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VOTE NO ZACH VARDA Campus Editor varda.6@osu.edu Issue 1 has been fostering much discussion in the lead-up to the midterm elections, and no doubt if you are even remotely plugged in to Ohio elections, you have heard about it from one or both sides.

First and foremost, there is no doubt in my mind that Issue 1 and those supporting it are extremely well-intentioned.

My voice is one that I have learned a lot of people do not expect to be against Issue 1. As a recovering heroin addict, clean for four and a half years now, I would urge you to vote no, and I feel strongly enough about this to let go of my objectivity as an editor to write an opinion piece to voice this feeling.

Ultimately, there are two reasons why you should vote no on Issue 1: A constitutional amendment is too drastic and if passed, valuable opportunities for addicts to get a catalyst for turning their life around will be taken away.

As I am not a legal scholar, I will get the constitutional portion out of the way quickly. Simply put, constitutional amendments are a drastic measure and extremely difficult to tweak in the future. If this proposal is not nearly perfect but still passes, then we will be nearly powerless to make fixes.

A lot of the ideas being proposed are good, but being taken a little

When people overdose, we see them as victims. When they are arrested in Ohio with low-level, non-violent drug possession, we see them as criminals. We can do better.

As a primary care physician, I support Issue 1 because it halts the cycle of trauma and incarceration that often leads to drug use in the first place while also providing greater access to rehabilitation.

My patients who have chronic diseases such as diabetes and depression have better results when we address all the factors that impact their health.

If we know this approach works for chronic diseases, why don’t we treat the chronic disease of addiction with the same comprehensive approach? Instead, Ohio criminalizes and stigmatizes this chronic health condition – treating a public health issue with criminal justice interventions.

The right path is to provide comprehensive, community-based medical care to people living with substance abuse that integrates rehabilitation, preventative care and chronic disease management, including addressing the high prevalence of complex psychiatric issues this population faces.

Burdening the prison health system with people who should be effectively treated in the community is not the answer. Let’s treat these people with dignity and compassion, not incarcerate them.

That’s why I support Issue 1.

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Several people accusing Dr. Richard Strauss of sexual abuse during his time at Ohio State are hoping to speak at the full Board of Trustees’ meeting on Nov. 16, said Judy Peterson, a spokeswoman at EJV Communications, the firm handling public relations for several accusers.

The group does not know if it will be allowed to speak to the Board yet and is currently working to make a formal request, but hopes to have four publicly identified victims speak at the meeting, Peterson said.

Brian Garrett, who said he was abused by Strauss at a private clinic in 1996, said he has not spoken with Ohio State since making his accusations public and was interviewed only once in June by Perkins Coie, the Seattle-based law firm handling the investigation. He would be one of the first to speak to the Board if the accusers are allowed the opportunity to speak. “[Ohio State has] not done one ounce of anything to reach out to the victims to be useful or helpful. Zero. Nada. Nothing,” Garrett said, adding that everything he’s learned about progress in the investigation has come through the media.

“That’s why it’s kind of disappointing. And the lawyers have offered to mediate and sit down with them several times to talk and they’ve denied them all,” he said.

Ohio State spokesman Chris Davey said the university has not received a formal request to speak at the Board Meeting, but “the university will work with victims to ensure that at the appropriate time and place they have the opportunity to be heard.”

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Sparking conversation with skits JASMINE HILTON For The Lantern hilton.93@osu.edu When Madi Task, a fourth-year in English literature, joined Peer Theatre, she was looking for an avenue to express her love of both acting and community service.

Now chair of the team, Task wants other students to discover that same passion.

“This is for people who want to find their place in theater,” Task said.

Peer Theatre, a programming initiative created by Off The Lake Productions at Ohio State, is a team of actors, facilitators and writers who put on educational, yet entertaining performances in residence halls about problems students could face on campus, such as discrimination, exclusion, mental health and LGBTQ issues.

“Peer Theatre is an entertaining means of delivering important messages to students,” said Casey Murray, a fourth-year in strategic communications and president of Off The Lake Productions.

Started in 2013, Peer Theatre is an Involved Living Organization. Its mission is to craft skits that promote the four pillars of residence life: community, wellness, diversity and learning on campus.

The team collects stories from their peers’ own experiences and creates scenes out of them.

“When it comes to writing those stories, we want to make sure that we’re getting the

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Madi Task, chair of Peer Theatre and Casey Murray, president of Off The Lake Productions help bring educational entertainment to residence halls.

most amount of material from the people who have lived these stories,” Task said.

Task said that while exchanging story ideas one day, one of her fellow castmates revealed how his friend told him about how someone revealed that he was gay, forcing him to come out.

The team decided to create a performance based on this situation as a part of its LGBTQ series. It hoped the skit would resonate with students who may have faced

a similar dilemma, Task said.

“Things like gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, they’re all different,” Task said. “It’s not something that people are familiar and comfortable with yet, so when you talk about it we find a lot more people asking questions.”

The team’s main goal is to open up dialogue among students and create a safe space for them to discuss issues they haven’t been comfortable talking about in the past.

“We’re trying to find an engaging way to present a topic that would otherwise not be talked about or talked about in a boring way,” Murray said.

