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USG is slated to hold a vote regarding its stance on the Mirror Lake jump tradition on Wednesday. ON PAGE 3

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In its seventh year, the Ukulele Club aims to avoid clichés and remains open to new members.

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Assistant Sports Editor Kevin Stankiewicz takes a look at OSU football’s potential bowl destinations.

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Tradition meets tragedy

OSU community takes a hard look into Mirror Lake in wake of student death MICHAEL HUSON Campus Editor huson.4@osu.edu

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DANIKA STAHL Assistant Campus Editor stahl.145@osu.edu After 25 years, the annual Mirror Lake jump tradition may finally come to a close after an Ohio State student died from jump-related injuries on Wednesday.

Austin Singletary, a third-year in human nutrition, died on Wednesday morning after jumping into the lake early that morning. The Franklin County coroner has tentatively determined that Singletary died of a broken neck. The final coroner’s report is expected in about five weeks.

“We are heartbroken over this horrible tragedy,” said University President Michael Drake in a statement released mid-day on Wednesday.

Drake added in the statement that OSU leadership was in strong agreement that they would work with the campus community to end the tradition.

“In spite of significant efforts taken to make this event a safer one, this tragedy has occurred,” Drake said. “We must come together and acknowledge that while this is a student-led tradition that has been passed down through the years, we cannot risk another tragedy.”

Undergraduate Student Government President Abby Grossman and USG Vice President Abby Waidelich echoed Drake’s message of discontent with the tradition in a joint statement released the day of Singletary’s death.

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Security officers set up barricades to block students from Mirror Lake on the South Oval on Nov. 25 after a medical emergency during the Mirror Lake jump. our Buckeye spirit, however, some to jump or spectate from inside the hard to hear. I thought, ‘Did I have traditions put our community at fencing picked up wristbands at the any classes with him?’ It made me risk,” the statement said. “As stu- Ohio Union and RPAC. Wristbands realize that could’ve been anyone. dent leaders, our main priority has were required to be worn, and only That could’ve been a friend, anothalways been the safety of each and one could be issued per student. er classmate.” every Buckeye. We cannot support Brooke Siesel, a fourth-year in Siesel said that college students an event that puts lives at risk. We human development and family think that nothing bad can happen will work with university leader- sciences, told The Lantern on Nov. to them, especially because the ship and put an end to the Mirror 23 that she would be making the Mirror Lake jump is a tradition that Lake annual jump.” jump. Siesel said she arrived at has been going on for years.

The statement asked the OSU 11:30 p.m. and walked through the “But with this loss, there needs community to come together in gate and into the crowd after dis- to be a change,” she said. “I agree support of Singletary’s family and playing her wristband. She jumped, with Ohio State officials and the friends before stating they were wrapped a blanket around herself talk that we’re going to stop the dedicated to working with the OSU and headed home. Later, she heard Mirror Lake jump because it did community to create “a new tradi- the news about Singletary. end in a loss.” tion to unite all Buckeyes during “The next day when I heard University efforts to regulate the the Beat Michigan Week.” about the loss of a classmate, that event included the distribution of USG General Assembly is was sad. That’s tragic to hear that wristbands to make the jump for scheduled to meet this Wednesday, this tradition I’ve participated in the third consecutive year, the rewhere resolution 48-R-21: A Res- for four years and people have par- lease of safety guidelines, the fencolution to Advocate for Student ticipated in before could lead to ing off of the lake and the UniversiSafety by Ending the Mirror Lake the death of a student,” she said on ty Police presence.

Jump is expected to be proposed.

Monday. “The student happened to Present safety personnel could This year, students who planned be in my college, which was also TRADITION CONTINUES ON 2

A former Ohio State employee took his own life Sunday morning at the Wexner Center for the Arts after vandalizing artwork in the gallery area.

University Police and the Columbus Division of Police responded at 11:20 a.m. to a report of shots fired in the gallery of the Wexner Center. The report was made by OSU public safety personnel at the scene.

Officers arrived to discover the man dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

The deceased was identified as Dean Sturgis, 63, a former Department of Public Safety security officer, OSU Director of Public Safety Vernon Baisden said early Monday afternoon in an emailed statement.

Sturgis resigned in expectation of being terminated in 2009.

“The incident which occurred Sunday at the Wexner Center for the Arts was shocking and traumatic for all involved and included the loss of one life,” he said in the statement.

No other individuals were injured during the incident, Stone said from outside the Wexner Center at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday.

OSU Emergency Management tweeted that the university deemed there to be no ongoing threat to the OSU community, and no public safety alert was issued by University Police.

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OSU student remembered for inspirational passion AMANDA ETCHISON Editor in Chief etchison.4@osu.edu From lending an empathetic ear to mentoring elementary schoolchildren in Columbus City Schools, Austin Singletary embodied the values of hard work, service and achievement.

“Austin was an incredible person and his work ethic and passion was just truly inspirational,” said Ashley Stewart, a graduate assistant for the Office of Student Life’s Department of Social Change at Ohio State, where she worked with Singletary. “We are just talking about astonishing character. (Austin

was) one in a million, very unique.

Amazing.”

Singletary, a third-year in human nutrition from Bellbrook, Ohio, died on Wednesday from injuries sustained during the annual Mirror Lake jump. Friends and co-workers who knew Singletary said they remember him for his dedication to making the world a better place.

