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Perspectives from COAM ILLUSTRATION BY JACK WESTERHEIDE | MANAGING EDITOR FOR DESIGN

Evaluating student academic misconduct as a peer

Faculty members share experiences with academic misconduct

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KELSEY HENRY For The Lantern henry.880@osu.edu

American jurisprudence guarantees that anyone facing criminal Robert Boyd, an associate professor in neuroscience, has served on charges can be judged by a jury of his or her peers. The same princicountless committees at Ohio State. ple is true for the Committee of Academic Misconduct at Ohio State.

Among the graduate, academic and fellowship committees Boyd COAM is tasked with addressing suspected cases of academhas contributed to, there is one on which Boyd enjoys serving the ic misconduct brought to its attention by faculty and with deciding most: the Committee on Academic Misconduct. Boyd joined COAM disciplinary action. A Lantern review of COAM records in the fall in 2000, and said this committee accomplishes more than any other showed that Ohio State has seen a 57 percent increase in academhe has been a part of. ic misconduct cases from 553 cases “This is a committee where you in the 2014-15 academic year to 906 actually feel like you get something cases this past school year. done,” Boyd said. “I have been on The committee is 40 members committees where you just sit and strong​, comprising 22 faculty memtalk for years and nothing gets done. bers, nine undergraduate students With this committee, we make deciand nine graduate students. sions in a matter of a few hours.”

Undergraduate panel members are The committee is made up of facappointed by Undergraduate Student ulty, as well as undergraduate and Government, while graduate stugraduate students. Many of the faculdents are appointed by the Council of ty who serve on the board have also Graduate Students and faculty by the sent cases of academic misconduct to University Senate. the committee.

“All of us — ​ ​ both students and “When I heard about an opening the people that work at Ohio State​ position on the committee, I chose — ​have an obligation to support the to nominate myself because I have integrity of the university,” Jay Hobalways been interested in the way it good, COAM provost and associate works,” Andrew Hayes, a professor geography professor, said. “It also in psychology, said. “I have just a protects the rights of the students morbid fascination of the process and who appear before the panel because how the other side operates.” some of the people making the deciDespite the enjoyment some faculsion are students.” ty members have serving on the comStudent panel members have full, mittee, few enjoy sending students equal voting and speaking rights on there. In fact, the whole process can AKAYLA GARDNER | LANTERN REPORTER the committee. be painstakingly long for everyone Madeline Perry, a third-year in accounting, is in her “You definitely aren’t treated less second year as an undergraduate panel member of involved. just because you’re a student, which COAM. “The amount of paperwork we have I was definitely worried that would to do takes days out of our schedule,” happen, but they are very respectful of you and they want you to offer Hayes said. “I know some people probably look away because it will your opinion,” Alexandra Hensley, a second-year in city and regional take time away from them. However, that reaction is not proper.” planning and alternate panel member, said.

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AMANDA PARRISH Assistant Campus Editor parrish.272@osu.edu Under the Shamina Merchant and Shawn Semmler administration, Ohio State’s Undergraduate Student Government has worked through the summer and fall to implement its campaign promises, while also addressing immediate issues facing the student body.

“We want to see the mental health implementation steps are really clear and solidified as we end our term.”

SHAMINA MERCHANT USG President

Now, Merchant and Semmler are entering the last three months of their term hoping to address some of those same issues, while looking to improve the culture and outreach of the organization.

Merchant, USG president, said they are looking to three main issues that have been a focus for them since their 2018 campaign: affordability, inclusion and wellness.

“Those topics were founded on feedback we got from students during the campaign,” Semmler, USG vice president, said. “Those were the categorized concerns overwhelmingly, so that’s why in terms of a compass, we said ‘hey, this is what students are concerned about, this what we want to run with,’ so we are continuing with that this semester.”

Merchant said USG wants to improve out-of-state student af-

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Is Ohio still a swing state?

Ohio State professors weigh in

MADDY FIXLER Senior Lantern reporter fixler.8@osu.edu The 2018 midterms saw Democrats make major gains in the House of Representatives across a swath of districts, but one state where the party didn’t find much success is Ohio.

Typically considered the quintessential swing state, Ohio’s status following recent results on the electoral map is being called into question.

Since President Donald Trump’s 2016 win, Ohio’s transition from a purple state to a red one has been dissected by many pundits and the widespread Democratic losses in the state in 2018 have prompted comparisons to Missouri, another former bellwether state in which Republicans now have a stable base.

Ohio has embodied the definition of a swing state, having picked the presidential winner in every election cycle since 1960.

It is the site of fervent campaigning from both major parties during election season and is one of the most closely watched political climates in the nation.

However, Ohio had shown signs of moving toward being a Republican state since the beginning of the 1990s, having had only one Democratic governor since 1991.

On top of that, Republicans have continued to hold a 24-9 supermajority in the Ohio Senate and a majority in the House.

