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Defense silences MSU

The OSU defense only gave up 16 points in the Buckeyes’ 17-16 win against MSU Saturday.

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EAST LANSING, Mich. — After the clock struck zero, a coach and his quarterback hugged near the end zone.

The quarterback was worn. Deep green grass stains smudged the back of his jersey and a couple black streaks striped his helmet. The coach wore a satisfied smile and a Scarlet windbreaker.

That was the scene between Ohio State coach Urban Meyer and sophomore quarterback Braxton Miller following OSU’s 17-16 win against Michigan State. The win improved Buckeyes’ record to 5-0 on the year and earned them a No. 12 ranking in the Associated Press poll.

It wasn’t Miller’s best game — he turned the ball over three times — but the performance was good enough to earn his coach his first win in the Big Ten conference. “I love Braxton,� Meyer said. “Braxton’s my guy. I got a great relationship with him, he’s family now. You spend this much time together and you see what these kids do, they’re family now.�

For Miller, the win represented how far he’s come as a football player and his development under OSU’s new coach.

Last season, the quarterback’s outing against the Spartans was disastrous. In his second career start, he completed five of 10 passes for 56 yards, with 33 yards coming on one play. He also threw an interception and was sacked four times, finishing the game with minus 27 yards on the ground. In the fourth quarter, he was put out of his misery and

OSU sophomore quarterback Braxton Miller (5) runs the ball during a game against MSU Sept. 29 in East Lansing, Mich. OSU won, 17-16.

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Faith guides student insulted on Reddit danielle seamon Lantern reporter seamon.17@osu.edu

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Cupcake connoisseurs

The owners of Georgetown Cupcake and stars of TLC’s ‘DC Cupcakes’ visited the Ohio Union Friday.

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Students vent on Twitter account weather

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Balpreet Kaur, a 2nd-year in neuroscience and psychology, smiles for a photo Sept. 30.

Kaur said the user also personally emailed her.

Kaur was shocked by the apology and believed it to be “so sincere,� and something that she would not have had the strength to do. “He is awesome,� Kaur said. “He’s coming back for the Michigan game, and hopefully I’m here, and he was like, ‘Yeah, I’ll just call you and we can meet up so I can actually tell you I’m sorry in person.’ And

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The same day the Buckeyes are scheduled to face the University of Michigan, one Ohio State student mocked on Reddit might be facing her anonymous mocker. Unlike the football rivals, the two aren’t meeting as enemies, but as friends.

On Sept. 22, a person with the username “european_douchebag� posted a picture of OSU student Balpreet Kaur on the social news website Reddit. The picture seemed to reference Kaur’s facial hair and turban as she stands in line and checks her phone. His caption, reading: “I’m not sure what to conclude from this,� conjured a slew of comments criticizing Kaur’s appearance, each feeding off the previous insult.

However, it was Kaur’s comment, formatted and displayed similarly to those that criticized her appearance, which resonated most on the Internet thread. “I’m not embarrassed or even humiliated by the attention (negative and positive) that this picture is getting because it’s who I am,� Kaur wrote.

Although Kaur, a second-year in neuroscience and psychology, has no idea why she chose to respond, she explained that her religion, Sikhism, inspired her response. “(Sikhism) opens your eyes, because you’re like, ‘I never knew humanity could be so beautiful because I was so caught up in what I look like and what I was feeling, that there were other people that are way, way worse than I am ‌ but still they’re holding on. And I’m worried about a pimple on my head?â€? Kaur said.

Sikhism is a monotheistic religion formed in the 15th century in Northwestern India. Kaur explained that the religion is centered on having a life of unattached balance, and realizing one’s inspiration to be a better person comes from within.

As a baptized Sikh woman, Kaur has chosen to not alter her body in any way. However, it is not forbidden for Sikh women to shave body hair. Kaur said it was the peacefulness and calmness of Sikh women that she met who wore turbans and had facial hair that inspired her to keep her own. “I’ve gotten a lot of thinly disguised advice (about my facial hair), but in the end, I’m just like, ‘I know what you’re saying, but I can’t ignore what my faith is telling me to do,’â€? Kaur said. “And it’s not like I judge people for being different. I realize that people have different paths. I’m this way, definitely a minority within a minority within a minority ‌ the important thing is realizing that ‌ who they are shouldn’t depend on what they look like.â€?

Kaur’s story has been picked up by media outlets internationally, including the Huffington Post, CNN, New York Daily News, Yahoo and “Shape Magazine.�

In response to Kaur’s comment on the original post, “european_douchebag,� who Kaur said is a former OSU student who transferred to a Florida school, apologized to her via Reddit about four days after her response to the post.

In the post, the user apologizes for being “intolerant,� and states that “making fun of people is funny to some but incredibly degrading to the people you’re making fun of.� The user then apologized to the Sikhs, and proclaims Kaur’s faith “astounding.�

The user did not respond to The Lantern’s request for comment and has since deleted the Reddit account.

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EAST LANSING, Mich. — Ohio State and Michigan State’s football game-tape dispute was handled between the two programs, and that’s how the Big Ten Conference prefers it.

The Buckeyes (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) defeated the Spartans (3-2, 0-1 Big Ten), 17-16, but MSU defensive coordinator Pat Narduzzi told the Detroit Free Press that his team had been preparing for the teams’ meeting with game tape that had been altered.

As a result of working with altered game footage and not receiving serviceable tape until Thursday, the report said, a complaint was lodged with the Big Ten Conference. Big Ten senior associate commissioner Mark Rudner said the conference is not

engaged in legislative processes and that no complaint was filed against OSU. Rather, the Big Ten was aware of the issue and encouraged the institutions to talk among themselves, which they did, Rudner told The Lantern on Sunday. “There has been football video exchanged for, probably, over 60 years, so this is not anything that’s new,� Rudner said. “It’s certainly not the first time that one institution may have had an issue with another that was resolved between the institutions, which is how we always like to see these kinds of issues and related issues resolved. “The two institutions talked. They resolved it. Case closed.�

MSU athletics spokesman John Lewandowski confirmed to The Lantern Saturday that OSU athletics

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OSU coach Urban Meyer gets interviewed by the Big Ten Network following OSU’s 17-16 win against Michigan State in East Lansing, Mich., Sept. 29.

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campus #OSUProblems unites campus plights lauren weitz For the Lantern weitz.20@osu.edu What do the semester switch, campus construction, dining hall food, bicycle accidents and early morning classes have in common? They’re all considered #OSUProblems.

Ohio State students are connecting with each other via Twitter by posting grievances they experience around campus accompanied by the hashtag #OSUProblems.

