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An OSU alumnus uses his biology degree to run his science-based YouTube channel.

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Trustees award Drake with raise, $200K bonus MICHAEL HUSON Campus Editor huson.4@osu.edu

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Brutus rings in his 50th birthday on Nov. 6 with more than 50 former Bruti in the Archie Griffin Ballroom at the Ohio Union.

Brutus’ birthday brings in big bucks Birthday gala raises scholarship funds for future mascots MICHAEL HUSON Campus Editor huson.4@osu.edu Exactly 50 years ago, Ohio State’s favorite Buckeye rolled into Ohio Stadium for the first time at a 1965 football game against Minnesota, making his debut as the university’s first mascot.

Since that day, Brutus the Buckeye has transformed from an oddly shaped papier-mâché shell hyping the spirits of OSU fans to an anthropomorphic symbol heightening the spirits of fellow Buckeyes in and outside the ‘Shoe, from popping up in the community to stopping into children’s hospitals.

And the Office of Student Life is committed to ensuring the students who perform as Brutus get the support they need to continue doing that.

Student Life threw a 50th birthday gala Friday evening celebrating Brutus’ past while seeking to raise money to fund the mascot’s future.

The office has set a $1 million goal for the raising of funds that will go toward an endowment scholarship for future Bruti.

More than 50 former Bruti joined donors and other members of the OSU community in the Archie Griffin Ballroom for the celebration, which aimed to highlight the long-lasting values Brutus alumni have taken away from the experience. The event featured highlight reels, alumni testimonials and appearances by University President Michael Drake, Vice President and Director of Athletics Gene Smith and Vice President of Student Life Javaune Adams-Gaston.

All-American OSU alumnus Eddie George, who won the Heisman Trophy in 1995, took the

front stage early in the evening to read the story of Brutus to a small group of children sitting on the ground around him.

Just as George wrapped up the 1965 chapter of Brutus’ early nuthood development, a reproduction of that year’s porcelain mascot burst through the door in a preview of his Saturday night appearance against Minnesota. The first fiberglass Brutus debuted during the 1965 game against Iowa.

Ray Bourhis and Sally Lanyon, both OSU graduates and former members of the Ohio Staters, Inc, were invited to the celebration as Brutus’ “parents.” Bourhis, from San Francisco, and Lanyon, from Tucson, Arizona, are responsible for the mascot’s creation back in 1965.

Bourhis said, from what he has heard from visitors, the celebration surpassed most peo-

The Ohio State Board of Trustees’ praising of University President Michael Drake went from patting on the back to padding in the bank after it approved a $200,000 bonus for the president last week.

Apart from the bonus, which represents 25 percent of the president’s annual base pay of $800,000, the board also approved on Friday a 2 percent raise for the OSU president.

Drake’s base pay, raise and bonus total just less than $1.02 million. Drake said he would donate the total of his raise to yet-to-bedetermined philanthropic causes.

In his contract, the president is entitled to receive up to $200,000 under a deferred compensation agreement and is eligible for a maximum 25 percent annual performance award for reaching performance targets and goals.

During the trustees meeting in August, Drake was praised for his commitment to college affordability, including a plan to cut $200 million in university expenditures over the next five years while simultaneously increasing revenue by $200 million.

Also on Friday, the trustees passed a procedure standardizing the approval and review of compensation for university executives.

Among these staff, the president’s, university executives’ and Wexner Medical Center executives’ annual compensation will be reviewed by BOARD CONTINUES ON 3

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OSU considers pulling Bill Cosby’s honorary degree JOELY FRIEDMAN Lantern reporter friedman.312@osu.edu Bill Cosby might his honorary degree from Ohio State, which he received after he gave his commencement address to graduating students in 2001.

Chris Davey, a university spokesman, said that OSU is not alone in assessing whether the comedian and “The Cosby Show” actor should have his honorary doctorate in education rescinded.

“Like many of our peer institu-

tions, Ohio State is very concerned by the reports regarding Bill Cosby,” Davey said. “The honorary degree he received in 2001 is under review.”

Cosby has been accused of sexually assaulting more than 50 women, which he has denied, yet the accusations have caused many organizations to cut ties with the comedian.

In Cosby’s 2001 commencement address to OSU students, he told the students to “fall in love with being honest.”

The comedian also encouraged

students to keep integrity in their minds always.

“Integrity — keep that in the front. Every time you decide to do something, just say ‘integrity’ to yourself,” he told the students.

“Just maintain a sense of integrity.

Very, very important because later on, maybe 20, 30, 40 years in your life, it may be important for people to look back over what you did. It may be important. And so integrity will always shine.”

Davey said, at this time, it is unclear if OSU has ever rescinded an COSBY CONTINUES ON 2

Chris Davey, a university spokesman, said that OSU is not alone in assessing whether the comedian and “The Cosby Show” actor should have his honorary doctorate in education rescinded.

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University President Michael Drake speaks at Brutus’ 50th birthday gala on Nov. 6 at the Ohio Union.

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Ohio State grad goes viral INAKI DEGUZMAN Lantern reporter deguzman.5@osu.edu Nick Uhas graduated from Ohio State in 2009 with a degree in biology with plans to become a physician, but he decided to take his life in a different direction. Uhas was going to be an actor.

Uhas runs the YouTube channel Nickipedia, where he shares science information with his 23,780 subscribers.