Off The Lake is a service-based organization, costing $1 or a donation of a canned good per performance. All of the proceeds are collected for charity.

“We’re using our skills as a way to better the community and help others,” Grace Morgan, a third-year in international business, said.

Most theater organizations face auditions and the looming factor of competition. In Peer Theatre, students don’t face any means of rejection. Each applicant is promised a role in any category of his or her choosing, which includes directing,

acting and stagehands, Murray said.

Next semester, the team will offer students the opportunity to put on a night of one-act plays at Short North Stage from Feb. 1-2, 2019.

“It’ll bring in a totally different audience than we’re used to, which is exciting,” Murray said.

But the group’s goal to create more programs doesn’t end there.

Since the group was formed, Peer Theatre has prided itself on having diversity among its performances and is looking to take its inclusion a step further by incorporating a diversity and inclusion initiative, Task said.

The diversity and inclusion initiative is meant to educate members on topics of race and gender. Task said when it comes time to choose a performance to put on for students, members will be taught how to approach sensitive matters in the show, with the goal of performing scenes appropriate for all audiences.

“The more members we can get in our organization who share those stories and perspectives, the more stories we can tell and the more dialogue we can start,” Task said.

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“[Ohio State has] not done one ounce of anything to reach out to the victims to be useful or helpful. Zero. Nada.

Nothing.”

BRIAN GARRETT Former Ohio State nursing student Strauss victim

doors executive session Monday “just days after being served with an amended lawsuit filed on behalf of Dr. Richard Strauss’s victims.”

According to a press release from Ohio State sent out Friday, the executive session discussed several topics, including “to consult with legal counsel regarding pending or imminent litigation.”

Strauss has been accused of sexually abusing hundreds of former student-athletes and students during his time at Ohio State between 1978 and 1998. He also ran a private clinic from 1996 to 1998 where more acts of sexual misconduct are alleged to have taken place, the university said. The investigation is also looking into claims he abused high school students while employed by Ohio State, the university said.

The university filed a motion Sept. 7 to dismiss the three federal lawsuits it currently faces from accusers due to the statute of limitations, which allows Title IX cases in Ohio to be dismissed if two years pass after the alleged events took place. Garrett said from what he’s heard from “back channels,” the university is going to deny responsibility and offer counseling sessions to the victims.

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too far, and pushing for a constitutional amendment is the perfect microcosm of that. Let’s get this fight against addiction to the legislative chamber.

With that out of the way, I would like to touch more on what I am “qualified” to speak about: what it is like to battle addiction and the opportunities one needs to get out of its depths.

I fought with a drug addiction for four years, mainly heroin, but like any true addict, I used everything that came my way, and being four and a half years removed, I am concerned that Issue 1 will take away a crucial catalyst for addicts to get clean: consequences.

Moving all Felony 4 and Felony 5 drug convictions to misdemeanors while guaranteeing no worse than probation for the first two offenses within two years is giving addicts and abusers a license to keep using.

I’ll keep it simple — giving an addict the choice to appear in drug court or just take probation is basically a free pass.

Probation, for an addict, is a not a consequence; it’s getting out of a bad situation with an opportunity to keep using.

Scott Vanderkarr, who served on the bench for a drug court from 2009 to 2016 and heroin court from 2010 to 2016, said taking away consequences from judges could lead to dangerous outcomes when people choose the easier route of probation instead of standing before a judge.

“Every person that comes in with a substance use disorder is going to say, ‘I’ll take the easy route,’” Vanderkarr said.

“What I’m concerned about is that during that time people are going to die.”

More than any other institution, Issue 1 will undermine drug courts, the type of solution we need. Drug courts provide accountability with compassion, the type of community answer we need for this crisis.

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list on a regular basis, rewarding multiple people, especially those who want to maintain a loyal relationship with Ohio State, said Rick Van Brimmer, assistant vice president of the Office of Business and Finance.

“Some of our constituency groups are not here on campus every day, but they want to participate,” Van Brimmer said.

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For those like Greenlee, who don’t feel The program plans to come up with a “That’s their method of helping the victims they have time to participate more with variety of ways for more students to get out,” Garrett said. He also said the outcome the rewards program, the BNR team is involved and participate. he’d like to see is for “OSU to accept retrying to make challenges as different, “It’s not a short-time program. It’s sponsibility and tell us how they’re going to time-saving and compelling as possible. something we hope to be a continuing tri- change and prevent it from happening again.”

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Garrett said he spoke with legislators at the range from completing a test or reading For more information regarding Buck- Ohio House of Representatives in early prean article or actually being at a physical eye Nation Rewards program, visit https:// liminary talks to have the statute of limitalocation,” Van Brimmer said. “So they’re buckeyenationrewards.com/. tions laws changed in the state, citing the rulnot something that is meant to be difficult; ing by the Michigan State Senate to extend the statute of limitations in the Larry Nassar sexual assault case.

He said the lawyers representing the victims came prepared with past lawsuits and copies of the legislation in Michigan passed to extend the statute of limitations when they met with the state representatives.

“They were very prepared and had lots of examples on how to move forward to get that taken care of,” Garrett said.

Garrett said another accuser — Steven Snyder-Hill, whose allegations have been made public — came forward to the university in 1995 with documentation to prove he had been abused by Strauss during a shoulder exam. If the university had taken Snyder-Hill’s account more seriously, Garrett said his abuse by Strauss could have been avoided.

