Email their relationship with God. Learn more at amy.liu@intervarsity.org to learn more. Cruohiostate.com
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 2021 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR To all Lantern readers, new and returning: It has been said before by a wise former editor-in-chief, and I’ll find any opportunity to say it again: the Arts & Life desk is The Lantern’s ray of sunshine, and I welcome you to it wholeheartedly. Although we never shy away from difficult subjects in need of coverage, this desk proves that it is just as important to cover the good as it is the heavy. It is a shame that those who follow the news tend to step away from it less hopeful than when they began; I love that this desk allows for the coverage of topics that may not always be prefaced by headlines that make readers choke on their morning coffee but ones that instead allow readers to appreciate being around to drink it. I became involved in journalism at Ohio State with a very specific idea of what the subject was. While the traits I thought the field and its inhabitants should value will always be important – courage, honesty, integrity – I had, in all honesty, associated journalists with people who largely covered explosive topics and drew readers in with shock value. Before becoming involved with this desk, the idea of writing carefully concocted features on sushi restaurants and Miss Ohio had never crossed my mind – the idea of falling in love with the topics and people and little things I come across while writing and editing stories had been overshadowed by the idea of reporting on the next big thing.
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At first glance, Ohio State can seem intimidating, but finding a home in the right student organization can help students make connections, build relationships and make a large campus feel a little smaller. Ohio State’s main campus is home to about 1,400 student organizations. With options ranging from major-specific to those that highlight art, politics, religion, identity, sexuality, culture and language, choosing just one to explore might be the real challenge. “When I was an incoming freshman, I was kind of at loss with this huge campus and kind of wanted to find my people,” Angela Li, a third-year in neuroscience and president of Dance of the Soul from China, said. ORGANIZATIONS CONTINUES ON 26
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Li, who joined Dance of the Soul from China her freshman year, said the organization aims to create an environment for people who love to dance and have fun, regardless of cultural background or prior dance experience, by creating, practicing and performing cross-cultural dances at events such as Lunar New Year and Taste of OSU. In addition to hosting workshops for multicultural carnivals, Dance of the Soul from China also brings in outside choreographers to teach in different styles ranging from traditional Chinese fan and ribbon dance to more modern dance, Li said. The club meets Friday from 7:30-9 p.m and Sunday from 12:30-2 p.m. in the Ohio Union. Those interested in getting involved are encouraged to email Li at li.10090@osu. edu. “Whether or not you want to learn the Chinese culture, learn Chinese dance or just want to make more friends, it’s absolutely more fun when there’s more people with different backgrounds and you have more ideas on the table,” Li said. For those who would rather sing than dance, the African American Voices Gospel Choir has been bringing Ohio State students together to celebrate God through singing and rhythmic movement for the past 30 years, Briana Anthony, a fourth-year in philosophy and president of AAV, said. “We uplift things of hope and positivity
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and encouragement,” Anthony said. “We are a Christian organization, so the Christian God and Jesus are common themes also in our music.” Anthony said she joined AAV as a freshman because she was interested in seeing other Christians on campus and building up her own community. She said the choir, which meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m., is about 40 members strong and majority African American. “We do have students who come from different racial backgrounds who attend our meetings and are part of the choir, which is cool, but we usually are majority African American throughout the years,” Anthony said. Anthony said AAV usually performs at the MLK Day of Service, African Night, African American Heritage Festival, Gospel Fest and any events held at the Hale Center. Those interested in getting involved with AAV can email aavgc.osu@gmail.com or send a DM to their Twitter or Instagram accounts. One of the oldest student organizations on campus — established in 1875 — is the Men’s Glee Club, which has been making music at Ohio State longer than any other group, Jarrod Hay, a fourth-year in neuroscience and president of the Men’s Glee Club, said. “If you are coming to OSU, it’s a little scary because there are 60,000 students
here,” Hay said. “But the biggest part of what we are is community. It’s a group of brothers. It was very impactful for me as a first-year and through all my years.” The Men’s Glee Club travels around the country to perform, sings at events on campus and performs community service in Columbus, Hay said. They hold meetings Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 4:105:05 p.m. in Hughes 100. “We do tailgates on all the Saturdays before home games during football season,” Hay said. “We go over by Oxley’s, and we just sing all of the Buckeye tunes and have a really good time. That’s honestly my favorite thing we do as the Men’s Glee Club.” For incoming freshmen who are passionate about singing and building community, both the Men’s and Women’s Glee Club are a quick way for them to find a home, Hay said. Men’s Glee Club hosts auditions during the first two or three weeks of each semester. Information on the club and other campus choirs can be found on the Ohio State Choir page. For LBGTQ students looking for their on-campus community, joining a student organization like Pride could help them feel more comfortable and accepted, Ross Gilson, a third-year in environmental science and president of Pride, said. “For a queer freshman, it would be a really great way to meet other queer people, especially if you lived in an environment like
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Where and why to get houseplants in Columbus TESS WELLS Arts & Life Editor wells.1442@osu.edu
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Straders Garden Center is located at 5350 Riverside Drive in Columbus and features numerous types of plants and flowers.
Despite the importance often placed on forming new friends in college, one particular group of companions may be getting overlooked: those of the green variety. Columbus is home to a multitude of plant shops, many of which are easily accessible by COTA or car and are frequented by college students. From Oakland Nurseries to Strader’s Garden Centers to STUMP, Ohio State students looking to spruce up the shoeboxes they will soon call home and find a bit of nature in the middle of a city have no shortage of options. Shawn Schilling was a student himself when he began working at Oakland Nurseries in Columbus. Now a general manager at the
location, he said the workplace was a natural fit for him. “I worked here while I was in school, I’ve been here for over 16 years at this point,” Schilling said. “It was just something that fell into my lap, so to speak, something that I truly enjoyed and felt passionate about, and as time progressed, it just became a more and more natural fit for me.” Another former student-turned-plantaficionado, Sebastian Muñoz, lead shopkeeper at STUMP German Village, said his plant addiction of seven years first developed while he was a student at Capital University. Although his interest in plants led to an eventual career at his old stomping grounds, Muñoz said he firmly believes plants are for everyone, regardless of how much time students are able to spend on their photosynthesizing friends. COMPANIONS CONTINUES ON 27
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“There’s lots to juggle in people’s lives, and plants are nice to add into the mix, but sometimes it doesn’t have to encompass your entire life like it has for me,” Muñoz said. Although making one’s way to a plant shop is hardly challenging given the variety in Columbus, figuring out which plants are best for a given lifestyle out of a plethora of options can present problems. Trish Miller, head of plant purchasing for Strader’s Garden Centers, said even with potentially minimal space and lighting in a dorm room, there are plenty of options for students. Miller said Pothos plants are particularly popular and easy to propagate for those who may want more plants without the hefty price tags. She said plants from the Dracaena family, such as snake plants or lucky bamboo, are also great options for rooms with less natural light. Muñoz said ZZ plants are also wellloved, low-maintenance options and added that plants from the group Peperomia are an underappreciated fit for students with slightly more natural lighting in their dorms. “The key, to me, is finding the right plant for the right place,” Miller said. “You don’t want to start out with something that belongs in really high light if you have a dark corner that you’re trying to find a plant for.” Once the right plant is found, having it in a dorm or living space can be just what a student needs –– especially in a concrete jungle. Miller, who has been working with
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plants since she graduated with a degree in horticulture from Michigan State, said her preferred method of unwinding involves taking a walk in the woods around her house. Although OSU students may have vastly different surroundings, Miller said the idea is the same. “Having a little green oasis –– even if it’s three little plants on the top of your desk –– you have a little responsibility, you have something you have to take care of,” Miller said. “And, you know, it just helps me to be around green stuff.” Schilling said having plants in a living space can appeal to natural instincts because they foster a sense of responsibility in their keepers and are good for mental health. Plants teach patience and allow for the creation of memories as they grow alongside their owners, Muñoz said. “My first plants came from freshman year, and I look at them now, and I’m like, ‘Wow, you were as big as my thumb when you started, and now you’re as big as my whole MACKENZIE SHANKLIN | PHOTO EDITOR arm,’” Muñoz said. “So yeah, you kind of create memories, you learn something about Straders Garden Center has a variety of plants for students to be able to add some yourself, you learn how to communicate, greenery into their dorms. and that really just scratches the surface.” STUMP, Strader’s and Oakland Nurseries each have multiple locations in and around the Columbus area. More information on hours of operation, locations and services, such as in-store potting at STUMP, can be found on their websites.
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Black Student Association: A club that supports and uplifts Black students in university housing. Email ohiostatebsa@osu.edu to join.
Black Arts Group: A group that supports Black artists Hale Black Cultural Center: and aims to create a community that A cultural center that provides educa- fosters the creation of more art. Email tion and a space that fosters community christmas.15@osu.edu to join. for Black Buckeyes. The Center is located at Hale Hall and can be contacted at Sankofa Mentorship Program: 614-292-0964. An MCC mentorship program based on the principles of the African term National Pan-Hellenic Council: Sankofa, which means to fetch or seek. The governing body for nine histori- This program provides professional cally Black fraternities and sororities at support for career and leadership the university that holds collective pro- development, building relationships gramming and uplifts Black voices. Visit through volunteering and individual and http://nphcohiostate.com/ to learn more group mentoring. To learn more, email MACKENZIE SHANKLIN | PHOTO EDITOR betts.128@osu.edu. Straders Garden Center has countless shapes and sizes of cactus’s that thrive in low about the greek life and apply. light conditions like dorms.