But his break came in 2013 when he made the cut for the reality TV show “Big Brother 15,” which helped him jumpstart his career as a science entertainer on YouTube.

“I love science. I was a pre-med major. I loved doing everything science, but never in the course of time did I have a place to share that knowledge,” Uhas said. “So finally, I had this golden opportunity to apply all this science knowledge. I created this show called ‘Nickipedia,’ which is essentially all of this awesome science knowledge that I learned at Ohio State, with that grind I had for pre-med.”

Uhas described Nickapedia as a “super awesome nerdy stuff and science” show and an educational YouTube channel that specializes in “infotainment,” a style of learning where the creators of the show convey educational ideas in an entertaining way.

He said his videos tackle topics that viewers wouldn’t normally think about, like how many Doritos it would take to cook a steak, how to create the world’s largest reverse icicle or whether Bugs Bunny is a rabbit or a hare.

“We try to incorporate the magic of production — really fun and interesting production aspects — and mash it up with YouTube culture and essentially make a science channel,” he said.

Six months after launching his

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Nick Uhas and friends while filming in Hawaii.

“We try to incorporate the magic of production — really fun and interesting production aspects — and mash it up with YouTube culture and essentially make a science channel.”

Nick Uhas Ohio State alumnus, 2009

channel, Uhas said networks saw his work. He received exposure and new opportunities to be on television. The Weather Channel picked him up to work on a show called “Brainstorm”.

And Uhas has gone international, too. Australia’s “Today Show”

invited him on air to create a science experiment in August.

Christopher Callam, a professor of organic chemistry, said he remembers Uhas the student.

“Nick was great in the laboratory setting because he was able to problem-solve on the spot. He

loved to think about complex problems and come up with different ideas to solve them,” Callam said.

“We still stay in touch as I have answered a few chemical questions for him as he prepares his different forms of media.”

Uhas said that despite his recent success, he wants to get more out of his YouTube career, and he will not rest until he reaches his goal of 100,000 subscribers. He said that he can only reach that goal if he stays true to himself.

“The YouTube market tends to be filling up,” Uhas said. “There’s no room for another Tyler Oakley

Endurance run to honor the ultimate sacrifice

Student organization honors those killed in action STEPHANIE WISE For The Lantern wise.1075@osu.edu

“There are people — not just in the organization, but whoever volunteers, donates or even Ohio State is home to more than 1,200 shares the message — who student organizations. These organizations recognize that pain and want to cover academic, volunteer, religious inter- do something of our own to give ests and more. 1 Day for the K.I.A. is one back and say thank you.” such student organization, with a mission to give back to the families of those who have served and sacrificed for the U.S. 1 Day for the K.I.A., composed of students who are military-affiliated, will host a 24-hour endurance run in the spring from April 9 to 10 to honor military servicemembers who have ties to the OSU community and Columbus area.

K.I.A. is an initialism, meaning “killed in action.” 1 Day for the K.I.A. began in 2013 and hosted its first run that same April.

Through the Living Legacy Scholarship, which is funded by the run proceeds and donations, 1 Day for K.I.A. is able to provide funds to OSU students who are the child or sibling of a service member who was killed

Nick Faltas Third-year in logistics managment

in action, listed as a prisoner of war, listed as missing in action, or permanently disabled due to their service.

Lynsie Schwerer, a fourth-year in atmospheric science and member of the public affairs team for 1 Day for the K.I.A., spoke about how funding began for the scholarship.

“We started … by having a 24-hour endurance run in the spring. People are performing an ultramarathon and running as much as they can for 24 hours,” she said. “That was kind of symbolic in the fact that those who serve overseas or even here domestically in

the United States — the amount of sacrifice that that takes, the amount of endurance that that takes — we hope to represent that by doing something as challenging as a 24-hour endurance run.”

The endurance run is meant to commemorate more than 900 OSU alumni who were killed in service. One hundred percent of the funds raised go directly toward the Living Legacy Scholarship.

Nick Faltas, a third-year in logistics management and member of 1 Day for the K.I.A., said the scholarship has a real impact.

“I believe that the scholarships existence sends a message of both recognizing that it’s not only the service members, but their families as well who are affected and suffer,” he said.

“There are people — not just in the organization, but whoever volunteers, donates or even shares the message — who recognize that pain and want to do something of our own to give back and say thank you.”

Registration is now open for the spring 2016 24-hour endurance run.

or another Shane Dawson, but every person has a personality that brings something new to the table.

If you’re doing something that’s truly unique — as in not imitating someone else — I think there is room in YouTube to grow that audience.”

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honorary degree.

Ricky Mulvey, a second-year in finance and the treasurer of the Buckeye Standup Comedy Club, believes that Cosby’s honorary degree should be taken away from him.

“I think it’s silly that there is even a review process for this decision,” Mulvey said. “This should have been taken care of in one phone call. The fact that this has taken more than 24 hours to do is absurd.”

Mulvey said he does not believe that this decision will be seen as controversial because he thinks it is the only logical result.

“How do you read the statement that over 50 women have accused him of rape and not take the award away from him?”

Mulvey said.

Cosby’s honorary degrees have been rescinded by a growing list of universities, including Brown University, Baylor University and the University of San Francisco. Cosby’s alma mater, Temple University, is not currently reviewing a revocation.

However, Cosby did resign last year from the his position on Temple’s board of trustees.

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trustees, with trustee consideration of executives’ compensation first being recommended by the provost or medical center CEO and then by the president.

