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One student pens letter expressing concerns with defunding Planned Parenthood.

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OSU hockey freshman forward Freddy Gerard has a tattoo on his arm to immortalize a late teammate.

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MICHAEL HUSON Campus Editor huson.4@osu.edu

The Wexner Center for the Arts located on 1871 N. High St.

The Heirloom Cafe and Wexner Center store to open Wednesday festive foods and drinks as well as special offers in the Wexner Center store and Heirloom Cafe.

“And with the blessing of campus public safety officials, we’re ready to get back to that invigorating work once again,” Geldin said.

However, she said this season’s exhibition, “After Picasso: 80 Contemporary Artists,” will not reopen because of vandalism and the ongoing investigation into the Sunday incident.

The center’s decision will essentially conclude the showing about one month earlier than scheduled.

The manner and extent of damage to the gallery that included works by several revered artists, including Andy Warhol, has yet to be

disclosed by the university.

University Police and the Columbus Division of Police responded at 11:20 a.m. on Sunday to shots fired in the gallery of the Wexner Center.

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

No other individuals were injured during the incident.

In a recording of the 911 call obtained by The Lantern from University Police, the security supervisor who made the initial call described Sturgis firing shots before making his way toward the security control center.

“We have a shooter at the Wexner Center,” he said in the call.

“He’s still in the gallery.”

Several minutes later, Sturgis is described as sitting in a chair outside the control center, dead from his self-inflicted injury.

“Sir, the shooter is dead,” the caller said. “He shot himself in the head.”

The Wexner Center security team evacuated two patrons and a small group of occupants from the building, as police were heard entering the top level of the center.

A section of North High Street 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.

No public safety alert was issued

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OSU incubator helps startups grow JAY PANANDIKER Engagement Editor panandiker.1@osu.edu When Steve Barbarits and his team began InSolves, a firm specializing in nuclear-site cleanup, in 1993, the office was housed in Barbarits’ father’s basement. The small staff faced a lot of the challenges of a startup — from obtaining capital to marketing to large clients without having lots of prior experience and finding ways to keep costs low.

Today the firm employs almost 250 people, Barbarits said, and works across three states. The administrative offices and the firm’s manufacturing facility are housed in the Ohio State Endeavor Center, which assists local start up businesses.

The center, located on South Centers in Pike County, houses 25 office spaces as well as training rooms and a computer lab. Ryan Mapes, the Endeavor Center’s manager, said that the university benefits from the Endeavor Center because it brings a lot of people through the door in Piketon.

When the facility first opened in 2005 the main goal was similar to typical business incubators — providing a space for new businesses to grow, Mapes said.

Mapes said that by providing services, such as Internet access and office space, the center helps companies save on costs that might otherwise keep them from being successful.

The Endeavor Center also houses the Small Business Development

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Three OSU alumni produced an exhibition at the Urban Arts Space about a character named Tammy.

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Wexner reopens in wake of violence The Wexner Center for the Arts seems eager to reopen its doors to the artistic talents showcased within after the tragedy of an act of violence Sunday morning.

Sherri Geldin, director of the Wexner Center, announced in a statement Tuesday that the art center would resume partial operations starting Wednesday.

The Heirloom Cafe and Wexner Center store are expected to open first, with other center programs following soon thereafter.

In the statement, Geldin said the center was thankful for the support it has received after Dean Sturgis, a 63-year-old former Department of Public Safety security officer, killed himself after vandalizing artwork in the center’s gallery on Sunday.

Sturgis was last employed by OSU in 2009.

“Moments like these help us remember what matters,” she said.

“For us, that’s … our loyal members, fans, friends and patrons who help make the Wex such a unique place in the cultural landscape. A place that fuels artistic expression and propels creative discovery. A place that both celebrates and enhances the human spirit.”

The 12th annual Zoom program will begin Thursday and run through the weekend. The program includes a family film festival, interactive crafts and cardboard fort-making.

From Thursday to Sunday, the center’s Member Appreciation Days will thank members with

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Center, an office which provides business training and consulting in the community, Mapes said.

The office meets with people who want to start businesses as well as those who wish to grow existing small businesses. Mapes said the Small Business Development Center focuses on helping businesses in three areas: money, marketing and management.

“It’s a free consulting service,” Mapes said. “It is working with that company one-on-one to find a solution to whatever their needs are.”

The Endeavor Center works with local economic-development offices and chambers of commerce in the surrounding counties in order to reach out to local businesses, Mapes said. Companies who

Professor beats cancer, searches for solutions SHIYUN WANG Lantern reporter wang.6973@osu.edu Jessica Winter was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2011. The professor of biomedical engineering has since devoted her time to biomedical cancer research.

In June 2012 during the middle of her treatment, Winter started her own company, Core Quantum Technologies, dedicated to diagnostic technologies for cancer detection and determined to help cancer patients by turning her own lab research into clinical cancer therapies.

“There’s a time gap — a month or more — between when you have cancer and the surgery, so I had time to really think about a lot of things,” Winter said. “I did feel like in my research, I wish I would do more.”

Pushing through her treatment process for over two years, Winter said the traditional paradigm of cancer research, under which a majority of research papers are CANCER CONTINUES ON 2

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Jessica Winter in the lab.

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The OSU Endeavor Center in Piketon, Ohio, provides workspace and training programs for recent startup businesses. want to become partners must go through an application process where they have to evaluate their goals. The application then goes to the Endeavor Center Council, a conglomerate of university and community members as well as current startups at the center.