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La C.A.S.A.: The Latinx Community Advocacy in Solidarity for Awareness MCC cohort creates community and promotes leadership among latino students. For more information and to get involved, email leyvacook.1@ osu.edu. Latinx Peer Mentorship Program: An MCC mentorship program for incoming first-year latino students. Students will be mentored by upperclassmen, faculty and staff to build community and increase academic success. Email leyvacook.1@osu. edu for more information. LASER (Latinx Space for Enrichment and Research): An Office of Diversity and Inclusion-run center that focuses on scholarship and mentorship of latino students. To learn more, go to odi.osu.edu/ laser.
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Columbus staples for the weekend ANDREW HORNE Lantern Reporter horne.169@osu.edu With Columbus establishments opening their doors once again, Ohio State students can now catch a movie, eat out with friends, attend concerts and experience all the city has to offer with a sense of normalcy. The vibrant array of entertainment options may seem overwhelming at first, but there is plenty of time to try everything. To help navigate the arts and entertainment life in Columbus, The Lantern compiled a list of just a few of the many fun festivities available to students. At the Wexner Center for the Arts, students can view art exhibitions, participate in classes and attend film showings, Melissa Starker, spokesperson for the Wexner Center, said. Students can view the gallery for free, with other free or reduced cost events and activities offered as well. “We’re rolling back into things for fall after a year and a half of things kind of being uncertain and having to do so much offsite,” Starker said. “We’re really leaning into making great experiences for people this coming year.” Starker said the fall exhibition at the Wexner Center will feature Jacqueline
Humphries, an abstract painter. Much of Humphries’ work includes emojis and emoticons and involves a combination of abstract and semi-abstract imagery. “The fact that this artist works with symbolism that is so familiar to people, I feel like that’s just a fascinating combination, and I can’t wait to see how people respond to it,” Starker said. Humphries’ exhibition opens at the Wexner Center Sept. 18 and will close Jan. 2, 2022, according to the center’s website. Tickets are free for college students with a valid student ID. The Columbus Museum of Art is currently showcasing the works of the late Columbus artist, Aminah Robinson, through Oct. 3, with a Vincent Van Gogh exhibition scheduled to open Nov. 12, Betsy Meacham, spokesperson for the museum, said. Meacham said the museum hosts Bar, Art and Live Music Thursdays throughout the summer. Tickets to BAM Thursdays are $5, with the event running every week from 5-9 p.m. “It’s a really fun time to be here, get inspired, but also just kind of hang out and connect with your friends,” Meacham said. Students can also visit over 190 retail, restaurant and entertainment venues located at Easton Town Center, Jennifer
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Peterson, chief executive at Easton, said. Beyond shopping and dining, Easton offers special events such as yoga and the Easton Challenge, an event inspired by the Tokyo Olympics with challenges such as a wave machine, an archery contest and an obstacle course. Highlights at Easton include tasting botanical brews at Forbidden Root Brewery, grabbing burgers and shakes at Ivan Kane’s Forty Deuce Cafe and experiencing the highly-Instagrammable greenery, chandeliers and windows at the RH Rooftop Restaurant. Easton is also hosting acoustic concerts every Thursday from 6-9 p.m. “One of the benefits of Easton is that it’s got something for everyone,” Peterson said. “What we bring is a vibrant environment where anyone can come to escape their everyday.” Peterson also said the art displays at Easton, including murals, wallscapes and installations, contribute to the visitor experience. Launched in June, the Central Park Fountain takes a former restaurant and transforms it into a floral display. “We’ve made it a strategic imperative to have public art here and to showcase the talent in Columbus, and we feel really passionate about that,” Peterson said. Easton is not the only place choosing to highlight art and talent. The Center of Science and Industry in downtown
Columbus showcases programs such as the Animation Academy exhibition and COSI’s virtual Color of Science program, which shines a spotlight on diverse figures in the STEM field, Abby Poklar, vice president of philanthropy at COSI, said. “We have a great program called the Color of Science, which is our diversity program essentially, and it’s all around how we elevate and highlight the work of diverse professionals working in the field of STEM,” Poklar said. These programs are joined by other new exhibitions such as “¡Cuba!,” a joint project with the American Museum of Natural History that places Cuba’s history and culture on display, Poklar said. The Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens will begin offering activities to students in the fall as well, beginning with the Harvest Blooms exhibition from Sept. 25 through Oct. 15, Jennifer Wilson, director of marketing and communications for the conservatory, said. The conservatory also hosts the Pumpkin Aglow series, which begins Oct. 13 and features hundreds of carved pumpkins along with other Halloween-themed features. The Pumpkins Aglow exhibit at the conservatory has sold out during the past two years, Wilson said. Tickets can be purchased for the special event on the conservatory’s website.
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What’s Up (Concert edition) TESS WELLS Arts & Life Editor wells.1442@osu.edu Pandemic restrictions are largely a thing of the past, which means concerts, festivals and other gatherings are back on the table. Whether you’re an indie girl, a scream queen or something in-between, the Columbus music scene has an option for you. Although this list is long, it is not exhaustive and does not include shows that have been permanently sold out, such as Caamp Aug. 27-28 and Glass Animals Sept.
24. You can keep an eye out for local artist spotlights through The Lantern’s Columbus’ Own and listen to songs by many of the artists coming to Columbus during the first month of the school year through the What’s Up: Concert Edition Spotify playlist. Please note: Prices are listed before taxes/ fees and are for general admission seating unless otherwise noted.
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Tuesday, Aug. 31
Friday, Sept. 10
Moon Taxi 7 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($23)
Wednesday, Sept. 15
Bleachers 7 p.m. at EXPRESS LIVE! ($35)
Thursday, Sept. 16
Jordy Searcy 7 p.m. at The Basement ($12)
Monday, Sept. 20
Future Islands: Calling Out In Space Tour 7 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($26)
Tuesday, Sept. 21
Sub Urban and Bella Poarch 6 p.m. at A&R Music Bar ($25)
Munn with Delanie Leclerc 7:30 p.m. at Rumba Cafe ($15)
Thursday, Sept. 23
COUNTRY AND FOLK Friday, Aug. 27
WCBE presents The Mountain Goats 8 p.m. at The Athenaeum Theatre ($39.50)
Saturday, Sept. 4
Lady A: What a Song Can Do Tour 2021 with Carly Pearce 6 p.m. at EXPRESS LIVE! ($59.50)
Friday, Sept. 10
Jelly Roll — Work In Progress Tour 6:30 p.m. at EXPRESS LIVE! ($30)
Friday, Sept. 17
Tanner Usrey at Woodlands Tavern 7 p.m. at the Woodlands Tavern ($15)
Saturday, Sept. 18
Colter Wall 7 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($25) There are currently no tickets available, but more may open up at a later date.
Saturday, Sept. 18
Eric Church: The Gather Again Tour 8 p.m. at the Nationwide Arena (Tickets starting at $48)
Sad Summer Festival 2:30 p.m at EXPRESS LIVE!($39.99)
Friday-Saturday, Sept. 3-4
Breakaway at Historic Crew Stadium (One-day pass starting at $69.99, two-day pass starting at $119.99)
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HIP HOP AND R&B
Friday, Aug. 27
RiFF RAFF 9 p.m. at Skully’s Music Diner ($25)
Friday, Sept. 10
Cal Scruby: The Unsigned Tour 7 p.m. at the A&R Music Bar ($15)
Tuesday, Sept. 21
WCBE presents Tank & the Bangas 8 p.m. at Skully’s Music Diner ($20)
OTHER
Wednesday, Sept. 8
Flogging Molly and Violent Femmes 5:30 p.m. at EXPRESS LIVE! ($44.99)
Thursday, Sept. 9
Rauw Alejandro — World Tour 2021 8 p.m. at La Boom Columbus ($60)
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INDIE AND ALTERNATIVE Tuesday, Sept. 7
Faye Webster 7 p.m. at A&R Music Bar ($14)
Monday, Sept. 13
Levitation Room with Evolfo 8 p.m. at Rumba cafe ($12)
Tuesday, Sept. 14
CD 92.9 presents Japanese Breakfast 7:30 p.m. at the Athenaeum Theatre ($25)
Thursday, Sept. 16
Briston Maroney 7 p.m. at A&R Music Bar ($15)
Friday, Sept. 17
Okey Dokey 7 p.m. at the Basement ($10)
METAL
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Saturday, Sept. 11
Thursday, Sept. 2
Monday, Sept. 20
SOULFLY Plus Niviane 7p.m. at Skully’s Music Diner ($20)
Fozzy 6 p.m. at Newport Music Hall ($23)
Coheed and Cambria with The Used 5:30 p.m. at EXPRESS LIVE! ($45)
PRIMUS — A Tribute to Kings 6 p.m. at EXPRESS LIVE! ($39.50)
ROCK
Tuesday, Aug. 31
Blackberry Smoke: You Hear Georgia Tour 7:30 p.m. at the Athenaeum Theatre ($35)
Thursday, Sept. 16
BravoArtist presents The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus 8 p.m. at Skully’s Music Diner ($20)
Wednesday, Sept. 22
Dance Gavin Dance — Afterburner Tour 6 p.m. at EXPRESS LIVE ! ($29.50)
Taking Back Sunday 6 p.m. at EXPRESS LIVE! ($35)
Thursday, Sept. 23 Thursday, Sept. 23
Guns N’ Roses 2021 Tour 7 p.m. at the Schottenstein Center (Tickets starting at $59)
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Buckeye Donuts still going strong despite several hurdles CHLOE MCGOWAN Assistant Arts & Life Editor mcgowan.184@osu.edu ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MARCH 24, 2021 Despite facing several challenges from the pandemic and two armed robberies in the past year, Buckeye Donuts owner Jimmy Barouxis said he’s only looking forward with a positive attitude. The beloved 24-hour donut shop on North High Street was robbed at gunpoint in July 2020 and again in February. However, Barouxis and his employees said the love and support from the community motivates them to keep going. “I think we’re through the hardest part, and we’re about to make it to the other side,” Barouxis said. “You gotta keep going. You know there’s a light at the other side so that’s where we’re going.” Buckeye Donuts is one of the oldest shops on North High Street, entering its 51st year in business, Barouxis said. Located at 1998 N. High St., Buckeye Donuts aims to provide customers and Ohio State students with an inexpensive, welcoming, warm and comforting environment. Although the menu features hot breakfast sandwiches, gyros and sides like jalapeno poppers, onion rings, veggie samosas and hummus, it’s no secret that the donuts — especially the Buckeye Donut, a peanut butter and chocolate staple — are coveted treats. RaNajha Maye, a second-year in social work and Columbus local, said she’s been going to Buckeye Donuts regularly for about three years. She said their commitment to staying open 24 hours a day, serving the community and the conversations she’s had with the employees fueled her continued support during the pandemic and the robberies. STAY CONNECTED WITH
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“The staff is really nice, and they make you feel like they’re taking care of you,” Maye said. “I personally haven’t had a bad experience.” Connor Davis, an employee and 2020 Ohio State graduate, said there was a surprising amount of support from the local community and other people all over the state in the aftermath of each robbery. “We’ve been busier after the robberies just because we’re on people’s minds,” Davis said. “There’s been bounties offered for the perpetrators and just people coming in and expressing their gratitude for what Buckeye Donuts does for the community.” After the first robbery, Barouxis said there was a small bump in business over the summer, which is expected whenever they’re featured on the news. However, he said the second robbery brought in so much business that they were busy nonstop for three days, AMAL SAEED | LANTERN FILE PHOTO and he didn’t really have time to reflect on or Buckeye Donuts was named “Best Late Night Eats” at Ohio State. process what happened. “We had people coming out of the woodwork that we hadn’t seen in years,” Barouxis said. “A lot of alumni came to see how we were doing to make sure we were OK.” The robberies seemed to bring in additional support from Ohio State students as well, Davis said. Maye, who is also a driver for Grubhub and DoorDash, said she saw an increase in Buckeye Donuts orders from students on and around campus. Barouxis said the past year is water under the bridge now that Buckeye Donuts has recovered from the chaos — they are moving forward on a daily basis and trying to maintain normalcy. “The student body is very conscientious,” Barouxis said. “Just the students coming here and being customers is all the support we needed, morally, financially and spiritually. It really helped us. Thank you, and we love you.”