“Mine was 100 percent avoidable and it COURTESY OF OHIO STATE makes me sicker by the day that they won’t Strauss’ faculty data record kept on file during his tenure at Ohio State. take accountability for this,” Garrett said.

“So I want to know why they blew off Stethose with substance abuse disorders. maybe a week, at the most two weeks. Just ven.”

Those convicted of drug offenses — that enough to get their attention when they Perkins Coie said at the last public Board are non-violent, non-sexually oriented were dirty or they weren’t going to their session in August that the number of Strauss charges as well as non-gun — can choose counseling like they were supposed to.” accusers interviewed had reached 145 and to go through drug court, where they are A drug court judge can see the same that more than 335 former students and uniassigned accountability by going through people every week and learn their lives versity staff members have also been intertreatment and appearing in court every and help them with compassion. Whether viewed. week for two years. it’s with punishment or encouragement, Garrett said other victims have tried to get “The catalyst to give someone treat- those are the types of community respons- in contact with the university and that they’ve ment, but treatment with accountability,” es we need. spoken only to Perkins Coie investigators Vanderkarr said. “You’re promised that if “I might come down off the bench once and have not heard back after that. at the end of two years you completed the when you’re 30 days clean and give you Davey said the independent investigative program, your original plea is vacated and a hug,” Vanderkarr said. “It’s not just con- team does not reach out to possible victims the charge is dismissed.” sequences out of drug court, it’s positive “due to the risk of re-traumatizing those who Treatment with accountability, as some- reinforcement for the positive things you may have been affected and do not wish to one who got clean, is paramount. You do.” revisit the experience.” need some structure in your life that will Our crisis with addiction needs the help “They tried to make it a ‘Oh, this is the bring the hammer down and knock you of communities. It needs compassion and standard legal thing,’” Garrett said. “That’s out of your own nonsense when you aren’t treatment options, but they need to come just kind of a slap in the face. I don’t buy that putting in the work to get clean. with accountability. I applaud the efforts at all.”

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Student makes thousands by livestreaming video games SETH SHANLEY Lantern reporter shanley.15@osu.edu Lucas Nazzo spends his days juggling the various obligations of his full-time class schedule, social life and 50-hour work week. The stress of this can sometimes weigh on Nazzo, especially since his job requires him to entertain hundreds of people daily.

Nazzo, a fourth-year in psychology, is a video game livestreamer. Six or seven days a week, he streams a variety of games under the moniker “MrMouton” to an audience of 200-400 individuals on Twitch.tv, a popular livestreaming website.

“I can make people’s days and that’s such a weird thing to think about ... me, a 21 year old who plays video games full-time, can genuinely make people happy. ” LUCAS NAZZO Video game livestreamer, fourth-year in psychology

Two years ago, Nazzo began to livestream. What began as a hobby soon became a line of work. Since then, Nazzo has acquired 700 subscribers, individuals who pay monthly for streaming benefits, and 13,000 followers, Twitch users who do not pay for monthly benefits. He also receives $1,000-$2,000 monthly in separate donations from his viewers by playing games

such as “Call of Duty: Black Ops 4” and “World of Warcraft.”

“It was more just like a thing that I thought would be fun to do,” Nazzo said.

“Like I could do this while going to school and make it a kind of job … I play video games and people think I’m funny and watch me. That’s pretty much the best way to describe it.”

Twitch.tv is a streaming site with a continuously growing user base. According to a statistic from May 2018, the site has 15 million daily users. A popular Twitch streamer named “Ninja” was even featured on the cover of ESPN Magazine in September.

As the popularity of livestreaming grows, so does Nazzo’s prospective career.

Currently, his stream is in the top 1 percent of all broadcasters on Twitch. This success did not come without Nazzo’s hard work.

“I think a lot of people don’t realize how difficult it actually is,” Nazzo said. “Most people are like, ‘Oh, I like video games.

I like playing video games.’ Do you like playing video games eight hours a day, sevCOURTESY OF LUCAS NAZZO en days a week, almost every single week?

Ohio State fourth-year student Lucas Nazzo livestreams “Call of Duty: I don’t take it for granted, though … There Black Ops 4” on Twitch. are way harder things to do than what I do.”

Nazzo became involved in the [‘Destiny,’]” Nazzo said. “[The viewers] Nazzo said his tendency to interact with live-streaming industry when he was 16. find me because of him usually, but then viewers makes his stream more appealing, At that point, he was not streaming him- they watch me because they like my per- but it also brings additional enjoyment to self, but was recurrently featured on pop- sonality.” his viewers. ular streamer “Destiny’s” broadcast. He In any Twitch livestream, viewers are “One thing that a lot of people don’t uncontinued to collaborate with “Destiny” in able to interact directly with the broad- derstand … as weird as it sounds, I genthe following years, slowly taking up the caster through a chat box. Nazzo said this uinely bring these people joy,” he said. “I role of a community manager and stream open dialogue is a big factor of his success. can make people’s days and that’s such a regular. He credits “Destiny” as a big part Not only does it provide interactivity, but it weird thing to think about … me, a 21 year of his success. also allows Nazzo to be conversational and old who plays video games full-time, can “I was a viewer who became friends with closer with his audience. genuinely make people happy. Stuff like GAMER CONTINUES ON 5

Ohio State’s opera director wants people to experience, embrace opera SAMANTHA WILSON Lantern reporter wilson.3225@osu.edu On Oct. 27, the Department of Music at Ohio State premiered “Opera Americana: Scenes from the American Lyric Theatre” in Weigel Hall. The show was a collection of three acts from rarely heard modern American operas: “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “Miss Havisham’s Wedding Night” and “A Quiet Place.”