The board also approved granting student trustees full voting rights and inclusion to executive board sessions. The trustees’ power to grant student voting rights was provided with the passing of General Assembly’s House Bill 64 last June, and will take effect on May 14.

In other action, a portion of W. 17th Avenue, between Tuttle Park Place and College Road, has been renamed Annie and John Glenn Avenue to honor the former astronaut and senator, along with this wife, an advocate for people with speech disorders.

“Maybe some student will see the sign that’s named after us and realize a lot of things come down the road. With their experiences at Ohio State, they can make the most of those opportunities,” John Glenn told the board’s advancement committee BRUTUS FROM 1

ple’s expectations.

“Being together with all the people who have animated Brutus over the years, it suddenly came home for me what Sally and I launched so many years ago,” he said. “You look at all this, all the money that he raises and all the things that have happened, frankly, it’s a very humbling experience.”

Lanyon said Brutus brings OSU, as an institution, down to the personal level by representing the “heart and the spirit” of the university.

“He brings the emotional, spiritual part of the university face to face with people,” she said.

Emily Moor Williams, a Brutus alum-

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1. An assault by a known person was reported in Bricker Hall on Friday afternoon.

2. An assault was reported at the corner 1800 block of Fourth Street just after 3 a.m. The suspect refused to leave the bar and struck the victim while biting him on the arm. The victim was able to restrain the suspect until police arrived.

3. A slew of open container arrests were made in the Polo parking lot in the hours leading up to the Ohio State-Minnesota game. A total of 11 arrests were made, none involving Ohio State students.

4. An assault was reported at the corner of North High Street and East Fifth Avenue in the early morning hours of Tuesday.

The arrestee was an ex-boyfriend of the victim and struck her multiple times to the face because he was upset about the victim’s new boyfriend.

5. A menacing incident was reported to have taken place just after 3 p.m. on Sunday at the corner of North High Street and Seventh Avenue. The victim, a COTA bus driver, reported that the suspect threatened her as she drove the bus.

6. A man was arrested for criminal trespassing in Schoenbaum Hall. The incident

took place on Wednesday at approximately 5:45 p.m.

7. Police are searching for a suspect connected to multiple trespassing incidents at the Kroger on North High Street on Nov. 2. The complainant reported that the suspect attempted to steal a bottle of vodka from the store before being caught by an employee. The same suspect later returned to the store and stole another item.

8. A theft reportedly took place just before 1 p.m. on Nov. 1 at the State Liquor store on North High Street. Two suspects entered the store and removed a highpriced bottle of cognac from the box and after circulating through the store attempted to hide the bottle in his pants while the other suspect covered for him.

Note: Crimes featured on the map do not represent the full extent of criminal activity in the campus area.

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The trustees also approved OSU to enter into or increase existing service and construction contracts for several projects at the Columbus campus.

Construction contracts for the Brain and Spine Hospital at 300 W. 10th Ave. were approved for a $2.9 million increase, on top of a $400,000 increase to professional service contracts. The total project budget is set at $17.6 million and will be paid by university debt and auxiliary funds. An additional $500,000 was approved for renovation design of the seventh floor.

The OSU airport will receive a facelift thanks to the trustees’ approval of $2 million in service contracts to redevelop the airport’s terminal and Flight Education Center. Contracts will be paid with development funds. OSU anticipates $20 million in airport design and construction to be outlined in the the university’s FY 20162020 Capital Improvement Plan.

The Board also approved a $5.8 million construction contract for the renovation phase of the Veterinary Hospital’s enhancement and extension project, paid with university debt and university and development funds. Also approved was the increase to the construction amount for the project, which has a total budget of $32.8 million.

A $12.6 million contract toward the construction of a science and engineering building at the Marion campus was also approved on Friday. With a total project budget of $15.5 million, the construction project will create a 32,500-square foot building, a new parking lot and a section of road.

na from 2001 to 2003, said that although students get to have fun as Brutus on gamedays, she puts her experiences visiting children above everything.

She was asked to spend time with a 12-year-old boy dying of leukemia, who had about one week to live. Her ultimate goal was to make him happy.

She said his face lit up when she entered the room, as they hung out and watched sports on TV. She said, at times, she had tears streaming down her face, within the Brutus head.

“He said, ‘Hey, Brutus, can I have your wristbands?’” Williams said. “And I said, ‘Oh my gosh, absolutely.’ I gave them to him and wrote in Sharpie, ‘Brutus loves

Nick.’ I would have given him my head, if he had asked me for it. I would’ve given that kid anything.”

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Symposium tells veterans’ stories through art ABIGAIL SECKER Lantern reporter secker.1@osu.edu Ohio State’s Department of Theatre worked with campus military services and personnel to investigate the lasting effects of war on individuals and communities using the arts.

The “Responsibility, Morality and the Costs of War” symposium will take place from Thursday through Saturday in the Drake Performance and Event Center. The symposium will look at the toll that war takes on society and the men and women who defend America in combat through works of visual and performing arts coupled with leading research.

Although Kevin McClatchy, assistant professor in the theatre department and co-director of the symposium, never personally served in the military, he witnessed the aftermath of combat through the experiences of his father, close childhood friend and nephew.

“Emotionally, it’s been an interest of mine,” McClatchy said. “It’s permeated my life and, obviously it sort of touches everybody in some way, but those are the three sort of a triangle (that is) the closest I’ve gotten to personal experience, and that’s a driving force for me,” he said.