There are almost no limits to what students tweet and deem as an OSU problem, with topics ranging from the switch to semesters to crowded Campus Area Bus Service buses.

The Twitter account “@TheOSUProblems� is one of the most active voices in the social phenomenon. The account, created last winter, has more than 6,100 followers to date.

OSUProblems tweets annoyances that OSU students complain about, and also retweets students that tweet their problems as well.

The account holder is an anonymous user, its identity unknown to Twitter followers.

However, the individual behind OSUProblems revealed his identity to The Lantern as Nick Peterson, a second-year student in mechanical engineering. “The purpose is kinda just to highlight struggles that OSU students go through on a daily basis and just poking fun at them a little bit,� he said. “I feel like if people knew who it was, it would just take the fun out of the account,� said Peterson.

With the growth in followers over the past few months, the account holder has been trying to find ways to get more people involved.

The OSUProblems Twitter account started a new trend called “#TiredTuesdays,� in early September, when followers were asked to tweet pictures of students sleeping in unusual places on campus. The OSUProblems account holder said the idea came to him after seeing a student sleeping on a table on the way to one of his classes, and said the response was overwhelming. “I didn’t go into that day thinking that I was just gonna take random pictures of people sleeping,� said the account holder. “But that’s

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probably caught on more than anything that I’ve done on there.�

Jacob Moser, a Twitter user and a secondyear in agriculture communication, said he follows the Twitter account because the tweets are relatable. “They take normal things like sleeping in class, or the recent chaos in the South Campus dorms, and make jokes about them,�

Moser said. “It’s a fun place for Ohio State students to share amusing things they see or experience on campus.�

Peterson said he never expected his Twitter account to get so popular, and plans to keep the Twitter account until he graduates.

He said that after graduation, he might entrust the account to an underclassman who he thinks it will be in good hands with. “I had no idea it would be this big. I thought it might die off after a little bit, I never thought a year later I would still be doing it,�

Peterson said. “But I haven’t really thought that far ahead because I still have this year and probably two more years on top of it.�

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New online classes not a source of revenue for OSU yet dan hope Senior Lantern reporter hope.46@osu.edu Ohio State should make a profit on the two free courses it plans to offer online, but not anytime soon.

OSU joined 32 other universities in offering free online classes through Coursera on Sept. 19. Although students do not have to pay to take courses through Coursera, guidelines for university profit were included in OSU’s contractual agreement with the company.

The contract outlines that the university will receive 6 to 15 percent of gross revenues generated by Coursera through each course provided by OSU, depending on the production value of the course. Additionally, OSU will receive 20 percent of gross profits on the collection of courses the university provides.

This does not necessarily mean, however, Coursera will be an immediate source of revenue for the university, said Wayne Carlson, vice provost for undergraduate studies. “There is no revenue stream through Coursera at this particular point,�

Carlson said. “What the terms of agreement did is it looked at possibilities for future revenue sharing, all of which would need to be negotiated at the time that any revenue stream actually did occur, which is not completely clear.�

Carlson said the university does not look at the agreement with Coursera as a way to profit, but as an opportunity to take advantage of new technology. “We can’t look at it as a revenue stream,� Carlson said. “We know that the Coursera platform has integrated some interesting approaches to grading and assessment, and that particular technology is really interesting to all of us as we look to growing online and hybrid and distance education courses.�

Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller is also a computer science professor at Stanford University, and explained in an email how Coursera is funding its project. She said however, the company is not yet generating revenue. “Coursera has raised $22 million in funding and currently we are using this capital to build out the platform and work to enhance the learning experience for students,� Koller said. “In the future, Coursera plans to pursue revenue-generating strategies, such as a job placement program through which prospective employers could pay to contact students who opt-in to learn about job opportunities. Any revenue generated would be shared with the university partners.�

OSU’s partnership with Coursera will begin with OSU offering two courses, both from the College of Pharmacy. Neither course can be taken for university credit, but the courses will be available to anyone with an internet connection, anywhere in the world, at no cost.

Carlson said the first course, “Generation Rx: The Science Behind Prescription Drug Abuse,� a six-week course, will first be offered during

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the 2013 Summer term. The second course, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Introduction to Pharmacy,â&#x20AC;? a 10-week course, will be offered during Fall Semester 2013.

The two courses are already online and available for sign up, but the number of people who have already registered is not available online.

Carlson said while the first terms for each course to be offered have been set, how many times they will be offered through Coursera has not been determined. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Each course) may run one time, and we decide that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not really something that we want to continue, or we may decide to try it a second time,â&#x20AC;? Carlson said.

Some OSU students asked about the agreement with Coursera reacted positively. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have heard about other universities doing this, such as Stanford. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great idea,â&#x20AC;? said Michael Hanus, a graduate student in communication. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m all about people learning, if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not getting course credit then I have no problem.â&#x20AC;?

Carlson said it is important for OSU to be involved with Courseraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s development. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We felt that we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand at the sideline and watch what happened with Coursera because we really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to happen to it. And if it does in fact become a really important part of higher education, we need to be at the table, which is why we signed up with it,â&#x20AC;?

Carlson said.

OSU redesigns home page, includes social media sites kayla byler Lantern reporter byler.18@osu.edu When redesigning the Ohio State website, experts knew that some things are better left unchanged. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We purposely did not change some things because they seemed to be working,â&#x20AC;? said Ted Hattemer, senior director for University Marketing Communications.

OSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, www.osu.edu, converted to a new design at about 1 a.m. on Sept. 24. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Enough change was happening at the university that really mandated a new osu.edu,â&#x20AC;?

Hattemer said.

Changes like the semester switch created the â&#x20AC;&#x153;perfect stormâ&#x20AC;? that led to the website redesign, he said.

One of the more apparent updates to the site is the gray background and scrolling feature images at the top of the page.

OSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Twitter feed @OhioState was also added on the homepage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The way weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re managing news and events is all coming from our Twitter feed,â&#x20AC;? Hattemer said. Specific tweets from the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s twitter appear on the homepage to highlight upcoming events.

Some students were excited about the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s use of Twitter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great,â&#x20AC;? said Brittney Batcho, a third-year in human development and family science. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quicker, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easier, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much more effective than emails.â&#x20AC;?

Two featured YouTube videos were also added to the homepage, and students can access all of OSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s YouTube videos.

At the bottom of the homepage is a larger footer with more links. This gives the site better search engine optimization, Hattemer said, allowing content on the site to be more easily accessed through search engines like Google and Yahoo.

Some things, like the menu tabs and top navigation, did not change on the site. The top navigation includes links to BuckeyeLink and Webmail. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was really important to us, to not destroy the paths that people useâ&#x20AC;? to get to the information they need, Hattemer said.

