The Lantern – Jan. 28, 2020

The student voice of the Ohio State University | Tuesday, January 28, 2020

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Three Ohio State student organizations collaborate on campaign designed to bridge cultural differences ON PAGE 2 BREWING + BIOLOGY

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Despite No. 1 ranking, Ohio State online program looks to improve OWEN MILNES Lantern reporter milnes.12@osu.edu Ohio State is often known for its success on the football field, but recognition has expanded to its online classroom.

Seven years after the creation of the Office of Distance Education and eLearning, Ohio State’s online undergraduate program was ranked No. 1 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report this month. Despite the recognition, the program is still seeking to improve.

Robert Griffiths, associate vice president for distance education, said that prior to ODEE’s creation, the university had a small online presence. Griffiths said the success is because of the continued focus on quality despite the quick growth.

Griffiths said the online program has grown because of key leaders early on in the program and the online nursing program, engineering courses and food and agricultural courses paving the way for other colleges’ success.

The success from the three colleges led others at the university to explore how online programs can expand their curricula, audience and course reach.

Enrollment in the most popular online courses surpassed

Most Popular Online Courses of AU2019 FDSCTE 1120: Wine and Beer in Western Culture

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Ohio State’s online undergraduate program is ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report.

Ohio State’s 2015 projection for total online enrollment in 2020: The university predicted 2,100 students would enroll in online courses, according to ODEE’s website. In the university’s three most popular courses, 2,823 total students enrolled.

Griffiths said the most popular online course at Ohio State in fall 2019 was Wine and Beer in Western Culture with 784 students.

According to the Department of Food Science and Technolo-

gy’s website, the course teaches the role of wine and beer in western culture while emphasizing the geographic origins, production techniques and stylistic considerations.

Griffiths said the second-most popular online course this past fall was Medical Terminology for Health Professions with 634 students.

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LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

Resurfaced Lantern letters do not depict current values KAYLEE HARTER Editor-in-Chief harter.830@osu.edu This past week, The Lantern published a story about a judge who wrote blatantly homophobic letters that were published in The Lantern 27 years ago. The letters resurfaced and the judge, who said his views have changed drastically since the time he penned the letters, apologized.

The letters, which referred to gay people as “savages” and said most people who had AIDS “pretty much deserve it anyway,” were hateful, put simply. And while the fact that someone would think and write these things is beyond troubling, it was equally troubling that The Lantern would give these ideas a platform.

The letters were published in a reader forum in which readers could write to the editor and have their thoughts published. Though The Lantern reserved the right to decline publishing letters due to space constraints, it appears that there were very few restrictions on what content would or would not be published.

Looking through these letters revealed that while some letters published in the reader forum were thoughtful and constructive, others were hateful or inappropriate.

I don’t know and won’t speculate on what procedures and policies The Lantern followed at this time, but I do know The Lantern

would not publish letters of this sort today.

While The Lantern does not have a reader forum anymore, we welcome letters to the editor.

However, The Lantern has a duty to be thoughtful about what letters are published, and I thought this would be a good time to discuss The Lantern’s practices of publishing letters in today’s iteration of the paper.

As a news organization, The Lantern is committed to upholding the First Amendment. However, what is published in The Lantern is up to the discretion of our staff. This means that we are not obligated to publish or give space to any letter or column that comes our way.

Like anything else published in The Lantern, the letters must have relevance and timeliness to the Ohio State community. Unsubstantiated accusations and claims will not be published because of our ethical obligations to accuracy and fairness.

Above all else, letters that are homophobic, racist or hateful in any way will not be published or given a platform in The Lantern.

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PHILANTHROPY

About 20 groups and organizations to be showcased at Philanthropy Fair ON PAGE 5

Student governments prioritize diversity with new campaign

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Undergraduate Student Government members gather together to support the #TogetherWeAre campaign.

BRENDAN KUCERA Lantern reporter kucera.31@osu.edu Ohio State’s three student governments are coming together this semester for their first collaborative diversity and inclusion initiative.

In collaboration with Ohio State’s Council of Graduate Students and the Inter-Professional Council, Undergraduate Student Government has helped launch the #TogetherWeAre campaign on campus. The campaign is part of a similar effort to close the di-

vide between different cultures on campus with USG’s Embrace the Difference campaign, Jacob Chang, a second-year in political science and psychology and deputy director of the diversity and inclusion committee, said.

According to an Ohio State press release, the campaign builds on work the three organizations started during the fall 2019 semester, including the first cross-governmental Diversity and Inclusion Committee, which is co-chaired by representatives from each of the three student government administrations.

Chang said #TogetherWeAre has a broader focus.

“Embrace the Difference is more focused on how to bridge the gap with different communities and how to use the differences to embrace them and use the differences to build this bridge of culture appreciation, mutual solidarity, advocacy and respect,” Chang said. “That is kind of the goal — is a more specific focus — but #TogetherWeAre is like the umbrella term that holds these ideas under it.”