“Just in talking to folks in the last couple of days, both folks in our department as well as people all over campus, something that keeps emerging is ‘inspirational,’” Stewart said. “That was both in his work ethic and the things that he dedicated himself to, and also in his personal drive toward social

change and his own personal goals ... He has inspired many others in his own personal past and journey.”

Some of the people Singletary inspired were the students of Eastgate Elementary School, where he volunteered as a site leader for the Department of Social Change’s Grow, Explore, Mentor program, which strives to instill values of academic achievement and physical and mental well-being in students ranging from third to fifth grade, according to the department’s website.

“One of the things we saw and acknowledged immediately was his fervent passion and his wholehearted commitment to improving

the lives of others very selflessly,” Stewart said. “The work that he did had such greater purpose, and in addition to just being a great person himself, he shared that gift and those talents with the people he interacted with on a daily basis.”

Others remember Singletary for the passion he displayed for the OSU community.

“I used to see him on the weekends along High Street, and he was always just enjoying the campus atmosphere and the environment,” said AJ King, a fourth-year in COURTESY OF OSU journalism who was Singletary’s Austin Singletary. ambassador through the Bell National Resource Center on the AfSINGLETARY CONTINUES ON 2

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Deaths force OSU leaders to change plans MICHAEL HUSON Campus Editor huson.4@osu.edu University leaders decided to postpone University President Michael Drake’s state of the university address and cancel Joseph Steinmetz’s farewell reception in recognition of student deaths this semester, including that of Austin Singletary on Wednesday.

Drake was scheduled to give his address at the Ohio Union on Monday. The annual speech was to be followed by a reception for Steinmetz, the former executive vice president and provost who recently accepted the position as chancellor at the University of Arkansas.

Steinmetz will be UA’s sixth chancellor and is set to officially begin there on Jan. 1. He left his office in Bricker Hall for the last time Monday.

Bruce McPheron, the vice president for agricultural administration and dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, is set to officially step into his new position on Wednesday.

University spokesman Chris Davey said Steinmetz’s farewell will not be rescheduled, but he added that OSU is currently work-

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Former OSU Provost and Executive Vice President Joseph Steinmetz.

ing to find an appropriate future date to schedule the university address.

“This decision was made on Wednesday after the horrible tragedy that we experienced at Mirror Lake, and it was apparent that it would be inappropriate for business to continue as usual,” he said. “We’re joining together and mourning this loss as a community, so the decision was made to postpone the speech and reception that had been planned for Dr. Steinmetz.”

Drake was expected to join other university leaders to speak and recognize Steinmetz’s work and accomplishments at OSU and wish him well at UA, Davey said.

“Unfortunately, it looks like we won’t have another opportunity to formally thank him for everything he did at Ohio State because he’s on his way to Arkansas,” he said.

Drake said he thinks UA is “fortunate indeed” to have Steinmetz as the new chancellor.

“Joe has been a dedicated scholar and administrative leader at Ohio State,” Drake said in an emailed statement. “He has led our faculty, staff and students in elevating the important work of the university and championed our efforts to balance access, affordability and excellence across the institution. We will miss our friend and colleague, but he leaves with our hearty congratulations and best wishes.”

Last year in Drake’s first state of the university address, the president focused on university progress, including an update on OSU’s Discovery Themes initiative and accomplishments of expanding the Wexner Medical Center.

The decision to postpone Drake’s address and cancel Steinmetz’s reception was made among university leaders.

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Columbus Division of Police cars and paramedics park outside the Wexner Center for the Arts on Nov. 29.

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in front of the Wexner Center, between East 16th and East 18th avenues, was cordoned off by Columbus police cruisers for several hours after the incident. Columbus Fire paramedics and SWAT joined security personnel on scene, with security vehicles lining High Street and the on-campus area between the Wexner Center and Arps Hall.

Security officers removed a small group of building occupants and two patrons while officers worked to ensure the situation was contained, according to a university statement.

Jeremy Savitz contributed to this The man’s motivation to vandalstory. ize artwork before killing himself as well as the manner and extent of damage to galleries has yet to be

disclosed by the university.

The Wexner Center was showcasing the “After Picasso: 80 Contemporary Artists” exhibition, which featured selected works of Spanish artist Pablo Picasso’s peers, including art by Brassaï and Andy Warhol.

In 2010, another employee exercised violence after finding out he was to be fired, when an OSU custodian shot and killed a co-worker in the Maintenance Building.

The Wexner Center will continue to be closed until further notice, as the investigation continues and vandalized artwork is repaired, Stone said.

Campus area crime map: Nov. 23 – 30 JAY PANANDIKER Engagement Editor panandiker.1@osu.edu 1. An assault was reported on Nov. 23 in the 100 block of Chittenden Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 21. After being repeatedly struck in the head, the victim received a black eye and required eight stitches.

2. A robbery reportedly took place at the Papa John’s Pizza on the 2100 block of North High Street at about 9:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Two unknown suspects fled the premises in an unknown direction with $17 in cash.

3. A misdemeanor theft was reported at the RadioShack on the 2100 block of North High Street on Nov. 23 at about 6:30 p.m.

The suspect stole $900 in Otterbox phone cases from the store.

4. A complainant reported a trespassing incident just after 11 p.m. on Nov. 24 after a suspect wandered around the Battelle property on the 500 block of King Avenue. The suspect refused to leave the property despite multiple commands from police and security personnel.