The “Costs of War” symposium is comprised of a unique mix of interactive and engaging artistic elements blended with more traditional symposium features like panel discussions, a keynote speaker and talks given by combat veterans and veteran advocates, McClatchy said.

Lt. Col. Jim Bunyak, the director of the Military Science and Leadership Department and commander of OSU’s Army ROTC, said that in his 18 years of military service, the symposium will be his first experience where the arts are used to tell the story of war and the military.

“When I was approached by Kevin, I was a little surprised because you don’t always think of art with military, but there is an art and science to leadership,” Bunyak said. “So the pairing together,

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A scene from Scrap Heap, a show that is part of the symposium. while it may not be the norm, it’s a great thing because it gives us the opportunity to look at the military and war from different views, not just the military standpoint or the political standpoint.”

During the symposium, Bunyak is set to be on the “Just War and the Emotional Factors in Leadership Decision-Making” panel to discuss his time in Iraq and Afghanistan as it relates to emotional decision-making in wartime, while some of the 160 OSU ROTC cadets he oversees will perform poetry and Afghan folklore.

Col. Mike Carrell, assistant provost for undergraduate education, director of the Office of Military & Veterans Services and panelist for the event, said the symposium serves his office’s goals to support military-related students and educate faculty and staff members on veteran-related issues on campus. “(McClatchy’s) goal of start-

“It gives us the opportunity to look at the military and war from different views, not just the military standpoint or the political standpoint.”

Lt. Col. Jim Bunyak Commander of OSU’s Army ROTC

ing a conversation, if you will, in the community I think is wonderful,” Carrell said. “A lot of times the only things people hear about the military folks is either they’re great heroes, like some movies you might watch, or they’re all damaged, like some other movies that you might watch. But the truth is that most people are somewhere in between.”

Given OSU’s sizeable student and faculty veteran population,

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McClatchy said he hopes the symposium entertains the audience while also motivating them to be aware of and engaged with veterans in the community and the issues they face.

The accessible nature of the arts makes it a good tool to bridge the information gap and bring together civilians and veterans, Carrell said.

“I think everyone can relate to the arts, whether it’s theater or movies or traditional art like sculptures and paintings,” Carrell said.

“It’s a nice way for veterans to express their thoughts and feelings through artistic mediums.”

The “Responsibility, Morality, and the Costs of War” symposium will be held Thursday through Saturday. While the symposium is free and open to the public, registration is required and can be done on the Department of Theatre’s website.

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“I think it is an example of the fact that you can do something imaginative anywhere.”

Malcolm Cochran Professor emeritus, Department of Art

“‘Coney Island’ riffs on the geometry that makes the Southern Theater’s acoustically superior proscenium, a geometry made from conic sections,” Blostein said.

“In the valet booth, conic volumes are intersected to perform in other ways: make interior space, bring in light and views and shed water into a rain garden.”

Cochran said four more booths are set to be built in the future, and he said he hopes one of them could be done at the end of the next year.

Each bold booth will have different designers as well as site and opMichigan-based JR JR set to perform in Columbus erational constraints, Blostein said.

MASON SWIRES was like the name had become anCochran said the space of each Lantern reporter other band member. It was really booth will be varied, but none of swires.4@osu.edu just a way for us to take our voice them will take up more than the as artists back,” Epstein said. space of a single parking space.

The ethereal, melodic, yet danceIt’s an understandable move BOOTHS CONTINUES ON 6 able sound blend of alternative in- when the band has recalled times die duo JR JR of Detroit is heading when NASCAR fans showed up to to Columbus’ own A&R Music Bar their shows wearing cowboy hats to warm up the falling temperatures while looking very confused. this Wednesday with their synth Regardless of what moniker they sounds and fluid bass lines. decide to go by, JR JR brings bright JR JR was formerly known as and happy tracks to the table. Their Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. but still con- music gets one’s heart beating with sists of the same members: Daniel more feeling and head bobbing COURTESY OF MALCOLM COCHRAN Zott and Joshua Epstein. along to the quick drum beats with “The name in the beginning was bass parts that resound through The first bold booth, Coney Island, situated on East Main almost an afterthought. But then it people’s chests.

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Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott perform on Conan O’Brien’s TV show.

Columbus residents have a new place to view art — parking lots.

The “Bold Booths” project features two Ohio State scholars — Malcolm Cochran, professor emeritus in the Department of Art, and Beth Blostein, associate professor in the Knowlton School of Architecture — who changed the design of parking booths into pieces of public art.

The “Bold Booths” project aims to combine public art with utilitarian functions, Cochran said.

“The intention of the project is to find high levels of design and thought in what are sometimes overlooked, mundane places in the city,” Blostein said in an email.

“The lowly surface parking lot is such a place for investigation.”

According to the “Bold Booths” website, the first booth, named “Coney Island,” is situated at the parking lot of The Great Southern Theater at The Westin Hotel adjacent to East Main Street. The design of “Coney Island” and the design of the theater are respectfully complementary.

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Twin bond, quick execution make The Opals shine HANNAH HERNER Lantern reporter herner.12@osu.edu Despite its laid-back sound, The Opals are moving fast. The band’s first EP, titled “ESP,” was written, recorded and finished within two months.

The recording was done at the Mershon Auditorium, a familiar place for the four Ohio State students.