While these names might be familiar for some and unfamiliar for most, Alan Scott Parry, director of the opera and lyric theater program, wants to highlight the tradition of staged drama comprised entirely of vocal performance.

“This tradition has been around a long time,” Parry said.

Even outside of Ohio State’s program, Parry is known for his operatic work. He has a master’s degree in opera stage direction and continues to work with opera companies across the country, as well as with Ohio State students.

“I realized that Scott Parry was the director of the OSU lyric theater, and that obviously got me interested in auditioning. I’d worked with him before, professionally,” Kimberly Monzon, a third-year graduate student in musical arts, said. “I would say working with Scott Parry is the jewel of the program.”

While some people might see opera as something that can only be understood or appreciated by wealthier and well-educated people, Parry and others in the Ohio State program see it as a relatable form of

expression.

“You look at ‘Oklahoma,’ and it sounds like midcentury America, and now we have music like ‘Hamilton’ and it sounds very like now,” Parry said. “Opera is just doing the very same thing that musical theater is doing, except it has a much longer history.”

The music and themes are ones to which people today can still relate, even if the shows were written in the 1700s.

“The subject matter that we’re dealing with, we’re looking at alcohol abuse, we’re looking at mental health issues, we’re looking at sexual identity, we’re looking at family dynamics, the idea of mortality,” Parry said. “This isn’t some rarified thing, it’s really just everyday issues and it’s just

“Opera is just doing the very same thing that musical theater is doing, except it has a much longer history.”

ALAN SCOTT PARRY Director of opera and lyric theater

human beings telling a story with music.”

Opera is not just a product of culture hundreds of years ago, as there are still operas being written and performed today. The “Opera Americana” show featured scenes from shows written in America since 1975.

Many shows are in English, and those that are not can feature subtitles.

It’s not just the audiences who may find

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Students in the Opera and Lyric Theater Program perform Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” in 2015. opera more accessible than they expected, “He’s such a committed educator, he rebut students interested in performing. All ally thinks about the students coming into of the shows have open casting, so anyone the program and cares about giving them can audition for a role, even if they are not the best education that he can,” Monzon a part of the music department. said. “He’s worth working with, for any “I think anyone can be a part of it. We’re student that comes in, at any level.” open for participation with any students on While the opera and lyric theater procampus who would like to be a part of the gram may have just recently wrapped up program, either in a performing capacity a show, they are already working on their or a production capacity,” Parry said. “I’m next performance. This spring, they will very interested in being very inclusive in be presenting “The Marriage of Figaro,” a my approach.” well-known opera written by Mozart.

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Student Spotlight: Ohio State gymnast, a leader who overcame adversity KAYCIE GOLIC Lantern reporter golic.3@osu.edu Injuries take athletes out of their sport all the time. In many cases, athletes who sustain injuries can take several weeks to fully recover and come back. In the world of gymnastics, just two days of rest is considered a long break, and coming back from a substantial injury is rare.

However, for Ohio State sophomore men’s gymnast Max Andryushchenko, suffering an injury was not the end of his career. Despite having suffered a fracture to the spine called spondylosis due to stress on the vertebrae from continuous overuse in practice prior to college, his performance has not faltered. He made the men’s U.S. National team in 2016, claiming the national title on rings in 2017.

“Overcoming adversity is a pretty good strength of mine. I know how to go through tough situations,” Andryushchenko said. “I feel like I am a pretty resilient person so I can get through whatever is happening at the time.”

Head gymnastics coach Rustam Sharipov looks for work ethic in his athletes and believes it is Andryushchenko’s strongest asset.

“He’s never the ‘I’m going to do it tomorrow,’ person. He wants to get it today, and he wants to do it now,” Sharipov said.

“You have to slow him down. Some kids set the bar maybe just on the low or medium level. Max is always expecting himself to work hard every day.”

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Max Andryushchenko claimed the national title on rings in 2017 after suffering a fracture to his spine.

Andryushchenko fell in love with gymnastics and began competitively training at the age of 6 after observing his father’s practices as a gymnastics coach in Chicago. His father trained him up to college until his current coach took the reins.

Andryushchenko said consistency with training is the biggest challenge when it comes to gymnastics.

“There’s a lot of days where it’s really hard to be motivated and you just gotta find it,” he said. “The most important thing is to find a plan and stick to it. If you catch yourself starting to slip up, just push yourself through the moments you don’t want

to do it.”

Sean Neighbarger, a second-year in exercise science and on the men’s gymnastics team, finds Andryushchenko’s dedication and perseverance to be what he admires most of his teammate.