5. A sexual imposition reportedly took place just before 11 a.m. on Monday. The

incident took place in a South Campus residence hall. (Not featured on the map) 6. A staff member reported a suspect possessing “drug abuse instruments” at the James Cancer Hospital. The incident reportedly took place just before 1 p.m. on Saturday.

7. A theft was reported by a student in the evening of Nov. 24. The incident took place in Sullivant Hall.

8. Police responded to a report of a man with a gun at the Wexner Center for the Arts just after 11 a.m. on Sunday. When officers arrived at the scene they found the suspect, a former employee, dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, as well as vandalized artwork. The Wexner Center is closed until further notice.

9. A burglary was reported on the 300 block of East 15th Avenue just after 8 a.m. on Sunday. The five victims reported multiple computers and books stolen from their home.

Note: Crimes featured on map do not represent the full extent of criminal activity in the campus area.

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rican American Male. “Even the fact that he listed his favorite Ohio State memory as ‘winning the national championship’ just goes to show how much he cared about OSU and how much he loved being here. That is probably the thing that stood out most to me. He just loved being at Ohio State.”

Stewart said she also remembers the affinity Singletary displayed for those at OSU. “He immersed himself in our community and in our department and in our work, and also in the

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greater community that we serve,” she said. “He was a man who loved his family, and in terms of how we interacted as staff members, he was an incredible and empathetic listener. He was a true friend.”

remove anyone from Mirror Lake who posed a threat to student safety, which could include being under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or dangerous behavior like flipping, pushing or diving, according to the university’s guidelines and safety tips.

Though the event is regulated, the jump is not university-sponsored. In the past, representatives from the College of Optometry and Student Health Services have warned those considering the jump of the risks, which include hypo-

thermia, frostbite, broken bones, as well as various types of infection.

Past Mirror Lake-related tragedies include the death of 28-yearold Tushar Shriram Kabre, whose cause of death was near drowning a month after being pulled from the lake in 2013, and the head injury that left graduate Kristyn Elliot paralyzed after falling into the lake in 1985. Neither tragedy was directly linked to the Mirror Lake jump tradition itself.

Although some students have

expressed discontent with the possible cancellation of the Mirror Lake jump, Siesel said their feelings are misplaced.

“People who are against (the jump) ending aren’t putting it into perspective that on Wednesday they woke up and they could go home and do whatever they were doing — spending time with friends and family for Thanksgiving,” she said. “They had the opportunity to spend that with their families, but Austin didn’t.”

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USG to discuss Mirror Lake jump As a member of the General Assembly of the Undergraduate Student Government, I want to announce to the student body some important legislation that we will be considering this Wednesday. The resolution is called 48-R-21: A Resolution to Advocate for Student Safety by Ending the Mirror Lake Jump, written and submitted by yours truly.

You can read the text of the resolution on the General Assembly tab of the USG website. I submitted this legislation in response to the death at the jump last week and in response to the university’s decision to ban the jump in the future. USG has already come out in support of the event cancellation, but that was a unilateral decision of the president and vice president. The GA can choose to support or reject this decision, which we will do this Wednesday.

As prescribed by the General Assembly Standing Rules, every session of the General Assembly begins with an “Open Forum

General Assembly meeting to deliberate on the future of the 25-year tradition for the Public.” Any individual may come and address the chamber for up to two minutes on any subject. I highly encourage any members of the university community to come this Wednesday and share his or her thoughts on the Mirror Lake jump. GA is held at 6:30 p.m. in the Senate Chambers on the second floor of the Ohio Union.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me at warnimont.6@osu.edu.

You can also always get in touch with USG Vice President and Chair of the General As-

sembly Abby Waidelich at waidelich.11@ osu.edu.

It is important for this discussion to take place; I look forward to seeing the response!

Joseph Warnimont Second-year in aerospace engineering Engineering senator, Undergraduate Student Government

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Stay thankful year-round SALLEE ANN RUIBAL Arts&Life Editor ruibal.1@osu.edu Growing up, Thanksgiving meant lounging around my house until about 2 p.m. when my grandparents would pull up and unload their car of the annual feast. There was roasted turkey, dressing, giblet gravy, corn pudding, sweet potatoes topped with marshmallows, cranberry relish and rolls — all made by my granny. We would drink Welch’s Sparkling Juice and eat in the dining room only on that day.

When I was about 14, my granny lost interest in cooking. The science of calculating everything to finish at the exact, perfect time was too much for her brain that it was starting to cloud. So I brined and roasted turkeys for a couple years, then moved on to tossing away tradition for more family

favorites such as fried chicken and tamales.

This Thanksgiving, my mom and I were the ones who pulled up to my grandparents’ new home to eat with them. They had moved earlier this year into an assisted-living home. In the past six years, the clouding of my granny’s brain had darkened and turned into a tumultuous storm.

With Alzheimer’s, we believe she thinks my mom is her mom, and I’m pretty sure she doesn’t quite know who I am. She knows who the “good guys” are though — we who bring her an afternoon “cocktail” of sparkling cranberry juice, my granddaddy who kisses her forehead and nursing aides who dance with her.

The complexities of the disease are hard to describe, as evidenced by this being my second column and one of countless essays that are an attempt to tell the story of my granny the right way.

There may never be an absolute right way though. The assisted-living home might serve its green-bean casserole without fried onions, and its dressing might lack a crispy crust, but it’s fine. Just because things aren’t like the Rockefellers or even like they were 10 years ago doesn’t mean they aren’t good.