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place throughout the course of a week under the signature event, Community Week, during which the Diversity Summit, Embrace the Difference and CGS events will also happen.

Davonti’ Haynes, Ph.D. student in agricultural communication, education and leadership treasurer for CGS, said the council looked at ways to create a campaign that would last longterm.

“At the beginning of the year, we talked about a lot of different things that we really wanted to focus on this year,” Haynes said.

“One of those was diversity and inclusion and the other being mental health, and we knew we wanted to do some very intentional programming and longterm programming. We didn’t want to do just some one-off programming.”

Part of the campaign began with a photo and video shoot that took place on Ohio State’s campus and will help launch the campaign in mid-March. The photo shoot included students in T-shirts with the names of prominent Ohio State faculty or alumni who led initiatives for

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an to serve on the Ohio Supreme Court, and John S. Evans, Black Student Union leader, the release stated.

According to the press release, the photos will be displayed on the Campus Area Bus System beginning Feb. 23, and in the Ohio Union and campus buildings March 16-31.

Over the course of the semester, the three governments will collaborate on the first Buckeye Chat and the continuing Buckeye Dialogue series, both of which involve conversations about diversity among students, faculty, staff and community leaders, according to the release.

Additionally, USG, the Office COURTESY OF JACOB CHANG of Diversity and Inclusion and Jacob Chang, a second-year in the Student Life Multicultural political science and psychology and Center are planning a Diversity deputy director of the diversity and Summit to generate action items inclusion committee, promotes the used to promote diversity and #TogetherWeAre campaign. inclusion on campus, the release stated.

COURTESY OF JACOB CHANG The hope is that this campaign Durya Nadeem, a second-year will continue at Ohio State for in pharmaceutical sciences and years to come, Lei Guo, a fourthpublic affairs, promotes the year in political science and pub#TogetherWeAre campaign. lic management, leadership and policy, said. ”We were saying hopefully that can be carried on and it can be more of a giant effort, so this is the first time This is the first time that we create a giant diversity that we create a giant diversity and inclusion and inclusion committee committee between USG, CGS and IPC to between USG, CGS and make sure that we will IPC to make sure that we be on the same page to will be on the same page promote the diversity and inclusion issue,” to promote the diversity Guo said. and inclusion issue.

Students can join the campaign during ComLEI GUO munity Week, which Fourth-year in political science and public begins March 20 with management, leadership and policy USG’s Diversity Summit, Chang said.

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and abbreviations pertaining to anatomy, physiology, pathology, diagnostic processes and procedures and medical and surgical interventions by body system.

The third-most popular online course in fall 2019 was the Science of Human Nutrition with 562 students, Griffiths said.

The class teaches basic principles of biological science and emphasizes the interaction between nutrients and physiological processes, according to the course description.

U.S. News & World Report reported that Ohio State’s No. 1 ranking was largely due to the nursing, health sciences and dental hygiene programs. Griffiths

said nursing accounts for two of the three most popular online programs the university offers.

The RN to BSN program was the second-most popular online program in fall 2019 with 242 students, and the master’s in nursing was the third-most popular with 216 students, Griffiths said.

Griffiths said the most popular program was the Master of Social Work with 385 students.

Jessica Krok-Schoen, assistant professor at the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, said the programs are constantly improving.

Professors in health sciences host trainings for one another and use resources from ODEE, Krok-

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ODEE has a team of instructional designers to help faculty who teach online programs, Griffiths said. Each instructional designer is paired with a faculty member to help put a course online and look for opportunities to improve the course.

Griffiths said ODEE is focusing on improving online course development, instructor presence and engagement to promote peerto-peer connections and create

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effective structures and communication to help support students as they navigate the course. Ohio State is starting to venture into the next phase of online education and improvement is not a question of content, but of technology.

Online education is moving toward 360-degree video, augmented reality and virtual reality, Griffiths said.

“If you’re thinking online education is sitting behind a keyboard and a screen and passively receiving content, that’s not the direction that online education is going,” he said.

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First-ever Philanthropy Fair to take place Wednesday TESS WELLS For the Lantern wells.1442@osu.edu For the first time ever, Ohio State students will have a onestop shop to browse philanthropy opportunities.

Ohio State’s Undergraduate Student Government will host a Philanthropy Fair Wednesday, where students can explore booths and discover on-campus service opportunities.

Unlike other university fairs such as the Involvement and Career fairs, the Philanthropy Fair focuses specifically on giving back to the university and surrounding communities through volunteerism.

Raychel Edelsberg, a third-year in social work and USG director of communications, said she and others organizing the event wanted to take advantage of residual excitement from the Spring Involvement Fair.

“It’s such a great time, right after the Student Involvement

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Undergraduate Student Government will host the first Philanthropy Fair at the Ohio Union Jan. 29.

Fair in the spring, to really have a specialized and more niche fair,” Edelsberg said.

Edelsberg said the goal of the fair is to “give students a direct outlet for finding philanthropy.”