All tabs now have â&#x20AC;&#x153;mega menus,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you mouse over a tab, it replaces almost all of the feature image with many more links,â&#x20AC;? than what was available on the previous site.

Some students noticed the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s changes but were only aware of the more visual aspects of the redesign. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just noticed a lot more gray,â&#x20AC;? said Mary McKay, third-year in city and regional planning.

The main motivation for the site redesign was to â&#x20AC;&#x153;upgrade the content management system,â&#x20AC;?

Hattemer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really needed to streamline the process.â&#x20AC;?

This presented â&#x20AC;&#x153;the opportunity to refresh the look and feel of the page,â&#x20AC;? he added.

Hattemer led a team of three web designers and a web editor. Each are full-time employees of the university in charge of managing mobile software and social media in addition to the redesign, he said. The university did not hire any other people to specifically work on the website.

In approaching the redesign Hattemer said his team looked at other collegesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and universitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; websites and â&#x20AC;&#x153;selected what we think will work best for OSU students.â&#x20AC;?

The process for the redesign began more than a year ago, but Hattemer said the project really â&#x20AC;&#x153;started heating up in the summer.â&#x20AC;?

The site launch was originally scheduled for before the start of Fall Semester but was pushed back to when class would have began had OSU been on quarters, he said.

However not all of the siteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sub-pages have been incorporated, Hattemer said.

It will take the â&#x20AC;&#x153;next 12 monthsâ&#x20AC;? to work on integrating all of the pages and working out any technical problems, he said.

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Miller from 1A replaced with former quarterback Joe Bauserman, who led the Buckeyes to their only score of the game with only seconds remaining. OSU lost the game, 10-7. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You watch the film last year and it was a deer in the headlights,â&#x20AC;? co-offensive coordinator Tom Herman said of his quarterback. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And for good reason. It was his second start, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s whatever he was, 18 years old. He was 195 pounds and really didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what he was doing.â&#x20AC;?

Corey â&#x20AC;&#x153;Phillyâ&#x20AC;? Brown, a junior receiver, recalled Miller being â&#x20AC;&#x153;confused.â&#x20AC;?

Saturday was by no means a perfect game, but it was a definite improvement.

In the second quarter Miller tried to force a ball in between coverage and was intercepted by sophomore safety Kurtis Drummond. He also lost a fumble in the second and fourth quarters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to win many games on the road in the Big Ten turning the ball over three times,â&#x20AC;?

Herman said.

But for Herman and Meyer the good outweighed the bad. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Braxton came back with a vengeance this year,â&#x20AC;?

Brown said.

Miller finished the game 179 yards and a touchdown through the air and 136 yards on the ground.

In total, he accounted for more than 82 percent of OSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no doubt heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the fuel in our engine,â&#x20AC;?

Herman said.

The biggest play of the afternoon came late in the third quarter when the Buckeyes were trailing for the first time all game, 13-10. On first down, Miller threw the ball to sophomore receiver Devin Smith who caught the ball in stride and ran into the end zone for a 63-yard touchdown. The throw and catch marked the second time this year the pair hooked up for what turned out to be a game-winning score. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was crucial for us to get that score,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miller played a heck of a game, he played his balls off and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of him.â&#x20AC;?

Miller paid the price for the victory, though. Meyer described the contest as â&#x20AC;&#x153;two sledgehammers going

Reddit from 1A I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not necessary but if you want, we can meet up, and we can actually take a real picture this time.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

The Redditorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s post criticizing Kaur followed the Aug. 5 Sikh Temple shooting in Oak Creek, Wis., which resulted in the death of six people and the gunman.

Some people who know her well called Kaurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response a teaching moment, such as Tarunjit Butalia, an OSU research scientist in Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, president of Interfaith Association of Central Ohio and the adviser of the Sikh Student Association. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For somebody who has lived in Central Ohio for over 20 years â&#x20AC;Ś we as Sikhs are visibly distinct, and that brings with it a similar amount of attention,â&#x20AC;? Butalia said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a part of our faith, this is who we are, and the incident that Balpreet went through, as I mentioned, I think is a teaching moment that helps our community be more visible particularly after the tragedy and the shootings that happened in Oak Creek, Wis.â&#x20AC;?

Kaur, as a member of the executive board and a student leader of Better Together, a campaign within Interfaith Youth Core, encourages discussion on OSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus that bonds different values.

William Campbell, campaign operations manager of Interfaith Youth Core, works closely with Kaur and explained that student leaders are trained to transform their campuses into a place where people of all faiths and secular backgrounds can voice their values and engage across their differences.

Kaurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response, Campbell explained, displayed the teachings of the Better Together campaign. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Balpreet is a person who really showed a lot of courage in being able to respond to a situation where so many times this can lead towards even more backlash, lashing out,â&#x20AC;? Campbell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So

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director Gene Smith was informed of the allegation

by MSU athletic director Mark Hollis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hollis informed Gene Smith and it was addressed immediately. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s it,â&#x20AC;? Lewandowski told The Lantern.

In an email to The Lantern, OSU athletics spokesman Jerry Emig also confirmed that Hollis and Smith discussed the issue over the phone, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is accurate that the ADs from the two schools have worked out any issue there may have been and we are not aware of a complaint with the Big Ten.â&#x20AC;?

Rudner explained the process by which Big Ten teams exchange game footage, and said tapes were compiled and shipped by plane to member institutions the night of the game. The transfer of game tape is now digitized and computerized, Rudner said.

In modern times, member institutionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; video

at each otherâ&#x20AC;? and there were times when it seemed like OSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quarterback was the target of some of the blows.

Miller appeared injured twice Saturday. He sat out for three plays after getting hit late out of bounce in the first quarter and in the fourth quarter â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in a moment in which Meyer said his heart was â&#x20AC;&#x153;close to stoppingâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Miller appeared to hyperextend his knee.

Miller fumbled the ball and stayed on the ground on the play, but after passing an ACL test he re-entered the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gutsy effort by our quarterback,â&#x20AC;? Meyer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had some issues, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tough. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s banged up and just kept coming back.â&#x20AC;?

Smith was standing right over Meyer after the injury. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(I was) hoping everything was all right, but knowing Braxton and his toughness and he wants to keep contributing to this football team, I knew he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t gonna quit,â&#x20AC;? Smith said.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the first time Miller has been shaken up on the year. In OSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s games against Miami (Ohio) and Central Florida, Miller needed medical attention.

Some have questioned whether OSU is putting their quarterback â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which has been the main cog in the Buckeye offense â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at risk by running him too many times.

In OSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five games this year, Miller has averaged 18 carries per game.