The “good” lies in the little things. Little things such as my granny humming along when she hears an old church hymn. Or when we hug goodbye and she asks the cognizant question, “What are you doing tomorrow?”

Tomorrow, we’ll be here. And we’ll still be thankful.

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A smile changes everything How many times have you smiled today?

One of my favorite videos of all time is a TED Talk by entrepreneur Ron Gutman titled “The Hidden Power of Smiling.” According to Gutman, “When you smile, you look good and feel good,” and, “When others see you smile, they smile, too.” Gutman also cites a recent Penn State University study that confirmed that “When you smile, you don’t only appear to be more likable and courteous, but you actually appear to be more competent.”

What a true gift it is to smile.

November 30 marks the 100th day of my awareness-raising campaign where, for my senior year at Ohio State, I have been wearing an Operation Smile shirt every day! Until I graduate from OSU next spring, I plan to continue wearing an Operation Smile

shirt every day.

Every three minutes, or every 1 in 500 births, a child is born with a cleft lip or a cleft palate. These children may suffer from torments, malnourishment and difficulty with speech. For too many families around the world, safe surgery is not an option. Operation Smile, the cause to which I have dedicated my last five years, is an international medical charity that provides life-changing surgeries to children in need around the world.

For me, volunteering for Operation Smile has truly been the greatest joy! I have attended several Operation Smile conferences, and I have also volunteered on a medical mission to Mexico. Three years ago, I founded the Operation Smile Club at OSU. To date, we have organized 41 events

and have raised $10,637, which is enough to provide over 44 life-changing surgeries!

The reason why I am so utterly in love with Operation Smile is because of all the extraordinary humans that I get to meet and call my family. It melts my heart to see people truly dedicated to taking care of these children.

This holiday season, I hope you always remember: a smile changes everything!

Timothy Zhu Fourth-year in economics Founder and president, Operation Smile Club at OSU

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Ukulele Club avoids clichés, school stressors

In its seventh year, the ‘mishmash of cool people’ is open to new members, teaching ukulele to children HANNAH HERNER Lantern reporter herner.12@osu.edu The Ukulele Club at Ohio State aims to avoid clichés.

“We’ve never played ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ and we never will,” President Molly Bird said.

She added that they’ve also never played “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz.

Bird, a fourth-year in biology, said she dropped out of band at OSU so she could focus on the club.

In the past, the group has covered a variety of songs, ranging from “I Want it That Way” to “Hungry like the Wolf” to “Somewhere Only We Know.”

“We try to stay diverse in the music that we play. We try not to pigeonhole ourselves into traditionally ukulele-type music,” said Taylor Bryan, a third-year in medical lab science and social chair for the group.

The club has been in existence at OSU for seven years, and in that time it has grown to around 30 members that currently attend meetings regularly.

Meetings are held Thursdays at 7 p.m. at different locations around campus.

For the first part of the meeting, sheet music is passed around, and all of the members play together. Then members are invited to share a song they’ve been working on, be it original or cover. Sometimes they implement

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A member of the Ukulele Club practices during a weekly meeting.

Members of the Ukulele Club pose for a picture. themes for the week, such as Disney or holiday.

Besides preparing for their biannual concerts and various gigs, members of the Ukulele Club stay busy teaching third- through fifth-grade students at a local elementary school how to play.

Board members emphasized that the uku-

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lele is easy to pick up, and the group has a large range of experience levels. They use the same techniques in teaching the elementary students as they do beginners in the club.

“The same techniques that they’re learning, we teach our new people ... It’s really low frustration, high reward. You can’t be frustrated when you’re playing the ukulele,”

Bryan said.

Once beginners get comfortable playing, they can work up to playing and singing at the same time, something that is encouraged but not required.

Aside from playing music, the social aspect is a highlight for many of the members.

The group has regular social events and has dinner together after the regular meetings.

“It’s a friend group more than it is like a musician group,” Bryan said. “It’s just a mishmash of cool people who all come together to just chill.”

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Members of the Ohio State Magicians Club during a meeting.

SAMANTHA HOLLINGSHEAD Photo Editor hollingshead.34@osu.edu Members of one Ohio State club are proving to have a few tricks up their sleeves, including putting smiles on the faces of those in need.

The OSU Magicians Club was established in 2010 and spends at least one day every week at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, performing magic shows in hopes of bringing light to a tough situation. The club’s current president, Jack Cerne, started making weekly trips to the hospital’s emergency room to put on magic shows for the young patients, who seemed to enjoy the experience.

“You see smiles on kids’ faces when you

perform for them … kids love magic,” said Cerne, a fourth-year in biology. “They’ll always ask me how to do it and if I can reveal secrets to them.”

Cerne said the hospital and the patients were very receptive to the shows, so he decided to expand the program by having other club members volunteer as well in different clinics throughout the hospital. However, the performance isn’t just for the kids.

“It’s for both patients and their families,” Cerne said.

The club and its members are no strangers to performing for good causes. This past spring Cerne and other members did a stage performance for Relay for Life at 2 a.m. on OSU’s campus during the overnight event.

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A warm stew to combat the cold ROBERT SCARPINITO Copy Chief scarpinito.1@osu.edu A warm, simmering stew does wonders on a cold day, and there will be no shortage of those in the coming weeks. The great thing about stews, however, is that they can be made in bulk, so there doesn’t need to be shortage.