Vladimir Kogan, assistant professor of political science at Ohio State, points to former Democrats who voted for Trump as a sign of the change. “[Races are] still closer than a lot of other states, but it’s becoming less close, and I think part of that is that demographically the alignments — the people who used to be Democrats and are becoming Trump Republicans — are the kinds of people that Ohio has more of compared to other

states,” Kogan said. “I think it’s important to note that Donald Trump carried Ohio by a larger margin than he carried Texas.”

Thomas Wood, assistant professor of political science at Ohio State, sees things a little differently, noticing an overreaction to Trump’s victory.

“I have to say [that Ohio is still a swing state,]” Wood said. “If Clinton had won Ohio and become president, we would not be saying that Republicans are now endangered here in Ohio, or that Ohio is now a permanently blue state, even though Obama was able to win Ohio twice.”

Wood said that Trump’s victory didn’t come down to Ohio’s status changing, but rather to mistakes made by the Hillary Clinton campaign.

He noted that Clinton could not turn out minority voters in Franklin, Hamilton JOE MATTS | LANTERN TV NEWS EDITOR or Cuyahoga counties — three historicalPresident Donald Trump walks on stage to address Ohio Republicans at the 2018 ly democratic regions — and Trump exOhio Republican Party State Dinner. ceeded expectations in the areas, and did “better than we would expect a Republican nominee to do among lower-education voters.”

Wood said education levels took a massive hold on people’s voting choices in 2016, in a nearly unprecedented way, but will most likely not be a persistent trend.

Even though blue-collar Democrats who went for Trump are continuing to vote Republican, the state is not so red as Wyoming, for example, and Ohio hasn’t entirely been written off yet. Sen. Sherrod Brown kept his seat in the U.S. Senate that he has occupied since 2006 and two Democratic Ohio Supreme Court candidates won, including Melody Stewart, the first black female judge to be elected to the position.

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As a member of the Committee on Academic Misconduct and a professor at Ohio State, Robert Boyd understands both perspectives of a faculty member’s role when dealing with academic misconduct.

cases can put on students. In fact, some faculty — such as Terry Gustafson, vice chair for undergraduate studies in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry — become emotional during the process, along with the student.

“The whole process is gut-wrenching,” Gustafson said. “I tend to get to know my students by name, so when a case of academic misconduct occurs, it is almost like a betrayal of trust.”

When a faculty member suspects a case of academic misconduct, the process begins with the faculty member filing paperwork describing the situation to the chair of his or her respective department. The chair will then discuss the case with the student and the faculty member, and submit the case to the committee.

Once the case is submitted to the committee, both the student and the faculty member have a chance to present their arguments to the committee. The decision is then up to the committee.

“The system here works well,” Boyd said. “The committee looks at the case in an unbiased way and then makes a fair decision based on the argument and evidence. This prevents faculty members from choosing the student’s punishment

arbitrarily.”

When asked to share information about academic misconduct to students, most of the faculty share one thing: Don’t do it.

“Our integrity as individuals is one of the most lasting legacies we can leave,” Gustafson said. “Maintaining integrity is something so critical to future success and takes a lifetime to build, but can be lost in an instant.”

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Undergraduate students make up roughly 23 percent of the COAM board. Source: Committee on Academic Misconduct STUDENTS FROM 1

Madeline Perry, a third-year in accounting, said that when she was a freshman, her USG mentor recommended she consider joining the committee. Perry applied and was appointed as an undergraduate panel member and is now in her second year.

Perry said that working on the committee has changed the way she works on assignments and she now pays special attention to the details of her class syllabuses. She said she thinks more about what qualifies as academic misconduct, especially after hearing about all the different ways professors discover academic misconduct.

Perry, director of student health and safety for USG, said she aspires to work within government after college and the experience of being a panel member of COAM has helped with her professional development.

“I know when I first enter the working world, I’m going to be at the very bottom. I’m the youngest coming in,” Perry said. “Already having experience being the youngest person in the room is helpful because I’m finding my voice and how I can stand up for what I think is right.”

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USG President Shamina Merchant and Vice President Shawn Semmler are looking to address issues of affordability, inclusion and wellness.

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fordability. While she did not specify how they plan to do that, she said she wants to spend more time on this issue.

This past fall semester, two USG-led affordability proposals were approved by the Board of Trustees in August: to eliminate 70 percent of course fees and to remove additional fees for seniors who want to take 21 credit hours.

Regarding inclusion, Semmler said they hope to add the distinction for “Middle Eastern/North African” identity to the Ohio State applications.

“Oftentimes, students from that region have to identify as white, and that’s not the same experience at all,” Semmler said. “Those populations just aren’t treated the same, unfortunately.”

Merchant said Ohio State would be the fifth university to add this designation, following Brown University, Harvard University, Cornell University, University of Southern California and Duke University. Semmler said he is hoping to have this in place in time for applications that become available in August 2019.