“He helps me put things into perspective,” Neighbarger said. “Seeing him be able to push back through his injury, it was a nerve-wracking situation for him, and just being able to see how he dealt with that — he dealt with it pretty amazingly.”

While Andryushchenko’s teammates admire his drive, his coach recognizes his role as a team leader. Sharipov said expec-

tations have gone up for Andryushchenko now that he has shown a track record of being a leader both in and out of the gym.

In taking on this leadership role, Andryushchenko said he understands the impact he has on his teammates.

“Something I think is incredibly important is how you as an individual can affect other people,” he said. “Know the importance of [how] what you do in the gym transfers to other people and how it affects others the way you behave and the way you work.”

Andryushchenko said being a gymnast at Ohio State has taught him many valuable life lessons. He said he has learned how important it is to work with other people beyond just training and routines.

But for Andryushchenko, gymnastics also has provided a series of challenges. He said his personal and team goals are what drive him through the darkest of days.

“Every time I hit a rough patch, that’s what I think about, that I want to get better and I need to work to do so,” he said. “I know that if I’m having a rough day and I decide to quit, then I’m getting worse.”

Having conquered many obstacles in gymnastics so far, he is confident in his ability to face the future.

“I’ve had a pretty clumsy journey but I’ve come back from [injuries] every single time so I have no doubts I can do it again if it happens,” Andryushchenko said.

Upon graduation, Andryushchenko plans to go into business with his father and help him run the gym he currently owns.

Brendon White’s strong Saturday earns him playing time COLIN GAY Sports Editor gay.125@osu.edu Ohio State did not have much secondary depth heading into the Nebraska game Saturday. The Buckeyes were without sophomore safety Isaiah Pryor, out with a shoulder impingement, and sophomore cornerback Jeffrey Okudah, out with a groin injury suffered during practice that week.

Jordan Fuller did not do Ohio State any favors. The junior safety was ejected from the game in the second quarter after being called for targeting.

But sophomore safety Brendon White gave head coach Urban Meyer some hope. He recorded 13 total tackles — two for loss.

In his weekly press conference, Meyer would not go as far as to say White’s performance was “refreshing” for the Ohio State defense, noting he is not sure he has used that word in his life. But he said White’s performance was important, especially at a shaky position.

“Going back to springtime, safety was not a solidified position. We have to play much better at that spot,” Meyer said. “You had some injuries this week. And obviously the targeting call. And there he is, he’s in the game. And looked out there, you had Shaun Wade at one safety and Brendon White at the other.”

Meyer said after the game Saturday he expects Pryor and Okudah to be back for Michigan State. But, with White’s performance, the head coach said he has a decision to make: whether White earned a start even with a healthy secondary.

Meyer said that answer will come in the next few days, but, nevertheless, the sophomore safety has earned playing time.

“We’re going to find out. He’s certainly going to play. He’s earned that right. He’s practiced.

That was coming,” Meyer said.

“His practices have been very good the last couple of weeks and coach Grinch made that clear in front of the team after the game. But he’s certainly earned the right to be on the field.”

Without a definite starter next to Fuller, Meyer said White will still have to earn the trust of the coaching staff. But after his performance against the Cornhuskers, White will have continued opportunities to grow into that role, Meyer said.

Hartline picks up on the recruiting trail Even with the lack of stability with the Ohio State wide receivers heading into the 2018 season, with the firing of former wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Zach Smith, interim wide receivers coach Brian Hartline did not have time to learn the ropes of recruiting.

However, in his new role, Har-

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Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer yells onto the field in the third quarter of the game against Nebraska on Nov 3. tline has continued the trend, securing a commitment from 2020 four-star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba. A Rockwall, Texas, native, Smith-Njigba is the No. 59 wide-receiver recruit in the country and the No. 36 recruit in the start, according to the 247Sports composite rankings.

Along with Smith-Njigba, Hartline has helped keep fivestar 2019 wide receiver Garrett Wilson, who was at the Nebraska game Saturday, committed to the Buckeyes even after Smith’s firing in July, and added a commitment from 2019 four-star wide receiver Jameson Williams in

September.

To Meyer, Hartline is doing a very good job in a role he was forced into.

“He was thrust into a situation,” Meyer said. “And I think one of the great things he had, he had a veteran group to coach, and he has very good recruiters around here to see how it’s done.

He’s been here a couple of years.

That’s a positive.”

Meyer has not confirmed whether Hartline’s title of interim coach will turn into a fulltime role, saying he will “address it at the right time.”

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that, it kind of puts it in a new perspective.”

Before discovering a career in streaming, Nazzo wanted to pursue a career in psychology.

Sarah Cavender, longtime friend of Nazzo and student at Wright State University, said she believes his interest in psychology manifests itself in his streaming and relates back to Nazzo’s tendency to interact with viewers.

“I remember that being something he wanted to do,” Cavender said. “He just wanted to be somebody to talk to others and be there for them and help them through whatever they’re going through … I always knew he was going to go into some kind of job where he was working with people.”

For Nazzo, connecting with people is important. He said his ability to form relationships with his viewers gives him a sense of fulfillment and is something he’s proud of.

“One thing that I remember, more than anything else … there was a viewer who donated me $5,” Nazzo said. “He was like, ‘Hey, I’m from Romania and I don’t have that much money, but I wanted to give you this and let you know that you make me feel way better.’ That kind of just stuck with me.”

