Fall Housing Edition - November 3

New O -Campus Housing Network to connect students with reliable property owners during housing search

TYLER DANBURG NATHAN MADER

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The challenge of finding safe and reli able off-campus housing can seem daunt ing for students new to renting, but the Ohio State Off-Campus Housing Network seeks to ease the experience by connecting students with property owners committed to meeting standards.

According to an Oct. 24 Ohio State news release, the Off-Campus Housing Network is a collaboration between the Office of Student Life, Student Legal Services,

landlords and many City of Columbus departments — such as fire, police and public safety.

University spokesperson Dave Isaacs said property owners who meet certain quality standards will be considered “in-network,” allowing them to appear on the off-cam pus housing search website.

“It can be terribly confusing,” Isaacs said. “There’s so many things to consider, and part of that is helping students learn how to make important decisions.”

Rochelle Toth, community engagement and outreach manager for Off-Campus and Community Student Engagement, said most of the criteria landlords must meet concerns student safety and program involvement.

“Property owners within the program are committed to meeting those criteria,” Toth said. “And so some of those are, you know, meeting the City of Columbus’ housing code, providing exterior light on the front and rear entrance of their proper ties, making sure there are carbon monox ide detectors and then also engaging with our staff.”

Toth said the off-campus resource center collaborates with City of Columbus Code Enforcement officers to perform safety inspections for property owners within the network. Students can report issues with in-network properties they feel are not meeting the required criteria, according to the center’s website.

Isaacs said it is important to help students due to their inexperience with finding and leasing housing.

“Moving into an apartment is a major step in, particularly, a student’s life,” Isaacs said. “Many students have not faced all the challenges that go with finding their own place, making those arrangements and then moving in.”

Toth said there are about 10,000 units represented by several rental companies within the program.

Michael Wilkos, senior vice president of community impact for United Way of Central Ohio, said the lack of long-term renting from students has historically cre ated a mutual culture with landlords where quality is not always emphasized.

“The University District has always been a neighborhood where you have high demand with inexperienced renters, very high turnover, not a sense of longevity,” Wilkos said. “When people know they’re not going to stay, they behave differently.”

Claire Schutte, a second-year in speech and hearing science who had to find off-campus housing for the first time this semester, said the process of speaking with real estate companies and agents was difficult as a “young” student.

“Being inexperienced was probably the biggest challenge because, like, they would talk about things — I don’t even know what they were saying,” Schutte said.

Schutte said the housing network would have been helpful in her search for an apartment because safety criteria, such as carbon monoxide alarms and meeting healthy housing codes, are often over looked by students.

“I feel like we would have used it for sure just because we kind of felt, like, very clueless at the beginning,” Schutte said. “I think it would be nice to have, like, com panies that are presented to you and, like,

you know for sure that you can trust them with, like, where you’re going to live.”

Toth said landlords are incentivized to meet the program’s criteria because in-network property owners receive ben efits — such as marketing opportunities, meetings with stakeholders and access to other events and information.

“Those are opportunities for all of us to come together collectively to address con cerns happening in the off-campus area,” Toth said.

Wilkos said he’s glad to see the university take an active role in connecting students to reliable property owners and excluding landlords who “don’t live up to their end of the bargain.”

“If the university continues to be a strong connector between the landlords and stu dents, it’ll be a better neighborhood,” Wilkos said. “Students will have a better experience, and landlords will probably see better treatment of their units.”

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Landlords, leases and lighting, oh my! Apartment features to consider in o -campus housing search

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This story was originally published Nov. 3, 2021, and updated Nov. 3, 2022, for the Fall Housing edition.

Everyone always says location is key, but there are other important factors students should consider when apartment hunting.

As students search for off-campus hous ing, there are many safety concerns they need to be aware of when touring units and considering where they want to live, Mol ly Hegarty, managing director for Student Legal Services, said.

“Do your research,” Hegarty said. “Land lords are business people, and you want to be an educated consumer.”

The first thing students should do is make sure they see the place they’ll live in before renting, Hegarty said.

“Some of the larger complexes may have a model apartment,” Hegarty said. “If pos sible, we really want the students to see the place that they’re actually going to rent because they can differ quite a bit from a model apartment.”