On the wellness side, Merchant said they want to see more improvements to mental health resources, including the implementation of the “warm line” — described as being different from a crisis hotline, in that it is available late at night and early in the morning for students to call and receive support from “highly trained student volunteers” — and student access to buying subscriptions to Headspace — a guided meditation app.

“We want to see the mental health implementation steps are really clear and solidified as we end our term,” Merchant said, noting that some would “take a lot longer than a few months, but things like the ‘warm line’ and others, we want to make sure at a minimum that infrastructure is in place.”

She also said that before they end their term, they would like to see the plans for a replacement sexual assault survivor office in place. Ohio State’s Sexual Civility and Empowerment unit was shut down in June and measures have been taken to fill the void, but a permanent office is not in place.

During their time as leaders of the organization, Semmler said they have had to readjust their focus as an organization, depending on what was currently the most pressing issue for the students, with mental health being an urgent topic for them from the start.

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“[The issue of mental health] has really shaped what our fall has looked like,” Semmler said. “The mental health task force was huge over the summer, Title IX review; a lot of these really heavier issues than previous years, and our [committee] directors have really stepped up to the plate.”

But Semmler also said they are always looking to improve as an organization, with an emphasis placed on reforming outreach and messaging.

“We can always do better on the engagement side,” Semmler said. “We’ve been doing a pretty good job bringing student orgs in to form policy, but on the other side, we need to broadcast it back out.”

Semmler also said culture was a main area of improvement for the organization, which included bringing in returning members of USG to their administration, while also bringing those in who have never been in the organization before, such as Reagan and Reese Brooks, who ran against Merchant and Semmler in the 2018 election.

“Culture-wise, we used to be in a really bad spot, and I think we really tried to change some of that when we ran our campaign,” Semmler said. “We had a lot of carry-over and we brought in the Brooks brothers too. We really have a different tone in USG [this year], which is kind of fun.”

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A COSI cocktail of magic and science CHASE RAY Arts & Life Editor ray.461@osu.edu You don’t have to go to Platform 9 3/4 anymore to travel to Hogwarts.

Every Harry Potter fan will now get the opportunity to attend wizard school for a night and represent his or her favorite house at COSI After Dark: Wizard School.

Joe Wood, manager of adult engagement at COSI, said last year’s inaugural “Wizard School” had the highest attendance for an “After Dark” event. It sold out with 2,500 guests total.

“With the success of last year’s [event], we assume this one is probably going to sell out again,” Wood said.

Wood said the Wizard School idea came from another after-dark “magic” theme that progressively evolved into a hub for Harry Potter fans.

“We did a theme a few years ago called ‘magic’ and a lot of guests helped it kind of evolve into a Harry Potter event,” Wood said. “By combination of what the guests were interested in and with us having a lot of team members that are very big fans of the lore themselves, the next time we did it, we went full on with wizards.”

With attendance expected to exceed 2,000, there will be multiple bars stationed around the building. Harry Potter-themed drinks will include the “Gryffindor,” a mix

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COSI will host a special “Wizard School” themed event for its “After Dark” series.

of Jim Beam Apple with fruit punch, “Hufflepuff,” a mix of lemonade and vodka, “Ravenclaw,” a mix of blue curacao, triple sec and Sierra Mist and “Slytherin,” which is a lime-flavored Truly with green food coloring added.

COSI will also offer an all-you-can-eat buffet that will serve Hogwarts-themed entrees such as “arachnid balls,” “Hogwarts pork and cornbread pie,” “Weasley’s pinwheel sandwiches” and vegetable samosas.

The main attraction at Wizard School will be the numerous Harry Potter-themed activities including “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in Dinosaur Gallery,” “Muggle Studies,” “Hocus Pocus with a Science Focus,” “Wingardium Leviosa!

Electricity and Magnetism” and more.

One of the more popular events available will be the “flight class with paper rockets.” Woods said that with this event, COSI tried to structure all of its activities around

classes participants would take if they actually attended Hogwarts.

“Your first year at Hogwarts, you have to take flight class to fly on a broom and eventually play Quidditch, but in our flight class you build a rocket out of paper and use these launchers made from bicycle pumps to launch the rocket,” Wood said.

“We personally developed it for one of our programs for kids, and it’s super fun so we thought, ‘Why should kids have all the fun?’”

Wood said they hold after-dark events because COSI is predominantly geared toward kids, so they wanted to create more adult-oriented events at COSI. With adult events held in the evening, it’s easier for people to attend.

Wood also said that with every after-dark event they try to select partner organizations that are either related to that theme or might have a vested interest in it.

Some of the partner organizations sponsoring Wizard School include Excesss Trivia, the Columbus Idea Foundry, The Ohio State University Herbarium in the Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology and the Ohio State anthropology department.

This event is Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. for ages 21-plus. Different ticket packages for “Wizard School” can be found at cosi. org. Tickets begin at $14 for COSI members and $18 for the general public.