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An ode to the song that compels Buckeyes around the world to link arms ANDRÉ WHITE Former Arts & Life LTV Producer white.2884@osu.edu ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MARCH 24, 2021 It’s the song that unites Buckeyes around the globe. “Carmen Ohio” was composed by Fred Cornell, an Ohio State football player and Men’s Glee Club member, in 1903. Cornell set it to the tune of a song called “Spanish Hymn,” which was popular at the time, Evan Drexler, communications director for the athletic and marching bands, said. The song was first performed by the Men’s Glee Club and gained popularity after being published in The Lantern in 1906, Drexler said. After the lyrics appeared in a program for the game against Michigan that same year, the tradition of singing the song after home games began, according to LandGrant Holy Land. Parker Stephens, a 2021 graduate and former flugelhorn player for the marching band, said “Carmen Ohio” unites all students regardless of their individual experiences. “You hear it and it means something unique to everybody,” Stephens said. “It allows everybody to reflect on their own path through Ohio State, which ultimately brings us all together as Buckeyes.” There are many interesting details that define the song as the community knows it today. “Carmen” means “song” in Latin and “Carmen Ohio” can be translated to “Ohio’s Song” or “Song of Ohio.” Drexler said the chimes heard at the beginning of each performance of “Carmen Ohio” pay homage to Orton Hall, located between the North and South Ovals. The building’s chimes to mark the start of the next hour would be followed by a playing of “Carmen Ohio” — they were added to the song’s performance in the 1950s. Although the song has existed for over a century, some traditions associated with it are still fairly new. Drexler said the tradition of football players locking arms and singing “Carmen Ohio” after games began with Jim Tressel, head coach of the football team from 200010. Tressel’s successor, Urban Meyer, continued the tradition, followed by current head coach Ryan Day. Stephens said the song is a symbol of
pride for students and he feels the song’s personal impact is greater when he performs it outside of the university. He said his fondest memories of performing “Carmen Ohio” involve performing at the Big House during away games against “that team up north.” “As sentimental and as important that song is to Ohio State, that is even more so when we’re not at Ohio Stadium,” Stephens said. “We wear Ohio State on our chest, and we say it with pride, and we don’t let go of the fact that we are Ohio State just because we’re somewhere else. If anything, it makes us even more proud.” “Carmen Ohio” is not exclusive to sporting events –– the song is played at many Ohio State-affiliated events such as BuckeyeThon and commencement ceremonies. Each rendition of the song calls for the locking of arms at the song’s start and the raising of arms to form the “O-H-” during the song’s final line: “How firm thy friendship, Ohio.” Time and change have surely impacted the meaning of the song for Stephens, he said. “As I have gone on and become a senior member and started looking towards my last performances with the band, it’s something that I know is just going to be a hugely emotional moment for me when I play it for the last time in Ohio Stadium,” Stephens said. Stephens said he hopes students will take advantage of each chance they have to join in the performance of “Carmen Ohio.” “Every time a Buckeye hears that song, I would just say whether you’re in the band or not, realize how incredibly special it is to be a part of that moment –– to come together with all of the Ohio State fans and just hear that beautiful song and then to raise your arms together,” Stephens said. “Just cherish every moment and live in that moment as much as you can because it won’t be around forever.” STAY CONNECTED WITH
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Wexner Center for the Arts reopens big screen ANDREW HORNE Lantern Reporter horne.169@osu.edu
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JULY 7, 2021 The Wexner Center for the Arts reopened its in-house film program July 9, allowing film fanatics to replace laptop screens with the big screen. Kicking things off with a series of films directed by Lynne Hershman Leeson, a Cleveland-born filmmaker, the Film/ Video Theater opened for the first time since it closed March 13, 2020, due to the pandemic, Melissa Starker, spokesperson for the Wexner Center, said. The venue is now operating at full capacity. Starker said the Hershman Leeson film series also included an online conversation with the director July 22, hosted by the Wexner Center and Kris Paulsen, a professor in the Department of History of Art and the Film Studies program.
“She’s visited the center in the past to present her films, and so we are doing a retrospective of three of her films from the time of her career when she was doing a lot of collaborating with Tilda Swinton, the actress,” Starker said. “‘Conceiving Ada’ is a period piece, but it’s about the woman who, centuries before computers, basically wrote a computer language.” The relationship between technology and culture is an important component of Hershman Leeson’s films, Chris Stults, associate curator in the Film/Video Department at the Wexner Center, said. “She kind of [prophesied] this idea of personal computers allowing people to work from home and some of the great things and some of the problems that could come with that,” Stults said. The Wexner Center will follow up the Hershman Leeson film series with the Big Picture series beginning July 30 and ending Aug. 14, Starker said. The series will feature a range of films, including “Lady and the
Tramp,” “It’s Always Fair Weather,” and “Speed Racer.” “That is really just a selection of classics and favorite films that really lose something if you watch them on a small screen,” Starker said. “[‘Speed Racer’ is] almost an overdose of visual stimuli. It’s really something.” Stults said the Wexner Center started offering free films at the South Drive-In Theatre July 15 and will show Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” Aug. 12. Stults said seeing a film in theaters is a unique experience that cannot be replicated on small screens without losing some of the effect. “This will be an exciting reminder of the power of giving yourself over to a film in a dark theater,” Stults said. “We have classic, animated films that are widescreen and bigscreen extravaganzas, or just really rich, detailed films that, watching it on home video, you’re going to lose that level of detail.” The Wexner Center will also host
“Unorthodocs,” an annual, nonfiction film festival, in October, Starker said. The festival, now in its fifth year, frequently showcases films that are either shortlisted or nominated for the Best Documentary Feature category at the Academy Awards. “‘American Factory,’ which was presented as part of ‘Unorthodocs’ and also as part of a retrospective of the work of Julia Reichert, a filmmaker who’s based in Yellow Springs, got picked up by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company, presented by Netflix and then went on to win the Oscar,” Starker said.