But Herman said Miller has not been put in many high-risk situations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When a QB is on the perimeter, especially one as elusive as him, knock on wood, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really not a big injury area,â&#x20AC;? said Herman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna get banged, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna get hit and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gonna feel it in the morning, but I think when you get him out in space heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a chance to avoid some of those big hits.â&#x20AC;?

After the game, Miller dismissed the concerns about his injury. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(My knee) is aching but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to get it situated,â&#x20AC;? Miller said.

Next week, Miller and the Buckeyes are scheduled to return home to face the No. 21 Nebraska Cornhuskers (4-1, 1-0 Big Ten) at 8 p.m.

we are really proud of how Balpreet responded with such courage and grace.â&#x20AC;?

Kaur is also president of the Sikh Student Association.

Although she was able to focus the conversation on her faith, Kaur said she believes one of the best things to come out of this situation is her motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pride. Previously, Kaurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, who is also Sikh, felt that Kaurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to focus on Sikhism, in ways such as keeping her facial hair and spending more time in solitude, was a sacrifice in her daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life, Kaur explained.

However, in light of Kaurâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reddit response, Kaur said her mother is becoming more comfortable with who her daughter is. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For my mom, who hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fully accepted what I was, what I had become, for her to tell me she was proud of me, it like broke my heart, but then she stitched it back up again,â&#x20AC;? Kaur said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was something Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve wanted from her for a really long time, for her to say she wants me as a daughter and she accepted me however I am as a daughter.â&#x20AC;?

Kaur said the national attention to the Reddit post is â&#x20AC;&#x153;getting ridiculous,â&#x20AC;? and does not see herself worthy of being an inspiration. Although she continues to read the comments, she explained that the media and commenters are â&#x20AC;&#x153;not in awe of me, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in awe of the ideals that go behind what I look like.â&#x20AC;?

Kaur said she hopes that through her response and the dialogue that followed, people will recognize that faith can inspire someone to be a better person and that self-love and self-confidence is very important. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want people to know sometimes you can find your own hero within yourself. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to care about what other people say because the only person you can depend on is yourself,â&#x20AC;? Kaur said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Self-confidence is an important step to accepting what this world is and then going beyond it to improve it.â&#x20AC;?

coordinators meet and agree on the best manners of indexing game film and providing it to each other, Rudner said, adding that those agreements are sent to the Big Tenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administratorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s council and adopted as official Big Ten policy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lengthy policy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably two or three pages in our football game management manual,â&#x20AC;?

Rudner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then the film is exchanged into a server and then it becomes available for everybody else to see.â&#x20AC;?

While OSU would appear to have violated that policy, Rudner said the conference still did not direct or facilitate the dialogue between MSU and OSU. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our athletic directors and our administrators know that, you know, they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to always go through the conference office to resolve their differences or whatever issues they may have. They can pick up the phone and just call,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were aware of it but â&#x20AC;Ś Michigan State knew what it had to do and they did it. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how it should work.â&#x20AC;?

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Donning pink aprons with mixers in hand, the bakery owners of Georgetown Cupcake and stars of TLC’s “DC Cupcakes” baked up some sweet fall fun when they taught Ohio State the recipe for their pumpkin spice cupcakes.

Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne and Katherine Kallinis Berman visited the Ohio Union’s Performance Hall Friday as part of an Ohio Union Activities Board-sponsored event for students and family as part of OSU’s Parent and Family Weekend.

One piece of advice the sisters set out to give students was that not every plan has to be set in stone, and your career doesn’t have to be a linear path. Berman and LaMontagne went back on their careers in fashion and venture capital, respectively, to open Georgetown Cupcakes in 2008.

They told the audience their love for baking was instilled in them by their grandmother when they were little girls. Family expectations and a college-bound mindset put the idea of owning a bakery to the side until the women were well into their respective careers. But one day, they decided to take a leap of faith, and left their jobs to follow their old dream of owning their own little bakery.

At the event, the duo asked for three volunteers to come up and help bake the cupcakes. Hands shot up in the air and three girls went up on the stage as assistants, which required them to

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Katherine Kallinis Berman (left) and Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne (left of center), owners of Georgetown Cupcake and stars of TLC’s ‘DC Cupcakes,’ visited OSU Sept. 28. portion out flour, crack eggs and help create the icing for the cupcakes.

While going through the baking steps, LaMontagne encouraged the audience to not take baking so seriously and remember that it is supposed to be fun.

“Just have fun with it when you are trying out new flavors. You can always try again if they don’t turn out perfect the first time,” she said.

Throughout the event, LaMontagne and Berman gave advice for novice and experienced bakers, such as counting out loud when adding ingredients and to mix ingredients slowly when adding them into the mixer because they could clump

together and change the outcome of the cupcake.

Berman proved this advice to be useful when she added confectioner’s sugar too quickly into the mixing bowl and LaMontagne was hit with a cloud of sugar dust.

After blending the ingredients, the women pulled out some previously baked and cooled cupcakes and allowed the volunteers to try to create the Georgetown Cupcake “signature swirl” with the icing. The sisters complimented the volunteers on their iced cupcakes but then showed the audience how the pros do it.

“These are a really great start,” Berman said. “We ice cupcakes

all day long so we have a bit more practice.”

A Q-and-A session was held at the end of the event. Comments ranged from, “Those cupcakes look tasty!” from a young boy in the front row to, “I love your show and you’ve inspired me to bake more.”

One attendee also asked about the strangest flavor of cupcake they’ve ever made. A garlic and chocolate cupcake, which they once made for their mom, took that title, followed by advice for those who aspire to start their own small business.

“If you really love something deep in your heart, you’ll find a way to succeed,” Berman said. “This is the time of your life to try new adventures, and if they don’t work out, it was still worth the try.”

A special treat was waiting for the audience outside the Performance Hall as the sisters brought cupcakes for everyone in line to try.

Cecelia Favede, a first-year in psychology, said she has had Georgetown Cupcakes before and was excited about having some again.

“I pretty much came in hopes of having their cupcakes. I visited Georgetown in the past and they gave cupcakes out at an event there too,” Favede said.

Molly Ellender, collaborative events chair for OUAB, said about 700 people attended the event. OUAB declined to disclose the cost to put on the event.

Visit thelantern.com for an article based off The Lantern’s exclusive interview with LaMontagne and Berman.

Wizard World Ohio Comic Con goers suit up for comic community Arts Columnist

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Ben Keith keith.146@osu.edu The best time to visit a convention is early on the evening it opens. Not the best time to attend, but to visit.

If your desire is to sit in on the Q-and-A sessions, to get your photo taken with the celebrities, to watch the crowds shuffle through the aisles of booths, then by all means, go on the main day (Saturday) of the Wizard World Ohio Comic Con. But if you want to talk to the artists, Friday night is the time to visit.