Rick Wagner, general manager for InSolves, said the staff and management at the Endeavor Center helped facilitate the company’s

growth. He said because of changing government regulations, the nuclear-cleanup industry is dynamic, and the center has helped the firm adapt to that. The company would not be agile without the center, he said. He added that startups housed at the center are considered partners with the center, which helps the companies succeed.

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Puppies with purpose: ZOE LEGATO For The Lantern legato.2@osu.edu The puppies in red vests walking with their handlers around campus were born for this. From day one, they have been in training through 4 Paws for Ability to be service dogs for children with disabilities.

The time they spend at universities like Ohio State is one of many phases of their training before they get to meet the child they will serve.

Puppies that are born to be service dogs are handled and socialized from the very beginning through 4 Paws for Ability, said Jessa Kenworthy, senior trainer and university program coordinator for 4 Paws for Ability.

When they are between 12 and 14 months old, the puppies are sent to one of five prison programs, where they are matched with an inmate for 4 to 6 weeks who will teach them basic commands and doggie manners.

After they have a grasp on basic obedience, Kenworthy said the dogs are sent to a foster program, usually at a university.

“They’re with us for an entire semester and our job is pretty much to teach them how to be a dog in

public places,” said Lynn Agee, a fifth-year in psychology and founder and president of 4 Paws for Ability Ohio State. “We keep up their obedience and then we can also teach them all kinds of tricks...they are going to be placed with children so they [the children] like the fun things.”

Each puppy is placed with a specific handler who takes the dog everywhere he or she goes go, whether that’s the grocery store, class, the movies or restaurants, Agee said.

It’s a 24/7 job for the handlers, who are in charge of socializing the puppy as well as taking care of its needs on a daily basis.

“Now you literally have a living, breathing creature that is living with you and needs to be fed, needs to be taken out, needs to be dressed and ready to go whenever you are,” Agee said.

In addition to getting the dogs used to adults, they need to go off campus to learn how to behave with children.

Agee said that one of the best places to do that is the mall, where children are eager to pet a puppy, which is good experience for the dog.

4 Paws for Ability Ohio State is also working to bring the dogs to

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Tadashi, one of Lynn Agee’s service dogs in training, sits outside the Ohio Union.

local elementary schools to give them more opportunities to interact with children.

The student organization also holds and participates in events on campus where college students can interact with the dogs, too.

They recently participated in Howl-O-Ween, a Halloween fundraiser and informational event, and they often stop by places like the student veteran lounge just to “spread some love.”

“People are always really happy to see us and I think that’s really great,” Agee said. “A lot of peo-

ple know to ask before (petting the dog) to make sure it’s okay that they interact.”

At the end of semester, the puppies must move on to the next part of their training and continue to prepare for their role as protector of a child.

After they leave the university, the dogs return to Xenia, Ohio, for a socialization assessment that determines if they need to brush up on basics or if they are ready to move to advanced training, Kenworthy said.

In advanced training, Kenworthy

thing that says, ‘I’m certified, I can do this.’”

Mapes said going out and working in the community helps bring OSU more visibility and promotes a positive relationship with the community. Mapes said he believes the community and the partners benefit due to the tremendous amount of free information that the Endeavor Center and the university provide.

“It’s a place where people can network,” he said. “It’s a place where partnerships can develop. If you look at InSolves, they started as a two- or three-person company and have now grown here at the university. It’s the access to knowledge that is the No. 1 benefit to the community.”

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lished, people tend to view the clinical translation coming after it only as the “incremental work,” which is deemed to be less important.

“It is very difficult to start a new

ever the company will end up, we are so much further along the pipeline than we were before, but right now we are still trying to succeed.”

Winter said thanks to the help from OSU and other business partners, Core Quantum Technologies is on the right track.

The company is now primarily funded by private investors, state and federal government grants as well as a number of philanthropic organizations such as Pelotonia and Women & Philanthropy. OSU alumna Kristie Melnik, who has experience in running startups, is now working as their CEO after being referred to Core Quantum Technologies through the OSU Technology Commercialization Office.

Core Quantum Technologies is planning to make the initial filing with U.S. Food and Drug Adminis-

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tive lease fees the center provides allow the company to be competitive and in turn hire more people in the community. Additionally, the opportunities to network with other companies at the center has allowed InSolves to grow.

“The flexibility of the Endeavor Center — they’re like family to us, they’re part of the business,” he said. “They are always willing to help us, very accommodating and in addition have the small-business trainings.”

Mapes said consultation helps companies with their finances, such as obtaining capital and consolidating debt, as well as with personnel management. Trainings allow companies that are not yet partnered with the center to get useful business advice and also

“They’re like family to us, they’re part of the business. They are always willing to help us, very accommodating and in addition have the small-business trainings.”

Steve Barbarits Founder, InSolves

learn more about the center.

“Usually (the training) means a two or three dollar-an-hour pay raise for those people,” he said.

“High school students are now entering the workforce with some-

said, the trainers will take basic obedience and “make it more applicable to work as a service dog.”

Most of their dogs are trained as autism assistance dogs or seizure assistance dogs, but they can be trained for whatever their specific child and family need, Kenworthy said.

After mastering complex duties such as tethering, search and rescue, seizure alerting and retrieval, the dogs are ready to meet their forever family.

The family goes through a twoweek intensive training period where they are taught how to be handlers and the child has a chance to bond with his or her new companion.