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Budd Dairy Food Hall highlights local talent MARISA ALLEN Lantern Reporter allen.2508@osu.edu
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED MAY 5, 2021 A former Columbus milk production and delivery company has opened its doors for the first time since 1967 and is now specializing in more than dairy. Budd Dairy Food Hall, located in the Italian Village at 1086 N. Fourth St. and parented by Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, opened its doors April 6. The food hall features ten kitchens for independent chef partners looking to expand their businesses and share their talent with the community and one “Hatch” kitchen, which acts as a pop-up location for a series of rotating chefs to test new recipes and grow their presence. The chef partners specialize in a variety of food types, ranging from southern comfort dishes and American classics to Hawaiianinspired poke and Filipino street food. Jenny James, senior marketing and events manager for Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, said Budd Dairy is designed to support its chef partners and give them a launchpad to focus on their food and relationship with the community. “A lot of these chef partners, this is either their first venue, or maybe it’s their second,
so a lot of them are just getting things figured out,” James said. “That’s why the food hall concept is great for them. We’re taking care of all the backend stuff — so they all have, for lack of a better word, little stalls that they have to make all this magic happen — so they really can just focus on their food.” Budd Dairy is meant to be a place to grab a bite to eat, but it also has the potential to serve other purposes, Jeremy Hughes, general manager at Budd Dairy Food Hall, said. He said he hopes it will also serve as a venue for events and community activities in the near future once the hall’s chef partners have settled in. “We really want this place to be the spot for people to come to have events,” Hughes said. “We want to do yoga on the rooftop — there’s all kinds of possibilities. A farmer’s market is something we would like to longterm have on site here one day a week. Right now we’re really just focused on making sure our operations in the food hall are as solid as they can be.” The pandemic was a big challenge for Budd Dairy Food Hall, and Hughes said the grand opening of the hall was delayed due to the severity of COVID-19 in the Columbus area. “We were slated to open last May, and unfortunately about seven weeks prior to
opening, we were hit with the pandemic and the shutdowns, so that forced us to kind of take a look at our operations,” Hughes said. “At the end of the day, we kept the restaurant closed because we wanted to make sure our chef partners were going to be able to survive and succeed.” The food hall has indoor and outdoor seating to provide the ideal safe and healthy dining experience with a variety of food choices in each dining space. James said the food hall has been successful since its opening, experiencing a consistent flow of community members. “It’s been busy,” James said. “It’s been great — we’ve gotten a lot of traction on social media. I can tell you that we have a lot of different age groups.” The hall is open Tuesday and Wednesday from 4-11 p.m., Thursday from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11-1 a.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. More information about Budd Dairy can be found on its website and Instagram.
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Ohio State to have 26 Olympians in Tokyo JACOB BENGE Asst. Sports Editor benge.30@osu.edu The pandemic forced many to put their Olympic dreams on hold during an unprecedented year, and the return of the games will result in an unprecedented number of Ohio State representatives in Tokyo. Twenty six current, former or incoming Buckeyes will represent Ohio State and their respective countries at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, surpassing the previous record of 19 during the 2008 Beijing games. The United States Olympic Team will feature nine Buckeyes, most of any country as Canada is second with six. Six rowers with Buckeye ties will represent five different countries, and are the
most from any sport at Ohio State ahead of five from the track and field program. Representing the U.S. and Buckeyes track and field, senior thrower Adelaide Aquilla will compete in shot put, senior sprinter Anavia Battle will run in the 200-meter dash, and 2012 graduate sprinter Christiana Clemons ‘12 will participate in the 100-meter hurdles. Brothers and rising sophomores Henry and Jackson Leverett of the pistol team will compete in the rapid fire event with the United States Olympic Team through USA Shooting.
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Rising junior Hunter Armstrong will swim the 100-meter backstroke, and incoming freshman Ruby Remati will be a member of the synchronized swimming team. Former Buckeyes wrestler Kyle Snyder ‘18, will wrestle for the U.S. Olympic Team and Alec Yoder ‘21 will perform as a specialist on the gymnastics team. Interestingly enough, Ohio State track and field throws coach Ashley Kovacs will coach her husband Joe Kovacs on the U.S. Olympic Team for shot put. Representing Team Canada, former Buckeye fencers Marc-Antoine Blais Belanger ‘18 will compete in the individual men’s epee, Alanna Goldie ‘18 will be the traveling alternate in the women’s individual and team foil, and Eleanor Harvey ’16 will participate in the individual women’s foil and women’s team foil. Senior swimmer Ruslan Gaziev will swim in the 4x100 relay for the Canadian Olympic Team, and incoming freshman Emily Armstrong will be a member of Team Canada synchronized swimming. Nichelle Prince ‘16, a four-year letterwinner on Ohio State’s women’s soccer team from 2013-16, will represent Team Canada.
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Ohio State seniors Anavia Battle and Eric Harrison Jr. will compete at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in track and field.
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Incoming freshmen sisters Anneta and Maria Kyridou will represent Greece on the rowing team. Many more Ohio State student-athletes will be the sole Buckeye representing their respective countries during the Tokyo games. Three former Buckeyes rowers will represent as many countries, as Elodie Ravera ‘14 will compete for France, Ilse Paulis ‘12 for Netherlands and Aina Cid Centelles ‘17 for Spain. Returning Buckeye Alessandra Montesano, who took time off after her junior year in 2018 to prepare for the Olympics, will row for Italy. Former Ohio State sprinter Maggie Barrie ‘18 will run the 400-meter dash for Sierra Leone, and 2021 graduate Eric Harrison ‘21 will compete in the 4x100 relay for Trinidad & Tobago. Junior fencer Diego Cervantes will compete in the individual men’s foil and represent Mexico. Former men’s gymnast Misha Koudinov ‘15 will compete in his second Olympics during the parallel bars event for the New Zealand Olympic Team. Matthew Abeysinghe ‘20 will also compete in his second Olympics in multiple freestyle swimming events for Sri Lanka.
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Ohio State sophomore Hunter Armstrong will compete at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics for Team USA in the backstroke event.
BUCKEYES AT THE OLYMPICS FENCING
ROWING CONT.
SWIMMING
Marc-Antoine Blais Belanger Maria Kyridou
Hunter Armstrong
Diego Cervantes
Matthew Abeysinghe
Canada 2014-2018
Greece Incoming
Mexico 2019-Present
Italy 2018-Present
Alanna Goldie
Canada 2013-2018
Eleanor Harvey Canada 2011-2016
GYMNASTICS Misha Koudinov
New Zealand 2010-2015
Alessandra Montesano Ilse Paulis
Netherlands 2012
Elodie Ravera France 2014
SOCCER Nichelle Prince Canada 2013-2016
United States 2020-Present Sri Lanka 2017-2020
Ruslan Gaziev
Canada 2018-Present
SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING Emily Armstrong
TRACK AND FIELD Adelaide Aquilla
United States 2017-Present
Maggie Barrie
United States 2015-2018
Anavia Battle
United States 2017-Present
Christina Clemons United States 2009-2012
Eric Harrison
Trinidad and Tobago 2017-Present
Canada Incoming
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United States Incoming
United States 2014-2018
Ruby Remati
Kyle Synder
Alec Yoder
United States 2016-Present
PISTOL Henry Leverett
United States 2020-Present
Jack Leverett
United States 2020-Present
ROWING Aina Cid Cengtelles Spain 2014-2017
Anneta Kyridou Greece Incoming
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Ohio State athletics likely to open fall seasons at full capacity, tips for full capacity game days JACK EMERSON Sports Editor emerson.131@osu.edu After the pandemic barred fans from Ohio Stadium and other Ohio State sporting events during the 2020-21 school year, fans will once again be allowed to populate their favorite Ohio State athletic venues this year. During an interview with 10TV’s Dom Tiberi July 6, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said all signs point to Ohio State athletic events being played at full capacity. “We’re going all the way live,” Smith said. “We won’t see any change in what we had prior to COVID. Now, we’re hopeful that we don’t end up in a situation where we have a huge spike as a result of the Delta variant. But right now, we’re all the way live, full stadium, full tailgating. The whole nine-yards.” As Ohio State moves to return to full capacity in the ‘Shoe and other athletic locations, here are some tips for Ohio State football gamedays.
Make sure to arrive at least a half an hour before kickoff If you’re looking to not miss a single moment of game action, it is imperative that you arrive at the stadium about a half-hour before the scheduled start time. Lines to get into the stadium tend to get very long after that threshold, especially at student-section gates, making it difficult to get into the stadium without missing some early moments of the game. Arriving a bit early also allows for easier access to food stands and restrooms, as those will get busier as the stadium populates and the game wears on.
Always have your BuckID on hand It is important that you bring your BuckID with you to Ohio State sporting events, as it serves as a way for the red coats to know that you’re an Ohio State student. If you’re trying to enter a football game from a student section gate, you must have
your BuckID on hand or else it is possible that you will not be let into the game. Outside of football and men’s basketball games, you can use your BuckID to access sporting events for free — this includes sports like women’s basketball and men’s and women’s ice hockey.
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After the pandemic barred fans from Ohio Stadium and other Ohio State sporting events during the 2020-21 school year, fans will Ohio Stadium and the other Ohio State sporting venues have strict no-bag policies in once again be allowed to populate their favorite Ohio State athletic order to keep each event as safe as possible. venues this year. With these strict guidelines, it is imperative that you leave any backpacks, drawstring bags or purses at your dorm, as you will not be allowed to bring them into any sporting event. Wristlets and wallets are allowed, but they must be smaller than 5 by 8 by 1 inches.
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Track and Field: Adelaide Aquilla looks to continue dominant run in Tokyo Olympics
Ohio State sporting events are made special thanks to the traditions that come with them. Whether it’s chanting “O-H-I-O” during the game or singing “Carmen Ohio” after JACK EMERSON a Buckeyes triumph, it’s important to know Sports Editor and familiarize yourself with the various emerson.131@osu.edu chants and traditions to get the full gameday experience. Knowing all the Ohio State chants and Since her arrival at Ohio State, Adelaide field coach Ashley Kovacs said. “You have traditions will further enhance the gameday Aquilla has defied all odds. a goal for an athlete, an endgame goal for experience into one that is unforgettable. The senior thrower arrived in Columbus an athlete, and she’s surpassed all of the as a walk-on, but has since dominated the benchmarks I set for her so quickly. I think a NCAA shot put scene — winning two lot of that is a testament to how willing she indoor and an outdoor national title, on top was to be fully committed to the process.” of two indoor and outdoor Big Ten titles. Prior to her arrival in Columbus, Aquilla Now, Aquilla is bringing her dominance was between a scholarship offer from Miami to the international stage as a member of University and walking on to join Kovacs at Team USA. Ohio State. “She’s nowhere near the same athlete Ultimately, Aquilla decided to walk on, that she was when she came on campus. citing her ability to develop her skills further Even who she was as a recruit, she’s just at Ohio State than she would have in Oxford, developed so much in such a short period Ohio. of time,” Ohio State assistant track and SOPHIA TOBIAS | FOR THE LANTERN AQUILLA CONTINUES ON 44
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knew that she was pretty green, so there were a lot of things that I was intrigued by.” During her freshman year, Aquilla was held out of the indoor season, but thanks to the strides she was able to make during that time, she earned a spot on the outdoor team — where she began to make her mark. Following a meet that season, Aquilla took a picture of one of her teammate’s medals to remind herself of what she was building towards. “She had a story where Nick [Demaline] won Big Tens and she asked Nick to see his medal and she took a picture of it and saved it in her phone and said she was going to get one of these,” Kovacs said. Aquilla has been a dominant force in the Big Ten over the past two years. Her efforts this past season alone earned her the title of Big Ten Field Athlete of the Year in both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Aquilla’s dominance does not end in the Big Ten, however. She also picked up NCAA titles during both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Aquilla said her success is rooted in her ability to hone in and focus on what only she can control.
