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Student pens letter highlighting issues with the university’s handling of lab animals.

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The Department of Dance is slated to hold its annual Dance Downtown event on Friday and Saturday.

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The No. 3 Buckeyes are set to take on the Fighting Illini on Saturday at noon at Illinois.

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Annie and John Glenn Avenue dedicated on campus NICHOLAS MCWILLIAMS For The Lantern mcwilliams.66@osu.edu Former Ohio Sen. John Glenn has circled the Earth in space, served in two wars, been a member of the U.S. Senate for four terms, and now has a street named after him on the Ohio State campus.

The Advancement Committee approved and passed the renaming of the stretch of road between College Road and Tuttle Park Place to the Board of Trustees on Nov.5.

The full board approved this movement on Friday, and signs reading “Annie and John Glenn Avenue” were installed that afternoon.

University spokesman Chris Davey said this renaming has been in the works for quite awhile, with University President Michael Drake and other administrators at OSU working together to make it happen.

“Naming a highly visible campus street for both of the Glenns was seen as a lasting way to show how much this extraordinary couple have meant to the entire community,” Davey said.

John Glenn said it came as a surprise to him.

“It was particularly meaningful because it is something that will go on indefinitely (at OSU),” he said.

John Glenn spoke about how he and his wife, Annie, have had plenty of interesting experiences together through the years.

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President Michael Drake, Annie Glenn, John Glenn and Board of Trustees Chair Jeffrey Wadsworth pose with the newly named Annie and John Glenn Avenue sign.

“Annie and I were fortunate in having a lot of opportunities come our way that we were able to take advantage of in our lives,” John Glenn said.

Annie Glenn, John Glenn’s wife, is an adjunct professor at OSU in the speech pathology department.

Both of the Glenns were pleased to hear about what was being planned to honor them, but John Glenn noted his desire for the renaming to serve as inspiration for students who pass down the avenue.

“President Drake called me the day before and told me what they

were going to propose,” he said.

“It’s a great honor, but mainly I hope it serves as encouragement to students.”

In Spring 2015, the School of Public Affairs became a college and was rededicated in his honor.

The street now named after Annie and John Glenn is only a block away from the college, and some say the presence of the former senator can be felt in the institution.

“Having his energy and spirit as a part of the Glenn College is a daily reminder of what it means to give back to the community, the state and the nation,” said Trevor

Brown, dean of the Glenn College.

Brown said John Glenn is the kind of person that all OSU students should use as a role model.

“Senator Glenn is the embodiment of a public servant,” he said.

For many students, both the Glenns already serve as an inspiration. Halie Vilagi, a third-year in public affairs and student trustee, is one of those people.

“Annie and John are models for purpose- and compassion-filled lives,” Vilagi said. “Their unfailing commitment to each other and our country is something I aspire to each day.”

Ohio State to cut Women Student Initiatives DANIKA STAHL Assistant Campus Editor stahl.145@osu.edu More than a hundred Ohio State students gathered to protest the ending of the Women Student Initiatives and to advocate for an OSU women’s center at the university.

The crowd gathered in Independence Hall for two hours Nov. 5 to discuss their objectives, present facts about OSU’s women’s programming, which they believe to be insufficient, and initiate a call to action to get students involved in the pursuit of a women’s center.

Valerie Rasicci, one of the women on the WSI leadership cohort and a fourth-year in social work, said WSI has been invaluable to her OSU experience.

“There’s so much to be done for women, not only on campus, but in the entire world,” she said. “For me, (WSI) provided a lot of insight and empowerment.”

Rasicci said WSI was originally a temporary program OSU created in 2014 in the Student Life Multicultural Center to address the needs of women on campus in a more holistic way. WSI gained funding to extend its

programming for an additional year, which covered events for Women’s History Month and brought sex educator and feminist activist Laci Green to campus, but now it is coming to an end.

This year, the Campus Climate Survey showed 24 percent of female undergraduate respondents, about 7,000 women, experienced at least one victimization, an attempt by another or completed act of physically forced sexual activity. The survey response rate was 18 percent.

Jenn Eidemiller, a third-year in psychology, said this number is striking and that in comparison to other universities, including Duke University and the University of Michigan, OSU has the lowest amount of sexual violence education and support staff levels per capita, with three full-time staff devoted exclusively to addressing sexual violence.

She, and other women who presented at the event, said they believed a women’s center could better address sexual violence and the needs of women in general.

Makia Kambon, the current program coordinator for WSI, theoretically represents 28,892 women at OSU and will have her position terminated and replaced by an inter-

The Ohio State University Police Department was presented with a certificate of appreciation from the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea, located in Chicago, on behalf of its ‘Mentor-Mentee Network’ last week.

The program is designed to create a relationship between University Police and Korean students studying abroad in the U.S. The Korean International Student Organization at OSU is designed to get Korean students acclimated to the university and life in the U.S., and University Police Officer Doug Cunningham will be partnering with them to further familiarize the students about on-campus safety.

“Coming from another country to a new country to go to school, there’s some language barriers, there’s cultural barriers and often times the country’s police officials have a different role than they do here in the U.S.” Cunningham said.