Finally, the experience culminates in a graduation, where everyone who helped train the dog is invited to wish the family well.

4 Paws for Ability Ohio State has grown from one dog to 20 in a year and a half and Agee said she sure the organization will continue to grow in the future.

“Our goal is just to accept everyone for who they are and allow them to experience having a companion that will change their life forever,” Agee said.

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university deemed that the threat was contained, with no ongoing threat to the OSU community.

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.

Vernon Baisden, director of public safety, said in a statement following the incident that the Wexner Center and the Department of Public Safety have begun a thorough review of security procedures.

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only read and discussed by a very small group of researchers without ever making themselves to cancer patients, seemed more and more problematic to her.

“You might be working on a very important problem, but if all you ever do is publish papers that the same 10 people read and argued about, are you really helping cancer patients?” Winter said. “My paper does not translate into any product that’s helping anyone — there is a gap between the information we have and how it can be used in a therapeutic way. So I’m saying let’s bridge the gap.”

Winter said she was assisted by two students who have now graduated. They made their first attempt to optimize and scale up the production procedure of a new type of molecular label named Multidot, which can be used to identify bio-

markers, the signatures of different cancers, almost like a cancer detector.

“When you are diagnosed with cancer, (doctors) look for certain markers in your tissue to see if you would respond to certain drugs and our product identify those markers,” Winter said.

The company’s product is based on nanoparticles, an emerging technology which might replace current chemical labels in clinical practices and provide more sufficient information for doctors with a smaller amount of the cancer patients’ tissue, according to Qirui Fan, a graduate student who also works as a research scientist at Core Quantum Technologies.

Winter said obtaining funds for Core Quantum Technologies’ clinical research is another challenge because once new research is pub-

“Now having been through the business process, I have so much more respect for what that job is.”

Jessica Winter Professor and cancer survivor

business. If you look at the statistics, you are much more likely to fail than to succeed,” Winter said.

“But we will try very hard and learn a lot; we will have advanced the technology quite a bit. So wher-

tration in nine months and is looking to sell the product in two to four years, Winter said.

“Now having been through the business process, I have so much more respect for what that job is,” she said. “I understand it in a way I never did before.”

While shifting the focus to running a business and commercializing research outcomes, Winter said they’re still doing a lot of research.

“Most of the best technologies come from fundamental research in a way that we would’ve never, ever predicted,” Winter said. “We should start with funding fundamental research, which is kind of like growing a tree with some really pretty flowers on it, but you can’t say only flowers are important because you have to have the tree to get the flowers.”

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Think before defunding Planned Parenthood Cancer screenings, STD testing, contraception, abortions, and health services are all offered by doctors’ offices and hospitals.

However they are also offered by Planned Parenthood-an organization people cannot stop talking about.

Recently, controversial videos of what Planned Parenthood has done with fetal tissue have sparked a debate about whether Planned Parenthood should continue to receive public funding. Without federal aid to Planned Parenthood, many middle and lower income individuals cannot receive the medical care and contraception they need.

Although faced with many doubts and criticisms, family planning organizations like Planned Parenthood improve our economy.

Funding will continue to reduce poverty, increase income, and overall boost the economy.

The hardest and most controversial aspect of supporting Planned Parenthood lies in debunking the myth that the organization solely spends their funding on abortions.

In the organization’s 2013-2014 annual report, it states that 42 % was used for STD/STI screenings, 34% for contraception, 11% for various health issues, 9% for cancer screenings, and only 3% for abortions. The 3% of abortions is not funded by federal funding. The 34% used for contraception vastly assists the economy.

In a recent study of women who receive contraception from Planned Parenthood, 63% reported that they could take better care of their families. In the same study, 56% claimed that public contraception allowed them to take care of themselves financially. Issues like unplanned pregnancies and overcrowding in homes can lead to poverty when women are not financially stable. More women can enter the workforce when they are able to plan their families. In the 1970s when birth control became available, there was a 30% growth for women in skilled careers.

Family planning organizations do not just aid women, but also their children. Children born after

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A Columbus Planned Parenthood entrance located at 18 E. 17th Ave. the onset of Planned Parenthood lion in government funds. Howevwere more likely to live in higher er, half of all births in the United income homes. They were 15% States are paid for by public insurless likely to live in a home that re- ance. In 2010, the government exceived public assistance and were penditures on unplanned pregnan4% less likely to live in a home cies including births, miscarriages, with a single parent. and abortions totaled $21.0 billion.

The most important in this case is The cost of funding Planned Parunderstanding federal costs versus enthood is substantially less than federal benefits. In 2014, Planned covering the costs of not having it Parenthood received $528.4 mil- as a resource.

From Hollywood to the cornfields of Ohio, from the small liberal arts colleges in New England to the large universities throughout the country, I see one prevailing commonality: the struggle to understand the other and the fight for what freedom means to them. Former President Ronald Reagan believed that, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected and handed on for them to do the same.” Rightfully so, every individual must stand by his or her principles, protect their rights and ensure that freedom sounds within their community.

For me, Zionism represents that struggle for freedom and equity. Following thousands of years in exile and centuries of racism throughout the world, Zionism sought a solution that would protect the Jewish people from discrimination and would grant them the same political, national rights embraced in Western thought.

The reconstitution of a modern Jewish state in Judea united Jews around the world and ensured their safety and continuity in a dangerous world.