Ohio Comic Con was held Friday through Sunday at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.

Friday marked a relatively quiet start to the event. If there were lines at the artists’ and vendors’ stalls, they were short. The air in the hall was cool and dry, the vendors were cheery and talkative, the costumed visitors were complimenting each others’ costumes.

Bane sat at a table in the food service area inside the hall, his mask off, eating French fries with his son.

Batman, Catwoman and another Batman walked nearby. I saw two

Catwomen, Wonder Woman, Poison Ivy, the Joker, Magneto, Harley Quinn, Superman. Dozens of costumed characters walked the floor, and for every fully costumed character, there was at least one Con-goer wearing a part of a costume, or clothing associated with a character, or carrying a prop.

Jerry Milani, spokesman for Ohio Comic Con, said although definitive numbers of attendees were not gathered, “thousands of people” attended the convention.

Even as the air inside the hall grew warm and sticky Saturday and the floors grew crowded, the attendees were in a good mood.

I watched a clone trooper and a Mandalorian mercenary from Star Wars run across the concourse to join another Mandalorian, just so a kid with crutches could have his picture taken with them.

In every direction were non-costumed Con-goers asking for permission to take photos of cosplayers, who are people wearing costumes, acting the part of their characters.

Sometimes the cosplayers asked passers-by to take a photo of the cosplayers.

If this event took place just 10 years ago, there would be a stack of film for sale at every stall. Now, instead of film, stalls sell comic books and comic book protectors, posters and poster protectors, autographs and autograph verification services.

“We realized, after we bought a couple of autographs from autograph shops, that the FBI reported that up to 90 percent of autographs were fake,”

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The Wizard World Ohio Comic Con was held Sept. 28-30 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center, located at 400 N. High St. said Christopher Owens of Genuine COA, an autograph verification service that witnesses autographs for when photographs aren’t enough.

Debra Anderson of Genuine COA said some people seek autographs as proof they attended the event.

“If you look at the pictures online, it doesn’t prove that you were there, it just proves that somebody saw him signing something,” Anderson said.

Comic book sellers occupied many stalls, covering folding tables with box after box of carefully preserved comics.

Potential buyers picked through the wares for sale, occasionally purchasing books for prices anywhere from dirt cheap to extortionate.

But not everyone was there for

the autographs or the merchandise.

Mixed in among the sellers and buyers were charities and fundraisers.

“For this event, we’re raising money for the Heroes Initiative.

They provide medical care for comic creators who don’t have it,” said Aaron Einhorn of the Heroes Alliance.

“We’re trying to turn our love of superhero costume into a way to give back to the community.”

At the other end of the hall, the Michael J. Fox Foundation was selling pictures of attendees in a “Back to the Future” DMC DeLorean and soliciting donations for the Foundation’s Parkinson’s research.

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Columbus Oktoberfest celebrates German traditions, food, beer Jennifer Jung Lantern reporter jung.335@osu.edu

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For some Columbus residents, a taste of Germany was just around the block this weekend.

And at the Columbus Oktoberfest, a taste of German food and beer was at the turn of about every corner.

Around 32,000 people gathered at the 46th Annual Columbus Oktoberfest over the weekend, which was held at the Ohio Expo Center.

Carla Epler, Oktoberfest’s director, said the fesitval gives reason for everyone to embrace German culture.

“During the Oktoberfest, everyone is German,” Epler said. She also estimated that more than 28,000 people attended last year’s festival.

One loyal attendee of the event is Ashley Iagulli from Hilliard, Ohio, who met her husband at the 2006 Columbus Oktoberfest.

She said they have since come back every year to enjoy and remember that moment.

“This place is so special to me,” Iagulli said. “Also it has really good food and a different variety of beer.”

Oktoberfest featured a slew of entertainment options and activities, along with many Germaninspired foods, such as beer bratwurst, potato pancakes, cabbage and noodles, pierogees and cream puffs. Various beers were also available and some brands served were Brooklyn Brewery, Paulaner Munich Bier and Hofbräu. There were four sites: two for food vendors, music stages and dance floors for polkas and more contemporary musical offerings, one for arts and crafts exhibition, and one featuring activities for kids.

The arts and crafts exhibition in Giant Eagle Marktplatz pavilion featured 50 artists, crafters and small businesses.

At the children’s area, children were able to participate in making arts and crafts, throwing rubber chickens, get their face painted and watch a juggling show.

Comedy juggler Matt Jergens said he has been juggling at Columbus Oktoberfest the past 10 years.

“Oktoberfest is always good and a great experience,” Jergens said. “I love when all the kids come up and give me a high five.”

The festival originated in German Village’s

Schiller Park, moved to the Ohio Expo Center, and then moved back to German Village for several years, according to its website. But the German Village Society voted to cancel Oktoberfest in July 2009, so it moved back to the Ohio Expo Center.

Some people, however, prefer the Ohio Expo Center location anyway.

“I’ve been through all different locations. This is the spot they’ve kind of said, ‘This is it.’ This has the most (space) for everybody. It has a big dance hall and lots of seating,” Jergens said.

Jeff Crank from Worthington, Ohio, also said he enjoys the Ohio Expo Center location.

“It has a much nicer atmosphere than when it used to be in a small confined space down in German Village,” Crank said.

The Schmidt family, which runs Schmidt’s Sausage Haus und Restaurant in Columbus’ German Village, and partners such as Delta Dental, Giant Eagle and Budweiser hosted the festival.

Tickets to purchase food and drinks were sold in strips of 10 for $10, but admission to the event was free. Food items cost three to 12 tickets, and beverages ranged from five to 15 tickets.

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OSU defense quiets critics, Spartans attack ANDREW HOLLERAN Photo editor holleran.9@osu.edu

EAST LANSING, Mich. — For about five weeks, the Ohio State football defense heard almost nothing but criticism. For the majority of OSU’s game Saturday against Michigan State, the Buckeyes’ defense heard almost nothing at all.

Playing against an MSU team that features one of the nation’s most prolific running backs, OSU, time after time, sent the Spartans’ offense back to its sideline and the bulk of the 76,000-plus screaming fans at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich., into their seats with not much to cheer for.

A week removed from giving up 403 yards of offense to a now 0-4 Alabama-Birmingham team, the Buckeyes allowed just 303 yards.

The Spartans were 4-for-15 on third down, averaged a mere 1.5 yards per carry, and completed only 52 percent of their passes.

The stat the Buckeyes are likely most proud of, though, is the 45 yards MSU junior tailback Le’Veon Bell totaled on the ground. Coming into Saturday’s contest, Bell was the nation’s third leading rusher, averaging 153 yards per game.