“I know that when I came to Ohio State, I knew that organizations like these existed, but I, for

some reason, had it in my mind that the only way I could find philanthropy on campus would be to join a sorority,” she said. “I did that, and it was a great decision, but I wanted to help those that would be going to these fairs and are looking for direct, hands-on service opportunities.”

CAMPUS AREA CRIME MAP: JAN. 19-26 LILY MASLIA Outreach & Engagement Editor maslia.2@osu.edu A motor vehicle theft was reported to Columbus Police as having occurred between 6 p.m. Jan. 19 and 10:45 a.m. Jan. 20 on East Patterson Avenue near Adams Avenue. According to the online police log, unknown suspect(s) took the victim’s parked vehicle with its key inside. The suspect(s) also gained entry to vehicles belonging to the victim’s roommate and several neighbors.

An incident of public indecency was reported to University Police as having occurred at 9:30 p.m. Jan. 21 at Houston House.

A rape was reported to University Police as having occurred Wednesday at 10 a.m.

at Lawrence Tower.

An assault was reported to University Police as having occurred at 1:45 a.m.

Thursday at Norton House.

A robbery was reported to Columbus Police as having occurred at 5:05 p.m. Thursday on North High Street near West Ninth Avenue. According to the online police log, unknown suspects punched and kicked the victim before taking his cellphone. The victim was then transported to Ohio State main hospital.

An assault was reported to Columbus Police as having occurred at 10:45 p.m.

Thursday on West Fifth Avenue and North Wall Street. According to the online police log, the victim was hanging out with the three suspects, and she purchased alcohol to share with them. The suspects did not like the brand she purchased, so they

Miriam Aggrey, a general liaison for USG and third-year in criminology and criminal justice, helped plan the event and said she hopes students will take advantage of the chance to learn more about volunteer opportunities around campus, in Columbus and even nationally.

“A lot of people come to school and want to be involved but don’t know where to start,” Aggrey said. “This is a great way for students to come learn about different ways they can be involved without specifically having to be in an organization.”

The fair will showcase about 20 groups, with some campus-specific organizations such as BuckeyeThon and Columbus-community focused groups such as Pay It Forward OSU and College Mentors for Kids, Aggrey and Edelsberg said.

USG members will also be in attendance to help direct students to the fair and answer questions, Edelsberg said. Organizations will be set up in a similar manMOTOR VEHICLE THEFT

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ner as past involvement fairs, and Aggrey said the relaxed nature of the fair will allow students to stop in for as much or as little time as they please.

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RAYCHEL EDELSBERG Third-year in social work and USG director of communications

“You can really just casually drop by, walk around, visit whatever looks appealing to you,” Aggrey said.

The Philanthropy Fair will take place 4-6 p.m. Wednesday in Great Hall Meeting Room 1 in the Ohio Union.

as having occurred between 3:30 and 3:50 a.m. Friday at Scott House.

A theft from a motor vehicle was reported to Columbus Police as having occurred at 8:04 a.m. Friday on East 19th Avenue near Summit Street. According to the online police log, the victim was loading up her car to drive to school when she put her backpack in her front seat and quickly went back to her residence. When she returned, an unknown suspect smashed out her window and removed the backpack. Inside her backpack was about $2,500 of property, including a laptop, iPad, textbook and chargers.

An assault was reported to Columbus Police as having occurred at 2:40 a.m. Sunday on North High Street near Midway On High. According to the online police log, two men were assaulted by three other men who were then arrested by Columbus Police and later released.

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Microbiology department, Wolf’s Ridge Brewing team up NICHOLAS YOUNGBLOOD Arts&Life Editor youngblood.27@osu.edu Sometimes relationships turn sour, but that’s exactly the goal for the collaboration between the microbiology department and a local brewery.

The Department of Microbiology has teamed up with Wolf’s Ridge Brewing to bring brewing science workshops to the general public, beginning with Sour Symposium II in December 2019.

The partners have big plans for the future of the collaboration, both in and out of the classroom, representing a larger effort by the department to connect with local industry to flesh out a proposed Center for Applied Microbiology on campus.

The inaugural workshop taught attendees about the processes and microorganisms that lead to sour beer. The first segment of the workshop was held at the microbiology labs at the university, and the second half — including tastings — took place at Wolf’s Ridge Brewing’s facilities, according to the event page.

Cathy Scott, director of education and quality for Wolf’s Ridge Brewing, said the event drew primarily homebrewers, with a few professionals. She said the brewery has seen a similarly mixed crowd at past workshops, such as the first Sour Symposium.

“Ohio has produced a lot of really good beers over the past 10

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Local brewers attend Wolf’s Ridge Brewing’s Sour Symposium II workshop Dec. 13 in collaboration with the Department of Microbiology.

or so years, so we’re really getting ourselves known on the national level in terms of quality and consistency,” Scott said.

Jeff Jahnes, laboratory supervisor for the microbiology department and director of the Center for Applied Microbiology, said this is just the beginning of the center’s efforts to bring the science of brewing to Columbus,

Ohio, residents.