Zionism has never denied those same freedoms and rights to people based on their sexual identity, ethnicity, religion or race. It is woven in the legal fabric that Israel was founded upon. No country in the

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Middle East can compare for its commitment to empowering women, accepting the LGBTQ community, promoting religious tolerance and fighting racial divides from communal and governmental circles.

To be a Zionist is, to me, fighting not only for my own freedoms and liberties but also for those who wish to be free in an increasingly problematic world. Zionism inspires me to stand up for all people and for all struggles, especially for those who may not know how.

That desire for freedom has always existed, from the pinnacle of the women’s suffrage movement to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963. It is extended to this summer’s ruling that love is love and that same-sex marriage ought to be the law of the land.

Yet, with every new era comes a new battle, and today’s continues to be that of freedom. Just because we broke boundaries to get to this point doesn’t mean we can stop here. The Civil Rights movement was a huge milestone in our history from slavery to full citizen, yet racism still exists.

Women’s suffrage brought women from the kitchen to the polls, yet women are still faced with stereotypes to break. Same-sex marriage brought love to a whole new level, yet homophobia still exists.

As students in a university that prides itself in true liberal values and free-flow-

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ing ideas, we must understand that fighting for freedom is very real. One should never appropriate someone’s struggles for his or her personal gain; that’s inconsistent and disrespectful to the very cause and the people that are fighting. We must learn that we cannot be selective in whose self-determination we stand for. If you truly stand on the side of sovereignty, you will proudly support freedom for all. You cannot fight for one group’s freedom by taking away that of another’s. At the very core of Zionism lies a uniting force that together, we can change the world for the better. It is a movement and love story between a people to make the world a brighter place. It all starts here.

Standing up for what is moral and just: that is Zionism, that is feminism, that is civil rights and that is liberty and justice for all.

Robyn Frum Fourth-year in microbiology

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On justice: Freedom for all

In 2015, abortion rates have fallen. This is due to the contraception available that was mandated in President Obama’s health care law. Fewer abortions equal better family planning for women. Better family planning for women equals more women receiving higher education and entering high income career fields.

The federal funding that Planned Parenthood receives allows women to plan their families which increases income for women and boosts the market. The cost of unplanned pregnancies on the federal government is greater than what they give to Planned Parenthood, which would only hurt the economy if it was entirely defunded. Defunding Planned Parenthood would be an economic mistake, thus funding must continue.

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Friends with benefits is not beneficial OGONNA ONONYE Senior Lantern reporter ononye.5@osu.edu Have a problem with love or life in general? Send Ogonna your questions at askogonna@gmail. com and get them answered here in her column. You can also tweet her at @askogonna or ask her at ask. fm/askogonna Reader: I’ve had a “friends with benefits” situation for a while now, but I feel that my friend has been giving me an “I want to be more than friends” vibe. I don’t want to be in a relationship. How do I approach this situation?

Ogonna: Talk about it. Anytime there is a discrepancy with the way a relationship — or in this case, a nonrelationship — is forming, it is best to address the situation upfront.

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Former students layer fiction and reality

Three OSU alumni will exhibit multimedia photo project based around the character ‘Tammy’ SAMANTHA HOLLINGSHEAD

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For three former Ohio State students, a few weeks in December will allow them the chance to showcase an extensive photography series they have been working on for the last two years.

Mitch McGuire, Laura Payne and Clare Gatto were a group of friends from OSU who decided to start working on a new art project, unnamed at the time. Over the past two years, the once small idea has become a large scale exhibit called “Tammy Time” and will be displayed at the Urban Arts Space from Thursday to Dec. 19. The exhibit will bring forth a character called Tammy through a combination of multiple art elements.

“When we first started this character … we really didn’t have a name,” said Payne, who graduated in 2014 with a degree in English.

Over time, the group gave the character the name of Tammy, who Payne said is a Realtor.

“We like to describe her as aspirational,” she said. “She likes the idea of a perfect home.”

Payne said that she gets into character by donning a wig and a power suit.

Payne plays Tammy while McGuire and Gatto, both avid photographers, take pictures of her in staged model homes throughout Columbus.

“We photograph Laura as Tammy, then print the photographs and portraits on utilitarian and decorative objects such as curtains and

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Photographs printed on household items for “Tammy Time.”

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Where: Urban Arts Space When: Dec. 3 - Dec. 19 bathmats,” said Gatto, who graduated in 2012 with a degree in photography.

McGuire calls the project a character study and a photo project.

He said this process helps bring the decorative objects into the world, adding that the character becomes part of the object.

“It forces this to be a part of the world … rather than just a picture,”

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Photographs printed on household items for “Tammy Time.”

WHAT’S UP THIS WEEKEND Wednesday, Dec. 2

From “Moneyball” to Victory Lane: An Overview of the Sports Analytics Field 12:30 p.m. at 2130 Derby Hall.

154 N. Oval Mall. Alumnus Greg Strizek will talk about his transition from social science researcher to sports analytics professional helping a NASCAR team win a championship.

Thursday, Dec. 3

Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Projects Exhibition Thursday through December 19 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Urban Arts Space. 50 W. Town St., Suite 130. This exhibition is the final showcase for graduating art students.

Admission is free.

COTA’s Line #2 runs on High St. until midnight* * Mon-Sat, until 10pm on Sundays

Friday, Dec. 4 The Arcs doors open at 7 p.m. at the LC Pavilion. 405 Neil Ave. Opening artist is Mariachi Flor de Toloache.

Tickets are $40.60 through Ticketmaster, fees included.