Twins Morgan and Kristen Howell and friend Alex Vonderhaar — all fourth-years in psychology — decided to form a band in January.

The trio met their freshman year in Baker Hall West and became friends through their shared major and love of music.

“That was the test coming out of the studio, was ‘does it sound good in a car.’”

Alex Vonderhaar Guitarist, The Opals

Daniel Seibert, a third-year in percussion performance who coincidentally lived in Baker West at the same time as the other members, answered a Facebook advertisement that the twins put out looking for members. He joined The Opals just in time to record on the EP where he wrote some of the drum parts on the spot.

Morgan Howell even wrote one of the EP’s tracks, “Thirty,” in the early hours of the morning at Mershon during recording.

“It was fun recording the EP just because we recorded it in such a short time. We had a deadline to meet. We were just trying to get ready for this one show because the policy of the venue was all originals. So we were just trying to write as many songs as we could to play there,” Morgan Howell said.

While Morgan Howell focuses on singing and writing lyrics, Kristen Howell’s passion is guitar, which she started playing in eighth grade.

“I had a friend who was taking guitar lessons and he would always try to show off, and he wasn’t that great. I kept thinking ‘Oh my gosh, I could totally do that better than him,’” she said.

The girls said they consider themselves each other’s best friend and insist that they’ve always gotten along.

“I can’t think of one time in our life where we’ve been arguing or fighting that lasted more than two minutes,” Morgan Howell said.

Being so close is something they believe benefits the band.

“I think it’s a definite plus. We’re very much in tune with each other naturally but also musically,” Kristen Howell said. “We were always doing music together before this, so I think all the experience we have together is a bonus when it comes to being in a larger group.”

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Local Columbus band The Opals performs during a live show.

Female-fronted bands can be hard to come by in the local music scene, and the Howells said they hope that will change.

“I think women are definitely underrepresented in the industry as a whole, but I especially don’t see a lot of women involved in the local music scene here. I’m not quite sure why that is but I would love to see more women get involved and express their talents,” Kristen Howell said.

Morgan Howell added, “I think even more so on the technical side of music we see a lot of underrep-

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Simplifying snacking and saving

Prep time: 10 minutes Bake time: 1 hour Servings: 10 or so

ROBERT SCARPINITO Copy Chief scarpinito.1@osu.edu Speaking with full disclosure, Chex Mix is one of my all-time favorite snacks, but I haven’t bothered buying a bag of it in over a year. Instead, I bake it myself. I can make it in bulk, and it’s fairly cheaper than buying bags of premade Chex Mix. Making snack mixes from scratch rather than buying them premade in bags offers you — the soon-to-be-satisfied consumer — ultimate customization of your snacking experience. Are you a peanut person? Throw some into the mixture. A fan of candy-coated chocolate orbs? M&M’s can join the fray (although I suggest adding them after baking).

I personally gravitate toward the simplicity of Chex cereal and some pretzels, occasionally throwing in some M&M’s if I’m feeling like having something sweet. But don’t let the simplicity of the featured recipe limit your own creativity, because that’s the beauty of recipes like this: many things can make special guest appearances, such as Cheetos, Goldfish Crackers or even raisins.

Making your own Chex Mix is cheaper than buying bags of Chex Mix in the long run. When buying all the ingredients for the first time, it will be more expensive than just buying a bag or two of Chex Mix, but consider that a lot of the ingredients don’t have to be bought again JR JR FROM 4

The harmonization of Epstein’s and Zott’s voices and their respective instruments compliment every track, especially fancy little things like the whistling melody in the song “Gone” from their latest self-titled album.

“We hope that our fans here in Columbus embrace the name change, and we’re really trying to empower them to just come out and celebrate a new chapter in our band’s life,” Epstein said. “It will be a good mix of our older music and stuff from our new album. Like a 50-50 split I would say. “ Enthusiastically, Epstein continued on to talk about how he was excited to play in a college town.

CHEX MIX

9 cups Chex cereal 2 cups pretzels 3/4 stick butter 1/2 cup worcestershire sauce 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Homemade Chex Mix.

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when you want to make more.

For example, seasoned salt, garlic powder and onion powder tend to last a while before you’ll need to buy them anew, and a pack of four sticks of butter will let you make this recipe five times if you dedicate all of it to the recipe. A bag of pretzels can last multiple rounds of this recipe as well.

When making recurring batches of Chex Mix, Chex cereal and worcestershire sauce will be the two ingredients that might need to be replaced most often, but even then, between all the batches, you’ll be coming out with more Chex Mix at a cheaper price than just buying it in the bag.

On average, the recipe produces about three times the amount of Chex Mix found in the average

15-ounce bag, which costs a little more than $4. Buying all the ingredients from the start will cost nearly $16, but generally, you’ll have enough to make two batches (or six times the snack mix). Six 15-ounce bags of Chex Mix would cost you around $24.

After making those two batches, you’ll more than likely need to buy more Chex crackers and possibly more worcestershire sauce, which should cost you no more than another $10, and with your leftover ingredients, that’s enough to make another batch of Chex Mix worth $24.

So for around $26, you can make 48 dollars’ worth of Chex Mix. With that, I leave you with the recipe.

“I just think college kids have really open minds, and that mindset is just really in line with what we do,” he said.

CD 102.5 alternative radio station is hosting the concert at A&R Music Bar, and Epstein expressed how much support from CD 102.5 they have gotten and hold the popular station up to the light.