After students know what unit they’re looking at, Hegarty said they should check the location of the apartment and consider the commute to and from the place.

Even if the location is great, Hegarty said students should take a friend with them to look at the conditions around the unit and consider safety after dark.

“If it’s a freestanding house or a duplex or something like that, do you enter from the alley, or do you enter from the road? Is your entrance adequately lit?” Hegarty said.

Kyle Huffman, former graduate associate for Off-Campus and Commuter Student Engagement, said adequate path lighting is important to consider when looking at apartments.

Hegarty said it is also important for stu dents to tour inside the apartment because it can reveal the true condition of the unit.

“If you’re seeing things like insulation coming out in the basement or there’s hanging or loose wires around, those are both fire hazards,” Hegarty said. “If that’s what they’re showing you when they’re actually letting you tour the property, that should be a red flag to students.”

Huffman said signs of existing damage can also indicate other issues.

“If you have water damage, you are proba bly likely to have other issues in your unit as well, like mold,” Huffman said.

Students should make sure all windows can open and close and have working locks, es pecially in older buildings, Hegarty said.

Additionally, Hegarty said she is wary of bedrooms in basements and attics. Students should ensure windows are accessible in those spaces in case of a fire, she said.

Hegarty said even after the apartment itself passes inspection, there are still issues stu dents need to watch out for in their lease. In particular, she said some landlords will say all damages to the property, while it is being leased, are the responsibility of the tenant, but this is not always the case.

“You can’t be liable for the acts of a third party,” Hegarty said. “If somebody breaks into the place while you’re living there, and let’s say they break the window, the land lord can’t charge the tenant to replace the window. That’s unenforceable.”

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Huffman said there are many parts of the lease that are important to consider before signing — such as the stipulations the land lord includes and, for students, the idea of living independently.

Hegarty said students should not feel dis couraged while searching for an apartment because they have many resources at their disposal.

“Please do not feel like just because you’re a student that you have to live in deplorable conditions or that you have to put up with behavior or treatment from people that is not respectful or, quite frankly, are not fol lowing the law,” Hegarty said.

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String of residential burglaries can remind students how to better protect themselves o campus

NATHAN MADER Lantern reporter mader.55@osu.edu

This story was originally published Sept. 22, 2022, and updated Nov. 3 for the Fall Housing edition.

A string of residential burglaries in the University District at the beginning of the fall semester sparked reminders from the University Police Department to students about how they can keep themselves and their property safe off campus.

According to the Community Crime Map, there were 49 reported residential burglar ies from Sept. 1 through Oct. 31 within a one-mile radius of campus but only 25 re ported in the same time frame in 2021.

Sgt. Joe Albert, the public information of ficer for the Columbus Division of Police, said it’s natural for the off-campus area to see a rise in burglaries around this time of the year due to the increased student pres ence.

“Once students start getting back on cam pus, unfortunately that becomes a target for thieves and other criminals across the city,” Albert said. “I think, as the Ohio State po lice reported, they’ve been notified of a few or an uptick in them.”

Albert said a lot of recent burglaries are likely crimes of opportunity, involving the intruder entering through unlocked doors and windows when nobody is home.

“You think about Saturday football games; you know, there’s so much stuff going on where everybody might not be home at the time,” Albert said. “Or on a Saturday where there might be a huge tailgate or there might be a huge party somewhere where people are not in their residence. That’s when we’re seeing residences get ting broken into, cars getting broken into.”

Albert said there are simple precautions students can take to deter potential bur glars from targeting their home — includ ing locking doors and windows, closing the blinds or curtains and keeping valuable items out of eyesight.

“If you live on the ground floor — if you live on the first floor — don’t have your nice Apple MacBook Pro, or whatever, sit ting right on the other side of the window,” Albert said. “Somebody can easily look in without any curtains — any blinds — be ing shut and see that and be like, ‘Oh, I’m going to go in there and I’m going to take that.’”

For students looking to further protect themselves and their property, univer sity spokesperson Dave Isaacs said the Off-Campus and Commuter Student En gagement office is still giving out free safe ty devices for all students.