“That’s a good back. He won’t be held to (such low yardage). I’m venturing to say that won’t happen again to that guy. He’s a good player,” said OSU first-year coach Urban Meyer.

OSU players agreed with their coach.

“It’s amazing, ain’t it?” said OSU redshirt senior defensive end Nathan Williams of the Buckeyes’ bottling up Bell. “It’s incredible. We played our butts off up front.”

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OSU redshirt cornerback Bradley Roby (1), sophomore linebacker Ryan Shazier, redshirt senior defensive lineman Nathan Williams and junior defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins wrap up Michigan State junior running back Le’Veon Bell on Sept. 29 at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, Mich. OSU won, 17-16.

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OSU sophomore quarterback Braxton Miller (5) calls out a cadence behind junior offensive guard Marcus Hall (79) and junior center Corey Linsley (71) during a Sept. 29 game against Michigan State in Spartan Stadium. OSU won, 17-16.

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The performance by Ohio State football’s offensive line against Michigan State elicited descriptions like “awesome, “redemption” and “hell of an effort” from players and coaches. However you want to say it, the simple fact is that the Buckeyes’ offensive linemen played a major role in clinching the team’s Big Ten opener against the Spartans.

With 4:10 to play and OSU leading MSU, 17-16, the OSU offensive line bullied its way down the field, allowing sophomore quarterback Braxton Miller and junior running back Carlos Hyde to gain the yardage necessary to bleed out the clock. That drive, which lasted nine plays and ended with only zeros on the game clock, helped then-No. 14 OSU (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) knock off then-No. 20 MSU (3-2, 0-1 Big Ten) and remain undefeated heading into its homecoming weekend game against Nebraska.

OSU needed to run the ball on the final drive in East Lansing and the whole world knew it. First-year coach Urban Meyer still challenged his lineman anyway, and they accepted.

“Against (MSU’s defensive line), when they knew it was coming … to just take the ball and end the game like that tells you a lot,” Meyer said. “I didn’t know if we could do that … I mean, that was a hell of an effort.”

Prior to that series, Meyer said he wasn’t sure the line was capable of controlling the game as it did in the closing moments of the contest, and for good reason.

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studentvoice Romney not the first wealthy candidate lantern Columnist

A lot has been made of Gov. Mitt Romney’s wealth.

Democrats have said that it has left him out of touch, void of empathy and, in part unfit for the presidency.

Assuming that patrick seaworth this is true, seaworth.1@osu.edu perhaps we should look back to our previous presidents to see if this thesis — that wealth alone disqualifies a candidate — has previously held true.

Former President John F. Kennedy was mentioned throughout the Democrat Convention in September. In inflation adjusted dollars, the then-familial wealth of the Kennedy clan has been estimated by “Time Magazine” at greater than $1 billion.

The distinction of our personally wealthiest former president though, falls to perhaps our greatest, George Washington, although Kennedy makes this list as well. “Time” also placed Washington’s wealth, in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars, at $525 million. Michael Klepper and Robert Gunther,

John wernecke Asst. multimedia editor wernecke.5@osu.edu I’m a voter. You’re probably a voter too unless of course you are one of those rare K-12 students having The Lantern delivered to your (parents’) doorstep.

But think about that. We live in a representative democracy and as it is set up, your vote counts the same as President Barack Obama’s once he parks Air Force One outside of some Elks Lodge in D.C. and checks the box next to his name. Your vote also counts the same as a homeless man who defies the odds and registers and secures transportation to his voting location on Election Day. The only gray area here is that as the election nears, certain states tend to separate themselves as more important in determining the race’s outcome. These are called “swing states.” The swingiest of the swing states, those that predict the election’s outcome more than 90 percent of the time, are generally called Bellwether states and Ohio is one of them. In fact, the candidate that has won Ohio has won the past 12 presidential elections — the longest streak of any state.

In short, as Ohio’s vote goes, so goes the election.

Ohio is also generally indicative of how the rest of the country will vote percentage-wise.

According to Smart Politics, Ohio’s vote for the winning candidate has only deviated an average of 1.3 points from the national count since 1964.

Simply, the average Ohio voter is a hot commodity.

Now, this elevated status Ohioans take on every four years should feel like a blessing and a curse simultaneously. Power. Responsibility. Spiderman.

Wear that information like a badge of honor and then get educated on the issues.

While doing so, also be mindful of where the information comes from. Unfortunately, certain voices speaking on this election’s issues are misleading and provide voters with a shaky foundation on which to build their decision.

Saw it on a commercial? Bad source.

Read it on the candidates official website?

Good source.

Took a Facebook quiz to determine who you align with? Go for it. It’s better than nothing.

Just be sure that when you step up to the ballot and grab the pen, hole punch, stylus, chalk, etc., that you know what you’re doing.

It’s your job as an American and Ohioan.

Oh, and if you neglect your role as a voter, then you lose all complaining rights for the next four years. I mean it.

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an immigrant fleeing Mexican religious persecution, lived on government assistance in El Paso, Texas, and never obtained a college degree. That is the epitome of the American dream.

Perhaps we should look at charitable acts then.

Romney is required by his Mormon doctrines to tithe 10 percent of his salary. Forbes lists those donations over the past two years as more than $4.1 million. In 2010, Romney’s charity gave $20,000 to the Boys and Girls Club of Boston.

Forbes lists the total lifetime value of the Romneys’ donations at $18 million. During his youth, Romney traveled to Europe as part of his religious commitments, at a similar age Kennedy toured Europe in a convertible.

The comparable Democrat, Kerry, according to author Peter Schweizer, gave nothing to charity in 1995, while spending half a million dollars on one painting. In 2001, then-first lady Hillary Clinton famously noted used underwear as a charitable deduction, as reported by “Time”.

In 2009, the Obamas gave 5.9 percent of their income to charity; comparatively former President George W. Bush gave 10 percent throughout his terms, effectively giving more than Obama, on less than half of the new increased presidential paycheck.

Wealth has become a partisan disqualifier when we have no historical basis on which to place this as a legitimate belief, nor Democrat example of it affecting their selections.

source: Gallup poll

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co-authors of “The Wealthy 100: A Ranking of the Richest Americans, Past and Present,” placed Washington at 59th. Romney’s personal wealth of $250 million comes in at less than half of Washington’s. Admittedly, some of Washington’s wealth came from plantations and Kennedy’s from our prohibition years, as has Romney’s from outsourcing.

The Christian Science Monitor’s ranks our top 10 wealthiest presidents — at time of office — and that list includes: Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, James Madison and Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Last February, NBC listed presidents in terms of their highest personal moment of wealth, President Bill Clinton, “The Great Empathizer,” came in at No. 9.