“Columbus was part of the tour schedule, but the city is also like in the top 25 cities in America, so it was just a natural choice,” Epstein said when asked why they picked a venue here.

The band’s electronic sounds fill a cool, at-ease place in one’s mind but keep the beat alive with the har-

monics of Zott and Epstein’s voices along with an array of bass-hitting progressions and loud keyboard notes.

Songs like “James Dean” and “Run” switch the tempo up midsong and for the choruses. Both have calm parts and singing harmonies, like pretty much all of JR JR’s songs.

JR JR plays on Wednesday at A&R Music Bar in Columbus with opener Brothertiger. Tickets are $15. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.

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“The valet attendant booth is quite small to maximize parking space: only 55 square feet of interior space,” Blostein said. “But that small interior volume has all the inner-workings of the parking attendant intricately built into its form: key fob organization, work desk and stool, storage.”

Cochran said the budget for each booth without the architect’s fees is $30,000, which is about the same amount of money needed to build a traditional booth.

He also said the team only has enough money to do three more booths as of Thursday.

Compared to traditional valet booths, each bold booth provides a better working environment for parking attendants.

“What we found out is that some of these booths are so old that they don’t have adequate heating and air-conditioning, so they are in terrible working condition,” Cochran

Preheat the oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. Cover the top of a large baking tray with wax or parchment paper.

In a large mixing bowl, place the Chex cereal and pretzels. Feel free to mix and match rice, corn or wheat as you please.

Using a rubber spatula, shuffle the cereal and pretzels around to properly mix them up.

In a small bowl, melt the butter by using the microwave. When properly melted, add the worcestershire sauce, seasoned salt, garlic powder and onion powder, and use a whisk to beat the mixture until the texture is fairly even.

Pour half the butter mixture over the Chex and pretzels, and use the rubber spatula to shuffle the ingredients around. Pour the rest of the butter mixture in, using the rubber spatula to help evenly coat the Chex and pretzels as much as possible.

Slowly pour the Chex and pretzels onto the baking tray, spreading it as evenly as possible to cover the entire surface.

Place the tray in the now heated oven and set a timer for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, take the tray out and shuffle the snacks around to make sure none stick to the tray. Repeat this step three more times so the snack mix has had nearly one hour of time to bake in the oven.

Let the snacks sit out to cool off. Store the Chex mix in sealable plastic bags (or eat them all right then and there).

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resentation or even just a lack of encouragement.”

Vonderhaar picked up the guitar at age 10 and “hasn’t put it down since.” He said that he usually prefers heavier music but appreciates the laid-back vibe of The Opals’ music.

Seibert played in heavy metal bands in high school before studying jazz and classical music and coming to OSU. “I don’t think it’s so much about the style of music as much as if it grooves or not, if it feels good,” Seibert said of the type of music

he enjoys.

The band members agree that their music gives off a “summery vibe” and is well-suited for driving.

“That was the test coming out of the studio, was does it sound good in a car,” Vonderhaar said.

For future shows, the band will be adding a bass player to round out their sound.

With the twins graduating this fall, the band hopes to continue on the fast track and release an album sometime next summer.

said. “It’s really important that we pay attention to the quality of the experience with the person who works there.”

With the unusual design, the material for these new booths is also different.

“The project merged digitally fabricated materials, like the 15-foot-high digitally milled interior (and) exterior form, with conventional materials, like the booth frame and its manufactured ocular windows. The two techniques were necessary so that a complex geometrical form could be economically constructed,” Blostein said.

The Bold Booths project is part of Columbus Public Art 2012, an art movement that aims to create “memorable experiences for downtown workers, Columbus residents and visitors,” according to its website.

“When you see it, it’s very clear that something unusual and imaginative has been placed there. And

I think it is an example of the fact that you can do something imaginative anywhere,” Cochran said.

Cochran said targeting uninteresting places for public art projects brings more interest than in a beautiful place, such as a park in downtown Columbus.

“By approaching something that is usually considered not worth paying attention to, (such as) a booth for a parking lot attendant to work in, and by giving it attention and creative energy, you transform that architectural object, and it functions on lots of levels,” he said.

“I don’t mean just art or architecture; it is possible to do creative and interesting things even in uninteresting places.”

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For men’s rugby, brotherhood leads to success ALEXA MAVROGIANIS Lantern reporter mavrogianis.1@osu.edu For the second year in a row, the Ohio State men’s club rugby team is preparing to play in the Big Ten Universities Rugby Conference Championships on Saturday.

A tight race for the top two spots in the conference came to a close Saturday when the Buckeyes narrowly defeated Michigan 35-31 to solidify their opportunity to play for the conference title.

Senior flanker and co-president of the rugby club Jake Berlin said the final minutes of the game against Michigan were a culmination of the squad’s season.

“In the final seconds, your position on the field didn’t matter; it was all about grabbing the man next to you and doing whatever you could to crush that seed of doubt and prevent Michigan from crossing that line,” Berlin said. “Everything we worked toward came together in those final seconds.”

Last season, the Buckeyes fell short in the championship game against Wisconsin, but this year the team feels stronger and better prepared after instituting a tougher practice schedule and 6 a.m. workouts three days a week.

“Last year, I’d say we wanted to have the focus of being out here and being competitive, but it wasn’t there. This year it’s incredible,” sophomore lock and co-pres-

ident Nathan Grose said. “Doing that stuff just brought everyone together, you show up at 6 a.m. and yeah it sucks, but it sucks with everyone else. We know we’re all getting better.”