23rd OSU School of Music Concert starts at 8 p.m. at the Mershon Auditorium. 1871 N. High St. Concert showcases groups such as the Symphony Orchestra, glee clubs and concert bands. Admission is $10 for students, faculty, staff, children and $20 for general.

Saturday, Dec. 5 Merry & Bright runs through January 3, open until 9 p.m. at the Franklin Park Conservatory. Hundreds of poinsettias and other seasonal plants, a gingerbread display, live music and seasonal family activities.

Admission is $13 for adults, $10 for students with Buck ID and seniors and $6 for children.

Gallery Hop 4 to 10 p.m. on North High Street in the Short North Arts District. Admission is free. This event offers new gallery exhibitions, street performers, food and drinks.

Sunday, Dec. 6

Panama Wedding doors open at 6 p.m. at The Basement. 391 Neil Ave. Opening artists are Great Good Fine Ok and Scavenger Hunt. Tickets are $17.95 through Ticketmaster, fees included.

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Local band Clubhouse moves on up HANNAH HERNER Lantern reporter herner.12@osu.edu Clubhouse is moving up to what could be considered a penthouse: the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion.

CD102.5 announced on Monday that Clubhouse beat out two local bands to open for the sold-out Holiday Show at the LC Pavilion this Saturday.

“We’re just completely without words about playing at a place with this kind of stature behind it,” said drummer Zak Blumer. “We go to countless shows at the LC, and to be on the same stage as some of the greatest artists who have ever lived is amazing.”

Twins Zak and Ari Blumer and close friend Max Reichert started playing together back in 2010 when they were just tweens.

Over time, and with the addition of keyboardist Michael Berthold and bassist Ben Saulier, the band found their sound.

“It’s really cool how the songs come together because you can hear each person’s influence in the songs,” Reichert said.

Like any other pair of siblings, Ari and Zak Blumer have had their fair share of verbal fights, but they said playing music together has helped them be more in sync.

“It’s cool when we have a big gig and I just look over at Zak while I’m playing guitar, and I’m just like, ‘Damn this is cool, that’s my twin,’” guitarist Ari Blumer said.

Zak Blumer added that there is a sense of brotherhood amongst all of the band members beyond the shared blood between him and his twin.

“It is really cool to look onstage and see your identical twin brother jam out with you,

Columbus’ Own band Clubhouse poses for a picture. but I think it’s pretty cool to be doing it with your best friends either way,” he said.

Friendship was important when choosing to add members to the original trio.

Berthold became friends with Zac Blumer through mutual friends in the dorm at Ohio University, and he comes from a musical background. From a young age he would go onstage with his father’s cover band and sing when they would play “American Pie.” Bassist Saulier has a musical background as well, but he had only been playing the bass for two months when he was given a shot to be in the band. Saulier said that being in a band was a childhood dream of his.

“We didn’t just want Ben in the band because he was good at his instrument. It’s be-

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cause we all vibed,” Zak said.

Rechiert added, “Vibes with our friends definitely is way more important than skill I’d say.”

The band enjoys spending time together in a spare room “clubhouse” connected to the Blumers’ home, which inspired the group’s name.

The band has spent almost every weekend together since it formed in early 2015.

Over the summer, Saulier would come from Cincinnati and Berthold from Cleveland to meet the Blumers and Reichert in Columbus. Even during the school year with four members attending Ohio University and one at Ohio State, the five of them have continued to convene in Columbus to practice

each weekend.

Keyboardist Berthold, a second-year in accounting, is the lone OSU student.

“I think it’s good that we have someone here because there’s such a large fan base and so many people here,” Berthold said.

The band sees benefit in being involved in both schools.

“I think OU and OSU are two great schools. Both of them have their benefits.

People just get too focused on hating one or the other or one being better, and I think they both have their certain charm,” Saulier said.

Clubhouse has gotten a reputation for its light, summery vibe, but it intends to release more songs with different tones while staying true to the pop genre.

“I think that there’s a stigma that goes along with pop music that just because it’s pop music means that it just has to be fun, upbeat, lyrics about going out and partying.

But you can make as much depth to it as you want to,” Reichert said.

Berthold added, “People that don’t listen to this genre of music might think it’s a little weird or not like it that much, but the people who do listen to it are, I think, some of the most devoted fans in the music industry.

I don’t know if you can say that for other genres of music.”

CLUBHOUSE AT CD102.5’S HOLIDAY SHOW Where:

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When:

Saturday, Dec. 5 5:30 p.m.

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some people to use hooking up as a way to become the romantic partner of one of their friends.

I wouldn’t jump to the conclusion that this is the exact reason why your friend is starting to make moves, but I think you should start to point out these changes. Look at how this nonrelationship began. Was it a spoken agreement that both parties did not want a relationship to result from these actions? Were there any emotions or previous romantic feelings before this began? Even if these feelings weren’t explicitly known, there might have been lingering feelings that were exposed with the physical nature of the relationship. Friends are friends because they connect with each other on some type of emotional level, so it’s very easy for this line to be crossed with the addition of intimate actions.

If you feel like the dynamics of this friends-with-benefits relationship have changed and that one side now feels differently, it is very important to address both.

On one level, both parties must feel safe and secure in any type of emotional or physical action, even if you are not in a committed relationship. You also don’t want to move forward with anything that might negatively impact that friendship, especially if you know that your friend now has romantic feelings.

No matter what your friend says, you must react with patience and respect that opinion.

Take it from Selena Gomez on her on-again, off-again relationship with Justin Bieber.