Introducing Liege wafels to the Short North SYDNEY RIDDLE Assistand Arts & Life Editor riddle.136@osu.edu Aimee and Brandon Harper tried their first Liege wafel during a hiking trip out west. The married couple fell in love with the particular style of Belgian waffle and wondered why the food industry in their hometown of Columbus had not yet picked up on this specialty market.

Two and a half years later, Belgian Iron Wafel Company will open its doors to the public Saturday in the Short North at 19 W. Russell St. “What we saw while on vacation was kind of a dialed-down version of what we’re doing today,” Aimee Harper said. “We thought we could make this something so different and unique.

When we tried this wafel we saw it as a base to build on — it was a template.”

Even though the attorney and her husband, a real estate agent, each work full time, that didn’t stop the gears from turning when they returned from their vacation.

Immediately, they began talking, strategizing and eventually planning their very own wafel joint, she said.

Differing from a classic Belgian waffle, other than its spelling, the Liege wafel is made from fresh dough rather than a liquid batter and topped with caramelized sugar. Belgian Iron Wafel Company has more than 11 variations of the Liege wafel, both sweet and savory and everything in between.

“It can go from a breakfast dish all the way to dinner dish,” Aimee Harper said. “We’ve got this Beligan mushroom one — it’s vegetarian — but I’m telling you, you feel like you’re eating steak, it’s so good.”

She said the restaurant is limited-service, so the customer will order food at the counter, sit down and wait for the food to be delivered to their table.

The menu is armed with a coffee and espresso section and boasts a mini wafel flight option in which guests can mix and match three different styles. Guests can also personalize the dishes to cater to dietary needs and preferences.

While the couple searched for a restaurant location, she began playing with ingredients, Aimee Harper said. After a year of experimenting, she finally perfected what became the restaurant’s proprietary dough recipe.

“I worked and worked and work at it,” she said. “It’s a very technical recipe — you add certain ingredients at certain times [and] at certain temperatures to get the right temperature and consistency.”

The dough will be made inhouse on a daily basis.

The restaurant also offers a gluten-free and vegan wafel, a recipe Harper created with a biochemist and an endocrinologist who specializes in food sensitivities.

Harper said she asked for help because she didn’t want to do a gluten-free product without knowing the creation process and understanding the community of

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Aimee and Brandon Harper will open the Belgian Iron Wafel Company on Jan. 12.

people that is affected by gluten allergies or gluten sensitivity.

“I didn’t want to be a poser,” she said. “I didn’t want to do a gluten-free product without actually knowing what I was doing with it.”

Harper said opening day will be a huge achievement as their passion project will officially come to life. Until then, she and her husband will be working day and night to ensure the success of their shared dream.

“It’s a huge milestone,” she said. “We’re very excited.”

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No. 4 Ohio State to take on top rival Michigan at home MICHAEL BENZINGER Lantern reporter benzinger.3@osu.edu No. 4 Ohio State (12-4-4, 5-2-3 Big Ten) will take on Michigan (7-8-6, 3-4-4 Big Ten) this Friday following a tie and a loss against Michigan State this past weekend.

Ohio State is the No. 1 team in the Big Ten heading into its weekend series against Michigan, which is tied for third in the conference with Minnesota and Notre Dame. The Wolverines also received 20 votes in the latest USCHO. com Top 20 rankings.

Ohio State and Michigan both know how to keep a game moving. The Buckeyes have scored 62 goals and allowed 44 this season. The Wolverines have allowed 66 goals, but scored 63 this season.

Despite Michigan’s losing record, Ohio State head coach Steve Rohlik recognized the talent and potential of his team’s rival.

“They’re loaded with talent, loaded with skill,” Rohlik said. “Certainly there are a couple of high-end players, but when you go through their lineup, there’s a ton of NHL picks on their team. They get the pick of the crop sometimes up there and you’ve got to be ready for it.”

The Wolverines are led by sophomore defenseman Quinn Hughes, who leads the team with 20 points and 17 assists.

Hughes was the No. 7 pick for the Vancouver Canucks in the 2018 NHL Draft, and Rohlik said it’s easy to see why.

“If you just watch him for five minutes, you’ll understand why. I mean, he’s a pretty unique individual. He’s phenomenal,” Rohlik said. “He’s a special player, and obviously we’ve got to be aware of him on the ice.”

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Senior forward Mason Jobst (26) eyes a pass during the second period of Ohio State’s game against Wisconsin on Nov. 16. Ohio State won 4-0.

Ohio State junior forward Ronnie Hein, a Michigan native who has scored seven goals and six assists in 19 games, is looking forward to competing against the university he grew up close to.

“Being from there, it’s always fun going up against these guys,” Hein said. “Them coming here, it’s a great time.

Especially after last year with the record we had against them. We’re going to love to carry that again into this year and hopefully keep that going.”

During the 2017-18 season, Ohio State won all five games against Michigan — the first time the Buckeyes have defeated the Wolverines five times in program his-

tory.

After scoring seven points against Michigan State and being named First Star of the Week by both the NCAA and the Big Ten, given to the best performer in college hockey that week, senior forward and team captain Mason Jobst said he is feeling great going into the upcoming match.