“It gives them a … person of authority at the college that they can go to with any questions, concerns or problems.”

Cunningham said that he thinks this program is a good idea and that it will break any barriers that there might be between the students studying abroad and the police.

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Hannah Cedargren, a third-year in marketing and management information systems, presents the building and funding plans for the proposed women’s center.

cultural specialist in 2016.

“Two years ago, SLMCC leadership made the decision to add a program coordinator to focus primarily on women’s services and support. This position was created expressly to fill a need that students highlighted for us,” Todd Suddeth, Student Life Multicultural Center interim director, said in an email to the women in the cohort. “Our plan is to create a term intercultural specialist position to begin next school year. We regret that there has been confusion or untimely communication about our intent to continue supporting

Women’s Initiatives and the support and programmatic services that we provide.”

Suddeth said that the SLMCC supports and acknowledges “the need for sustained and collaborative women’s programming and other services”.

Kambon and Suddeth said in a joint email that they were looking forward to the ideas and suggestions students offered at the event.

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Professor emeritus stands against gerrymandering Titanic SAM KAYUHA For The Lantern kayuha.2@osu.edu For some Ohio voters, the importance of several state issues were lost in the haze left by the media’s coverage of Issue 3. However, one issue that passed last week was the product, in part, of an Ohio State professor’s decade-long effort.

Issue 1, which sought redistricting reform to protect against gerrymandering in Ohio, enjoyed strong bipartisan support and passed 71 to 29 percent, partially because of the efforts of Richard Gunther, a political science professor emeritus.

The ultimate goal of Issue 1 was to make state Senate and state House elections more fair and competitive.

Gerrymandering is the drawing of districts to ensure one party’s victory over the other. Ohio’s gerrymandering has resulted in one of the country’s greatest Republican-Democrat discrepancies between the percentage of votes cast and percentage of seats held, according to a Princeton University study.

In 2012, Democratic candidates for the Ohio House received 55,000 more votes than Republican candidates, yet the latter won a supermajority; 60 of the 99 seats went to the right.

Two years later, partisan advantage one way or the other in 16 state House districts was so strong

that the marginalized party did not even field a candidate.

The reason for this is because of the way Ohio district lines are drawn. The map splits up cities and counties, most obvious being the “snake by the lake,” a nickname for the 9th District. Running along Lake Erie from Toledo to Cleveland, the redistricting forced a primary between incumbent delegates Democratic representatives Dennis Kucinich and Marcy Kaptur.

Gunther first started working toward redistricting reform in 2005.

He was a part of the Reform Ohio Now initiative that attempted to pass redistricting reforms in 2005, 2010 and 2012.

OSU’s Richard Gunther helped draft the language of Issue 1, the redistricting reform package that voters approved last week “We were up against some pretty strong opposition,” Gunther said.

“It’s very hard to convince voters in something as complex as redistricting reform, especially when you don’t have the money you need for an advertising campaign.”

Gunther continued his efforts, however, and joined four other negotiators to form a committee

working toward this election cycle.

Democratic Representative Vernon Sykes, former Republican Senator Jeff Jacobson, House Republican Legal Counsel Mike Lenzo and Democratic Legal Counsel Sarah Cherry were also on the committee.

“This round started out in an advantageous position because there were both Republicans and Democrats who were interested in bringing about reform,” Gunther said.

After building on a draft conceived with then-senator Jon Husted in 2009, the negotiators saw the bill pass the House, go through small revisions in the Senate and pass with a vote of 28-1.

“It’s not the maximal reform that some would have liked, but it certainly is a major improvement on what we had,” Gunther said. “I think it will drastically change the nature of electoral competition in the state legislature.”

Both representatives from the OSU College Democrats and Republicans said they supported the reform’s passage.

“It’s an improvement over our current system,” said Mircea Lazar, communications director for the OSU College Democrats and a third-year in international relations and economics. “Basically (in the old system), the minority party had no say, and the districts were created with intense levels of gerrymandering.”

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Richard Gunther, a political science professor emeritus, started working toward redistricting reform in 2005.

Day. With Issue 1’s success, Gunther is already planning for action on redistricting reform for U.S. Congressional districts in the state.

“I was just on the phone this morning with my friends from Common Cause, and we are definitely going to be moving on this very quickly,” he said.

Lazar said the Democrats are not going to be satisfied with just this reform’s ratification, either.

“I think many College Dems think of this as more of a stepping stone instead of final product,” he said. “We’re happy that it passed, but we would like to build on the progress that it creates.”

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“The goal is just to be that goto person with any questions they might have about crime tips, safety,” he said. “A lot times they’re victims of crime because they’re easy targets. My goal is to educate them on what they need to do to be safe.”

The purpose of the South Korean Consulate in Chicago is to create a positive experience for Koreans in the Midwestern states. Jae-woong Lee, the deputy consul general of the consulate, said he wanted this positive experience to expand to universities as well.

“The most important thing is to assure the safety and security and general protection of Koreans living abroad,” Lee said. “I think it is really important that should something happen, they have somebody that they can turn to.”