“The heart wants what it wants.” If your friend wants to be in a relationship, don’t get upset or act weird. But I don’t advise continuing to be involved physically with your friend if you don’t have the same interests in committing to a relationship. You don’t want to lead your friend on, so it’s better to be upfront and discuss what it would look like to end that interaction. It’s obvious that the relationship between you two will most likely change; you might not go back to being pla-

tonic friends immediately, but that’s not to say it can’t and won’t return back to normal in the future.

As I said before and will say again and again, before you engage in any type of physical interaction with a friend or partner, make sure that both parties have the same expectations. If one person is hoping for something that won’t happen, it’s better to stop before anything even starts at all.

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said McGuire, who also graduated in 2014 with a degree in medieval and renaissance studies and English.

Payne added that these objects would be seen in any other home, but when added with the picture, they become unrealistic in that setting.

“I think it started as strictly photography, and then after a while it became sort of sculptural because the objects in the photos took on a 3D life,” she said.

Although the group began the project back in December 2013, it had worked together before.

“We all first worked together on stuff for Ohio State’s fashion maga-

zine Scarlette,” McGuire said.

Gatto said the idea began to become real after one meeting in which Laura brought the character of Tammy to life.

“We started off with just a single shoot … and Laura kind of embodied this character,” Gatto said.

McGuire added that Payne took on the character when she put on the suit, saying that her movement and mannerisms changed.

But the project didn’t come together overnight. It took the three of them nearly two years to fully develop the exhibit, being that they all had separate schedules and lived in different cities after graduation.

“It’s just been a long and ongo-

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Flowers lay next to Mirror Lake this past week following a recent tragedy that took place on Nov. 22.

During the annual Mirror Lake Jump, OSU student Austin Singletary, a thirdyear in human nutrition, died from injuries sustained during the event.

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ing thing,” Payne said. “It was just something we would come back to when we were all free.”

The character’s name was key to the name of the exhibit, “Tammy Time.”

“Whenever we were getting ready to do shoots we would just say that,” Payne said. “We all have a strong idea of this character and this world that it’s pretty natural when we are all able to come together and work on it.”

So what’s next for the three artists?

“More Tammy Time,” Payne COURTESY OF CLARE GATTO said.

Photographs printed on household items for “Tammy Time.”

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“We showed people we weren’t afraid to play these people, but at some point you’ve got to start beating them,” McGuff said. “So I think it was important to win that A&M game, and hopefully our kids took a lot of confidence from that win.”

McGuff’s team’s next test, the Fighting Irish, enter Wednesday night’s showdown with an efficient, balanced team on offense.

Four players average double-digit points, including freshman guard Marina Mabrey, Notre Dame’s top bench player. Last week, Mabrey broke out and was named ACC Freshman of the Week, as she averaged 18.3 points, 7.3 steals, 5.3 assists and 4.3 rebounds over a three-game stretch.

Notre Dame supplements Mabrey’s driving ability by surrounding her with 3-point shooters and post scorers. The Fighting Irish have made an astonishing 45.2 percent of their 3-point attempts. Leading the team from downtown is Mabrey’s sister, Michaela, who leads the team with 25 attempts from deep.

The fans in attendance should not expect a slow-paced defensive battle. The Buckeyes’ style of utilizing the full-court press, fastbreak points and quick shots has led to OSU averaging 82.7 points per game — and that includes its poor performance against UCONN. But Notre Dame tops that, averaging 88.3 points in its first six games.

“I think it was important to win that A&M game, and hopefully our kids took a lot of confidence from that win.”

Kevin McGuff OSU women’s basketball coach

To complement its high-powered offense, Notre Dame boasts a plus-8.3 turnover margin, a category OSU usually thrives on due to its ball pressure and trapping. If

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(Top) OSU senior guard Ameryst Alston (14) dribbles the ball during a game against Wagner on Nov. 22 at St. John Arena.

(Bottom) OSU senior guard Ameryst Alston (14) during a game against South Carolina on Nov. 13. the Buckeyes are to knock off the Fighting Irish, Mitchell and a duo of senior guards, Ameryst Alston and Cait Craft, must protect the ball on offense and force Notre Dame to turn the ball over.

“We know that they’re an amazing team and they come with a lot of great players,” Mitchell said before Monday’s practice. “I think Coach McGuff and all the rest of the coaches will let us know what’s going to happen today so we can put ourselves in a good position.”

OSU is looking to build of its experience in Columbia, South Carolina against No. 2 South Carolina to prepare for Notre Dame’s crowd.

“Their crowd was crazy,” Mitchell said of South Carolina.

“They’ve got a great atmosphere, a great environment for the fans.

I know Notre Dame will have the

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quarterbacks Cardale Jones and J.T. Barrett room to run and time to throw.

Decker was named to the allBig Ten second team in 2014 by both the coaches and media but took a step up to the elite of the conference in his senior season.

Elflein was another solid performer all season long on the opposite side from Decker. The first-team honors on the coaches’ ballot were the second in as many years as a starter for the Pickerington, Ohio, product, and he also appeared on the media’s first team for the first time.

In addition to the threesome on the coaches’ and media’s first teams, two of Decker’s and Elflein’s mates on the offensive line, sophomore left guard Billy Price and senior center Jacoby Boren, were named to the third team.

Redshirt senior wide receiver Michael Thomas joined the two blockers on both third teams.

Elliott was the third Offensive Player of the Year from OSU in the past four years, joining

same thing because they’re such a great team.”