Nazzo plans to spend his first year after graduation pursuing a career in streaming. Despite the stress his job can bring, Nazzo said he wouldn’t want to do anything else.

“I can’t imagine myself without streaming right now. It’s my income. It’s what I love to do.”

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Ohio State opens season against No. 22 USF DANIEL MCNATT Lantern reporter mcnatt.3@osu.edu The Ohio State women’s basketball team starts its regular season with a matchup against No. 22 South Florida on Tuesday in the Schottenstein Center, the first of six preseason ranked Top 25 matchups.

The Buckeyes, who come into the season unranked, have a lot to prove after losing over 90 percent of their scoring output from last year with the departures of guard Kelsey Mitchell, forward Stephanie Mavunga and guard Linnae Harper, among others.

Finding a new reliable scoring threat will be one of many things the new-look Buckeyes hope to figure out as the season progresses, with Tuesday’s opener as the first official test of a fresh roster.

Head coach Kevin McGuff acknowledges there are questions that need answers in regard to the new team, but said he sees it as an opportunity for more players to get involved to help the team win.

“We’re still just kind of trying to gel and get things to come together, but we’re going to have to be a really balanced team and we don’t have necessarily that one player that can just go get points,” McGuff said.

“We’re going to have to execute well and spread the ball around.”

The Buckeyes were able to spread the ball around during their preseason win over IUP Sunday with a 72-50 victory that saw four separate players score double digits: freshman forward Dorka Juhasz, 14, redshirt senior guard Carly Santoro, 14, fresh-

is beginning to work well together.

“I think we’re gelling really well,” Santoro said. “We’re friends outside of basketball, and basketball we all work really well together. We all want the best for each other.”

“We’re still just kind of trying to gel and get things to come together, but we’re going to have to be a really balanced team and we don’t have necessarily that one player that can just go get points.”

KEVIN MCGUFF Ohio State head women’s basketball coach

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man guard Janai Crooms, 12 and freshman forward Aaliyah Patty, 12.

A healthy dose of freshman scoring is a good sign for the young team still trying to find its identity.

While Ohio State wasn’t entirely consistent all the way through, the young players made their mark on both sides of the ball, with two big steals and a block from Crooms in the second quarter that began to take the life out of IUP. There was also a mixture of older help

with the scoring outbreak from Santoro, who hit three 3-pointers within three minutes in the third quarter to keep the momentum in favor of Ohio State.

The most ideal situation, McGuff said, is to get all players contributing to the team and ready to make an impact for the best chance at winning, which he saw glimpses of against IUP. Getting another chance to breed chemistry will do the team some good as the season progresses. Santoro believes the team

This theory will be put to the test against USF, which found itself making an early exit in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last season to an upset against No. 11 Buffalo.

Shortly after the battle against USF, the Buckeyes will face Detroit Mercy Nov. 9 at home, followed by a trip to Storrs, Connecticut, to face off against No. 2 UConn, which has gone to 11 straight Final Fours and has won six of them, on Nov. 11.

The tests of the season begin heavy with two of the first three matchups against highly-ranked opponents, so the freshfaced Buckeyes will have to learn fast and work together to show what they are made of.

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Seniors look back as NCAA tournament approaches BAILEY SCHEUFLER Lantern reporter scheufler.7@osu.edu It’s not over until it’s over.

Six graduating seniors on Ohio State’s women’s soccer team (95-4, 6-2-3 Big Ten) know the meaning only too well.

Ohio State fell just short of the Big Ten semifinals, tying Nebraska in the Big Ten tournament on Sunday. But the season is not quite complete as the Buckeyes will enter the NCAA tournament, facing Wake Forest in the first round.

But this does not keep the senior from looking back at their time in scarlet and gray.

“Coming off of last season where we had a record-breaking season program, I think that came so easily to us,” senior forward Eleanor Gabriel said. “We didn’t have as much adversity last year, but I think this year I’m really proud of how the team was able to overcome early-season injuries and still able to be competitive down the stretch.”

Gabriel had an impressive breakout match early on this season, scoring two goals for the Buckeyes in a 2-0 victory over Illinois and notching 12 total shots on goal this year. In her junior season, she scored two goals in Ohio State’s win over Buffalo, two goals against Maryland and a goal against both Illinois and Iowa.

Ohio State’s most success-

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Ohio State senior forward Eleanor Gabriel (8) dribbles the ball down the field in the game against the Wisconsin Badgers on Oct. 21. Ohio State won 2-1.

ful wins this season appeared in games against Morehead State, with an 8-0 victory, and a 2-1 win against Wisconsin in the last match of the regular season.

Offense seemed to be a struggle for the Buckeyes, tallying 22 total goals, eight of which were against the Eagles, along with carrying out 88 total corner kicks against opponents.

A major contributor to the Buckeyes’ steady defense this season comes from senior goalkeeper Devon Kerr, who secured 19 clean sheets in her career, No. 3 in Ohio State history.

Kerr said she hopes she has left a positive impact on the younger

players on the team.

“I hope that they are able to look up to me,” Kerr said, “and the things I’ve done on the field and off the field, and not just me, other seniors on our team as well.”