Adding presidential candidates into their ranking of presidential wealth, The Huffington Post ranks Romney third wealthiest, among officer holders and party nominees, right above Sen. John Kerry.

He was listed as having a minimum net worth of $240 million, roughly equivalent to 96 percent of Romney’s.

This same list has Clinton and then-Sen. Hillary Clinton, coming in at sixth and seventh, respectively, with Vice President Al Gore coming in fifth.

Five of the top 10 to make the list are Democrats, four are Republicans, and Ross Perot, an independent, is the wealthiest.

Vice President Joe Biden has pointed out that Romney’s father ran a business. Romney’s father,

As a Columbus resident and Ohio State student, I attempt to be as politically engaged as possible with the campaigns for elected offices in Central Ohio. So naturally, when the newly drawn 3rd Congressional District was announced and it encompassed a majority of the city of Columbus and OSU, I was interested.

The new district certainly leans left, with a 65 percent Democratic voting index, and is widely expected to elect a Democrat to Congress this November. After attending the Democratic primary debate on campus last March, sponsored by the College Democrats, I was incredibly intrigued by Joyce Beatty.

As former minority leader in the Ohio House of Representatives, and former senior vice president of outreach and engagement at OSU, her Central Ohio and Buckeye roots are bona fide. You could hear the passion she has for students and education every time they were mentioned. In spite of her difficult prospects, she emerged victorious after the primary on March 6.

Beatty faces Republican Chris Long in the general election on Nov. 6. Long, a city council member

from Reynoldsburg, is a former staff sergeant in the United States Air Force.

Despite Long’s easy primary win — he won by more than 15 percent — his dismal fundraising is a road block to engaging Beatty in an actual campaign fight. The most recent fundraising totals have put Beatty ahead, $514,585 to Long’s $15,391.

Although Beatty has an enormous voter registration advantage, an excess of cash on hand and name recognition, I made an effort to compare both of their records on students and higher education.

According to Beatty’s campaign website, she “worked to increase funding for higher education and helped pass legislation that froze college tuition” in Ohio, and “in Congress, Joyce Beatty will be a strong voice against anyone who attempts to cut funding to programs such as Pell grants.”

She specifically singles out the budget proposed by Republican Vice Presidential nominee Paul Ryan, which Beatty claims would double student loan interest rates and remove billions of dollars in funding for Pell grants.

According to the U.S. Department of Education, more than 15,000 OSU students received Pell grants in 2011.

While I attempted to compare education plans between the two candidates, an email to Long’s campaign was not returned, and his campaign website lacks his policy plans relating to education. It’s very possible that Long would be an advocate for students in Washington D.C., but it’s hard to tell from the search I did on his website. “We’re sorry, but education returns no results. Please try your search again, or navigate around the site with the links on top.” Well, I’m sorry, Long, but if education returns no results,

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Joyce Beatty will be on the ballot in November for the 3rd Congressional District. it most certainly won’t result in you receiving my vote.

As a student, Beatty’s commitment to Columbus and the OSU community is an incredible draw. Her actions and work in the Ohio House

of Representatives speak louder than her campaign promises, and I am confident that OSU’s interests and the voice of students would be represented by Beatty as our member of Congress.

OSU admins at fault for lack of diversity Letter to the editor Recently, I was contacted by a Lantern reporter about the dismal number of African-American students at Ohio State. Given that OSU’s main campus consists of nearly 60,000 students, the reporter wondered why there were relatively few African-American students enrolled at the university. Enrollment figures from Autumn 2011 show that, of the entire student body, only 3,274 were African-American. The reporter asked me why this is so. I reminded the reporter that the under-representation of African-American students at OSU is not new; indeed conversations with AfricanAmericans who graduated from OSU as early as the late 1940s suggest that this development is historically consistent. Summarizing my response here (for the sake of time and space), my answer was an amalgamation of historical racism, the absence of vigilant recruitment efforts on the part of OSU and the need to introduce local kids to OSU at an early age; something that falls squarely within the mission and moral obligation of a land-grant university.

On this important question of African-American student enrollment at OSU, Mayor Michael Coleman also weighed in. According to the mayor, the reason for the low number of African-American students at OSU is that “young African-Americans are not well prepared for the college or working life after high school.” What? Sure that I had misread the quote, I repeated it again, this time aloud.

This explains why African-American students are underrepresented at OSU? I said to myself, really?

Coleman’s reckless comments are reminiscent of those made by Los Angeles Dodger executive Al Campanis while being interviewed by Ted Koppel

on “Nightline” 25 years ago. Koppel asked Campanis what accounted for the dearth of AfricanAmerican executives in Major League Baseball to which he replied, “because they aren’t qualified … they don’t have the skills to perform those kinds of jobs.” It wasn’t that Black applicants continued to get passed over for these jobs; instead it was because they weren’t well-equipped, Campanis believed. The backlash stemming from Campanis’ remarks was swift and unrelenting, ultimately costing him his job. While many found Campanis’ comments reprehensible, some (many of whom were African-American) were not surprised to learn that there were Americans who refused to let go of certain racial biases. After all, Campanis was old and white. Old customs die hard among this demographic.

Unlike Campanis, Coleman is African-American.

Ohio State bears no responsibility for the disproportionate number of African-American students enrolled? Comments that put the onus on the aggrieved while absolving the institution of any responsibility are commonplace, especially when the aggrieved are African-American. While these types of comments are usually proffered by conservative whites like Al Campanis, Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray (authors of “The Bell Curve”) and Abigail and Stephan Thernstrom, there is a core of curiously misguided Black officials and intellectuals who espouse similar rhetoric. In 1984, for example, Glenn Loury, a Black Harvard economist, spring-boarded into academic stardom when his article “A New American Dilemma,” appeared in “The New Republic.” In it, he addressed what he dubbed “fundamental failures in black society.”

Loury spent considerable time lamenting “the lagging academic performance of black students.”

Over the years, a number of wrong-headed Black intellectuals and officials have found acclaim by ignoring institutional racism, while at the same time putting the onus on those most adversely impacted by it.

Later in the Lantern article Coleman is quoted saying, “Many of our families need to do a better job intervening in their kids’ lives, especially as it pertains to their schoolwork and preparations for their future.” To his credit the mayor does go on to say that “we as a community — including the private sector, nonprofits and the government — need to determine how we can play a significant role to address this issue that is so important to our young people and so important to our future as a city.” On the latter point I could not agree more.

The previous point, however, deserves rethinking.