Lee said OSU is the first university that the consulate has visited, although they have launched this program at several universities in the Midwest, including University of Michigan, University of Wis-

consin-Madison and Northwestern University.

Wonshin Park, the president of KISO, said that the organization’s main focus is on the adjustment of Korean students studying abroad and educating others on the Korean culture.

“Korean students don’t know where to contact or what to do when they have an emergency,” Park said. “Most students will try to stay quiet or try to solve it on their own, which is not, in most cases, possible.”

Park said that he is looking forward to building a relationship with University police and Cunningham and the benefits it will bring to Korean students on campus.

“It will be a great and official way to access help from the police department and our mentor, and I think it will help us in the future,” Park said regarding his hopes for the development of the Mentor-Mentee Network. “Just constant good relaAUBREY CORNWELL | LANTERN REPORTER tions and communication.”

OSUPD receives a certificate of appreciation from the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea.

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programming at OSU, and once it ends, women need a central space where they can all be represented.

The WSI cohort has initiated a call to action for the creation of a campus women’s center, asking supporters to follow @WSI_OSU on social media, attend a to-be-determined town hall discussion with senior administration, and to email the sentence “I support the Buckeye Women’s Center” to OSU ad-

ministrators.

“None of these are responsive to the needs of all women,” Harris said about other OSU women’s programs. “A lot of these groups, you have to apply for or be in a certain program. They’re just not representative and missing a lot of identities.”

Harris said the women in the cohort have spent months meeting with staff and administration to

find permanent funding for women’s resources on campus, but have had little luck.

“In our efforts to bring a women’s center to Ohio State campus, we want to be clear that we can’t do this alone,” Taylor Cornelius, a fourth-year in public affairs, said at the event. “We rely on women to voice their opinions and allies to rally for us where a woman’s voice is less likely to be heard.”

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Oceanographer Robert Ballard made a splash with Ohio State students when he shared stories of his deep sea discoveries during a talk presented by the Ohio Union Activities Board Monday night.

Ballard, who is famous for discovering the sunken wrecks of the RMS Titanic in 1985, the battleship Bismarck in 1989, and the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in 1998, shared his experiences with university students.

Derrick Lin, a third-year in biomedical engineering and student assistant of the OUAB, said he was excited to have Ballard give a talk.

“We chose to bring Dr. Ballard because we try to bring diverse programming that is both entertaining and thought-provoking, and we believe his talk fits this description,” Lin said. “To hear him talk about his discovery of the Titanic as well as his ongoing exploration program known as the Nautilus is very exciting.”

Ballard said he knew he wanted to be an oceanographer when he was very young, and he attributes his passion to reading the novel “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.” “I wanted to be Captain Nemo, more than anything,” Ballard told The Lantern. “And look at me now.

I’ve been a captain for over 50 years, and my ship is even named the Nautilus.”

Ballard said the diversity in his education was crucial to his success.

“You’re going to go through a lot of lives by the time you are done working,” Ballard said. “And the more you diversify at a young age, the better off you will be out in the real world. That’s America, and it’s wonderful.”

Ballard said that when they found the Titanic it was “extremely pleasing” and they celebrated, but when the crew thought about the ship sinking, the mood changed.

“We felt awful that we were celebrating. So we went from celebrating, to really quiet,” he said. “It really hits you in the gut when you realize you’ve found all these lost souls. So we made sure to never pick up or move anything.”

Ballard added that he has great hope for the next generation of explorers.

“Humanity has really only explored 5 percent of the planet, and (the next) generation will be able to explore the other 95 percent thanks to telepresence,” he said to the crowd. “There is so much for you to explore out there, and I’m excited to see what you discover. People ask me what my next discovery will be, and frankly, I don’t know.

That’s how this all works.”

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Student support of Jones shows class To the Ohio State community: Though a New Orleans resident, I’m an Ohio State fan since birth (my mom and dad met there in the ‘50s), and I wanted to praise the current students at Ohio State. I took my son (18) to his first game against Minnesota. We were high on the visiting side, above where the Buckeyes take the field and thus had a good vantage point of the band and the student section.

The offense was sticky again and the 108,000+ announced glum.

Ohio State faced a third and 18 in, I believe, the second quarter, with their backs to the south end zone.

And the student section started chanting, “Cardale Jones! Cardale Jones! Cardale Jones!” They wanted him to know they had his back, that they supported him. A very cool, classy moment.

Then, as we know, Jones scrambled about 20 yards for the first down in what would be a hinge

moment in the Buckeyes’ favor.

My son turned to me and said, “At LSU, they’d have been chanting for the backup quarterback, but at Ohio State they supported Cardale.” As someone who has written a lot about LSU football professionally, for the record, I don’t think the LSU student section would have turned on a player, though you can be sure that sentiment would be widespread in Tiger Stadium (as it was, let’s be honest, in Ohio Stadium).

Given it was also military appreciation night, it seems appropriate to echo the service’s lexicon of praise: the student section reflected great credit on The Ohio State University right there. Outstanding. Go Bucks!