“Through our partnership in general, Wolf’s Ridge Brewing has really helped us out, because they have such a great network and helped us connect more broadly with the brewing industry,” he said.

Jahnes said partnering with breweries was a natural first step when the search began for indus-

try ties for the Center for Applied Microbiology. The program is still in its infancy, and Jahnes said its development will depend on the community’s needs, but brewing education is a clear extension of the university’s land-grant mission.

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Ohio State a cappella group Buck That! spent the last four months building a strong bass, and now the rest of the Midwest’s vocal groups are in treble.

The group beat out nine other groups to win the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella’s Midwest quarterfinals competition in Cleveland Saturday, Nashad Rahman, a third-year in physics and the club’s president, said. Following the judges’ decision, the 14-piece, all-male a cappella group will move on for the first time in two years.

“The first thing I said when we stepped off the stage was, ‘I don’t care if we win,’ because I genuinely didn’t care if we win or lose.

The performance we did was a really good performance, and we left it all out there,” Rahman said.

The group’s set consisted of three songs: “I Don’t Need It” by Jamie Foxx, “Slow Dancing in the Dark” by Joji and “Movement” by Hozier.

Rahman said the group dives into each performance by getting together the night before competition and discussing how each BUCK THAT CONTINUES ON 7

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energy and mentality is very different as well,” Rahman said.

Alex Sepeczi, a first-year in computer science and engineering and a group soloist, said this is his first experience with musical competition. Sepeczi’s lack of experience doesn’t hinder his ap-

preciation for a cappella, though.

“I like making music with other people, and it’s just a whole different thing when there’s no instruments or anything involved.

It’s just the human voice, a bunch of human voices together. It’s really special to me in that way,”

Sepeczi said.

This victory will send the group to compete with seven others from across the Midwest at the ICCA Midwest semifinals in St. Louis March 28.

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Buck That! won the quarterfinals of the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella on Jan 25. at Case Western Reserve University.

member relates to the songs. He said the aim is to practice vulnerability and strengthen the group bond so the members are comfortable opening up on stage.

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The first thing I said when we stepped off the stage was, ‘I don’t care if we win,’ because I genuinely didn’t care if we win or lose.

NASHAD RAHMAN Third-year in physics

He said one way Buck That! tries to differentiate itself from other groups is through their choreography.

“Oftentimes, in a cappella, the same few moves are done over and over, leading to a repetitive visual scene. But we like to challenge that and bring some move-

ment that isn’t traditionally associated with a cappella,” Rahman said.

After preparing since October, Rahman said the organization is ready to spend some time regrouping and having fun before getting back into competition mode.

Rahman outlined key differences between preparing for competitions and an average performance. He said competition season requires more rehearsal time than the off season, with 10 hours per week as opposed to four. Competition shows involve choreography, whereas Rahman said regular performances may be limited to formation changes and hand movements.

“I would say it’s mostly just focus and energy that is a bit different, where here, it’s like this is what people will see when they think of Buck That! Tons of other a cappella groups will see us — tons of people who very much, passionately love a cappella will see Buck That! in this setting, doing these songs, so the

Board games can be a relaxing way to socialize or a fierce test of character. Student organization Board to Death provides both and everything in between.

The group aspires to provide a friendly and welcoming space for students of all backgrounds to play board games, hang out and meet new people, according

to the club’s Facebook page. In addition, the group hosts more intense sessions involving reservations and meticulous planning.

“It’s a good place to meet other people, take a break from classes and de-stress,” Daniel Lemr, a fourth-year in physics and mathematics and the club’s president, said.

Lemr said members often bring in their own board games, but the club provides a couple dozen of its own. He said mem-

Students gather in the Ohio Union to participate in an April 13 mega game.

bers do not need to know how to play the games because club officers are there to teach.

“Any time a new member stops by, we make sure to introduce ourselves,” Lemr said. “We’re always down there during the meetings to teach people how to play the games and answer any questions.”

Though the club consists of roughly 100 members, Lemr said the average meeting attracts between 20 and 45 members.

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Students gather in the Ohio Union to participate in an April 13 mega game.

For students seeking a more intense gaming experience, the club hosts events called mega games, which are large-scale role-playing

games that usually require about 40-50 players, Esha Sharma, a third-year in biochemistry and plant biology sciences and the

club’s treasurer, said.

Sharma said players often dress in costume to bring the game to life, and players divide into teams to take on different duties depending on the game at hand.

“For me, my favorite part is finding the perfect costume, getting there the day of and not knowing what the players are going to do — just that element of surprise,” Sharma said.

One of the mega games the club organizes is “Watch the Skies,” which Lemr said pits the players at odds as world leaders, scientists, media figures and space aliens in a debacle of international relations and alien invasion.

“Most people show up in a suit or lab coat to resemble their role,” Lemr said. “The best part of the role-playing for ‘Watch the Skies’ is the world’s media. We have a live Twitter feed on a projector.”