Isaacs said students can pick up window, door and personal alarms, which emit a loud ringing when triggered to attempt to scare away a criminal. Other available and free devices include batteries for smoke de tectors and light timers.

“We know that potential burglars watch residences, and if there is a pattern when people are home and people aren’t home, that makes an inviting target for a burglar,” Isaacs said. “The light timers allow you to turn on and off lights at various times so there isn’t a pattern for someone to follow.” Isaacs said students can collect devices in Ohio Union Room 3106 for the rest of the year.

“I think this is an excellent service to stu dents,” Isaacs said. “These devices are free to them, and it’s just another layer of pro tection that they can do for themselves.”

Off-campus crimes and suspicious behav ior can be reported to Columbus Police at 614-645-4545.

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According to the Community Crime Map, there were 49 reported residential burglaries from Sept. 1 through Oct. 31 within a one-mile radius of campus.

Knowing the law: what community laws say about fire pits, porch couches and more

PAIGE CIRTWELL Senior Lantern reporter cirtwell.1@osu.edu

This story was originally published Feb. 6, 2021, and updated Nov. 3, 2022, for the Fall Housing edition.

For students who live off campus, be careful: Incorrect disposal of trash, fur niture outside and grilling too close to a building can lead to trouble.

Frank Kremer, chief counsel of the civ il team with Student Legal Services, said moving from a dorm to an off-campus house or apartment comes with more re sponsibilities for tenants. He said it’s im portant to be aware of city codes regarding housing and know tenant rights.

“Things like indoor furniture outside, grills or other fire hazards that are too close to a house or apartment building, litter in the yard, things like that,” Kremer said. “Those can be things that the tenant gets cited for because the tenant had control over it.”

Landlords are required under Ohio law to make sure rental properties are safe and habitable for tenants, Melissa Lenz, super vising attorney with the Legal Aid Society of Columbus, said.

“Generally, landlords have a duty under Ohio law to make sure that the rental home is safe and habitable,” Lenz said.

According to Columbus’ Code of Ordi nances, upholstered furniture — such as couches, armchairs and mattresses — can not be kept outside on porches or balconies unless the area is fully enclosed. The city banned porch couches in 2005, arguing they were a fire hazard and attractive tar

gets for rioters to set on fire.

Fire pits must be at least 10 feet from hous es while in use and cannot be used on days when an Air Quality Alert has been issued, according to the Ohio Fire Code. Some apartments may require fire pits to be at least 25 feet away from the building while in use. Similarly, grills must be used at least 10 feet away from buildings housing more than two families.

Trash must be disposed of in the wheeled containers provided to houses and duplexes by the city or in dumpsters, according to the city of Columbus website. Both types of receptacles are emptied once a week, and residents can find their trash pickup day by searching it on the city of Colum bus website.

According to the website, residents with a personal container must put it near the side of the road by 6 a.m. on their scheduled pickup day. Trash collectors will not col lect trash piled around the container — it must be inside. Failure to keep properties trash-free can result in a citation

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Upcoming 2-day conference to examine the relationship between comic books and American identity

LUCY LAWLER Lantern reporter lawler.129@osu.edu

What began as a passion project in sum mer 2021 for Joseph Parrott, an assistant professor in history, will soon become a reality.

Originally, Parrott wanted to invite Paul S. Hirsch, the award-winning author of “Pulp Empire: The Secret History of Comic Book Imperialism,” to give a talk at Ohio State,

but after an influx of books and scholarly material about comics in recent years, he decided to organize an entire conference, he said. “Comics, Security, and the Amer ican Mission,” will be held online Thurs day and in person at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies Friday, Parrott said.

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“Comics and superheroes are in the con versation when people think about hero ism and action,” Parrott said. “There’s this underlying kind of mythos around what makes a hero and, you know, what makes a kind of positive force in the world.”

Seven specialists will speak on foreign af fairs, political messaging and their works relating to the cultural impacts of comic books, according to the Mershon Center’s website. The event is supported by Ohio State’s Department of History, the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum, the Mershon Center and the East Asian Studies Center.