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OSU redshirt junior quarterback Cardale Jones (12) runs with the ball during a game against Minnesota on Nov. 7 at Ohio Stadium. OSU won 28-14.

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Animal treatment on campus deserves our attention Dear Editor, I’m a junior set to graduate from Ohio State in August 2016, and I have recently learned that more than 95,000 animals are being held on campus in conditions that could only be considered cruel.

In laboratories, mice and rats are of particular concern because they aren’t protected under federal law and are often treated cruelly. For example, according to data from PETA’s Laboratory Investigations Department, a mouse in a campus laboratory was left unmonitored in high temperatures and ultimately died, 12 newborn mice were found alive in a refrigerator meant for dead animals after staff failed to confirm that they were euthanized and inspectors found mice and rats in a filthy laboratory where animals were kept inside cupboards without food or water. And these examples are just the tip of the iceberg.

All animals experience pain and fear, just as humans do, so they shouldn’t be subjected to experiments that cause them this kind of suffering, especially on a campus where most students are not aware that this is allowed to go on. I am horrified that this cruelty happens on the campus I call home and that it’s kept a secret from the students, many of whom would be just as shocked and horri-

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fied as I am to learn of this issue.

In addition, it is also wrong to dissect animals for science classes. Animals deserve to live out their lives as naturally as possible, rather than being bred just to be killed just so a student can cut them open for class.

There are so many other high-tech options readily available for student use, such as virtual dissections that teach students anatomy in a more efficient and humane manner than dissecting a dead animal, and these alternatives are just as effective at teaching students about biology. It is also much less expensive for students to use technology since it’s reusable and only needs to be purchased once.

Students should at least have the option to choose not to participate in animal dissections and to work with an appropriate alternative. Providing these options would give students who have ethical objections to cruelty peace of mind when signing up for science classes — and help save thousands of animals’ lives.

Thank you.

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Sincerely, Stephanie Sopczak Third-year in anthropology Vice president, OSU’s Reaching Out for Animal Rights

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JEWELRY OSU alumna Katie Guagenti ditched her full-time job to pursue her passion of jewelry making. ON PAGE 5

Dance Downtown intertwines art and dance TBDBITL CAMERON CARR For The Lantern carr.613@osu.edu Ohio State dancers’ strength will be put through fire this weekend as they debut new pieces for their annual Dance Downtown event.

The concert put on by the Department of Dance will include original choreography by faculty members with shorter works by Dave Covey, Mitchell Rose and Norah Zuniga-Shaw, alongside longer pieces

by Bebe Miller and Daniel Roberts.

Additionally, visiting artist Eddie Taketa will restage Doug Varone’s “Of the Earth Far Below.”

“We could talk and talk but you have to come and see it,” said Taketa, an original “Of the Earth” cast member. “This is an experiential art form. There’s no words that can completely paint the picture.”

About a week before the show, dancers performed a run-through of the full production. “Of the Earth”

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Claire Moore and Mason Chapello rehearse. showcases intense physicality as dancers collide and intertwine. An audience member said, “I feel exhausted just watching that.”

Afterward, “Of the Earth” cast member Madison Girardi, a fourthyear in dance, said the biggest challenge has been building up the endurance for the piece.

“Once the music starts you defi-

nitely don’t stop building and dancing at this high intensity level until the music ends 15 minutes later,” she said.

The different pieces offer a diverse collection of dancing that will entertain audience members, Girardi said.

“It’s just a wide range of movement but all of that movement is

at this high level of precision and everyone is fully invested in what they’re doing,” she said.

Pieces range from the energized “Of the Earth” to Rose’s humorous “18 Beginnings” to Covey’s collaboration with glass artist Jonathan Capps for “Orb.” Dori Jenks, external relations coordinator for the Department of Dance, said the variety will be a highlight of the performance.

“With the exception of one work, everything is new,” she said. “I think this year’s concert in particular is everyone really putting themselves out there.”

Many may not realize the strength of the Department of Dance, Jenks said, pointing out that Taketa, Covey and Miller have all received Bessie awards, a high honor in dance.

“We know we have a good football team, what many might not remember is we also have a pretty great arts community,” Jenks said.

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to take the spotlight REGINA FOX Lantern reporter fox.1001@osu.edu The Ohio State Marching Band is slated to thunder into the Schottenstein Center this Thursday for Dot the Schott, their annual Hometown Concert.

This concert-band-style event is a longstanding tradition at OSU that gives the marching band an opportunity to show off their musical talent and the visually stimulating performances they are so well known for outside of the context of football.

“It’s an opportunity for us to present all these great tunes that people love,” said Michael Smith, assistant director of 75004 the marching and athletic bands at OSU. “There is a significant amount of people TBDBITL CONTINUES ON 6

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Ohio State grad ditches old career to pursue handmade, vintage jewelry REGINA FOX Lantern reporter fox.1001@osu.edu Poor Sparrow is a Columbus-born jewelry line that combines vintage pieces with a modern twist to satisfy your humble soul.