Lemr said the group hosted two mega games during the fall 2019

semester and plans to put on two more before the end of spring.

The club will play “Watch the Stars,” a game the club members developed themselves, in February.

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It’s a perfect place where people can make new friends, bring old friends, feel comfortable and simply have a good time.

DAN ROLLINS Second-year in molecular genetics and sustainable plant systems

Students can sign up ahead of time on an Eventbrite page, Lemr

said. Members who pay the annual $5 dues are given a week’s early access to registration.

Dan Rollins, a second-year in molecular genetics and sustainable plant systems and a club event coordinator, said anyone interested in joining the club should simply attend one of the weekly meetings.

“We work very hard to foster an inclusive atmosphere, where anybody can show up and feel welcome,” Rollins said. “It’s a perfect place where people can make new friends, bring old friends, feel comfortable and simply have a good time.”

Board to Death meets from 6 to 11:30 p.m. every Thursday in the Ohio Union. Lemr said the room varies depending on the week, so students looking to attend should sign up for the club’s email list by contacting osuboard2death@ gmail.com.

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science program, and a course has already been proposed for fall 2020.

Scott said Ohio has seen an explosion of craft and home brewing in the past decade, and she attributes it to the growing market for local beer, industry development and a love for the precise process of brewing.

“Brewing is an interesting process. There’s a lot of science behind it. You can read a recipe, and you can — kind of the same way a chef would do — you can read a recipe, and you can translate that into a dish, but you also put your own touch on it,” Scott said.

“So I think that unique creativity in addition to the science aspect of brewing really tends to interest people.”

One highly customizable aspect of brewing is the microbes involved in the process. Jahnes said the interactions of bacteria and yeast contribute to the flavor

profile of sour beers in particular.

While brewers can order specific strains online from laboratories, others choose to ferment their beer in open air and let wild yeast do its work.

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I think that unique creativity in addition to the science aspect of brewing really tends to interest people.

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CATHY SCOTT Director of education and quality for Wolf’s Ridge Brewing

Going forward, Jahnes said he hopes to build relationships with other breweries and get input

on potential courses. He said he would like experts from Wolf’s Ridge Brewing to guest-lecture as well.

Beyond brewing, there are many other industries the center is poised to collaborate with, such as medicine, pharmaceuticals, food and beverage, environmental technology, sewer water treatment and biotechnology, Jahnes said. Scott added that there is even more potential for microbiological study in the brewing process through grain management.

Of the industry connections the microbiology department is seeking to strengthen, however, none prove as tasty and tart as its ongoing connection to Wolf’s Ridge Brewing. More classes like Sour Symposium II are in the works for the future, and Scott said she hopes they can cover the wide range of beers science has to offer.

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Local brewers attend Wolf’s Ridge Brewing’s Sour Symposium II workshop Dec. 13 in collaboration with the Department of Microbiology.

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Ohio State freshman guard D.J. Carton (3) dribbles the ball down the court during the game against Minnesota Jan. 23. Ohio State lost 62-59.

The team shot better than 51 percent without him, and redshirt junior guard CJ Walker, sophomore guard Duane Washington and junior forward Kyle Young all outscored their season averages.

However, one issue that has plagued the Buckeyes all season was once again underscored in the game’s final minutes.

While Minnesota redshirt sophomore guard Marcus Carr was able to conjure magic off the dribble to score the final five points of the game, it became evident once again that the Buckeyes have no such equivalent on their roster.

Though officiating made it increasingly difficult to feed Kaleb Wesson in the low post at the end of games, his sparing late-game looks have been misfires from 3.

No Ohio State guard, nor any Buckeye except Young, could score a point in the final six minutes of the game.

Instead, it was three missed shots from Washington, who all too often plays the role of Ohio

State’s go-to option late despite diminishing returns, and two 3-point misses from Kaleb Wesson.

It was that area in which Holtmann might have felt the Buckeyes finally took a step toward improving against Northwestern.

Kaleb Wesson turned in another below-average performance Sunday, but he wasn’t even on the court in the game’s deciding minutes due to foul trouble.

The Buckeye bench outscored the starters 39-32 behind 17 points from freshman guard D.J. Carton, and nearly every guard made a play late to seal the win.

Carton scored four straight, including a tip-in on a top-shelf lob from Washington to double a four-point lead with five minutes to go.

The athletic freshman paid it forward with a dish to Walker for an open 3 the next possession, and Walker found Washington for another triple on the following trip down.

The two-minute stretch that

won Ohio State the game was emblematic of the offensive decision-making and ability to hit an open, much-needed shot that the Buckeyes have lacked in January.

Oh, and there was a Justin Ahrens sighting.

The sophomore forward outscored his past seven performances combined with a season-high 12 points on four 3-pointers Sunday –– the first reminder of his potential since a 29-point outburst 11 months ago.

The Buckeyes are no longer red hot — that much has been established, confirmed and run into the ground throughout the past five weeks. But they may no longer be ice cold either.