“It definitely helps my confidence a little bit,” Jobst said.

“Michigan week is exciting for all of us, so I think we’re just really looking forward to it. Last weekend is over and it’s time to move on.”

Ohio State will take on Michigan Friday and Saturday at the Schottenstein Center. Both matches will start at 7 p.m.

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The Chicago-based rapper will be performing in Columbus this weekend, and fans can expect to hear songs such as “Who Run It,” “Bonjour” and “Swervo.” Tickets begin at $35 plus fees via Ticketmaster.

The four-piece pop band will be in Columbus this weekend performing popular songs including “Heaven,” “Westermarck,” “Scare U” and “Percolator” and they will be joined by indie rock band, Active Bird Community.

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GREATER COLUMBUS CONVENTION CENTER For students looking for apartment or dorm room design inspiration, this show will help with home decor needs, and provide Ohio State students the opportunity to explore trends in decor and DIY projects this weekend.

Tickets can be purchased online via the Ohio Home and Remodeling show website for $8 in advance or $10 at the door.

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Ohio State tries to create momentum against No. 25 Indiana COLIN GAY Sports Editor gay.125@osu.edu After four consecutive losses of at least eight points or more, Ohio State seemed destined for a double-digit drubbing on Saturday against No. 4 Maryland. But in the third quarter of Saturday’s game against the Terrapins, something clicked for the Buckeyes.

Coming out of halftime with a seven-point deficit to overcome, head coach Kevin McGuff said Ohio State executed an efficient offense, did not turn the ball over in that span and tightened up defensively.

This led to a 22-14 run in the third quarter, giving the Buckeyes a 58-57 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

However, it was a game Ohio State could not hold on to win, shooting 38.5 percent from the field and connecting on 1-of-6 attempts from 3 in the fourth quarter to secure its fifth straight loss.

After falling 75-69 to the Terrapins, the Buckeyes are now winless in three games against ranked opponents, losing by an average of 20.67 points.

Freshman forward Dorka Juhasz does not seem fazed by the five-game losing streak her team is on heading into its game against No. 25 Indiana on Thursday. If anything, she seemed encouraged after the Buckeyes’ previous performance.

“It just showed that we are getting better and better,” Juhasz said. “After this game, I think it just gave us confidence that if

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Members of the women’s basketball team celebrate in the first half of the game against South Florida. Ohio State lost 71-47.

you are playing like this, we can change the wins and losses a little bit, push it up. I think it was a great example of what team we are and what we are capable of doing.”

While Ohio State enters the next game on a losing streak, Indiana comes to Columbus on a winning streak. With their most recent loss coming against Grambling

State on Dec. 20 in the Puerto Rico classic, the Hoosiers have won four straight games, including a four-point win against then-No. 15 Michigan State on Sunday.

McGuff said Indiana is a very balanced team, showing an ability to score around the basket and shoot from the perimeter. The Hoosiers average 75.1 points per

game, No. 5 in the Big Ten. He also mentioned the amount of upperclassmen on the team, and said Indiana uses a normal starting lineup with two redshirt juniors and a senior.

Even though the Hoosiers might be ranked No. 1 in the Big Ten standings, Ohio State is preparing for them the same way it prepared for the Terrapins.

“We realized leading into Maryland that we practiced really well,” redshirt senior guard Carmen Grande said. “We are just trying to practice very well to play against IU.” Indiana is led by redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg, who McGuff considers one of the best players in the Big Ten and the reason why the Hoosiers execute their offense effectively. Averaging 18 points per game, the guard shoots 43.8 percent from the field and records an average of 6.4 rebounds per game.

The Hoosiers also have redshirt junior forward Brenna Wise to lead the team in the post, averaging a team-leading 7.2 rebounds per game. However, she is also the best 3-point shooter on the team, shooting 47.9 percent from deep, something that Grande said Ohio State will have to limit.

Ohio State has shown success against ranked opponents in limited stretches. McGuff knows what it takes to defeat the Hoosiers, but he said the Buckeyes will have to be at the top of their game for the entirety of the game.

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Answer Key for Jan. 8: Across 1. Snail 6. Egos 10. ABCD 14. Hindu 15. Lane 16. Vale 17. Oneam 18. Slanderer 20. Tow 21. Bras 23. Arson 24. Cees

25. Ctrs 27. Tiers 29. Owners 32. Hugos 33. Paris 35. Ehs 37. Ells 38. Being 39. Fire 40. Eio 41. Seals 42. Eager 43. Postal 45. Blink

Down 1. Shot 2. Nino 46. Hike 3. Anew 47. Boar 4. Ida 48. Peril 51. Capp 5. Lumbers 52. Hah 6. Elsas 55. Identical 7. Gals 58. Scope 8. Ona 60. Tale 9. Sen 61. Gore 10. Averse 62. Epsom 11. Bars 63. Amys 12. Cleo 64. Olds 13. Dern 65. Sleds 19. Darns