The featured recipe for this week is a Japanese curry, one of my favorite types of stews. The fragrance of the spices is sharp yet alluring, and the wonderful taste is only emboldened by the aroma. Additionally, the warmth of the stew heats up the very core of anyone who eats it.

When making stews, you have to be ready for the long haul. Preparing the ingredients to make a stew is the most intense part of cooking the dish. Afterward, most of the work being done is letting the ingredients sit on the the stove to simmer for a long time, occasionally stirring the ingredients together.

To prep all the ingredients, you can use the same cutting board and knife to chop everything up. Just be sure to clean both the board the knife between uses to make sure the flavors of one ingredient don’t travel to the next.

In the instructions for the stew, I mention placing the prepared, chopped ingredients in different

bowls. Although this will mean more cleaning later on, you’ll have the down time to clean it all up later while the stew is simmering since you won’t need to prep any more ingredients.

Additionally, you’ll have more than enough time while the stew is simmering to do other things a busy college student needs to do.

So despite the seemingly large time commitment to make the dish, it’s not like you won’t be able to multitask to do other things, like study for finals (especially considering how close the end of the semester is).

The recipe is for a milder form of curry, so there’s no need to worry about this being too spicy. However, for those who want more kick to their curry, feel free to add a teaspoon or two of cayenne red pepper to the stew.

Another part of the recipe that can be changed to your liking is the type of meat used. Many times I’ve substituted the beef for pork, chicken or even shrimp if you’re feeling fancy.

For the coming cold days in the winter season, consider making this Asian stew to keep warm and surprise your taste buds with a maelstrom of flavors.

JAPANESE CURRY Prep time: 30 minutes Cook time: 1 hour Servings: 10 1 1/2 pounds beef 2 teaspoons black pepper 2 teaspoons of salt 2 teaspoons flour 4 potatoes 3 carrots 1 large onion 4 cloves garlic 1 tablespoon curry powder 2 tablespoons ketchup 1 tablespoon of olive oil 1 cup red cooking wine 3 1/2 cups beef stock 1 package Golden Curry 2 tablespoons milk 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce On a cutting board, dice the beef into small chunks, about a centimeter cubed in size. Put the diced beef in a large bowl and season it with black pepper, two teaspoons of salt and flour. Put the bowl in the fridge. Clean off the cutting board.

Peel the carrots and wash them, and then slice them into small pieces. Wash then dice the potatoes. Place both the carrots and potatoes in bowls and soak them in warm water.

Clean off the cutting board again, and then dice the onion. Place the onions in another bowl.

Clean off the cutting board one last time, and then mince the garlic. Place the garlic in a small container, and then add the curry powder and ketchup in the container.

On the stovetop, heat up one tablespoon of olive oil on medium-high heat in a skillet. Once the oil is hot, start cooking the seasoned diced

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beef.

Once the beef starts cooking, heat up one tablespoon of olive oil in a large pot on medium heat. Once that oil is hot, put in the onions.

Keep stirring both the beef and onions.

After the onions turn translucent, add the container of garlic, curry powder and ketchup, and stir it well into the onions.

After the beef turns light brown, add it to the onions and stir them together. When properly mixed, add the cooking wine and let it simmer, stirring it every now and then. Let the wine cook into the beef for 10 minutes.

Add the potatoes and carrots, and mix the ingredients around to coat the potatoes and carrots with the red wine.

Add the beef stock to the pot, and bring it to a slight boil. Then let the pot simmer for 20 minutes, occasionally stirring the stew.

Add the packaged curry roux from the Golden Curry box to the stew. Keep stirring it as the consistency starts to slightly thicken, and then let the pot simmer for another 15 minutes, occasionally stirring it more. Add the milk and Worcestershire sauce, and let the curry simmer for five more minutes.

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Shhhhh... silent study spots around campus MASON SWIRES Lantern reporter swires.4@osu.edu The college student’s life is very loud. Between professors talking at them, the inner roar of looming stress and the weekend madness that ensues at bars, one can be overwhelmed by it all.

With finals approaching, it can be hard on a large campus such as Ohio State to find a quiet space to sit down and study. But these spaces do exist, in more than just the corners of Thompson Library.

Orton Hall OSU’s geological sciences and history building, known as Orton Hall, holds not only the department, but also a silent, rustic, almost Harry Potter-like atmosphere of architecture in its small library.

While walking toward the obscure Orton Geological Museum that also exists in the building, one can find a door to the vintage room that opens up to a small, almost Victorian library made entirely of wooden book shelves and long tables. Students can find solace here among the old dinosaur bones of Orton Hall.

Knowlton’s fourth floor and roof garden The architecture department’s

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The entrance to Knowlton’s fourth floor Library.

building, Knowlton Hall, is itself a testament to creativity, which quiet study is conducive to. The building’s library is built in a soundproof classroom with windows that look out upon the roof garden that many people don’t know exists on the tiered roof of the building. It is divided into two floors, both containing spaces to sit and relax or to sit down at a table and get to work.

There are reclined chairs overlooking the garden through the windows that wrap around half of the floor of the library, letting in a lot of natural light and contributing to the cozy environment.