Berlin said he’s seen the work ethic of the program grow over time.

“I can say right now the team is probably closer than it’s ever been in my four years, there’s kind of this old rugby culture that was around before I came in. It was a lot about more fun than actually working hard,” Berlin said. “I think myself and the captains have kind of gotten rid of that and started a culture that’s ‘work hard, play hard.’”

Coach Ron Bowers, who played rugby at OSU from 1987-1991, said he is impressed with how the level of collegiate rugby has risen both since his playing days and over the last few years.

“There are bigger, faster, stronger athletes,” Bowers said. “In Ohio now, there’s a lot more high school rugby, so they’re coming to us with three or four years of experience already, which makes a huge difference.”

Despite the rise of high school rugby, many of those athletes got their starts playing football in high school, including senior 8-man/ flanker and captain Santino Cua. “In high school I kind of wanted to play collegiate football and thought rugby would be a good

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year — said finding the end zone is one his favorite things to do on the gridiron.

So are snaps on offense in the cards for the junior? They are, if he was making the calls.

“I tell (wide receivers coach Zach) Smith all the time, ‘put me in there, I’ll run a route for you,’” Bell said.

Smith, in return, joked that the outspoken Bell should remain the defensive coaches’ responsibility to deal with.

“I’m volunteering my position as receivers coach if Vonn Bell comes and sits in my room,” Smith said. “Just dealing with him for 20 minutes a day when we go against the defense is plenty, I’m not dealing with him for a whole day. No chance.”

Even if his opportunities are forced to only come on defense, Bell — who predicted he would score two more touchdowns this season — said he is hopeful for what the rest of his season and time at OSU holds.

“I think there’s still more (in store),” he said. “I’m on the right path, I think. Just have to keep on going, take the next step.”

Bell and the Buckeyes are set to return to the field in Champaign, Illinois, to match up with the Fighting Illini on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for noon at Memorial Stadium.

season, when they also finished the season unranked. They did receive an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed after making a surprise run to the Big Ten championship game against Purdue before falling 65-61.

In the best-case scenario, Matta would repeat what he did in his third year as OSU’s coach in 2006, when he took his team from not being ranked to ending the season as No. 6 in the country and earning a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament, despite being upset in the second round to seventh-seeded Georgetown.

However, defying early expectations in the mold of the 2006 squad seems doubtful because of the players’ youthfulness. Matta ad-

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Members of the Ohio State Rugby Club during a game against Wisconsin on Oct. 24. way to hone in my skills. But I fell in love with the sport and chose to play it over collegiate football,” Cua said.

While rugby is growing — plans for the first professional league in North America were announced Monday — it remains a relatively unknown sport in the U.S. However, Grose said those who start with it usually stick with it.

“In high school, you see guys quit football to play rugby, but nobody ever quit rugby to play anoth-

er sport,” Grose said. “I decided to try it out here, and I fell in love with it, fell in love with the team and it’s been awesome.”

Cua said the team’s camaraderie and passion for the sport and team were the keys against Michigan and will be the keys moving forward.

“The win over Michigan only happened because we had 15 guys who refused to let their brothers down. The bond amongst our players proved stronger than Michigan

on Saturday,” Cua said. “It is one of those intangible characteristics that define a championship team, which is exactly what we plan to be come Saturday afternoon.”

The Buckeyes are set to take on the Indiana Hoosiers for the Big Ten Universities Rugby Conference Championships on Saturday at 1 p.m. in Rockford, Illinois.

mitted his squad can only improve by seeing more time on the floor, but that’s not going to happen for much of the season.

“We thought about playing two exhibition games because we were so young this year,” Matta said.

Though it’s too early to rule out OSU’s NCAA tournament chances, the possibility of postseason play would most likely occur in the National Invitation Tournament.

Either way, any postseason play would be a plus for the program.

This year’s squad is best suited for Matta to build for the future.

The Buckeyes currently do not have a player who is expected to enter the NBA draft or graduate this year other than redshirt senior and former walk-on Jake Lorbach,

who averaged only 1.6 minutes in eight appearances last season.

In an era of one-and-done prospects, experience is a big help in making a deep run into March, and that’s a possibility for the team after it picks up a season’s worth of experience.

Six players saw their first action in the Schottenstein Center in front of 12,167 fans: freshmen JaQuan Lyle, Daniel Giddens, Austin Grandstaff, David Bell, A.J. Harris and Trevor Thompson.

“We had three guys today that have ever played in this building.

So I think from that standpoint, that was a good thing for us,” Matta said.

Lyle — a combo guard who was a late edition to the current freshman

class when former guard D’Angelo Russell’s NBA stock skyrocketed — had some early jitters before he showcased his much-publicized talent. He ended up flirting with a triple-double to end the night with 19 points, seven assists and nine rebounds.

“That’s the most people I ever played in front of. I mean it was a big difference,” Lyle said. “With my teammates behind me I got through it quick. It was just fun to finally be out there and playing.”

With the lone exhibition game in the rearview mirror, the focus turns to the games that count.

There are nine teams currently ranked on the schedule for the Buckeyes, including No. 6 Virginia.

That game is nonconference, but the slate won’t ease up when conference play comes around. Just as in previous years, Big Ten play is suiting up to be aggressive. There are currently six teams from the conference ranked in the top 25.