Though likely baby-sized, the incremental steps Ohio State has taken forward this past week might prove the Buckeyes are trending back toward their mean –– the identity on which spectators have been hard-pressed to place a finger.

Write off the concept of “brotherhood” as a sports cliche or a buzz word flippantly tossed around locker rooms all you want –– that doesn’t make the term any less fitting for the Ohio State football program.

More than a word readily recited from the mouths of coaches, star players and backups alike, the bonds formed in the Buckeye program are visible when Braxton Miller returns to Columbus for a men’s basketball game in mid-January or Johnnie Dixon shows up hours before kickoff in Arizona for his former team’s bowl game.

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I want to be a leader for the guys and be kind of big brother, somebody they can lean on and talk to and I want to be there for them. Not just be too big, be too great to talk to.

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MASTER TEAGUE Ohio State redshirt freshman running back

It’s the reason junior running back J.K. Dobbins announced to social media he would “forever be a Buckeye” even after declaring for the draft, referencing “relationships that will last [him] a lifetime.”

Those relationships begin

forming right away, and a new batch of 24 freshmen will soon start building their own –– though with 14 midyear enrollees and the power of social media, the cycle has already commenced for some.

“We talk to them. That’s gang.

That’s little bro,” freshman wide receiver Jameson Williams said about top-rated wide receiver recruit Julian Fleming and the three other incoming wideouts. “[We tell them] what they can come in and do next year, how big of a family this is.”

Williams and fellow freshman wide receiver Garrett Wilson combined for 544 yards and six touchdowns in their first season –– though Wilson had the lionshare –– and with three senior receivers leaving the program, there will be even more opportunity for the pair, along with the four top 20 wideout recruits.

Another receiving option with potential for a big year is sophomore tight end Jeremy Ruckert, whose one-handed touchdown grab in the Big Ten Championship was one of the most photogenic moments of the Buckeyes’ season.

He just finished his second year in the program, but he’s already taken on the mentorship role for incoming top 10 tight end Joe Royer from Elder High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ruckert said he hosted Royer on one of his recruiting visits and has hung out with him several times.

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Underclassmen shoulder the load for Buckeyes MARCUS HORTON Lantern reporter horton.328@osu.edu The power of youth can be a blessing and a curse. No one knows that better than the Ohio State women’s basketball team.

Through 19 games, not one senior has seen time on the court.

In fact, there are only two upperclassmen on the entire roster.

With that youth comes opportunities that don’t arise for many other college freshmen or sophomores across the country.

Underclassmen are scoring 63.3 points per game for the Buckeyes –– good for more than 94 percent of the team’s total output.

“It’s really nice to see,” sophomore forward Dorka Juhasz said.

“Every game, someone else steps up. If somebody can’t score, the other freshmen step up. I think that’s how great teams should be.

We grow together.”

Juhasz leads the team in scoring and rebounding and is the only player on the team who has started every game. Her consistency is what Ohio State looks for from its young roster.

“We have a chance to be really, really special. I think each of them have to commit individually while they’re continuing to get better,” Ohio State assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Carrie Banks said. “I think that as a group collectively, it’s just being consistent. That’s something when you talk about the lineup or a young team, you see a fluctuation in consistency.”

The inconsistency of Ohio State’s young team comes with its benefits. A handful of freshmen have had the chance to step up and score when needed, and the team has eight players averaging 6.6 points or more per contest. All of its top eight scorers are underclassmen.

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Ohio State then-freshman guard Dorka Juhasz (14) attempts a layup in the first half of the game against Indiana Jan. 10. Ohio State won 55-50.

“I think we’re all kind of still learning the whole process, but we’re getting used to it, and I think we’re starting to play better together,” freshman guard Jacey Sheldon said. “It definitely helps having a full team that can contribute.”

Banks attributes the balanced mentality to a team in constant fluctuation — a team trying to figure out the best version of itself.

“We want the best combination of kids out there. Dorka has been somebody who has been really, really consistent for us for the most part,” Banks said. “So I think when you have a large group, a very talented group, a hardworking group and a young group, I think very early on we’re just trying a bunch of different combinations to figure out what was our best lineup.”

Not only are the sophomores on the team the grizzled veterans of

the group, but they’ve also had to step into leadership roles for the freshmen who are still learning the college game.

“Now I have to be more vocal; I have to talk to them on and off the court,” Juhasz said. “I’m the person now that they can come to and ask questions if they need something. It’s a big change, but we adjusted pretty quickly.”

The fountain of leadership, however, is junior transfer guard Braxtin Miller, the team’s only upperclassman who receives regular playing time.

Miller distributes consistently to the underclassmen and is No. 2 on the team in assists. “[Miller] has been awesome,” Sheldon said. “As far as a leader for us freshmen and sophomores, she’s been awesome on and off the floor. We all know we can go to her, and on the floor, she’s really there to keep us going all the time.”

team.