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“I definitely knew I wanted to throw in college,” Aquilla said. “I was heavily considering Miami, but I saw a better potential to compete against the Big Ten and the better competition, at the time, here. I saw more room for growth and development into a better thrower, so I ultimately chose Ohio State.” Kovacs, who was heavily involved in Aquilla’s recruitment, emphasized her
inexperience prior to her career at Ohio State, but pointed to her attitude as a driving factor for her success in her collegiate career. “When she called me to kinda say, ‘I’m not sure I’m going to be able to come,’ I just told her, ‘If you want to see how good you can become, this is the best place to be,’ and she was bought into that,” Kovacs said. “I just liked her competitive attitude and I
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“I had a little squat rack set up in my garage and it was just enough for me to bench and squat,” Aquilla said. “It was enough for me to make some physical jumps in the weight room, so that was a very good and beneficial part of the quarantine.” Prior to this season, Aquilla said her goal was to qualify for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, but thanks to her dominance over the course of the past year, her ultimate goal was fast-tracked. “Starting my junior year, I always thought I could be an Olympic-caliber athlete, but I never thought that it would come this quickly,” Aquilla said.
“I always thought about ‘Alright, Paris is going to be the year you make it.’ But to be able to achieve it right now and be on the team is amazing and it just sets my plan further in motion “Going into a lot of in what I want to achieve competitions, we don’t next in my career.” really focus on what the outcome is going to be,”
Aquilla said. “We just focus on what I want to do and how I want to pre-train my throw and how I want to accomplish my goals technically.” The Rocky River, Ohio, native attributed the leaps she made this past season to how she attacked the weight room during the pandemic — pointing to the squat rack that her father welded which allowed her to continue strength training while in quarantine.
Pistol: ‘The highlight of my shooting career:’ Henry Leverett, Emil Milev hope to use Olympic stage to boost collegiate pistol JACOB BENGE Asst. Sports Editor benge.30@osu.edu ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JULY 9, 2021 Since they were eight and nine years old, Henry and Jackson Leverett rose through the ranks of pistol shooting competitions growing up in Bainbridge, Georgia. Last December, the Leverett brothers said they had their eyes set on competing in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Now, the rising sophomores will take part in the games much sooner than anticipated.
“I think it hasn’t set in yet, it’s probably not going to set in until I touch down in Tokyo,” Henry Leverett said. “It’s definitely something I’ve been looking forward to for a very, very long time. Just to have it be on my shoulders now is a huge weight that I’m expecting to kind of realize very, very soon.” USA Shooting named the brothers to the United States Olympic Team after Henry Leverett won the United States’ only quota for the 25M Rapid Fire Pistol event. Jackson Leverett filled a second quota obtained through an exchange between USA Shooting and the International Shooting
Sport Federation. Since first participating in competitions through the local 4-H shooting program, Henry Leverett has traveled across the world to partake on increasingly grand stages. Henry Leverett won gold each of the last five years at the Pistol National Junior Olympic Championships, according to USA Shooting. But even after competing in dozens of international competitions in places like Beijing and Lima, Peru, Henry Leverett said the Tokyo Olympics will be the grandest stage of them all. “It is the Olympics. It is going to be the
highlight of my shooting career, essentially,” Leverett said. “I’ve competed in World Cups before. I’ve qualified at the Pan American Games, but the Olympics is really, really special –– lot more people, lot more athletes there.” There is a bit of an interesting twist surrounding the Leverett’s trip to Tokyo: the event in which they will compete isn’t a collegiate event, so USA Shooting provided the opportunity for the two to practice and ultimately earn their Olympic berths. PISTOL CONTINUES ON 45
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Ohio State pistol head coach Emil Milev, a 1996 Olympic silver medalist himself, said the Leverett’s have a huge opportunity to boost collegiate participation in pistol shooting. “To me, the U.S. has a really big opportunity to be the strongest nation in pistol and we’re lacking on some stages, some places, in the world stage, and I’m hoping that collegiate can be part of that process as establishing U.S. as a dominant figure in pistol shooting,” Milev said. The United States last medaled in an Olympic pistol competition in 2008, when current National Coach Jason Turner earned bronze in air pistol. Milev said he believed the number of non-Olympic events in collegiate pistol shooting and the platform of international competition may sway some young, collegeage individuals away from attending college programs. The fourth-year head coach said he hopes to swing attention for younger people to consider college programs, and that the Leverett’s are a prime example for both the brothers and Ohio State to benefit. “It’s still interesting when walking through campus and meeting people, outside of fans
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of Ohio State, that didn’t even know pistol exists,” Milev said. “So I think that’s definitely gonna put the team on the map. Hopefully for the future this is gonna be a great opportunity for us to be more present.” Having the opportunity to bring awareness to collegiate pistol shooting on top of the challenge to compete on the world’s stage as a member of the United States Olympic Team presents a range of pressure to anyone. Still, Henry Leverett said he is going to stick to what he does each time he stands across from his target.
“My plan is to just focus on my shot process –– what I do every single time I shoot –– and really just focus on the things that help me shoot really well,” Leverett said. “Hoping that that’s gonna kind of alleviate all of the pressure, all of the pressure of being at the Olympics.”
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Ohio State freshman Henry Leverett will compete at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics for the United States Shooting team.
With Justin Fields headed to the NFL, the next quarterback at Ohio State has some pretty big shoes to fill, and the Ohio State Spring Game was the first opportunity for the country to see what the Buckeyes’ signal-callers can do. Head coach Ryan Day has said that it’s a three-way battle between redshirt freshmen C.J. Stroud and Jack Miller and true freshman Kyle McCord, and that the Spring Game was another opportunity for the three to learn and for Day to take notes on their abilities. “Some good, some not so good, a lot of learning opportunities there,” Day said. “We tried to get a little bit of a two-minute going at the end of the half, redzone stuff, all learning. You can see when you watch the
video there’s flashes here and there, there’s just learning opportunities.” It was evident early that Day wanted to let his quarterbacks show off their arm talent, as Team Buckeye’s first drive saw nine passes in 13 plays, led by Miller at the helm. The Scottsdale, Arizona, native marched the offense down the field, completing seven passes to five different receivers. The drive stalled, however, when Miller threw an interception in the redzone on a ball that drifted to the middle of the field when it should’ve been to junior wide receiver Garrett Wilson’s outside shoulder. The pick was the only blemish on Miller’s day as he finished 17-for-30 with 128 yards — the only of the three to not find the endzone. SPRING GAME CONTINUES ON 46
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Miller did a good job progressing through his reads and checking the ball down when needed. He completed eight of his passes to the likes of freshmen running backs TreVeyon Henderson and Evan Pryor, freshman tight end Sam Hart and sophomore tight end Cade Stover. “We talk about it all the time, you can’t go out there and win the job on one play. It doesn’t work that way, and so if you’re trying to force the action, you’re going to get yourself jammed up,” Day said. “Throwing the ball away, that’s a great rep. And it doesn’t feel like it at the time when you’re competing for a starting quarterback position, but those are good reps.” Last season, Miller did not attempt a pass, but ran twice for 23 yards and a touchdown. Stroud was next to take snaps, slinging a pair of dimes on his first two throws to freshman receiver Emeka Egbuka and senior wideout Chris Olave for 15 and 40 yards, respectively. Just two plays later, Stroud found freshman wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. on a slant for a 5-yard touchdown, fitting the ball into a tight window of three Team Buckeye defenders. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Stroud is the most mobile of the three quarterbacks, scampering for a 48-yard touchdown in a mop-up role against Michigan State Dec. 5, 2020. Like Miller, he also didn’t attempt a pass last season in his limited time. “They’re young too, so they think everything has to be perfect, but they need to take things slow,” senior offensive tackle Thayer Munford said. “I believe that whoever is going to be behind us in the fall, behind me in the fall, is going to do tremendous.” Despite Stroud’s in-game inexperience, he certainly looked the part of an Ohio State starting quarterback, as his second touchdown of the game looked like a carbon copy of a play that Day used to run frequently with Fields. Stroud rolled to his right, throwing a 5-yard out route to a waiting Olave who made the sure-handed grab near the boundary, dotting his foot down in bounds for the score. The Rancho Cucamonga, California, native finished the day a solid 16-for-22 for 185 yards and two touchdowns. The final of the trio of Buckeye gunslingers was McCord who, despite having yet to take a snap at the college level, stepped in and made an impressive statement. On his first pass, the true freshman showed off his arm strength, delivering a 55-yard strike to Wilson who showed off his undisputed athleticism, high-pointing the ball to come down with the grab. Despite completing the least number of passes of the group, seven of his 12 went for 10 or more yards — a testament to his record-breaking 6,887 passing yards he set
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Ohio State redshirt freshman quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) throws a pass to a teammate during the Ohio State spring game on April 17.