Fine Arts Library This library is for the true abstract studier. Its entrance is a staircase that goes under the Wexner Center for the Arts and wraps

A view from the top floor of Orton. around the majority of the building’s sublevel. It is absolutely silent in the stacks of large, bound books, and there are a few tables among them. But the majority of the workspace available to students is in the main foyer of the underground art exhibit and library. Computers are also available for those who didn’t bring their own. As far as sound level, this library is the clear winner in silence.

The quiet floor of the 18th Avenue Library The library is nestled between Scott Hall and Denney Hall, and is relatively well-known. There’s the Terra Byte Café that serves hun-

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“It was freezing cold and so brutal, but we did a really good job with it,” Cerne said. “It was still a good experience and really fun, and we want to do it again this spring.”

Cerne said the club was started in 2010 because a few students who had performed magic in high school wanted to be able to continue to do so at OSU in a group setting.

“It’s more fun to perform with people and to have a group,” he said.

While the club only has about six committed members who show up on a weekly basis, Daniel O’Brian, the club’s treasurer, said that the group is very connected and really encourages each other.

“It’s a pretty good community, we all work with each other and help each other,” said O’Brian, a third-year in biology. “We all share resources … we’re all friends.”

Cerne said the club is a good place for people to come and learn.

“It’s a good environment to mess up and improve … we give honest feedback,” he said.

O’Brian said that the group doesn’t just spend its time performing the common and everyday tricks that the audience is used to seeing.

“We not only learn tricks and

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help teach tricks to each other, but we try and invent stuff too,” O’Brian said.

Cerne said that a magician is more than just someone who surprises others; a magician is an illusionist.

“To me, a magician is someone who can perform something … to lead someone to believe it’s not possible,” he said.

O’Brian said he is grateful for the club’s members who come from other countries such as Japan, and help teach new styles and ways to use different and unusual props in their performances.

He said he has even learned new types of tricks using unheard of objects like CDs in the place of playing cards.

“I have even learned some new types of magic,” he said.

When asked why the club is different here at OSU, Cerne said that it’s because of its members.

“This is a really specialized club, magic is a special interest,” Cerne said. “We draw people from all different backgrounds … It’s a lot of diverse people with a special interest.”

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members agreed that the ukulele is She added, “We don’t talk about the perfect cure for winter blues. school. It doesn’t matter on Thurs“It’s a sunny instrument, really day’s from 7 to 8. For that hour, it cheers you up. It’s the perfect cure doesn’t matter.” for seasonal affective disorder. You can’t be unhappy when you’re playing it or listening to it,” Bryan said.

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Accidental hobby brought Irina Andrianova to Ohio ROSS TAMBURRO For The Lantern tamburro.5@osu.edu Upon returning home from dance practice one afternoon, Irina Andrianova was approached by her father. He was part of a local shooting club in their hometown of Schaumburg, Illinois, and he wanted her to join him for the next meeting.

The two were speaking in Russian, and Andrianova misunderstood her father. Thinking he was talking about an archery club, she agreed to join. But when she arrived to her first club meeting, neither bows nor arrows were laying around.

Instead, it was an air gun club.

“They’re like, ‘Oh yeah, we’re shooting guns, like air guns,’” Andrianova said. “It took me back, and I’m like, ‘Oh, guns.’”

Andrianova was only in middle school, and she said she held a general fear of guns at the time. But having already made the trip, she decided to give it a shot.

“I accidentally started shooting that way, and then I stuck with it,” Andrianova said, recalling the moment. “I thought it was pretty neat.”

Andrianova shot with a rifle on her first day, something the club mandated for newcomers for safety reasons, but her immediate interest fell elsewhere.

“I saw the pistol shooters, and I thought they were pretty cool,” Andrianova said. “The next day, I BOWL GAMES FROM 8

likely will be.

So, that leaves either the Fiesta or the Peach Bowl as the next-likeliest destinations for OSU if the loser of Michigan State vs. Iowa stays ahead of the Buckeyes in the rankings.

The 12-member CFP committee is in charge of scheduling the matchups for the at-large bowls, meaning it is hard to determine exactly which of the two OSU might end up in.

Regardless, the list of potential opponents for the Buckeyes if they played in the Peach or Fiesta Bowl is intriguing.

It ranges from the Baylor Bears (10-2) of the Big 12, to prestigious Notre Dame (10-2) or the winner of the American Athletic Conference Championship Game between Houston (11-1), which is coached by former OSU offensive coordinator Tom Herman, and Temple (10-2).

Again, this bowl destination is less likely, but as of now, it’s still on the table.

Least probable The reality is the odds of OSU still making the four-team playoff are miniscule. In order for it to happen, there would need to be an upset in either the ACC Championship Game between top-ranked Clemson (12-0) and No. 14 North Carolina (11-1) or the SEC title game, which features No. 2 Alabama (11-1) taking on 12th-ranked Florida (10-2).

But even if one of the aforementioned teams does get upset, it isn’t clear-cut that OSU would get in for a few reasons.

went to pistol, and I didn’t do rifle ever again.”

Andrianova’s pistol career has blossomed ever since the accidental start. Before winning the national championship in women’s sport pistol as an Ohio State freshman a season ago, Andrianova won a title at the Junior Olympics in sport pistol during her senior year of high school and traveled to Germany and Spain for pistol competitions.

This summer, Andrianova traveled to South Korea for the World University Games as a member of Team USA. Andrianova has found herself to be a natural shooter, but she wasn’t necessarily improving early on.