22. Res 24. Ceos 25. Corns 26. Twig 27. Tulip 28. Igloo 30. Reign 31. Shrek 32. Hee 33. Peale 34. Ail 36. Ser 38. Beak 39. Fair 41. Stilt

42. Elapses 44. Shines 45. Bop 47. Bales 48. Pita 49. Edam 50. Rely 51. Card 52. Hose 53. Apod 54. Hems 56. Igo 57. Col 59. CPL

1. Wrestling match 5. Airplane’s personnel 9. Skinned-knee sight 13. Diva Moffo 14. Accidental stroke of luck 15. Church section 16. Call’s partner 17. King’s rule 18. Cry loudly 19. Ivy League college 20. Fleming or Ziering 21. “Alice ____ Live Here Anymore” 23. Scanty 25. Explorer Richard E. ____ 26. Married 27. Columnist Maxwell 28. Drus-regulation org.

31. ____ campaign 34. “Law & Order: ____” 35. Paintive cry 36. Gravy boat companion 37. ____ capita

38. Designer Bill 39. Actor Estrada 40. Supper scrap 41. VIII 42. Miniature 43. Nautical call 45. Sent or late start 46. Neighbor of Wyo. (2 wds., abbr.)

47. Member of Santa’s team 50. Wall-to-wall ____ 53. Ancient kingdom (abbr.)

54. Raring to go 56. Internet auction site 57. Swell 59. Triumphant interjection (hyph.)

60. Trial software 61. Fertile spot 62. Fidgety 63. Cable option 64. 2000 Halle Berry film (hyph.)

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3. Wiggily or Sam 4. Stroll (3 wds.)

5. Unclouded 6. Wreck 7. Cardiologist’s reading (abbr.)

8. Burger chain 9. Cut logs 10. Accounts’ initials 11. “Z” ____ zebra (2 wds.)

12. Strap 14. Cooked in fat 22. “...____ mouse?” (2 wds.)

24. Richard of “Sommersby” 25. Speak first, think later 27. All 28. June 14 “honoree” 29. Move quickly

30. Aide (abbr.)

31. Killed, as a dragon 32. Adult filly 33. Singer Adams 34. Ghost 35. Disconnected in a hostile manner 38. Capital of Switzerland 43. Orange drink 44. Chapeau holder 45. Verse makers 46. Watch from hiding (2 wds.)

47. Bathtub feature 48. Get around 49. Chain of hills 50. Surrender 51. Lincoln et al.

52. Sloping passage 53. Garden gusher 55. Week segments 58. Flee

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No. 7 OSU reopens conference play against No. 1 Wisconsin GRIFFIN STROM Lantern reporter strom.25@osu.edu The Ohio State women’s hockey team is ready to prove that last year’s Frozen Four run was no fluke.

The No. 7 Buckeyes (14-6, 8-4 Big Ten) will try to steal a win against No. 1 Wisconsin (191, 9-1 Big Ten) as they begin a home series against the Badgers on Friday.

Ohio State will face a Wisconsin offense that is No. 2 in the country in goals and No. 1 in scoring margin.

With the Badgers entering the weekend on an 11-game winning streak, the Buckeyes’ interim associate head coach Andrew Cassels said the series will test his team’s mettle.

“It’s a great way to measure up our team versus the best team in the country,” Cassels said. “It’s going to show us where we are and how far we have to come. It’s a great challenge for the girls.”

Ohio State is no stranger to defeating the Badgers. The Buckeyes claimed victories in their past two matchups against the Big Ten rival last year in February.

“We had some success against them last year,” Cassels said.

“We’ll take a lot of footage from that and try to put that into our game plan.”

Cassels emphasized Wisconsin’s speed and said that blocking shots will be key to neutralizing

ing untouched.”

With Wisconsin outscoring opponents 81-23 on the season, Dunne said the Badgers defense has yet to face the type of challenge that the Buckeyes can give them.

“We have to be a nightmare to play against. We have to be all over them all the time, every second. Any time they’re around us, they’re not being untouched.”

JINCY DUNNE OSU redshirt junior defenseman

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The Ohio State women’s hockey team celebrates its first goal scored by sophomore Tatum Skaggs (11) in the second series game against No. 7 Minnesota Duluth on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. Ohio State won 4-1.

its prolific offense, encouraging his team to get into shooting lanes and making sure the Badgers cannot easily get shots off.

Coming on the heels of a threegame win streak, Ohio State’s standout freshman goalie Andrea Braendli said the Buckeyes don’t have many adjustments to make.

“I don’t want to change my strategy,” Braendli said. “I have to play my game. The most im-

portant thing is that we have to trust each other. We have to have each other’s back.”

Braendli, who is No. 8 in the nation with a .939 save percentage, said playing a highly touted conference rival such as Wisconsin provokes a higher sense of anticipation from the team, bringing an excitement to the Ohio State locker room ahead of the weekend.