Student vs. teacher McGuff said this battle of top10 teams matters greatly to him, as he is able to face off against his mentor, Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw.

“She’s been so great to me and my family. You know it’s hard to play against your friends and mentors,” McGuff said. “But we’re two competitive people and when the lights come on on Wednesday night we’re both going to certainly do the best for our teams to try to win the game.”

Prior to McGuff accepting the job as head coach of Xavier in 2002, he worked for six years as an assistant under McGraw at Notre Dame.

During his time in South Bend, McGuff helped guide Notre Dame when center LeCharles Bentley nabbed the honors.

Eight OSU players appeared on the all-conference lists for defense and special teams, which were released Monday night: defensive end Joey Bosa, linebackers Joshua Perry, Raekwon McMillan and Darron Lee, safety Vonn Bell, cornerback Eli Apple, defensive tackle Adolphus Washington and punter Cameron Johnston. Bosa was also named the Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year.

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OSU junior running back Ezekiel Elliott (15) celebrates after a touchdown during a game. redshirt senior H-back Braxton Miller, who won the award as a quarterback in 2012 and 2013. He is also the second OSU running back to win the top Big Ten honors at the position, joining Carlos Hyde in 2013.

Decker was the first OSU offensive lineman to win the Rimington-Pace award since 2001,

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of hockey.

“Kevin is with him all the time,” Kevin Fox’s father Jim said. “He is proud to be his friend.”

Gerard has played in six games this season, tallying one assist.

One of the biggest aforementioned adjustments he has had to make to the college game after spending a few years in junior hockey is, ironically, playing more like Kevin Fox. “I’ve kind of had to adapt to a grinder style and mix it up a little bit in the corners, play the body a little bit,” Gerard said. “If I could be like Kevin Fox a little bit, maybe that will help my game a little bit more.” to two Final Fours, winning a national championship in 2001. He said he considers McGraw an important friend and mentor.

“I just have great respect for her and how much success she’s had at that program and, more importantly, who she is as a person,” McGuff said.

Kelsey Mitchell: On fire Mitchell’s 42 points versus now-No. 12 Texas A&M tied Samantha Prahalis for OSU’s single-game scoring record. This, her fourth performance of more than 20 points in a row, led to espnW naming her its national player of the week, while the South Point Shootout selected her as the tournament’s most outstanding player.

The preseason All-American is able to score from everywhere on the court. Mitchell averages 41.2 percent on 3-pointers and 85.1 percent at the free-throw line, as she is frequently rewarded for using her elite burst to drive into the lane.

However, Mitchell continues to never take credit for her own success. She often brushes off comments about her record-breaking performance, preferring to talk exclusively about the team and the group’s goals.

“I feel pretty normal, I don’t feel no different,” Mitchell said.

“Whatever the case, whatever accolades, my coaches and my teammates put me in the right po-

In March 2012, a few months before his death, Kevin Fox was given an assignment in his first period psychology class to come up with a list of 50 goals for his future.

No. 23 on the list said that he wanted to “continue to play hockey.”

Because of his teammate, friend and brother, Gerard, Kevin Fox continues to play hockey each and every day.

sition.”

Alexa Hart’s importance Sophomore forward Alexa Hart finally broke out in Friday’s 7565 win over Liberty, when she scored 18 points and grabbed five rebounds.

The Buckeyes have struggled to defend and rebound in the interior, as Hart and junior forward Shayla Cooper play the majority of minutes in the paint. McGuff said he hopes Hart will pick up her game as OSU must negate its opponents’ main advantage of rebounding. The Buckeyes are being outrebounded by an average of six boards per game.

“She used her speed, quickness up the court against Liberty’s bigger post players. That’s what we need out of her,” McGuff said.

“She’s a really important part of what we’re trying to do here and we need that type of production on a nightly basis.”

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Gerard inspired by late teammate MILES MCQUINN Lantern reporter mcquinn.7@osu.edu Ask any hockey player who his secondary family is, and he will say the 20-plus members in his team’s locker room.

Ask any forward who his brothers are and he will say the two other players on his line.

In his senior year of high school, Ohio State freshman forward Freddy Gerard lost one of his brothers.

Growing up in Rocky River, Ohio, Gerard spent his youth hockey days developing in the Cleveland Barons AAA organization. For a majority of his time there, Gerard played on a line with Brunswick, Ohio, native Kevin Fox. Fox, a senior at the time, was in a car with four other Brunswick High School students just past midnight on June 3, 2012, the same day of the school’s commencement.

The driver of the car, Jeffrey Chaya, 18, was speeding in neighboring suburb Columbia Township when his 2001 Chevrolet Cavalier crossed over a CSX railroad crossing.

“Kevin is with him all the time. He is proud to be his friend.”

Jim Fox Kevin Fox’s father

The car flew, before landing hard and causing Chaya to lose control and veer into a ditch. The car struck a tree, overturned and landed on its roof on the road.

Chaya was killed along with Blake Bartchak, 17, and Fox’s girlfriend Lexi Poerner, 16. Fox, who was in the backseat with Poerner, was thrown out of the car and landed in a ditch.

Julia Romito, now a student at Kent State University, was the third backseat passenger and lone survi-

vor of the accident. She recovered after being taken to a local hospital.

Fox — or “Foxy,” as he was commonly called by friends — was flown to the MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland and was treated until he passed away around 10 p.m the same day.

Upon seeing his friend in the intensive care unit in the afternoon hours before his death, Gerard was speechless.