After winning nine games, including six on the road, the Buckeyes earned the No. 3 seed with an opportunity to play in the Big Ten tournament, and also a chance to fight for a position in the NCAA tournament.

However, the road was not always easy for the Buckeyes.

Ohio State played 11 of 18 games away from home, suffering two losses to Duke and North

Carolina at the start of the season and losing the battle against Nebraska for a spot in the Big Ten semifinals.

The strength for the Buckeyes was their defense, which allowed 14 goals in 18 games.

Despite this season’s chaos, the team still found a way to rally together, and gain some momentum throughout the season.

Senior midfielder Sarah Roberts said being part of a team like this one means something bigger than herself and that the team is what she will miss the most.

“As my season comes to an end,” Roberts said, “it makes me really grateful that I’ve been able to challenge myself, and play with some of the best teammates that I’ve ever had the privilege to play with, so it really means a lot.”

Entering this season with a moderately young Buckeye team, the senior leadership proved to be crucial on the team’s mission to the top of the Big Ten conference.

As the seniors look back on their journeys throughout the years, Gabriel said her advice to the players heading into next year is just to have fun.

“Honestly, this time is such a short amount of time,” Gabriel said. “Though there are days when it seems like you can’t keep going any longer, just remember that you only get four short years here, and it’s always best to make the most of the time that you have.”

Other seniors leaving the team

after this season include midfielder Arden Holden, midfielder and defender Brianna Gazmarian and defender Kylie Knight.

Ohio State might not achieve the same success the team achieved in the previous season.

But the six Buckeye seniors and the rest of the players on the 2018 Ohio State women’s soccer team will walk away with something much more memorable — an unbreakable bond that will never be forgotten.

“Though there are days when it seems like you can’t keep going any longer, just remember that you only get four short years here, and it’s always best to make the most of the time that you have.”

ELEANOR GABRIEL Ohio State senior forward

“We never gave up on each other,” Roberts said. “And I think that’s something to really be proud of.”

Ohio State has a chance to keep its season alive in the NCAA tournament against Wake Forest at 7 p.m. on Nov. 9.

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Ohio State redshirt junior running back Mike Weber (25) runs down the field during the third quarter of the game against Nebraska on Nov. 3. Ohio State won 36-31.

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statement victory to prove their worth as a College Football Playoff contender.

The improvement in the run game is a start, and if Dobbins and Weber can put up similar numbers against Michigan State, it could lead to a big victory for Ohio State in East Lansing.

Last season, Weber and Dobbins stepped up against the Spartans rush defense, recording 286 yards on 27 carries, with Weber scoring twice.

Meyer said he expects a similar defense to the one his team beat by 45 last year, but that success will come not just from his running backs, but from the guys blocking for them come Saturday.

“Their defense hasn’t changed that much. They’re doing a little bit different things this year. Well-coached defense, tough guys, defensive front is outstanding

and their backers are outstanding,” Meyer said. “Our offensive line played very well and our backs, that was their best pad-level game as far as dropping their pads and getting through those holes.”

The week earlier, against Purdue, it looked like Ohio State’s bottom-half rush offense would be at a major disadvantage against the Spartans, giving Michigan State a big opportunity to find leverage in a pivotal matchup for the Buckeyes’ playoff hopes.

Now, with the first week of success on the ground in a month, Ohio State may have figured out a way to get the offense working through Dobbins and Weber, and not a week too soon.

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Ohio State sophomore forward Kaleb Wesson (34) defends a player in the second half of the exhibition game against UNC Pembroke on Nov. 1. Ohio State won 81-63.

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tation for game-ready depth, specifically from LeDee, has increased dramatically.

Coming in as a four-star recruit, LeDee, in his first taste of collegiate action, made both his attempts from the field and five of six from the free-throw line. He also recorded seven rebounds, tied with sophomore guard Musa Jallow for second-most on the team against UNC Pembroke.

But LeDee is still in that place of uncertainty, not knowing what his role will be in the upcoming season.

“I’m kind of just out there trying to feel things out,” LeDee said. “It’s a new game for me, but in practice, I’ve kind of just been with the bigs and I try to learn just one new position at a time and taking my time, but just wherever coach Holtmann

puts me, I’ll be at.”

With the loss of Potter, and with the amount of forwards on the roster, LeDee’s role seems to have been defined.

But Potter’s decision to transfer may be more than just about this current season.

Ohio State has secured commitments from 2019 four-star forward Alonzo Gaffney and four-star forward EJ Liddell, which, along with five-star point guard DJ Carton, brings in the No. 1 2019 Big Ten recruiting class and the No. 7 class in the country.

While Potter thinks about his future, Ohio State has to focus on the present, looking at a lack of proven depth behind Kaleb Wesson in the front court.

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OSU brings run momentum to MSU’s No. 1 rush defense WYATT CROSHER Assistant Sports Editor crosher.1@osu.edu Week after week, Ohio State’s run game could not get it going for the offense.

Redshirt sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins threw for 400 yards or more in three straight games, while sophomore and redshirt junior running backs J.K. Dobbins and Mike Weber, respectively, failed to produce 100 yards in either of the past two contests.

But after a 36-31 victory against Nebraska, the rush offense is starting to turn a corner.