“I wasn’t doing too good because I’m a bit lazy, so for a while there, I wasn’t making any progress,” Andrianova said. “I’d always go to the club and be OK, but I got away with it because I wasn’t too bad.”

Andrianova gave credit to her father for motivating her to improve.

“I don’t think I ever would’ve gotten anywhere if it wasn’t for him getting down like, ‘Oh, you really need to be on top of this,’” Andrianova said. “He was the main driving force in me getting better.”

Andrianova said her father’s lessons have carried over into her college years, helping her to succeed even without his presence.

“He usually would come up to me and be like, ‘Irina, you’re doing that wrong,’” Andrianova said.

“I’m on the line now and I do something wrong, and I’ll imagine If heavy-underdog North Carolina is able to dethrone Clemson, the Tar Heels would be in consideration to sneak into the playoff. It isn’t likely, as it would be a rather large rise in the rankings and they would only have one signature win, but the possibility still exists, regardless of how tiny it might be.

However, the Tigers have been the better team all season long, and it will be hard for the Tar Heels to engineer a victory to begin with.

OSU’s best chance to squeak into the playoff would be if Florida is able to upset Alabama. The Gators have been struggling lately after losing their starting quarterback to suspension, barely scraping by Florida Atlantic on Nov. 21 then losing to Florida State 27-2 on Saturday. So if they won, there is relatively no chance they would make the playoff.

But all the reasons why Florida wouldn’t get in if it’s victorious are the same reasons why its chances of pulling off the upset are microscopic. The Crimson Tide are head-and-shoulders a better team than the Gators, so it’s unlikely coach Nick Saban’s team will lose, barring any absurd developments.

The most likely bowl destination for the Buckeyes will be the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day against the winner of the Pac-12 Championship Game, but other possibilities, however far-fetched they may be, still exist if mayhem materializes over the weekend.

And if there is one lesson college football continues to teach, it’s that sometimes the unthinkable becomes reality.

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(Left) Irina Andrianova fires a shot during the 2012 Winter Airgun Championships at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

(Right) Irina Andrianova (second from left) stands outside the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. his voice.”

“I guess part of me wants to win and reflects on her unconventional Donna Knisley, coach of the OSU the collegiate title again,” Andri- start with the sport. pistol team, acknowledged Andri- anova said. “But for myself, it’s “I think back to the times where anova’s shooting accomplishments, mostly just to improve as a shooter. I was just casually shooting, not but it’s the sophomore’s personali- I can improve steadily or improve thinking much could happen,” Anty that has especially caught Knis- myself with time so I can eventual- drianova said. “I’d go to matches ley’s eye. ly be a really great shooter.” and look at these amazing shoot“She’s a very positive young Andrianova also spoke to her ers and they’d do amazing things, woman, she comes in with a lot aspiration of one day making it to but they were kind of on some of energy,” Knisley said. “We all the Olympic pistol team, citing her other side far away. Now, I’m one wish that we could have her energy experience at the World University of those people. I still sometimes and enthusiasm. It’s funny because Games as her motivation. don’t believe it; I can’t be one of she’s also very quiet until she gets “It gave me a taste of what it those people I looked up to before, to know you, and then she opens would be like to perhaps be in but I kind of am.” up. She’s very introspective but the Olympics,” she said. “I know Andrianova is fully entrenched a very exciting young woman to there’s still room for me to im- in her life at OSU, but she never watch shoot.” prove, and I’m going to improve forgets where she came from.

Now in her second year in Co- and eventually be in the Olympics.”

“I still feel like I’m a girl shootlumbus, Andrianova is hoping to Andrianova’s pistol career has ing back at home,” she said. build upon her past accomplish- become a normal and routine part ments. of her life, but she still looks back BASKETBALL FROM 8

than impressed with what he’s watched.

“They’re as good of a basketball team as I’ve seen this year …

They’re such a great blend of the positions, inside, outside,” Matta said. “It’s definitely a veteran basketball team that’s going to be a great challenge for us.”

Virginia — which earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament a season ago but was ultimately upset

by Michigan State in the Round of 32 — uses a balanced offensive attack rather than relying on a go-to

scorer.

Redshirt senior guard Malcolm Brogdon leads the team with 16.7 points per game. The 2014-15 AP All-American Second-Team recipient has also chipped in 4.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game.

The Cavaliers have shot exceptionally well this season, shooting the ball at a 51.7 percent clip from the field while holding opponents to 39.1 percent. Those marks rank 13th and 74th in the nation, respectively.

“They’re a great defensive team,”

Tate said. “They run a lot of offense through their post, so post defense will be really key. We’ve just got to execute and take care of the ball.”

Up next After the Cavaliers, the Buckeyes are set to resume action on Saturday against another school from the 10th state — Virginia Military Institute. Tip is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at the Schottenstein Center.

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KEVIN STANKIEWICZ Assistant Sports Editor stankiewicz.16@osu.edu When the Big Ten Championship Game kicks off on Saturday, the Ohio State football team won’t be there in Indianapolis playing.

Instead, it will be in Columbus, watching undefeated No. 4 Iowa take on fifth-ranked Michigan State in what is, essentially, a playin game for the College Football Playoff.

The Buckeyes’ loss to Michigan State on Nov. 21 proved to be what will keep them from playing in the conference title game for the first time since its inception in 2013.

It also appears it will keep OSU out of the four-team playoff — unless bedlam breaks out in the three other conference championship games — and in a New Year’s Six bowl as a consolation.