at St. Joseph’s Prep. McCord was ranked the No. 27 player and the third-best pro-style quarterback in the class of 2021, according to 247Sports. The Philadelphia native got the ball with 5:03 remaining in the first half and marched Team Buckeye 75 yards down the field in 3:52. He capped off the drive with a 15-yard strike to sophomore wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. His final throw — and second touchdown — of the day was a 12-yard touchdown to redshirt freshman tight end Joe Royer with 5:00 left in the 4th quarter, capping off a 12for-17, 184-yard performance in style. McCord has yet to lose his black stripe — a tradition started by former head coach Urban Meyer to signify a true freshman has earned the right to call himself a Buckeye — but his performance in the Spring Game was a step in the right direction for him. The upcoming season will be the first time Ohio State will start a quarterback who has not thrown a pass in college since 1952. If the Spring Game was any indication, the Buckeyes are in good hands moving forward with Fields’ successor under center. The trio proved that despite their inexperience, they can make a variety of throws, making Day’s job even tougher. “All those things are being taken in consideration, because it’s not about winning the day, it’s about winning the job so that you can go now help us win,” Day said. Day said it’s time for the three to work to earn their right as the starter and lead Ohio State on its quest to get back to the National Championship. “Now the race is on over the next few months to figure out who can make the next strides so that they’re further along,” Day said. “It’s been a lot of progress made across the board, but still a long way to go before we play against Minnesota.”
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Ohio State freshman quarterback Kyle McCord (14) runs the ball during the Ohio State spring game on April 17.
Football: Larry Johnson’s impact seen both in recruiting and on the field
JACK EMERSON Sports Editor emerson.131@osu.edu ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JULY 7, 2021 It was a Fourth of July like no other for the Ohio State football program. Behind the recruiting prowess of defensive line coach Larry Johnson, the Buckeyes spent the holiday earning the commitment of the 24/7Sports No. 1 recruit of the 2021 class — defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau. “That was big on my list, for me and my family. It was being developed not only as Johnson’s recruiting success this year a player, but as a person,” Tuimoloau said comes during one of the most difficult times Sunday. “What coach Johnson has been to recruit in the history of the sport. doing over there and his legacy, I felt like he A 15-month recruiting dead period kept could make that happen.” recruits away from college campuses for Johnson’s success as a recruiter in the class official visits, so Johnson had to make of 2021 is not just limited to the Tuimoloau changes to his typical recruiting strategy. signing. The legendary coach also cooped “It forced you to adapt. You probably up the No. 5 recruit in Pickerington North have to do more in Zoom than you’ve done defensive end Jack Sawyer. before,” Johnson said. “I am an on-hand guy. Sawyer already saw success in a Buckeye I like to touch and feel and it’s tough not uniform with his breakout performance at being able to do that with players and really the Ohio State spring game April 17. In the have that great connection that you need limited-contact scrimmage, Sawyer racked to have personally. So it’s been tough, but up four tackles alongside three sacks — we’ve adapted.” including a strip sack of fellow freshman and Hired by Urban Meyer in 2014, Johnson quarterback Kyle McCord. has played a vital role in Ohio State’s success With Tuimoloau joining Sawyer as since then — both on the field and off it. freshmen on an already deep defensive line An adept recruiter, Johnson has formed unit, Johnson emphasized that he is unafraid some of the most fearsome defensive lines to throw freshmen into large roles. in college football history — headlined by “I have never been afraid to play freshmen names like Nick Bosa, Chase Young and players,” Johnson said April 9. “If you have Jonathon Cooper. a chance to be in a five-or-six-deep defensive line room, we’re going to find a role for you.” RECEIVERS CONTINUES ON 47
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Although Johnson is well known for his recruiting prowess, his strength lies in his ability to develop his top-tier talent. Graduate defensive lineman Antwuan Jackson said Johnson’s developmental process is one that takes time to get them where they need to be. “It’s a process, like coach J tells us,” Jackson said April 9. “His program, as a rushman, takes two to three years to get there and reach our potential.” As the deep Buckeye defensive line heads into another season — spearheaded by junior defensive end Zach Harrison and graduate defensive tackle Haskell Garrett, who are both Johnson signees — Johnson said he’s looking forward to the season ahead for the Rushmen.
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“I’m really excited about this group,” Johnson said. “So far it’s been really great to watch those guys work.”
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Ohio State defensive line coach celebrates after a Buckeye touchdown in the second half of the game against Michigan State on Nov. 10, 2018. Ohio State won 26-6.
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Three pitchers headline Ohio State’s 2021 MLB Draft Class JACOB BENGE Asst. Sports Editor benge.30@osu.edu
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JULY 14, 2021 Little did the Buckeyes know that their original 2021 weekend starting pitchers would hear their names called in this summer’s draft. Junior right-handers Garrett Burhenn and Jack Neely as well as redshirt thenjunior lefty Seth Lonsway were the three Ohio State Buckeyes selected during the 2021 MLB Draft. Ohio State now has 110 players selected in the draft since 1966, and 26 Buckeyes selected since head coach Greg Beals took the helm in 2011. The three combined to make 34 of the 42 starts last season for the Buckeyes, throwing well over 189 innings together. The trio were the top three among the team’s strikeout leaders after the season, and two earned allconference honors while the other used Ohio State as a launching pad for his professional career. Lonsway led the way and was selected in the sixth round with the 176th overall pick by the San Francisco Giants. He was named to the All-Big Ten First Team by finishing
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fourth in the conference with 98 strikeouts and holding opposing teams to just over five hits per game, second-best in the conference. His signing bonus has a slot value just over $281,000. Beals described Lonsway’s curveball as elite and “one of the better breaking balls in the draft.” The Celina, Ohio, native used his stellar breaking ball to finish No. 6 alltime in career strikeouts at Ohio State, and spun a 7-inning complete-game gem with 17 strikeouts against Indiana April 3. “Scouts are aware of Seth’s ability with that breaking ball which should allow him to pitch in the big leagues,” Beals said. “He has major league stuff. He works tirelessly on his craft and the quicker his fastball evolves and he commands his fastball, you’ll see Seth Lonsway in the big leagues. I have no doubt about that.” The Detroit Tigers chose Burhenn with the 255th overall selection in the ninth round July 12. He was also named to the All-Big Ten Third Team and tied for the conferencemost with seven wins. His signing bonus has a slot value near $160,000. Burhenn opened the 2021 season as the MACKENZIE SHANKLIN | PHOTO EDITOR Buckeyes’ Opening Day starter and was Ohio State then-junior left-handed pitcher Seth Lonsway (11) pitches relentless in all 13 starts, completing five PITCHERS CONTINUES ON 49
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innings in each and allowing more than four runs just once. The 6-foot-3 righty tallied a season-high 11 strikeouts in each of his final two outings last spring, punching out the final batter in his complete game May 23 against the Hoosiers in his home state of Indiana. His reliability allowed him to get the ball most Friday nights for Ohio State, and Beals described Burhenn as a “steady Eddie” and perhaps one of the better starting pitchers in the Midwest. “He just takes the ball and gives his team a chance to win every game,” Beals said. “He
is in absolute control of himself all week long and when I say that, his preparation is top notch. His awareness of who he is and how he pitches successfully, is at an extremely high level. He has command of four pitches which pro teams are going to like as a future starter. Garrett’s a guy that the scouts believe can be a starter in the big leagues for a long time.” Neely was the lone Buckeye selected on Day 3 of the draft, taken by the New York Yankees in the 11th round with the 333rd overall pick. Having twice transferred in his college
career, Neely found a home at Ohio State. He began as a starter in 2021 before finishing the season out of the Buckeyes bullpen, and fired 62 strikeouts across 41 1/3 innings. Neely stands 6-foot-8 and powers a tripledigit fastball. Beals said he thinks Neely’s heater can play well in pro ball, “to the wooden bat and the higher strike zone in professional baseball.” “Jack’s a big, tall guy with a power arm. He’s fun to watch out there,” Beals said. “The scouts see the big numbers and the power arm, and I think that’s going to get Jack his opportunity to go out and evolve his
game at the professional level.” This year marked the first draft in which a Buckeyes position player was not selected since 2014, when right-hander Greg Greve was the only Ohio State draftee. Now, Ohio State will be tasked with replacing the arms who began over 80 percent of the team’s games. Junior righthander Will Pfennig and senior southpaw Griffan Smith are possibilities to return to the rotation, and freshmen lefty Isaiah Coupet and right-hander Nate Haberthier also made one start in 2021.