Dobbins and Weber combined for 254 rushing yards on 32 carries, with Dobbins finding his way to the end zone three times in a game that was much closer than expected.

Nebraska’s rush defense was ranked No. 79 in the country, and the Buckeyes exploited it. Now, Ohio State takes that much-needed momentum on the ground to East Lansing, Michigan, to take on Michigan State.

The Spartans allow 71.7 rushing yards per game, the fewest in the NCAA. Their 2.53 yards per rush allowed is No. 3 in the country, and the seven rushing touchdowns allowed is tied for No. 8.

Head coach Urban Meyer is

that adjustment if it is needed.

“I’ve been OK with it. I don’t micromanage that too much, but if I have to, I’ll get involved in that,” Meyer said. “I think a fresh back that goes a good series and then the next guy gets the next series. And obviously near the end J.K. got a couple of extra series just [because] he was so tight with the football, we have to make sure Mike takes care of the ball.”

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Ohio State sophomore running back J.K. Dobbins (2) dives into the end zone for a touchdown in the first quarter of the game against Nebraska on Nov 3. Ohio State won 36-31.

well aware of the difficult matchup his run game is about to face, saying it “has to be” sustainable moving forward.

“That’s what we’re working on right now. Obviously you’re facing the No. 1 rush defense in the country coming up this next week,” Meyer said. “A lot of what you see schematically will change because [it’s] a completely different defense ... But the mentality

has to be the same.”

This season, Ohio State ranks No. 55 with 178.1 rushing yards per game on 4.52 yards per carry.

That improved on Saturday, with Dobbins and Weber running for more than seven yards per carry, including Weber going for 10.1 yards per rush on nine carries against the Cornhuskers.

Even with Weber’s high totals, it was Dobbins who earned the

majority of the carries — 23 for 163 yards — including on the final drives to seal the victory for Ohio State.

Meyer said after the game it had to do with Dobbins’ ball security, with Weber fumbling twice against Nebraska.

On Monday, Meyer said he does not expect to make changes on the rotation of the two backs, allowing his coordinators to make

“Their defense hasn’t changed that much.

They’re doing a little bit different things this year. Well-coached defense, tough guys, defensive front is outstanding and their backers are outstanding.”

URBAN MEYER Ohio State head football coach

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Ohio State loses post depth without Micah Potter

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Former Ohio State junior center Micah Potter (0) leaves the game in the second half of the exhibition game against UNC Pembroke on Nov. 1. Ohio State won 81-63.

COLIN GAY Sports Editor gay.125@osu.edu Micah Potter made the most of the 11 minutes he played in the exhibition against UNC Pembroke on Thursday. The junior forward recorded 13 points, making all four shot attempts, connecting on five of

six from the free-throw line, recording six rebounds and a block.

But those 11 minutes for Potter would be the last minutes he will play for Ohio State.

Ohio State announced Monday he will transfer from the program.

In 59 games, including 16 starts for the Buckeyes, the 6-foot-9 forward averaged 2.8 rebounds and 4.1 points per game,

shooting 46 percent from the field.

Moving into the 2018-19 season, Potter’s role seemed set. In the exhibition against the Braves, he was consistently subbing in and out for starting sophomore forward Kaleb Wesson, except for a two-minute period in the second half during which Potter and Wesson played together on the court.

But Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann said both Wesson and Potter playing together was never something he truly considered to be a consistent option.

“Today’s day and age, it’s hard to play guys like that,” Holtmann said. “It’s on rare occasions where you play two traditional bigs. I think it’s certainly something I would like to look at, but 95 percent of teams don’t play that anymore.”

All in all, Holtmann said prior to the start of the season that the entire makeup of his team is changing. With the loss of forwards Jae’Sean Tate and reigning Big Ten Player of the Year Keita Bates-Diop, Ohio State lost length and versatility down low, becoming more inclined to try and beat opponents from outside of the paint.

But with the loss of Potter, Ohio State loses even more depth in the post.

Ohio State will have sophomore Kyle Young, junior Andre Wesson, freshman Justin Ahrens and freshman Jaedon LeDee as the other forwards on the roster with Kaleb Wesson. Of those forwards, only LeDee and Kaleb Wesson are taller than 6-foot-8.

Even though Ohio State’s game plan may shift toward more of a midrange, shoot-first offense, Holtmann said playing bigs in the post, especially Kaleb Wesson, remains integral.

“We still are obviously going to play through the post and we are still going to use our guys in there, in particular Kaleb and others, that can score, still going to continue to drive the ball,” Holtmann said.

Holtmann also highlighted Wesson’s passing ability, saying he has “point guardtype vision,” especially on the perimeter.

He has also has developed a three-point shot, something he did not have last season, making two of nine attempts from deep.

“It’s on rare occasions where you play two traditional bigs. I think it’s certainly something I would like to look at, but 95 percent of teams don’t play that anymore.”

CHRIS HOLTMANN Ohio State head men’s basketball coach

Starting alongside Wesson, Young has some high expectations according to his head coach, specifically with the shoes he has to fill in the starting lineup.

“I just think that people see now his role being increased with Keita’s absence and he has done some good things in practice,” Holtmann said. “He has done some good things. Kyle’s going to be a work in progress, as young guys are.”

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