“Most important is getting them to adjust to the speed of the game, the decision-making that goes into playing at the college level and understanding the style of play,” Banks said. “That takes time. It takes extra work, and I think that what you’ll see is that group is starting to play better.”

For Banks, putting together a 2019 recruiting class talented enough to be ranked No. 4 in the country by ESPN was a matter of keeping the best Ohioans in the state. Sheldon, Bell and freshman guard Madison Greene all hail from the Buckeye State.

“Just making sure that we get kids that know the value, the importance, the tradition that goes along with Ohio State,” Banks said.

“Those were kids that were really excited about playing in front of their Every game, someone else friends and family.” steps up. If somebody can’t Sheldon’s familiarity with former high school score, the other freshmen players has enhanced her step up. I think that’s how transition to the college great teams should be. We game. “[Having other Ohiogrow together. ans] was actually really helpful,” Sheldon said.

DORKA JUHASZ “And a lot of them were Ohio State sophomore forward young too, like Madison and Kierstan, so we kind of all learned the whole process together, which was fun.”

The biggest factor in the develWith two classes like the ones opment of a young team is experi- Ohio State and Banks were able ence. The only way to gain game to put together in consecutive experience is by playing in real years, the ceiling for the next two games –– something these fresh- seasons is limitless. men and sophomores won’t have Sheldon knows the importance to worry about. of reaching that ceiling as soon as Six of the nine underclassmen possible. have played at least 350 minutes “I think we can end up being this season, and aside from Ju- really good, and I think we want hasz, Miller and freshman guard to get to that point as soon as we Kierstan Bell, shot attempts are can,” Sheldon said. “We don’t very well spread out among the want to miss our opportunity.”

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Continuing the legacy ANDY ANDERS Assistant Sports Editor anders.83@osu.edu For the past seven seasons, Ohio State’s presence pressuring quarterbacks has been founded from a defensive end projected as a top 5 NFL Draft pick.

Joey Bosa, Nick Bosa and Chase Young took turns terrorizing opposing backfields in succession from 2013 to ’19.

Young departed from the Buckeyes after a record-setting junior season, leaving a hole for the next great Ohio State defensive end to fill. Freshman Zach Harrison hopes to be that defensive end.

“He can fly,” redshirt senior defensive tackle Robert Landers said. “He’s long. Came out of high school, he was a big track guy. I remember watching him, actually, in high school. The boy can run.”

Young and Harrison’s freshman seasons were mirror images.

Harrison played 10 games in

his first year to Young’s nine, and both recorded the same number of sacks with 3.5.

Young, like Nick and Joey Bosa before him, was thrust into the spotlight as a sophomore, registering 34.5 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks.

Harrison, a former five-star prospect, learned what it takes to play in the collegiate ranks in his first season.

“I learned that I’m good enough to play at this level,” Harrison said Dec. 26. “It’s a confidence that’s been building over the course of the season, and I’ve seen my play getting better and better. It’s a good sign for the future.”

There are several things working in Harrison’s favor.

Chief among them is Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson, who developed both Bosas and Young into the top prospects they became.

Johnson brought up another factor working for Harrison: the Ohio native’s mentality.

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“He’s a guy who came in in January and really bought into what we’re doing here, and he’s worked really hard,” Johnson said. “When you work hard and grind, good things happen.”

Landers called the football team’s film room its classroom, and Harrison’s studies have been thorough. He sponges up technical tweaks and rings them out in practice, a constant cleansing cycle of learning and applying.

Landers’ favorite thing about Harrison, he said, is that he’s eager to learn from coach Johnson and the veteran players.

“We give him tips and pointers, and he works hard at trying to execute what we’ve given him,” Landers said. “It can be difficult because coming from high school to college, you’ve gotta break a lot of high school habits you’ve built up over the course of time.

Zach has been phenomenal at slowly transitioning to an elite defensive end.”

Work ethic is dug into Harri-

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Ohio State freshman defensive end Zach Harrison (33) tackles a member of the Rutgers offense during the second half of the game Nov. 16 at SHI Stadium. Ohio State won 56-21.

son’s DNA deeper than any rip, swipe or swim he uses off the edge.

His father Jimmie works as a sales manager at CarMax and his mother Tracey is a manager at Chase Bank. Harrison said their hard work supporting him and his sister Zahara taught him how to put in the effort.

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Zach has been phenomenal at slowly transitioning to an elite defensive end.

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ROBERT LANDERS Ohio State redshirt senior defensive tackle

“I think I can count the times on my hands my parents have taken sick days, off days,” Harrison said. “They’re workhorses, so I’ve gotta keep that up in my house.”

There’s two things Harrison said he needs to improve before taking up Young’s mantle: leadership and flexibility.

In the world of 250- and 300-pound bodies crashing into one another, flexibility isn’t a topic often touched on when people discuss defensive linemen.

But it’s essential, Harrison said.

“Every defensive lineman needs to be flexible to bend and form and do the things they need to do,” Harrison said. “I grew so fast at a young age that I’m not as flexible as I need to be at this level.”