Katie Guagenti graduated from Ohio State with a degree in apparel product development and launched the company on Etsy in 2009 while pursuing her dream of fashion.

“I’ve been making jewelry since I was a little girl, but in college I started really dabbling it in and incorporated a lot of my pieces into my fashion designs,” said Guagenti.

She had always envisioned herself with a career at a corporate office making textile print designs but after graduating and freelancing in the field, she realized that route wasn’t for her.

“I did have a full-time job with my degree and was doing this on the side but then I quit my job and I’ve been doing just this for three years now,” Guagenti said.

At first, Poor Sparrow’s primary clientele came from her Etsy shop and Columbus events she would sell at but has slowly shifted towards customers who buy her items in boutiques.

“I’m in about 30 different retail locations throughout the U.S. and even in Canada,” she said.

Guagenti believes the interest in her pieces is derived from the combination of vintage and new elements she incorporates into them to create a simple, yet elegant design.

“The manufacturing the jewelry industry used to be in the U.S and it shifted to China and so there is all this dead stock, or unused vintage materials, left behind from the heyday of jewelry manufacturing,” Guagenti said.

She travels as far as the east coast to retrieve dead stock copper and other metal elements to transform into jewelry.

Guagenti then ties in gemstones like turquoise, onyx and amethyst, thus creating a hodgepodge of vintage and modern feels.

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A piece of Poor Sparrow jewelry.

“I always try to go with my gut when I’m designing,” Guagenti said. “I avoid looking at other people’s stuff because then it’s not you anymore. I try to keep it contained to very wearable things that I would love to have.”

Josh Harden, owner of Clothing Underground, connected with Guagenti at local festivals they were both vending at and decided to form a business relationship in 2013. Poor Sparrow jewelry has been flying off the shelves at Clothing Underground for two years.

“I try to keep it contained to wearable things that I would love to have.”

Katie Guagenti Owner, Poor Sparrow

“Katie does some amazing work at a great price with most of her pieces being under $30. That is rare for handmade pieces,” Harden said.

He believes customers of his store have similar taste in fashion as Poor Sparrow buyers.

“The one-of-a-kind feel of her pieces works well in our vintage-inspired, California desert

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fashion store,” Harden said. “Our customers expect unique items that you can’t find anywhere else.”

In her time selling Poor Sparrow jewelry, Guagenti has realized the demographic she has done best in and is working to target it more.

“My things tend to do well in cities that are of similar size to Columbus and they usually have some historic downtown areas,” Guagenti said. “I’m focused in getting into small boutiques and avoid the mall or other huge stores.”

As of now, Poor Sparrow jewelry is made in a small studio in Guagenti’s apartment but she is toying with the idea of expanding.

“I don’t necessarily want a brick and mortar shop but I would like to be in even more boutiques and also a separate studio someday,” Guagenti said. “If I am fortunate to have to hire someone on, it would probably be a bit awkward if they had to come the studio at my house every day.”

Although jewelry is her livelihood, she also holds it in high regards when it comes to fashion overall.

“Jewelry, to me, is what completes an outfit,” Guagenti said.

“Certain pieces are what takes your look to a whole new level.”

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DJ Rob Resnick and vocalist Cal Shapiro of Timeflies perform on Nov. 10 at Newport Music Hall. Read a review of the concert on The Lantern’s website.

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Students pack 30 plays into 1 hour ABIGAIL SECKER Lantern reporter secker.1@osu.edu Be it tragedy, drama or comedy, Ohio State theater students’ production of “30 Plays in 60 Minutes” aims to include a performance for everyone.

“Thirty Plays” will be performed in the Drake Performance and Event Center on Monday and Tuesday as a part of the Department of Theatre’s completely student-run performance Lab Series. The production is an example of neo-futurism, an innovative theater genre that seeks to separate illusion from the stage. Each play will last up to two minutes and will involve the actor(s) and the stage.

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Ally Davis, a third-year in theater and the producer of “30 Plays,” as well as a writer and performer in the production, describes neo-futurism as a movement of theater working to disprove the idea that traditional theatrical conventions, such as costumes and characters, are necessary in a theater production.

“Theater can be art that is true to you,” Davis said. “You can be yourself, and you can wear what clothes you want and you can write and perform what you want, and that can be theater too.”

Davis was first introduced to neo-futurism

after watching The Neo-Futurists, a Chicago-based theater company, perform.

“Their show is called ‘Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind’ and they aim to perform 30 plays in an hour,” Davis said.

“All of those plays are written by members of their ensemble, and they don’t wear costumes, they don’t play any other characters; they’re just themselves.”

Davis said that watching “Too Much Light” inspired her to purchase the rights for the idea of “30 Plays” from The Neo-Futurists and set out to produce a show similar to the group’s trademark production.

As one of four undergraduate theater students writing and performing pieces for “30 Plays,” Davis has personally written 10 different plays to be performed during the 60-minute production.

“When you see the play in Chicago, they talk about how their plays are funny, sad, political, experimental,” Davis said. “I think that is the beauty of this show; you spend just an hour of your time but you get 30 different, but still poignant, pieces of theater. All four of us have made it a point that what we write needs to have that kind of dynamic so that we can give the audience a variety of feelings throughout the hour.”