But Ohio State redshirt junior defenseman Jincy Dunne thinks it brings a higher expectation for the team, saying the Buckeyes defense will have to be aggressive in front of Braendli against the creative Wisconsin lines.

“We have to be a nightmare to play against,” Dunne said. “We have to be all over them all the time, every second. Any time they’re around us, they’re not be-

“I don’t think their defense has really had to play defense,” Dunne said. “They’re a very offensive-heavy team so if we can just get pressure on their defense and get pucks behind them, I think we’ll be very successful.”

Dunne stressed the impact a series victory against the Badgers could have on the national perception of the Buckeyes.

“It would be huge for us to get up in those rankings and show that the Frozen Four wasn’t a mishap,” Dunne said.

The Buckeyes face Wisconsin in Columbus at 6:07 p.m. Friday at the OSU Ice Rink and again at 3:07 p.m. Saturday.

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the things that makes us good, we are being stingy defensively, we are being aggressive on the boards, we are taking care of the basketball, we can compete with anybody,” McGuff said. “We just have to be able to do that for longer stretches of period in a game for us to finish those games out and win.”

“I think it just gave us confidence that if you are playing like this, we can change the wins and losses a little bit, push it up. I think it was a great example of what team we are and what we are capable of doing.”

DORKA JUHASZ Ohio State freshman forward

PROJECTED STARTERS Ohio State G - Carly Santoro - Redshirt senior 9.5 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.8 apg

G - Carmen Grande - Redshirt senior 6.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 4.6 apg

G - Adreana Miller - Redshirt senior 5.2 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.3 apg

F - Makayla Waterman - Redshirt senior 8.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.7 apg

F - Dorka Juhasz - Freshman CASEY CASCALDO | PHOTO EDITOR

Ohio State then-acting head coach Ryan Day watches the Buckeye defense in the second quarter of the game against Rutgers on Sept. 8. Ohio State won 52-3.

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A veteran receiving core is gone, but redshirt junior K.J. Hill is returning along with a healthy Austin Mack, and will be joined by five-star prospect Garrett Wilson in Brian Hartline’s second season as wide receivers coach.

Weber is gone, but Dobbins now has the backfield to himself, something that helped him run for more than 200 yards against Maryland when Weber was injured.

The future of the cornerback room is uncertain, but junior safety Jordan Fuller and sophomore safety Brendon White give the

Buckeyes consistency at a position it lacked for half the season.

After one of the most up-anddown seasons in the program’s recent history, Ohio State comes out as the No. 3 team in the final Associated Press Top 25 Poll.

After losing one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history and arguably the best quarterback in program history, Ohio State comes out with the potential to make a playoff run that it has sought after and failed to earn for two straight years.

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Juhasz is confident in this. She said that Ohio State proved its potential against the Terrapins on Saturday. Now she thinks the Buckeyes can prove that at home on Thursday.

“We still have a lot of games left,” Juhasz said.

“We are just ready for the next one.”

Ohio State will take on No. 25 Indiana at 6 p.m.

Thursday at the Schottenstein Center.

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12.1 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 0.8 apg

Indiana G - Ali Patberg - Redshirt junior 18.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 4.9 apg

G - Jaelynn Penn - Sophomore 12.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.4 apg

G - Bendu Yeaney - Sophomore 10.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 2.3 apg

F - Kym Royster - Senior 6.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 0.3 apg

F - Brenna Wise - Redshirt junior

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Ohio State’s roller coaster football season WYATT CROSHER Assistant Sports Editor crosher.1@osu.edu After 14 games, 13 wins, a Big Ten title, a Rose Bowl victory and head coach Urban Meyer’s retirement, Ohio State’s season is finished.

And after scoring the most points the program has ever scored against Michigan in a single game while also losing to seven-loss Purdue by 29 in the same season, it’s hard to wrap up the year as a success or a letdown.

The Buckeyes were a team that, week after week, felt as if they had a world of potential at their fingertips.

It was clear from the start that redshirt sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins was much more than a substitute for J.T. Barrett, and a comeback effort against Penn State in Happy Valley seemed to be a strong sign that this team could compete for a national title.

Closer-than-expected games against Indiana and Minnesota were seen as the team playing down, but did not feel like warning signs until the debacle that occurred against the Boilermakers on Oct. 20.

From there, it felt like every positive that came from the season had something negative to cancel it out.

Meyer’s head coaching tenure ended with a win in the bowl he had never played in prior. It came during a year that had offthe-field issues before the team played a single game.

CASEY CASCALDO | PHOTO EDITOR

Ohio State redshirt sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins (7) hands the ball off to sophomore running back J.K. Dobbins (2) in the second half of the game against Purdue on Oct. 20. Ohio State lost 49-20.

A Rose Bowl win is a major feat for most programs. But for Ohio State, it was more of a consolation prize after failing to make the College Football Playoff for the second-straight season.