With a few bends in the right directions, Harrison could soon become the next top-flight edge presence for the Buckeyes.

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onymous with the intrinsic drive that many recognized as his greatest strength on the court.

“Growing up playing basketball, everybody knew Kobe,” Horton said. “He represented the pinnacle of basketball and everybody wanted to be just like him.”

Bryant retired in 2016 after a final game that saw him score 60 points –– one of several statistical feats that came to define Bryant’s career. His 81 points against the Toronto Raptors in 2006 remain the second-highest total in NBA history.

Bryant’s personal past was not without flaws. In 2003, Bryant was accused of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old in Colorado, but the case was eventually dropped when the accuser declined to testify. A civil case was settled out of court.

Two years removed from his on-court career, Bryant became the first African American to win an Academy Award for Best Short Film and was involved in multiple philanthropic ventures.

Bryant was the coach of his daughter Gianna’s youth basketball team, the Mamba Lady Mavericks. He was on his way to coach that team when the helicopter crashed.

“I saw the news from TMZ first, and that’s when my heart just sank right away when I saw that,” Josh Moeller, a second-year in biology, said. “I was like, ‘This can’t be real. There’s no way.’”

The Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers game was originally scheduled for Tuesday night, but the NBA postponed the contest “out of respect for the Lakers organization, which is deeply grieving the tragic loss,” the NBA said in a statement.

The game’s postponement is one of many indications that for many, the wounds suffered from Bryant’s death will take more than a few days to heal.

Bryant is survived by his wife, Vanessa, and their three daughters Natalia, Bianka and Capri.

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Remembering Kobe KEVIN LAPKA Lantern reporter lapka.2@osu.edu

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NBA legend Kobe Bryant, age 41, died Sunday in a helicopter crash in California alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other passengers.

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GRIFFIN STROM Sports Editor strom.25@osu.edu Ohio State had no choice. It simply had to beat Northwestern Sunday.

In the Big Ten, the chance to play a 6-13 Wildcat team is the closest thing to a “gimme” the Buckeyes will get the rest of the way.

Well, that and Nebraska: the only teams beneath Ohio State in the conference standings and

Mohamed Abdullahi grew up in awe of basketball legend Kobe Bryant.

The fourth-year in public health shed tears after the Los Angeles Lakers, the team for which Bryant played during his 20-year career, lost the NBA Finals in 2008.

Abdullahi’s parents didn’t understand.

“Why are you crying? You don’t even know this person,” they said.

He couldn’t explain it then, and he can’t explain it now, but Abdullahi got emotional again 12 years later after hearing the news that one of his sports idols died at age 41 in a California helicopter crash Sunday alongside Bryant’s 13-year-old daughter, and seven others.

Bryant’s basketball acumen includes five NBA titles, 18 All-

Star appearances, the fourth-most points in league history and the second-highest single-game scoring performance of all-time, but his legacy will go far beyond just his achievements on the court.

“You can see that it transcended basketball,” Abdullahi said. “He was more than being a basketball player. He was an individual who was great at his craft. He invested all his time in it, and he showed us what it meant to be a hard worker and really put everything you got into something that you love.”

The nature and impact of Bryant’s career inspired an outpouring of grief from not only close associates in the NBA community, but fans and supporters from across the world. That was no different at Ohio State.

Landon Horton, a fourth-year in communication, said his father called him on his way home, and after speaking with his mom and grandma, what he referred to as a “surreal” moment began to set in.

the only teams the Buckeyes have beaten since Christmas.

The Buckeyes’ 71-59 victory in Evanston, Illinois, over the weekend was no cause for over-celebratory exuberance –– though it seems Ohio State wins are coming fewer and farther between –– because it was supposed to happen.

Losing the game would have been a stronger indication about the team’s status than winning, but that doesn’t mean there was nothing positive the Buckeyes can

take away.

After a heart-wrenching threepoint loss to Minnesota Thursday, Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann made several references –– even if ambiguous –– to the “steps forward” the team took in the contest.

It may sound disheartening that the coach of the one-time No. 2 team in the country would be discussing silver linings in a loss to a middle-of-the-pack Big Ten opponent six weeks later, but Holtmann’s assessment seems to be

“A lot of people knew about his work ethic and how he would stay late after practice and people always just knew him as that dude who had a never give up attitude,” Horton said.

Bryant’s “mamba mentality,” a phrase derived from the nickname “Black Mamba,” has become syn-

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He invested all his time in it, and he showed us what it meant to be a hard worker and really put everything you got into something that you love.

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MOHAMED ABDULLAHI Fourth-year in public health

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holding up in the short term.

For the first time during Ohio State’s slump –– save a blowout win against Nebraska –– the Buckeyes’ supporting cast clicked on offense for most of the Minnesota matchup.

It wasn’t his teammates’ output, but the near nullification of junior forward Kaleb Wesson’s offensive game in the second-lowest scoring performance of his career that likely sabotaged Ohio State’s chance at a win.

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