Over the two-day period, attendees can participate in discussions about the histor ical and political undertones of prominent comic books and characters, Parrott said.

Hirsch will give the virtual keynote speech, Parrott said. He said Hirsch’s work offers

new insight into comic books’ complex role in World War II and the Cold War.

Over the two-day period, attendees can participate in discussions about the histor ical and political undertones of prominent comic books and characters, Parrott said.

Hirsch will give the virtual keynote speech, Parrott said. He said Hirsch’s work offers new insight into comic books’ complex role in World War II and the Cold War.

Over the two-day period, attendees can participate in discussions about the histor ical and political undertones of prominent comic books and characters, Parrott said.

Hirsch will give the virtual keynote speech, Parrott said. He said Hirsch’s work offers new insight into comic books’ complex role in World War II and the Cold War.

Parrott said he will present one of his pa pers, “Sustaining the Good War: Nazis and American Virtue,” Friday. It explores the abundance of Nazi antagonists in comics and superhero fiction at large, he said.

“Comics kind of bring out the Nazis to offer that foil for the United States to once again rediscover its kind of, you know, value sys tem,” Parrot said. “And so, that’s what this paper is about, exploring why that tends to happen and how comics have kind of rep resented that over and over again during moments of crisis.”

Zaynab Quadri, a postdoctoral scholar at the Mershon Center, said will be a panel ist Friday and present a presentation based on a chapter of her dissertation on military contracting in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Called “‘I Have Successfully Privat ized World Peace’: National Security in the Marvel Cinematic Universe,” the presenta tion analyzes the Marvel character Tony Stark, also known as Iron Man, she said.

“In the center of this extremely successful cultural juggernaut franchise that has eaten up all the scenery in Hollywood, you have this redemption arc,” Quadri said. “You have this private military contractor, you know, seeking to redeem himself through public service.”

The conference is intended to be compel ling for comic book lovers and casual fans alike, Quadri said.

“We’re not just talking about, you know, dusty documents from the 19th century, which I think scares students a little bit,” Quadri said. “We’re thinking about some thing that is part of your own life and part of your own world.”

Parrott agreed with Quadri.

“Pop culture matters,” Parrott said. “This is an opportunity to get these folks who have just started writing books, I’d say in the last five or six years into a room together to talk about how we can use comics to really un derstand, you know, popular conceptions of power.”

More information about “Comics, Securi ty, and the American Mission,” including how to register, can be found on the Mer shon Center’s website. The event will be recorded and posted online at a later date.

Field Hockey: Goldean uses Name, Image, Likeness for good cause

GREG WILSON Lantern reporter wilson.3400@osu.edu

Since the day the Name, Image, Likeness policy was approved, student-athletes have landed deals with brands, done advertise ments and made money in many ways.

Emma Goldean, a senior midfielder on the field hockey team, is using the policy to help others.

Goldean teamed up with the nonprofit or ganization Samaritan’s Feet and raised over $60,000 to give children in need nonbranded athletic shoes and socks. The money raised helped her hold an event at Stiles Elementary in which she was able to donate over 630 pairs of shoes to kids.

“I’ve been given so much,” Goldean said. “We get gear year after year being at Ohio State. I’ve had such a blessed upbringing where I’ve received stuff that you would think of as miniscule, something that is just normal to get. But there’s people out there who are running around with holes in their shoes and who don’t have socks to wear with their shoes.”

Goldean said the money was raised through events and a fundraiser link, which she shared with as many people as possible.

Goldean got involved with Samaritan’s Feet through a mutual friend with Man ny Ohonme, the co-founder and CEO of the organization. Goldean said the friend reached out to her, and she was immediate ly interested in the opportunity to give back to the community.

Kathy Slyder, the regional development and sports initiative manager at Samari tan’s Feet, said Goldean’s efforts are im pactful to the organization, and they love working with her.

“You meet her, and you love her,” Slyder said. “Not very many people out there would say, ‘Hey, I could go out there and wear a hat, or wear a brand, or drink a cer tain drink and earn all sorts of money, but instead I’m going to use my name, image and likeness to raise awareness for this foundation, so I can go help people,’ and that’s what Emma has decided to do.”