Many parents of all races could do a better job of involving themselves in their kids’ scholastic pursuits, but does this explain why African-American students are severely underrepresented at OSU? Comments such as those made by the mayor are not only reckless, but dangerous, as political elites have the ability to shape and mold public opinion. Rather than advance the discussion with the expressed purpose of remedying the longstanding problem of Black under-representation at OSU, Coleman’s remarks deflected responsibility away from those most culpable — OSU administrators.

Judson Jeffries Professor of African American and African Studies Director of OSU’s Community Extension Center

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by OSU, and not just to pave the way for a win against a Big Ten foe.

Coming into its game against the Spartans, OSU ranked at the bottom of the Big Ten in defense, and it was something that shocked Buckeye players. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Somebody sent us a text last week showing us we were last in defense, and we were just like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dang,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? said redshirt sophomore cornerback Bradley Roby.

Williams said he took the criticism aimed at OSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense to heart. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We take things personal, and we showed it (Saturday),â&#x20AC;? Williams said.

Prior to kickoff Saturday, MSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense ranked best in the Big Ten. But by 7:40 p.m., it was the Buckeyesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense that looked better, as now No. 12-ranked OSU (5-0, 1-0 Big Ten) held on for a 17-16 victory against then No. 20-ranked Spartans (3-2, 0-1 Big Ten). â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a lot of confidence in this defense.

I have a lot of confidence in this defense. I think (Saturday) we finally played to our potential,â&#x20AC;? said senior linebacker Etienne Sabino, who all but sealed the win with a third-down hit on MSU junior quarterback Andrew Maxwell late in the fourth quarter that stalled a possible game-winning drive.

The potential for the defense, according to OSU players, is to be the best in the conference and one of the best in the country. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Michigan Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supposed to have one of the best defenses in the Big Ten, so we just wanted to come out here (Saturday) and show that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the best defense in the Big Ten,â&#x20AC;? Roby said.

The players the OSU defense employed Saturday are mostly the same players that have been playing, and struggling, throughout the first month of the season. Those playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; muscles were not any bigger and their legs were not any quicker Saturday against the Spartans.

The difference between OSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defensive performance against MSU versus its output during the first month of the season was, according to Buckeye players, the game plan.

OSU had nine players in the box most of the game and had its defensive backs play one-on-one coverage. They forced Maxwell to throw and did not let Bell, a 6-foot-2, 244-pound bruiser, gain yards up the middle.

Williams, who has been a part of the OSU program since 2008, said the game plan was the best heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ever been a part of in his career as a Buckeye. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen (Bell) get going on tape, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all bad news once he gets running downhill. So

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we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give him the opportunity to get going downhill. We closed the gaps, and played great defense,â&#x20AC;? Williams said.

As bad as OSU had been on defense heading into its game against MSU, Meyer said he was confident the Buckeyes were capable of the performance they turned in Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Absolutely I thought (we were good enough to win). I thought our defense was good enough to play better the first four games; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how much confidence Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got in our players and coaches,â&#x20AC;?

Meyer said.

Meyer and his players said they know the strong defensive outings will have to continue for the remainder of the season.

This upcoming Saturday, OSU faces No. 21 Nebraska. The Huskers average 44.8 points per game and more than 300 yards per game on the ground.

It will be another major test for the Buckeyesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defense, but Williams said he hopes OSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance against MSU will give OSU a leg up. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I hope Nebraska looks at this tape and realizes they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t run on us,â&#x20AC;? Williams said.

Whether or not the Huskers hear Williams warning will be proven Saturday, as OSU takes on Nebraska at 8:00 p.m. in Ohio Stadium.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Did I think we could line up and just knock guys and make holes and guys run through holes like (Hyde) did?,â&#x20AC;? Meyer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I knew weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d do that, we would have done that earlier in the game.â&#x20AC;?

OSU junior center Corey Linsley agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We may not always be at the peak of the roller coaster every minute of every game but, like what coach Meyer said, when we need to go win a game, we go win it,â&#x20AC;? Linsley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like that last four minutes was everybody ripping their heart out and giving it to the team and doing what we talked about all week. And, really, putting the team on our back as an offensive line.â&#x20AC;?

The Buckeyes, which moved up to No. 12 in Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Associated Press Top 25 poll, will host now-No. 21-ranked Nebraska (4-1, 1-0 Big Ten) Saturday at Ohio Stadium. The Cornhuskers defeated unranked Wisconsin, 30-27, in a comefrom-behind fashion Saturday in Lincoln, Neb. Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kickoff at Ohio Stadium is scheduled for an 8 p.m. and will be televised on ABC.

OSU junior left tackle Jack Mewhort said he hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forgotten the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prior failings in short-yardage situations, particularly when the team unsuccessfully attempted to punch the ball into the end zone from one yard out during the season-opener against Miami (Ohio). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really proud of our guys. The offensive line made plays. It was redemption for us,â&#x20AC;? Mewhort said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The first couple games we had those 4th-and-1s on the goal line and 4th-and-1s in our territory that we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t convert. Coach Meyer challenged us and we accepted.

Today was a good day for us because we came together as a unit like I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen in a long time.â&#x20AC;?

The push generated by Mewhort and his fellow lineman allowed Miller and Hyde to combine for 38 yards and two first downs on the final drive. Hydeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first down was the clincher, he dove for five yards on 3rd-and-4 from the MSU 49-yard line. After the play, Meyer raised both hands above his head to signify he knew the game was over.

Buckeyes down Badgers in volleyball DANIEL CHI Asst. photo editor chi.55@osu.edu They might have stumbled out of the gate, but the No. 22-ranked Ohio State womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volleyball team found its footing during a Big Ten road trip with a 3-1 win at Wisconsin.

After splitting home matches against Iowa and then-No. 3 Nebraska, respectively, the weekend before, the Buckeyes suffered their first conference setback away from home to No. 10 Minnesota, 3-0, on Friday before regrouping to top the Badgers in Madison a day later.

OSU now sits at 11-5 and 2-2 in conference play.

Buckeyes coach Geoff Carlston said getting a win on the road, especially in the Big Ten, is a hard thing to do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Win on the road â&#x20AC;Ś weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll take it,â&#x20AC;? Carlston said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I mean, you know, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win every match, but there are a lot of teams that went 0-2 this weekend on the road. So for us to come, especially after losing the first one, to respond and turn around playing at a high level against Wisconsin is a big deal for us, for our season. You know, there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a lot of wins on the road in this conference, so when you get one, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty cool.â&#x20AC;?

OSU junior defensive specialist Davionna DiSalvatore said she thought the team played an outstanding game against the Badgers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We played really well tonight,â&#x20AC;? DiSalvatore said.

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Senior outside hitter Mari Hole goes up for a spike against No. 3 Nebraska during a Sept. 22 game. OSU lost, 3-1.

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