Jennifer Schlueter, founding coordinator for the Lab Series and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Theatre, said that “30 Plays” is a good candidate for the Lab Series because neo-futurism is something that students are interested in right now.

“Neo-futurism, as described by Greg Allen who founded (The Neo-Futurists), emphasizes actors, creators and the stories they want to tell,” Schlueter said. “I think,

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Davis said she hopes that audience members leave “30 Plays” with a newfound passion and appreciation for theater.

“Because there are 30 plays performed in these 60 minutes, every single audience

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“Orb” serves as an example of OSU’s vibrant arts community as it offers a collaboration between the departments of dance and art.

Capps, a graduate student studying glass, said he hoped to fill one remaining dance credit when he began an independent study with Covey. When Covey saw a collection of large glass orbs Capps had made, he quickly suggested collaborating.

“I was like, ‘Rock on, let’s go for it,’”

Capps said.

Covey said “Orb” is a “structured improvisation” that focuses on the dancers’ interactions with the orbs and the orbs’ interaction with the lights.

“Each orb picks up each of the lights,” he said. “It makes the dancers think on their feet. They have to make choices every night.”

Dance Downtown will take place in the Capitol Theatre, Riffe Center at 8 p.m. on

Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $16.50 for students and $21.50 for the general public, and they can be purchased at the OSU Theatre Box Office.

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who love the band separate from the football team. This is an opportunity for those folks to get the music in a concert setting away from the football games.”

Dave Redelberger, director of interactive marketing at Schottenstein Center and on the marketing team for the Hometown Concert, said agreed with Smith.

“It’s really the band’s chance to shine,” he said. “It’s their opportunity to be the focal point and let the music they’ve been working hard on all year really be heard.”

This year’s concert will include pieces from previous shows including music from “James Bond” and “Back to the Future.”

The band will also play classic OSU anthems.

In recognition of “Hang on Sloopy” turning 50 this year, Rick Berringer, a member of The McCoys who released the song in 1965, will be making an appearance.

Prior to last year, the Hometown Concert was held at the Franklin County Veterans Memorial in downtown Columbus. But after the auditorium was demolished, TBDBITL had to relocate.

“One of our goals was always to have this event on campus,” Redelberger said.

“Campus is the home of the Buckeyes and now the students have great access to the concert.”

Smith also believes the Schottenstein Center provides a better atmosphere for the Hometown Concert.

“The Veterans Memorial was a fine auditorium, but with the Schott, we can fit

A flyer for the event. more people and do some staging as far as lighting and projecting stuff on screens.

It just provides a little more flexibility,” Smith said.

Andrew Hartstein is a third-year in biology and plays sousaphone in the OSU marching band. This will be his second year participating in the Hometown Concert.

As a member of the band, Hartstein values the opportunity to stand apart from the marching aspect of performing and focus primarily on playing music.

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nity to see the marching band in a different kind of context,” Hartstein said. “While the band is on the field, it seems that more people are focused on the marching aspect of band and putting on a ‘YouTube-worthy’ performance. By only focusing on the music, it gives people a different perspective of our band.”

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We thought the game was going to be easy.”

Bluem said it was lesson learned and the team cannot take its next opponent lightly.

He said OSU is going to need to bring its “A” game in order to advance for a chance to play for the conference title.

As Rutgers showed in the regular-season match, anything less than a top-notch performance from the Buckeyes could spell an end in their conference tournament run.

Sophomore forward Jason Wright, who was named the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, has been the focal point for the Scarlet Knight offense, as he leads the team with 13 goals and four assists.

“Jason Wright, their center forward, is in a class by himself. He’s outstanding, so we’ve got our work cut out for us,” Bluem said.

Players on the OSU soccer team said they have an idea of what they will need to do to stop Wright — who scored the lone goal against the Buckeyes in Piscataway — from exploding with the ball.

“When he gets the ball we have to make sure we have cover and make sure we provide cover for each other, and we can’t let him come at us one-on-one,” senior and Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year Chris Froschauer said.

Freshman forward Abdi Mohammed, who was named to the Big Ten’s all-freshman team, said he has confidence in the

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Buckeyes’ defense, and the entire team is on a mission to shut Rutgers down.

Culbertson claims a national honor After leading the Buckeyes to a win over both Michigan and Penn State, senior midfielder Kyle Culbertson was named College Player of the Week by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

“Kyle is a very good player, and he’s one of our better players. Well deserved, the recognition he got nationally,” Bluem said.

Culbertson has been a major contributor to the Scarlet and Gray offense. He leads the team with six goals and five assists.

Three of those goals scored by Culbertson came last week after a pair of strong performances by the senior. He scored two goals against Michigan, leading the team to a clinch of the Big Ten regular-season title, followed by the game-winning goal against Penn State in overtime in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals.

What’s next The final two teams will face off head-tohead in the Big Ten championship game at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. The winner of OSU and Rutgers will meet the winner of the other semifinal match between No. 2 Indiana and No. 3 Maryland on Sunday.