“I started crying right away,” Gerard said somberly. “I had no idea what to expect. You never fully understand what that’s like. You see it sometimes in a movie but until it’s right there staring you in the face, your body just breaks down.

It was one of the craziest, saddest moments that I’ve ever fully experienced.”

A community was devastated and a family was torn as Cleveland hockey lost one of its most beloved members.

“It could not be him,” Gerard said. “He’s Foxy. He was the happiest, crazy, funny kid. He had his own personality about him. Everybody knew who Kevin Fox was and what Kevin Fox was.”

The bond and family-like environment that growing up in hockey provides was shown at Fox’s funeral.

“It’s a family, you spend so much time together and here we are,” Fox’s mother Sherri said. “When Kevin passed, (his former teammates) showed up and continued to be a part of it.”

The Barons, now in the prestigious Tier 1 Elite Hockey League, used to compete in the Midwest Elite Hockey League.

It was in that realm that Kevin Fox and Gerard would compete against the best teams that the Detroit and Chicago regions had to offer weekend after weekend from September to March.

The duo faced numerous future NCAA Division I and NHL players over the years, all of whom molded them into extraordinary players and people.

Kevin Fox’s time with the Bar-

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(Top) OSU freshman forward Freddy Gerard (15) during a game against Bowling Green.

(Bottom Left) OSU freshman forward Freddy Gerard.

(Bottom Right) Freddy Gerard shows his tattoo in honor of his friend. ons ended after his sophomore year of high school when he would become a star rugby player at Brunswick, while Gerard’s time with the program continued until graduation from St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio.

Whereas Gerard plays a quick, playmaking type of game with finesse, Kevin Fox complimented him with a grinder-like mentality, working in the corners and muscling it out with anyone, no matter how big or tall.

“He was willing to put himself out for his team,” Sherri Fox said.

“He loved (his team). If it meant defending a teammate, he would do it.”

Gerard, still adjusting to the grueling schedule that college hockey presents on and off the ice, still carries his friend with him in the form of a tattoo on his left bicep.

The tattoo, which he had put on

Fresh off its first win over a top-10 team this season, the No. 10 Ohio State women’s basketball team (4-2) enters the Purcell Pavilion in South Bend, Indiana, on Wednesday at 7 p.m. to take on No. 3 Notre Dame (6-0). The Fighting Irish are the Buckeyes’ third opponent ranked in the top 3 thus far.

Since opening the season with two losses — falling 88-80 against No. 2 South Carolina (7-0) and getting demolished 100-56 by No. 1 Connecticut (4-0) — OSU has bounced back with four straight wins.

three days after Kevin Fox’s passing, features a fox with “Forever 28” inscribed below it, his number with the Barons.

“Having something on my body would always remind me of the type of person that he was and how great of a friend he was and how many more friends I want to hopefully have throughout my life like that,” Gerard said. “It’s a good memory to have, and every now and then I look down at it. I’m at the point where it puts a smile on my face that I was able to be his friend and have him be mine.”

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“We know that they’re an amazing team and they come with a lot of great players.”

Kelsey Mitchell Sophomore guard

Although three of the four wins come against teams with a combined record of 7-9, the Buckeyes’ latest victory comes over thenNo. 10 Texas A&M, 95-80, in the South Point Shootout, an early-season tournament held in Las Vegas over the Thanksgiving holiday.

In the victory, sophomore guard Kelsey Mitchell tied OSU’s single-game record for points, scoring an eye-popping 42 points on 12-of20 shooting. She hit 15 of 16 shots from the line, as well.

OSU coach Kevin McGuff said he sees the win as a confidence-booster heading into another game against an elite team in Notre Dame.

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Ezekiel Elliott wins top Big Ten offensive player RYAN COOPER Sports Editor cooper.487@osu.edu After rushing for 1,672 yards through 12 games, Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott was named the Big Ten Graham-George Offensive Player of the Year on Tuesday evening.

The junior headlined a class of six offensive players named to either the coaches’ or media’s allBig Ten teams and was also named the Ameche-Dayne Running Back of the Year.

Elliott was a steady influence on the offense all season long, rushing for triple-digit yardage in 11 of 12 games, including 274- and 214yard outbursts against Indiana and

Michigan, respectively.

The St. Louis native tacked on 19 touchdowns in 12 games, one more than his 15-game total a season ago. He has also been lauded by coach Urban Meyer as one of the top blockers on the team all season long. In addition to the ground attack, he added 176 yards on 26 receptions, the third-most catches on the team.

Meyer said after the Michigan game that he believes Elliott should be a Heisman Trophy finalist. Regardless, the Offensive Player of the Year award stands as a fitting end to his junior season, which he already announced would be his final one collegiately.

Elliott, as expected, was also named to the all-Big Ten first team

by both the coaches and media.

Joining Elliott on both first teams were a pair of offensive linemen: senior left tackle Taylor Decker and redshirt junior right guard Pat Elflein.

Decker also took home a top positional honor as a blocker, winning the Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year award.

Decker, for the second year in a row, was the anchor of an offensive line that overcame a slow start to turn into one of OSU’s biggest strengths toward the latter part of the season.

The Vandalia, Ohio, native played a big role in opening up MUYAO SHEN | ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR holes that enabled Elliott to have the year he did, as well as buying OSU junior running back Ezekiel Elliott (15) runs with the AWARDS CONTINUES ON 7 ball during a game against Michigan on Nov. 28 at Michigan.