Standout wins against the Nittany Lions and the Wolverines couldn’t overshadow the loss in West Lafayette or the should-be loss to Maryland that was saved only by a missed throw in overtime.

Haskins was No. 1 in the NCAA in passing yards and passing touchdowns and finished No. 3 in Heisman voting. Sophomore running back J.K. Dobbins and redshirt junior running back Mike Weber failed to reach their full potential as a dynamic running back duo as the pair struggled to gain momentum splitting carries.

The defense, after finishing in the top 10 the past three seasons, was No. 72 in the

country, allowing 403.4 yards per game and 39 plays of 30 yards or more.

But regardless, after all the highs and lows, the Buckeyes ended their season with a 28-23 victory against Washington in Pasadena.

That win was the near-perfect amalgamation of Ohio State’s season as a whole.

Ohio State went up 28-3 in dominant fashion through three quarters behind a strong three-touchdown showing from Haskins.

After out gaining Washington 349-274 in yards through the first 45 minutes, the Huskies had 170 total yards in the fourth quarter, scoring 20 unanswered points and having their comeback effort stopped short by a failed onside kick.

The Buckeyes had 15 total yards and zero points in the final 15 minutes.

In a game that looked too good to be true, in a season that started too good to be true, both ended up being just that.

Ohio State’s season had cons to match all the pros, and the upcoming 2019 team comes in with new additions to match all the departures.

Now, Meyer is gone, but Ryan Day is stepping into the head coach position, already putting his stamp on the Michigan rivalry by hiring two former assistants from Jim Harbaugh’s coaching staff.

Haskins is gone, but freshman quarterback Justin Fields is coming in with a reputation as one of the highest-rated recruits in history.

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No. 16 OSU stunned by Rutgers in 64-61 loss COLIN GAY Sports Editor gay.125@osu.edu Kaleb Wesson has been a defining factor for Ohio State this season: its leading scorer, its leading rebounder, its overall leader.

When he is off the court, head coach Chris Holtmann has admitted he has a different team.

Holtmann had a different team in the first half of Wednesday’s game against Rutgers after Wesson recorded two fouls in the first three minutes. Ohio State was outscored 10-3 in Wesson’s absence, leading to a 16-3 run that helped lead to an 11-point deficit heading into halftime.

But even when the defining factor returned in a big way in the second half, scoring 12 of Ohio State’s first 15 second-half points and 16 points overall, his absence in the first half was still felt as No. 16 Ohio State lost to Rutgers 64-61, losing backto-back games for the first time this season and only the third time in Holtmann’s tenure as Ohio State’s head coach.

After Wesson had given Ohio State the 40-38 lead with 15:21 to go in the game, freshman guard Montez Mathis hit a jumper, igniting a 10-0 run for the Scarlet Knights in the second half.

But Ohio State stormed back, as layups

by Ohio State freshman and Newark, New Jersey, native Luther Muhammad and senior guard C.J. Jackson helped the Buckeyes to a 7-0 run, ending a 16-3 run to take a 61-58 lead with 2:37 left in the game.

But two consecutive layups by Mathis sandwiched between a turnover by junior

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Ohio State head basketball coach Chris Holtmann claps while looking on during the men’s basketball game against Michigan State on Jan. 5. Ohio State lost 86-77.

forward Andre Wesson, one of 13 on the night for the Buckeyes, secured Rutgers’ first conference win of the season and their first win against a ranked opponent since Dec. 16, 2017 against No. 15 Seton Hall.

In the second half, the Scarlet Knights

shot 46.2 percent from the field while limiting Ohio State to make 11-of-30 shot attempts.

Even with Wesson’s return, Ohio State seemed sluggish as the first half continued, recording nine turnovers and allowing 10

points off turnovers. The Buckeyes recorded only five turnovers in Saturday’s loss to Michigan State.

Ohio State allowed 18 points off turnovers in Wednesday’s three-point loss. The Buckeyes also recorded 18 fouls while the Scarlet Knights shot 75 percent from the charity stripe.

With the Buckeyes’ inability to create consistent momentum with their carelessness offensively, Rutgers went on a 16-3 run. Despite two 3-point makes by Muhammad, Rutgers took its largest lead of the day, 28-17, after a 7-0 run with 6:02 left in the half.

But Rutgers scored only three points for the remainder of the half as Ohio State went on an offensive surge, hitting two 3s and bringing its deficit to 31-30 heading into halftime.

After scoring two points in the first half, making only 1-of-4 attempts from the field, Wesson became that leader in the second half that Ohio State is used to, scoring the first 10 points for the Buckeyes.

Rutgers junior forward Eugene Omoruyi left the game in the first half after landing awkwardly on his left leg after attempting an offensive rebound. The Scarlet Knights’ leading scorer and rebounder would not return to the game.

In his homecoming game, Muhammad scored 13 points, making 5-of-11 from the field with six rebounds and three turnovers.

Ohio State will try and return to its winning ways Saturday when the Buckeyes travel to Iowa City for a road game against Iowa at 2:30 p.m.