Members of the OSU men’s soccer team celebrate after scoring a goal against Maryland during a game at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on Oct. 31. OSU won 1-0.

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season ago.

OSU’s Kelsey Mitchell averaged 24.9 points and 4.1 assists per game last season. The 2014-15 co-Big Ten Player of the Year set a Big Ten and OSU record, scoring 873 points while also breaking the NCAA record for most threes made with 127.

South Carolina’s Tiffany Mitchell, a 5-foot-9 senior, averaged 14.4 points with impressive efficiency, as she hit 50 percent of her shots and drained 41.6 percent of three-pointers.

The Mitchells have not met despite the similar position, role and name, but OSU’s Kelsey Mitchell said she respects the other’s game.

“I’ve never seen her play. But if they say she’s amazing, she’s amazing,” Kelsey Mitchell said.

Nonconference gauntlet begins Last season, OSU played just two ranked teams in nonconference play, beating No. 21 West Virginia and losing to No. 24 Georgia. An easier early slate of opponents benefited the young, inexperienced team dealing with several injuries to key players.

But this year, high expectations will be tested early.

Friday’s game against No. 2 South Carolina begins a three-week period in which the Buckeyes are scheduled to face the top three teams in the nation.

In OSU’s home opener on Monday, the Scarlet and Gray hosted the defending national champions, No. 1 Connecticut. On Nov. 28, the Buckeyes head to Las Vegas to take on No. 13 Texas A&M in the South Point Shootout before traveling to South Bend, Indiana, to battle No. 3 Notre Dame on Dec. 2.

South Carolina, Connecticut and Notre Dame reached the Final Four last season, as did No. 9 Maryland, which OSU is scheduled to face twice in conference play.

“As a coach, the players we were trying to recruit want to play against the best teams in the country,” McGuff said. “And secondly, I just like to figure out where we need to get better. If you’re winning every game by 20, 25, 30 points, you’re not going to know where you can get better.”

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Other than the rushing attack, one of Illinois’ strengths this season has been forcing turnovers, as it has come away with 11 interceptions, second most in the Big Ten. Redshirt junior safety Taylor Barton has led the way with four picks.

Illinois is led by a strong run game anchored by the tandem of redshirt senior Josh Ferguson and true freshman Ke’Shawn Vaughn, who combined for 313 yards rushing against Purdue.

“This team is going to try to establish the run, but it’s up to us to stop it,” McMillan said.

Ferguson missed two games before the Purdue game but came back with 133 yards against the Boilermakers.

“He’s a spark for that team,” McMillan said. “He wants to be that playmaker, so they’re going to put the ball in his hands a lot.”

Back to full strength After OSU lost a starter on the defense to the injury for the first time this season in the last two games, it appears the top 11 will be getting back to full strength on Saturday.

Senior defensive tackle Tommy Schutt made his return to the depth chart for the Week 11 matchup after missing two games with a wrist injury.

Though he will still have to wear a cast on the field, Schutt’s return comes welcome for

a defensive line that rotated redshirt senior Joel Hale and redshirt sophomore Michael Hill in Schutt’s absence.

For the season, Schutt has 20 tackles, including four for a loss.

While not missing more than part of the fourth quarter, redshirt senior Braxton Miller is also expected to be able to play.

Meyer said the H-back suffered a neck injury when his head was thrown to the turf on a tackle, but he should be fine for Saturday’s contest.

OSU will also be getting redshirt sophomore J.T. Barrett back following a one-game suspension for a citation for operating a vehicle impaired.

“I think it’s going to be a good thing,” redshirt sophomore H-back Jalin Marshall said about Barrett. “He’s proven himself as a great player, so we’re looking forward to having him back with the offense and the team.”

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Buckeyes ready for Big Ten semifinals MARIESHA GIBSON Lantern reporter gibson.917@osu.edu The Ohio State men’s soccer team traveled to Piscataway, New Jersey, on Oct. 25 boasting an eight-game winning streak. But after a 1-0 loss to Rutgers, it headed back to Columbus with it snapped.

Now, just less than three weeks later, the Buckeyes will get their chance to avenge their streak-breaking loss against the Scarlet Knights with a trip to the Big Ten championship match on the line.

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OSU players attempt to take down Illinois then-redshirt junior running back Josh Ferguson (6) during a game on Nov. 1, 2014, at Ohio Stadium.

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Ohio State set for rematch of Oct. 25 loss against Rutgers

OSU gears up for final portion of schedule, beginning with Illinois RYAN COOPER Sports Editor cooper.487@osu.edu

For the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes, the important part of the season sits on the horizon.

Looming are matchups with No. 13 Michigan State, No. 12 Michigan and, if things go right for the Buckeyes, a meeting with No. 5 Iowa is likely in the Big Ten Championship Game.

Before any of those games come, however, OSU (9-0, 5-0) has a meeting with a team that has played spoiler in the past.

A trip to Champaign, Illinois, to take on the Illinois Fighting Illini (5-4, 2-3) is on the docket for the Buckeyes on Saturday at noon.