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performed as Brutus is not always possible, and information on the races of all Bruti could not be found. Ray Sharp, Ohio State’s head mascot coach, said that by taking the first step in becoming Brutus, Burkes was able to break down a barrier and open up doors for future students. He explained that looking back on Brutus’ history since Burkes’ reign, diversity has been important in selecting Bruti. “As far as importance to the program, and really to Ohio State, I’m a big believer in the fact that representation matters,” Sharp said. “It’s really hard for someone to commit to something or even try out for something if they’ve never seen someone like them in that position.” In 1972, Burkes began his first year at Ohio State and got involved in any way he could. Burkes was vice president of his freshman class for Ohio State’s Undergraduate Student Government, a role that he leveraged to stand up for Black students and teachers. “We were trying to get Black studies up at Ohio State, and we were doing sit-in and stand-ins and protesting,” Burkes said. “We were trying to get Black professors tenure in school, and we were trying to get a Black Student Union.” Being more recognized on campus and having a voice was important to Burkes. He said that although Ohio State was not segregated, he often felt pushed aside as a Black student. Using his passion for equality, he said he took advantage of any opportunity to get involved, regardless of any societal barriers. Although the Columbus native said he didn’t see his accomplishment of becoming the first Black Brutus as significant at the time, he forged a new trail for those who followed him. “We’ve had Bruti from all different races, ethnicities and beliefs, and every one of them has brought a new element to the program,” Sharp said. Burkes took on the role of Brutus and
made it his own, a trend that Sharp said has become customary with new Bruti. Burkes added fur to the eyebrows of the costume that he could control from the inside to give the mascot more emotion. Burkes also expanded Brutus’ appearances from primarily football and basketball games to sporting events of all kinds in addition to community events on campus. By the end of Burkes’ first football season,
he was such a crowd favorite that there was public outcry when word got out that Ohio State would not be sending him to the 1975 Rose Bowl game. After The Lantern wrote an article on Brutus’ situation, a collection was taken up for him by Ohio State fans. Using the funds from this collection, Burkes was able to attend the game.
Ohio State’s first Black Brutus leaves lasting legacy
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED FEBRUARY 17, 2021 When Keith Burkes sprinted into the Block “O” office in 1973 to turn in his hastily written paper moments before the deadline, he was unaware that he was about to reinvent Brutus Buckeye in more ways than one. At that time, the audition process consisted of writing a paper about why you want the role and then performing a skit in front of the Block “O” panel. Knowing he had no experience for the role of Brutus Buckeye, Burkes did what he had his whole life — improvised. Burkes decided that he would put on a show in the costume and hoped that his energy would win them over. After stumbling around the audition room in the 35-pound costume and dropping it several times, Burkes was afraid he had blown his shot. However, after the audition was over, Burkes found out that he would officially be Brutus Buckeye for the 1974 football season — becoming the first Black person to be Brutus. He held on to his role through 1977 when he left Ohio State to pursue a career in air traffic control. Burkes grew up on the east side of Columbus in a neighborhood he described as “the other side of the railroad tracks.” Despite this, he said he never saw himself as different while growing up, regardless of those around him. “I’ve always been very fortunate,” Burkes said. “I’m always in the right place at the right time with the people I ended up hanging around with, even when there weren’t many Black people.” Although there have been other Black Bruti since Burkes, the exact number is unknown. Brutus’ character is tightly protected, which means that finding out who has
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Burkes continued expanding Brutus’ public appearances until he stepped down from the role in 1977 when he left Ohio State. Despite leaving the costume behind, he continued representing the mascot. “I used Brutus as my nickname when I became a flight attendant, so I took Brutus from the state of Ohio and took him all over the world,” Burkes said. Burkes worked as a flight attendant for more than 30 years before opening his own consultancy service, where he continues to work today. When looking back on his time as Brutus, Burkes said he was proud of what he was able to accomplish. “I’m grateful I was able to go through some of those experiences that helped make me the person who I am today,” Burkes said. Although Burkes received many honors throughout his career, being recognized by Jim Rhodes, the governor of Ohio at the time, as the official state nut was his most significant. “To me, that was one of the biggest honors I could ever have,” Burkes said. “I became a part of the official welcoming committee for
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the state of Ohio.” Burkes now sees the significance in being the first Black person to hold the role of Brutus — but that was not why he did it. “That never dawned on me that I was the first,” Burkes said.
“For me, I was going to be an ambassador for the school at that time, and I was going to try everything that I could.”
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“It was electric”: Crew open new stadium with wild comeback MACKENZIE SHANKLIN Photo Editor shanklin.32@osu.edu ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JULY 7, 2021 After 22 years at a distance from downtown Columbus, the Crew christened its brand new downtown stadium, Lower.com Field, July 3 against the New England Revolution. Despite falling into an 0-2 hole early in the match, the Crew were able to ride the enthusiasm from the crowd to open the new stadium with a come-from-behind draw. Head coach Caleb Porter expressed excitement about the new stadium and Ohio State students shared what the opening meant to them as Crew fans. “It’s really exciting to know this is going to be our home every single game we play,” Porter said. “To know that atmosphere is going to be everything we dreamt it would be, it exceeded all expectations.” The team was previously located at Historic Crew Stadium — formerly known as Mapfre Stadium — which was 3.1 miles from downtown Columbus and was the first stadium built exclusively for a Major League Soccer team. Although it was relatively distant from the epicenter of the city, it still holds a fond place in the hearts of fans and the history of
the Crew. Columbus won its first two MLS Cup titles, multiple Supporter’s Shields and a U.S. Open Cup while occupants of Historic Crew Stadium. Construction of the new Lower.com Field started in October 2019 in the Astor Park neighborhood in downtown Columbus. The $300 million stadium begins a new period for the Columbus Crew — who are coming off of a MLS Cup title in 2020. With the move to downtown Columbus, Ohio State students were still eager to experience the new stadium and watch the team with full capacity of 20,011 fans allowed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Matthew Featsent, a third-year in chemical engineering, has attended Crew games with his family from a young age and is now part of the Nordecke fan section of the Crew. Featsent attended the inaugural match and said the atmosphere was loud and electric, but the fan-base was still the same as that of Historic Crew Stadium — completely invested. The Nordecke fan section is a high energy, passionate section that sits on the north side of the field. The Nordecke yells multiple
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Columbus Crew midfielder Lucas Zelarayán (10) goes one-on-one with a New England Revolution player in attempt to move the ball to the net during the Columbus Crew-New England Revolution game on July 3. The Crew tied 2-2.
chants throughout the 90-minute game which are led by capos –– crowd leaders –– that never let the energy die down. “The players feed off the energy and it’s almost a symbiosis, we sort of feed off them,” Featsent said. “You want them to hear you and you know they appreciate it.” Daniel Williams, a second-year medical student, has been a fan of the Crew since 1996 after attending his first match with his youth soccer team. This was the first time Williams had ever seen a professional team play soccer and his fandom grew from there. Williams said the players of the Crew are more accessible then some other sports and fans are able to talk to the players and they will reach out to fans, which makes it feel
like a family. Williams added that the atmosphere at Lower.com was louder than Historic Crew Stadium and even exceeded the volume at U.S. National Team games, attributing it to the stadium’s design. “I think it’s the roof and how the stands are steeper,” Williams said. “I was sitting in the upper deck and it felt like I was right on top of the field.” Williams said he plans to bring his children to upcoming Crew games as he sees them as the next generation of Crew fans. In the inaugural match, New England scored the first two goals ever scored at Lower.com Field, as forwards Tajon CREW CONTINUES ON 51
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Buchanan and Gustavo Bou each found the net in the first 30 minutes. Crew forward Gyasi Zardes became the first Crew player to find the net in the new stadium’s history, cutting the Revolution lead in half with six minutes before halftime. Columbus drew first blood in the second half off of a Revolution own goal, which was forced thanks to pressure from Zardes on the New England backend. Despite numerous chances in the second half, the Crew were unable to break the tie. Zardes emphasized the importance the crowd at Lower.com Field played in the Crew’s historic comeback. “It was electric, the atmosphere was incredible from the warmups,” Zardes said.
“Just to be able to play in front of a crowd like that and come back from being down by two goals shows a lot and it was a great way to open up the stadium.”
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veteran receivers look to keep momentum rolling JACK EMERSON Sports Editor emerson.131@osu.edu
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JUNE 16, 2021 Throughout the 2020 season, Ohio State’s passing attack terrorized opposing Big Ten secondaries as the Buckeyes’ talented receiving corps played a major role in their run to their fourth-straight Big Ten title and a National Championship appearance. The Buckeyes are now tasked with keeping that momentum rolling despite the departure of quarterback Justin Fields. Although Ohio State heads into the fall with question marks at quarterback, behind the dynamic wide receiver duo of senior Chris Olave and junior Garrett Wilson alongside senior tight end Jeremy Ruckert, the Buckeyes’ passing game remains in good hands. “Kyle (McCord) is really good. Jack (Miller III) is really good and C.J. (Stroud) is really good. I believe coach (Ryan) Day is going to make the best decision,” Olave said. “Us receivers, we try to make it easier on the quarterbacks, we try to get with them and communicate with them at all times. Whoever is the quarterback, we’re going to feel good about it.” Ohio State is lucky to have all three returning, as Olave and Ruckert both unexpectedly passed up on NFL opportunities to return for their final season in the Scarlet and Gray. With Olave’s return, Wilson emphasized his excitement to play with his receiving running mate again. “I’m not going to lie, I was surprised. When you’re as good as Chris, you’d think
he’d be gone,” Wilson said. “Whenever he told me, I knew we were going to be right back, hopefully, right back to where we were last year with a chance to compete for everything we want.” Ruckert’s return places him as the most senior member of the Buckeyes’ tight end corps and into a leadership role left by Luke Farrell — now a member of the Jacksonville Jaguars. With attention to the 2022 NFL draft, Ruckert said he’s looking to his former teammate’s consistency in the blocking game as a means to improve this season. “Just looking at Luke, how consistent he was in the blocking game, I think that’s just something I really wanna work on,” Ruckert said. “To be that consistent, as Luke was, I wanna try to emulate that.” In 2020, Ruckert hauled in 13 catches for 151 yards and five touchdowns while being labeled as one of the most difficult covers in the red zone. With Ruckert serving as the headliner for the Buckeyes’ tight ends, he said he expects an increase in his opportunities in the passing game. “It’s kind of the same stuff we’ve been doing, it’s been in before. But, I think we’re kinda focusing in a little more now and getting more opportunities,” Ruckert said. “The biggest thing going into this year is that, really just trying to give us more opportunities in the passing game because I think we’ve proven that we can produce and RECEIVERS CONTINUES ON 52
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Ohio State then-sophomore Garrett Wilson (5) lines up at the line of scrimmage during the Ohio State-Rutgers game on Nov. 7. Ohio State won 49-27.
help this team in any way.” Similarly to Ruckert, Olave’s return pits him as the most experienced member of “Zone Six” — one of the youngest, but most talented position groups in the Buckeyes’ offense. As Olave ranks out as one of the top receivers in the country, he acknowledged the need to improve his route-running due to the increased attention he expects to receive this fall. “It’s not a lot of freedom, but it’s a lot of being at a certain landmark, a certain place at a certain time,” Olave said. “Once you get used to it you kinda master the game. That’s what I’m trying to do, especially since I came back for my senior year.” Alongside Olave is Wilson, who is making his return to the outside after spending the 2020 campaign primarily in the slot. The duo took the Big Ten by storm last year as both landed in the top three in the conference in receiving yards. Olave hauled in 50 receptions for 729 yards and seven touchdowns, while Wilson snagged 43 catches for 723 yards and six scores. As the duo prepares to run it back for another season, Wilson pointed to their complementary skill sets as a reason for their success.