Samaritan’s Feet and Goldean are current ly planning another shoe distribution event for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and her future of helping children through the non profit has just begun, she said.

Goldean said her goal is to reach $100,000 for Samaritan’s Feet this year, and she plans to continue her relationship with the organization after she’s done playing field hockey at Ohio State.

“I never thought that I could do something like this,” Goldean said. “I can use my sports and my athletics to bring something I’m passionate about, community service, into it. I think that’s really cool.”

According to Slyder and the Samaritan’s Feet Instagram account, they have giv en out over 9 million shoes in 109 coun tries since 2003 when it was started in Ohonme’s garage.

Goldean said she was very surprised when she saw the donation number rising as fast as it did, leaving a bigger impact than she thought she could.

“I was super overwhelmed with how much we were able to do,” Goldean said. “I cried at the end because it was so overwhelming seeing all of their smiles and seeing what I could do and what our community could do.”

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Football: Fleming ‘coming along’ in breakout third season

MICHAELA BELKIN Lantern reporter belkin.19@osu.edu

Looking at third-year wide receiver Ju lian Fleming’s stats from 2021 to 2022, the improvement in almost every category is a standout difference between his second and third seasons.

Injuries throughout his time at Ohio State originally hindered Fleming’s production, but this season, he is more involved than ever, catching 19 passes for 354 yards along with six touchdowns. Fleming said he feels the injuries he has overcome have made him a stronger player.

“I didn’t really embrace those injuries in the process. As time went on, I finally re alized that adversity is really carved into me and to the person that I wanted to be at the end goal,” Fleming said. “I just had to embrace everything that I’ve been through and kind of wear it on my shoulder and just bring that chip in every single day.”

Fleming had dealt with a shoulder inju ry which has affected his play since high school. He underwent a procedure to his left shoulder after his first year at Ohio State and struggled to continuously stay on the field.

Fleming said he felt everything started to click for him last offseason. It was a wakeup call for him, and he wanted to excel, as Fleming said he told himself to lock in and buy into maximizing his full potential on the field.

“I’ve made some sacrifices along the way,” Fleming said. “It’s gone pretty well, but the sky’s the limit. So, you just got to keep im

proving in every aspect as a team and as an individual.”

Head coach Ryan Day said Fleming had a great offseason, and everyone is now seeing the best version of him.

“I remember watching him in high school, and he was always good, big, strong, long strides. He can eat up a lot of ground,” Day said. “He can track a ball very well. He’s strong, he’s powerful, he’s physical, and he’s a presence out there. You’re starting to see the big-play ability downfield the last three games.”

Fleming said the offensive scheme helped him excel this season with catching passes farther down the field.

Fleming also said his success as a route runner comes from his teammates. The consistent offensive scheme that balances running and passing gives Fleming the op portunity to take advantage and track the ball down the field, he said.

“It starts up front with our offensive line and their protection and everything that they do, and then as well as having a con sistent running game and getting those 4to 5-yard gains every first down,” Fleming said. “That kind of just opens up to down field.”

Third-year quarterback C.J. Stroud has built a better bond with Fleming this year connecting with him deep down the field. Stroud said he felt Fleming worked hard during the offseason, especially in the weight room which helped him become more lean and agile.

“You can tell he can run any route that we ask him to. If it's a corner, it's a curl, it's a slant, if it's anything, he can really run it,” Stroud said. “I'm super happy for him, and I think he's going to keep being great.”

In 2021, Fleming caught 12 passes for 86 yards and a touchdown across eight games. He specialized in short plays on offense last season but is now getting more involved down the field, which is something he said he really enjoys.

The process has been long for Fleming, but he’s starting to make strides he envisioned for himself when he arrived at Ohio State.

“I love deep routes, and it's just something I've always felt like I excelled at more than shorter space stuff,” Fleming said. “I feel like my game is coming along as a whole, and everything's kind of falling into place.”

Ohio State student-athlete Emma Goldean is using her name, image and likeness to help others.

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Ohio State third-year wide receiver Julian Fleming (4) has had a breakout season, emerging in an impressive wide receiver core.