While the team understands the season-defining importance of the games following Saturday’s, sophomore linebacker Raekwon

McMillan said the team’s coaches have made sure the team is only thinking about the task immediately ahead.

“With (coach Urban) Meyer’s mentality, and our whole coaching staff’s mentality, it’s one game at a time,” McMillan said. “We really don’t worry about what’s down the road or what’s two weeks from now, we have to worry what’s right now and what’s coming at this time.”

The Illini have given the Buckeyes trouble in the past in “trap games.”

In 2007, Illinois came into Ohio Stadium and stunned the No. 1 Buckeyes. In three of the next four years following that game, the Illini put up a fight against OSU, losing by 10 points in 2008 and 2011 and 11 points in 2010, though the 2011 meeting saw OSU as the underdog pulling off an upset victory.

However, Meyer’s arrival in 2012 has been accompanied with a turnaround in that trend.

In Meyer’s three games against Illinois, the Buckeyes have won by a total of 96 points, scoring 167 points.

“We really don’t worry about what’s down the road or what’s two weeks from now, we have to worry what’s right now and what’s coming at this time.”

Raekwon McMillan Sophomore linebacker

Previously for Illinois It has been a season of change for the Fighting Illini, as the team fired its coach Tim Beckman just one week before the season, replacing him with interim coach Bill Cubit.

Then, on Monday, the school’s

athletic director Mike Thomas followed Beckham out the door following a report detailing mistreatment of football and women’s basketball players.

Amid the high rate of turnover off the field has come an equal rate of inconsistent play on it.

After a strong start to the season that saw the Illini start 4-1 — with its only loss coming against now-No. 23 North Carolina — the wheels came off the bus. In its last five games, Illinois has gone 1-3.

That stretch featured a threegame losing streak, with competitive losses to No. 5 Iowa and No. 25 Wisconsin by nine and 11 points, respectively. However, the third game was a 39-0 thumping at Penn State.

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Ohio State travels to South Carolina for marquee matchup COLIN HASS-HILL Lantern reporter hass-hill.1@osu.edu In a much-anticipated matchup of highly ranked opponents, the No. 6 Ohio State women’s basketball team is primed to open its season on Friday against No. 2 South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, at 7 p.m.

The Buckeyes, looking to build on a 24-11 record from last season which ended with a loss to North Carolina in the second round of the NCAA tournament, return all five starters, including last season’s coBig Ten Player of the Year, sophomore guard Kelsey Mitchell.

South Carolina boasts three returning starters, including senior guard Tiffany Mitchell, a twotime SEC Player of the Year. The

Gamecocks also add a preseason All-American honorable mention in sophomore forward A’ja Wilson to the lineup. Last year, South Carolina’s season ended after a run to the Final Four, losing to Notre Dame 66-65.

However, rather than hyping up the game, Kelsey Mitchell stressed how she has been preparing for the 2015-16 season without certain opponents in mind.

“You’ve got to be prepared for everything,” she said. “I had no clue, honestly, that we were going to play (South Carolina and No. 1 Connecticut), but you’ve got to prepare before that.”

Since South Carolina returns three starters, including its top three scorers and rebounders, the Buckeyes understand they will need to step up on defense and in the post.

Last season, OSU’s shallow depth, decimated by injuries, forced it to rely on its offense. Coach Kevin McGuff and his players said they understand their defense must improve.

“We weren’t as good as we needed to be last year,” McGuff said.

“Part of it was our depth and our youth, but those can’t be excuses this year because we have enough depth and our kids are a year older.”

Beyond Kelsey Mitchell and the returning starters, OSU returns four players who missed most, or all of, last season, including redshirt freshman guard Kianna Holland, who was voted team captain.

Holland, a transfer from Duke, will debut in a scarlet and gray uniform in her home state of South Carolina.

“It’s really exciting. I’ve got a lot of friends and family coming to watch me, so it’s going to be a really neat, supportive environment,” Holland said.

Holland might feel at home in the Colonial Life Arena, but the rest of OSU might not find the venue as supportive of the Buckeyes.

South Carolina packs its home arena, leading the NCAA in women’s basketball attendance for the first time in program history with an average of 12,293 fans.

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“It’s going to be an interesting rematch,” said OSU coach John Bluem. “Rutgers is a very good team and they won deservingly at their place. They were better than us that day and they are a very good attacking team.”

The No. 1-seeded Buckeyes are set to host the No. 4-seeded Scarlet Knights at 1 p.m. on Friday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

“Rutgers is a good team and last game was very even, but they just managed to knick it,” Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and senior co-captain Liam Doyle said.

“This time it’s our home field, and that will benefit us.”

The Buckeyes will be entering Friday’s match after a 1-0 shutout victory over Penn State on Sunday.

Despite the win, the Scarlet and Gray was not satisfied with its performance.

“We had prepared for that game and we thought that we were in the right frame of mind to play against that opponent, but we were very flat,” Bluem said. “I think it came down to our mental preparation.

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OSU midfielder Kyle Culbertson (3) races to get to the ball during a game at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on Oct. 31.