There is still football to be played before final bowl destinations are determined, but as of this week, what is the most likely game OSU will end up in?

Most probable After stringing together an exceptional performance against Michigan, OSU now seems poised to welcome in the new year in Pasadena, California, in the Rose Bowl.

Nothing is official, of course, but the Buckeyes showed the college football world that despite a clunker against the Spartans, they still belong in the conversation as one of the nation’s premier teams.

They will likely get that chance in the Rose Bowl.

One of the stipulations of the change to a playoff system was that the conference tie-ins to some of the more prestigious postseason games would not be affected when the bowl is not one of the two semifinal hosts.

Such is the case with the Rose Bowl, meaning the long-estab-

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3 possible bowl destinations lished history of pitting the Pac-12 winner against the Big Ten’s champion should happen when it is not a semifinal — except if either conference champion qualifies for the four-program playoff.

As it just so happens this season, the game isn’t a semifinal, but the Big Ten winner is most likely destined for a playoff berth. In such cases, the Rose Bowl committee will select the next-highest ranked team from that particular conference to play in the game, which is why it looks like OSU will receive an invitation to the 102nd playing

of the bowl.

Although the latest CFP rankings aren’t due to be released until late Tuesday, two teams ahead of the eighth-ranked Buckeyes lost over the weekend, so it is reasonable to expect them to move up to No. 6.

Sitting in the two spots ahead of them will likely be Iowa and Michigan State, in no particular order.

Last week, the Hawkeyes and Spartans were No. 4 and No. 5, respectively, but they could flip-flop.

Nevertheless, OSU will be nipping at both team’s heels. One team has to lose this weekend, as they

will play each other.

The winner, as noted, is poised to be in the playoff. The loser will probably slip beneath the Buckeyes in the rankings because of how dominant OSU looked against Michigan. Had OSU just scraped past the Wolverines, it might not be the case, but the Buckeyes looked like the behemoth many expected them to be, which will likely allow them to be ranked ahead of the Big Ten Championship Game loser.

It’s still up in the air, so don’t buy a plane ticket to Pasadena just yet, but the most probable postseason destination for OSU looks to be the Rose Bowl against the winner of Pac-12 Championship Game, which is between Stanford (10-2)

and USC (9-3).

Less probable If the loser of the Big Ten Championship Game does not end up being ranked below OSU, albeit unlikely to happen, it will play in the Rose Bowl. Even if that does occur, the Buckeyes are a near-lock for an at-large berth in one of the two New Year’s Six games that have no conference tie-ins: the Fiesta Bowl and the Peach Bowl.

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OSU faces major test vs. Virginia RYAN COOPER Sports Editor cooper.487@osu.edu In Ohio State coach Thad Matta’s head coaching career, he has stood on the sideline for 531 games.

He has won 403 of those, while dropping 128. But in none of those 531 contests has his team had more losses than wins in the record column.

That will change on Tuesday, as the Buckeyes (2-3) are set to welcome No. 10 Virginia (5-1) to the Schottenstein Center for a 7:30 p.m. matchup as part of the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

OSU’s season started off without any noteworthy results, grabbing 20-plus-point victories over a pair of unspectacular opponents. The wheels came off from there, however, as consecutive home losses

to Texas-Arlington and Louisiana Tech dropped OSU to .500, before an overtime loss to Memphis in Miami gave Matta a losing record for the first time in his career.

Sophomore forward Jae’Sean Tate said having a losing record comes as a shock when a player comes to a school like OSU, but the team has to keep its composure and keep getting back on track.

“None of us expected to be 2-3, but we’ve just got to stay the course,” Tate said. “We have to learn how to grow, how to improve every week in practice.”

Tate and fellow sophomore forward Keita Bates-Diop each offered the same two culprits for the Buckeyes’ struggles: turnovers and poor free-throw shooting.

“We’re not losing games by a lot.

They’re close games. It’s just the turnovers, we have to cut back on

those, and make our free throws,” Bates-Diop said. “We could be getting different questions right now if we’re doing that.”

The Buckeyes are turning the ball over 16.2 times per game, ranking 323rd in the nation out of 346 qualifying Division I schools.

Virginia, on the other hand, ranks second with just 7.5 turnovers per game.

Matta said the praise for the Cavaliers’ efficiency lies with coach Tony Bennett, who is now in his seventh season in Charlottesville, Virginia.

“I think Tony Bennett has done a tremendous job in terms of coming in and establishing that program …

I don’t think Virginia gets the respect of other schools, but they’re as good as any of them, that’s for sure,” Matta said.

For the Buckeyes, Tate said it is

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OSU sophomore Keita Bates-Diop (33) takes a free throw in a game against Louisiana Tech on Nov. 24 at the Schottenstein Center. OSU lost 82-74. never easy to snap a losing streak, just how you bounce back the next and the team is unlikely to get any game.” help against a team like the Cava- A glance at the Cavaliers liers. Still, he said the team is tryVirginia comes into Tuesday ing its hardest to keep its focus one night’s matchup 5-1, with the lone game at a time. loss coming in a second-game hic“Any loss will have an impact cup at George Washington. on your confidence, but coach is While the quality of its other five doing a great job telling us to stay opponents hasn’t been the stronthe course,” Tate said. “Teams go gest, Matta said he has been more through losses all the time, it’s BASKETBALL CONTINUES ON 7