Maryland sits at No. 3, followed

by No. 13 Michigan State, No. 15 Indiana, No. 17 Wisconsin, No. 23 Purdue and No. 25 Michigan.

The road ahead appears to be bumpy and long, but it should be thought of as a building block for potential future success.

The Buckeyes are set to start the regular season Sunday against Mount St. Mary’s. Tipoff is slated for noon at the Schottenstein Center.

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OSU redshirt sophomore center Trevor Thompson (32) during an exhibition game against Walsh on Nov. 8 at the Schottenstein Center.

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OSU unsure of what upcoming season holds KHALID MOALIM Multimedia Editor moalim.2@osu.edu

The Ohio State men’s basketball team finally got to step back on the hardwood Sunday after more than seven months since its last game, a loss to Arizona in the NCAA tournament. It was an exhibition game, but the Buckeyes still topped Division II Walsh University 92-82 at the Schottenstein Center.

The youthful Buckeyes were led offensively by sophomore forward Keita Bates-Diop, who dropped 26 points to go along with eight rebounds and four blocks, while junior forward Marc Loving added a double-double with 24 points and 10 boards.

Bates-Diop’s solid play was not expected by many, but his coach thought otherwise. “(Playing aggressively on offense is something) we’ve talked to Keita about a lot. We saw flashes of that last year in practice,” OSU coach Thad Matta said. “I thought SAMANTHA HOLLINGSHEAD | PHOTO EDITOR offensively he was as aggressive as we wanted him to be … we’ve been OSU junior safety Vonn Bell (11) celebrates with teammates after a touchdown during a game against Minnesota on Nov. 7 at Ohio Stadium. OSU won 28-14. begging him to do that on the court in a game.”

The lengthy 6-foot-7 Normal, Illinois, native averaged just nine minutes of play off the bench in 33 RYAN COOPER contests last season, tallying just Sports Editor “I think it’s more fun than work. 3.8 points a game. cooper.487@osu.edu Though Matta’s team went home We’re enjoying that time out victorious, the impressive perforOn the wall of the team meeting room in the mances do not seem likely to show there together.”

Woody Hayes Athletic Center sits a chart outlinup at many points this season, as Vonn Bell Junior safety ing the number of “Buckeye leaves” each Ohio OSU is not ranked in the preseason State player has received during the season for AP Top 25 poll. various positive contributions.

The last time the Buckeyes were On the top of the list, with 59 leaves on his said. “That’s where it took off. I got in a groove, in this situation was in the 2008-09 helmet, is junior safety Vonn Bell. got my feet wet.”

BASKETBALL CONTINUES ON 7 In addition to topping the internal rankings Still, Bell did not start the opener at Navy the — which were not yet updated for Saturday’s following year, coming off the bench at the free 28-14 win against Minnesota — Bell was recogsafety position behind Cam Burrows. nized on Monday morning as the top defensive The next game, however, coach Urban Meyer player in the Big Ten for Week 10. inserted Bell at the position, and he hasn’t relinThe Rossville, Georgia, native made arguably quished it since. the biggest play in the Buckeyes’ win, rescuDefensive coordinator Luke Fickell said it ing the team from a punchless first half when is what Bell does between games that sets him he intercepted a pass and returned it for a 15apart. yard touchdown to open up the scoring midway “The greatest thing I can tell you is he’s a through the second quarter. pro,” Fickell said. “He studies the game, he Bell said he and safeties coach Chris Ash had works the game, he practices the game, and it discussed throughout the week leading up to the shows on Saturdays.” game how important his contributions could be The safety said he is able to put in so much in what was primed to be — and ended up being effort because he genuinely loves what he is doSAMANTHA HOLLINGSHEAD | PHOTO EDITOR — a defensive battle. ing.

OSU junior safety Vonn Bell (11) runs “Coach Ash told me at the beginning of the with the ball after an interception during “I think it’s more fun than work,” Bell said. week that my performance could make or break a game against Minnesota on Nov. 7 at “We’re enjoying that time out there together.” the team,” Bell said. “I had to be able to play Ohio Stadium. OSU won 28-14.

In his 14 starts in 2014, Bell had six intercepthe deep balls and tackle very well because I’m starting safety Corey Brown to cornerback and tions, including three in OSU’s last four games. the one high safety … just me and him having opened up a spot for Bell at starting safety.

He has followed that up with two picks that conversation, I told him I could chow down Bell was burnt for a touchdown by Clemson through nine games in 2015, including the pickKHALID MOALIM | MULTIMEDIA EDITOR for him.” receiver Sammy Watkins but he also made high- six on Saturday. He also found the end zone in Bell came to OSU in 2013 and played in each light reels with a one-handed interception at the OSU’s second game against Hawaii on a 14- OSU junior forward Marc Loving (2) attempts a free of the first 13 games as a backup at the nickel 2-yard line early in the second quarter. yard fumble return touchdown. cornerback position.

Bell said that first start was instrumental in Bell, who also played wide receiver in high throw during an exhibition However, in the Orange Bowl against Clem- shaping his confidence into his sophomore year. school — scoring 21 touchdowns in his senior game against Walsh on Nov. 8 at the Schottenstein FOOTBALL CONTINUES ON 7 son, a suspension of Bradley Roby moved “It was a very big step for my career,” Bell Center.

Junior safety leads defense with two touchdowns in 2015