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Group aims to blur political lines No Labels hopes to focus on problem solving in American politics ASHLEY NELSON Lantern reporter nelson.1217@osu.edu
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Workers make progress on the new Research Commons on the third floor of the 18th Ave. Library on Sept. 8.
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he Research Commons Workshop Series, which is provided through the University Libraries, will now have a centralized location called the Research Commons on the third floor of the 18th Avenue Library. Construction began Aug. 10, and the third floor will be closed for the entirety of the fall semester. “One of the things that we are trying to do with the space is make it a focal point of research support on campus,” said Joshua Sadvari, Research Commons program manager and geographic information systems specialist. “We will bring our partners in to hold
consultation hours so if researchers have questions, they can see the Research Commons as sort of a first line of support.” Sadvari said the Research Commons will be a “hub for collaborative and interdisciplinary research on campus,” as well as a research-intensive space for researchers to network with each other and to participate in the research lifecycle: planning, conducting and publishing research, as well as increasing the impact of research. “We want to make this a place where people can get their questions answered,” Sadvari said. “It is going to be a place where researchers can come to get work done but also to see this as a point of connection.” At a large university like Ohio State, the research operations and resources can be spread across campus. The creation of the research
center shows that the libraries are attempting to pull all of these resources together, said Larry Allen, the communications and marketing manager of University Libraries. “This is something that (University Libraries) have talked about and looked at for a while,” Allen said. “Josh’s unit will essentially provide a starting point and a way to take advantage of all the different resources here on campus that are related to research.” The hub will be similar to a library, but will provide more available activities that will make it more than just another open study area. It will allow researchers to attend workshops, present research in the showcasing area, conduct research in private study rooms, study in the small computer lab and use “software that might not be as readily accessible on 18TH AVE CONTINUES ON 2
Ohio State has a new political organization on the map. No Labels, an organization which aims to blur the lines of party affiliation and assess issues individually for “focused problem solving,” particularly in American politics, had its first meeting on Friday at the Ohio Union. Pat Lipaj, a fourth-year in political science and economics, and Jay Jackson, a fourth-year in neuroscience and French, are piloting the new political organization. “At Ohio State, we want to be this lens for people to engage in politics,” Jackson said. “We want to be the space of problem solving, the space of getting things done.” Jackson and Lipaj said that in their final year at Ohio State, they wanted to make a permanent change at their university and in their community by bringing people of all political affiliations together to sit down and tackle the major issues in the U.S.
“At Ohio State, we want to be this lens for people to engage in politics. We want to be the space of problem solving, the space of getting things done.” Jay Jackson Cofounder of No Labels
Their inaugural event had a notable lineup of OSU alumni, including state representative Steve Stivers, Ohio House of Representatives member Michael Stinziano and Ohio Senator Frank LaRose. Alongside these political figures, members of OSU’s organizations such as BuckeyeThon, Pride OSU and the Undergraduate Student Government came to the stage to discuss issues affecting students. Stivers, a member of Congress NO LABELS CONTINUES ON 2