“We both have our things that we bring to the table,” Wilson said.
“We both have our gifts and things we got to work on. We just come in everyday and put our heads down and get to work.” As the 2021 season draws near, Olave said he has one goal in mind: avenge last season’s National Championship defeat. “I’m a competitor, so after that national championship, I had a terrible feeling in my stomach. I just didn’t want to leave college like that,” Olave said. As the 2021 season draws near, Olave said he has one goal in mind: avenge last season’s National Championship defeat. “I’m a competitor, so after that national championship, I had a terrible feeling in my stomach. I just didn’t want to leave college like that,” Olave said. “I felt like we had unfinished business. I believe in the quarterback play. I believe in coach Day. I believe in the program. So, I wanted to do another year to try and win a national championship.”
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assistant Tony Skinn forges organic relationships with team JACOB BENGE Asst. Sports Editor benge.30@osu.edu ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JUNE 30, 2021 Tony Skinn has only been an assistant coach with the Ohio State men’s basketball team for a little over two months, but he’s already motivating the Buckeyes to break team records in the practice gym. Skinn said he’s been working consistently with senior forward Justin Ahrens, sophomore guard Eugene Brown and senior guard Jimmy Sotos. Although Sotos has been recovering from surgery to repair a separated shoulder suffered Jan. 9 at Rutgers, he set a new record time in what Skinn called “the Celtic drill.” “He just actually broke a record the other day that everybody was questioning whether or not was true, but I had three witnesses in the gym,” Skinn said. “You get a minute to make as many shots as you can, and Jimmy went around and back in a minute and three seconds. That’s currently the record here at Ohio State.” Skinn officially joined the Buckeyes May 27 after spending the past three years with Seton Hall. While he said searching for the right home in Columbus for his family has been difficult in the current market, Skinn dove head-first into the recruiting machine operated at Ohio State. “Between trying to get acclimated with the job but also trying to figure things out from a personal level, it’s been a whirlwind,” Skinn said. “Obviously, I’m excited to be here. I know the recruits, our coaching staff, we’re all excited to just kind of get back to some normalcy with getting guys on campus. It’s been nonstop, it’s been pretty much 30 days straight, nothing in-between with just getting guys on campus.” Skinn said he’s balanced getting to know the Buckeyes personally with welcoming two or three on-campus recruits every day. That hasn’t been a challenge Skinn hasn’t been up for, however, as he said getting the first call from head coach Chris Holtmann and Ohio State excited him — perhaps even a little too much. “It’s definitely a brand and a place that I was excited when I initially got the phone call. Maybe a little too over-excited because these things, these jobs are very hard to get,” Skinn said. “I was excited to have the opportunity, and then obviously once I got the job, it was just one of those things where
I knew that the brand is something I’ve always wanted to be a part of.” Since his arrival, Skinn has focused on creating organic relationships with his new players and coworkers. He said he’s a fan of listening to those around him.
“I don’t think you can develop in life if you don’t listen,” he said. Skinn said his new assistant colleagues Jake Diebler and Ryan Pedon have helped him feel comfortable. He fits right in given each member of the trio has past collegiate playing experience: Skinn at George Mason, Pedon at Wooster, and Diebler as the hometown Buckeye. “It’s been fun, they’ve made things pretty easy for me transition-wise,” Skinn said. “It’s not all serious and it’s not all basketball; some jokes in there, too, so I’ve appreciated just working with those guys in just a short amount of time.” The Maryland native — who proudly boasts he’s from the ‘rich DMV’ as he’s familiar with the Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia regions — said he’s been impressed with how willing Holtmann has been to listen to the numerous voices that make up Ohio State’s roster during staff meetings. Skinn said he brings something to the table that cannot be found within Holtmann’s coaching tree, and after hosting recruits on a near-daily basis while working with the current Buckeyes, he’s applied his skills rather quickly. “In my opinion, I just think I bring something different from the outside, and I think that’s what [Holtmann] was looking for,” Skinn said. “As uncomfortable as he might’ve been with hiring someone that he doesn’t know, he did his due diligence. Having an opportunity to get a guy like myself who’s from the ‘rich DMV’ — I’m a little biased, so I have to say ‘rich DMV’ — is just a positive thing to get a guy like myself that knows that region that’s maybe been untapped a little bit.”
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Swimming: Late bloomer to Olympian: Hunter Armstrong earns his spot in Tokyo JACK EMERSON Sports Editor emerson.131@osu.edu
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JUNE 23, 2021 Invictus maneo — which translates to “I remain unvanquished” — serves as a guiding motto for Hunter Armstrong and his family. On June 15, it carried another meaning for the Ohio State rising junior as he placed second in the 100-meter backstroke final at the U.S. Olympic Trials and punched his ticket to compete in the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Although Armstrong was in seventh off of the first and only flip turn of the event, he kicked it into high gear down the stretch and finished just .15 seconds behind 2016 gold medalist Ryan Murphy. When Armstrong looked up at the final results in Omaha, Nebraska, he said he was a bit surprised. “I thought I was doing pretty well on the first 50; everybody else seems to disagree. I thought I was going out a lot faster than I was because I was only a half-a-body length off Ryan Murphy, but everybody else in the
field took it out really fast,” Armstrong said. “I knew I just had to come back. I found another gear on that last 35 meters where I’ve never felt anything like it but I knew it was going to come down to the finish.” Arriving at Ohio State after a one-year stint at West Virginia, the sophomore underwent a rigorous training regiment to improve his strength. Standing at 6-foot-7 and 185 pounds, Armstrong said he was “never a very big dryland athlete” and had to learn the basics of the weight room upon his arrival in Columbus. “I was not prepared for what I was getting into,” Armstrong said. “It was constant technique fixes and I had to learn to not compare myself to others because a lot of my teammates are much more experienced in the weight room. So, I had to start on the bar and just slowly work up. I’m still not stronger than a lot of them but I’m working on it.” While Armstrong self-described himself as ARMSTRONG CONTINUES ON 55
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a late bloomer, associate head coach Matt Bowe said the sky is the limit for the smalltown swimmer. “The thing that’s great about Hunter, as much as he has achieved throughout his career and now here at Ohio State, I believe it’s just the tip of the iceberg,” During his first season at Ohio State, Armstrong played a key role in the Buckeyes’ third-place finish in the Big Ten and seventhplace finish at the NCAA Championships March 24-27. Armstrong earned a second-place finish in 100-meter backstroke at the Big Ten Championships alongside a third-place and fourth-place performance in the 100-meter freestyle and 50-meter freestyle, respectively. At the NCAA Championships, he placed 13th in the 100-meter backstroke. Following the NCAA season and a strong showing at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis in May, Armstrong scored personal bests in the U.S. Olympic trials semifinal and final to punch his ticket to Tokyo. Despite swimming competitively for most of his life, it took time for Armstrong to fully dedicate his time to the sport of swimming — declaring that he fully committed to the sport just three years ago. It was a trip to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in 2018 with his club — CCS Swim Team — where Armstrong realized that he may have a future in the sport. “It all started because I wanted to go to Fort Lauderdale and (Club Coach) Mike [Davidson] told me that if I wanted to go, I had to commit to the program and start showing up to more than two practices
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a week,” Armstrong said. “I just started showing up and I had a really good meet and then I realized that there might be something here.” Outside of the pool, Armstrong pointed toOutside of the pool, Armstrong pointed to his family, former coaches and friends for supporting him in his Olympic journey. Armstrong and his brother Jake have the motto “Invictus maneo” tattooed on their biceps and the future olympian said he uses it for added motivation in all aspects of life. “I’m proud to wear it on my arm and use it as a motto to keep going,” Armstrong said. As Armstrong prepared to leave for U.S. Olympic training in Hawaii June 27, he said he felt a mix of nerves and excitement for the upcoming practices. In Hawaii and Tokyo, Armstrong will work closely with Murphy — someone he has idolized throughout his swimming career. “I am stoked to work alongside Ryan Murphy, he’s one of the nicest guys I’ve met while at the meet,” Armstrong said. “I obviously have a lot to learn from Ryan Murphy, I mean he’s the world record holder. If I want to become as successful as him, then I need to work with him.” With the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics approaching, Armstrong said he has one goal for his time in Japan: to stand alongside Murphy on the podium with a medal dangling from his neck. “The United States has an amazing history of 100-meter backstrokers and I want to be a part of that,” Armstrong said. “Hopefully we can 1-2, 1-3 that. However the outcome is, I want to share the podium with Ryan Murphy.”
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