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A rundown of the Nov. 6 elections ZACH VARDA Campus Editor varda.6@osu.edu Election Day is approaching and students on campus should keep their eyes on three main votes they will be asked to cast. The youth vote turnout — defined as the age group 18-29 — is consistently low in the midterms, at 25 percent or lower in every midterm since 1998, according to political polling website FiveThirtyEight, but there is hope that with the current spotlight on politics that this year could be different. In fact, many predictions, including one from the Washington Post, are pointing out that even modestly better turnout by youth voters in 2018 could swing the midterms. Ohio State students have a chance to play a decisive role on Nov. 6 in a contested U.S. Senate seat, an open governorship and a crucial ballot issue. The Senate Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown has held his seat since he was elected in 2006 and will seek re-election for a third term, this time against Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci. Brown is running on a familiar platform for a “jobs” Democrat: supporting working-class families in Ohio through bipartisan legislation
As temperatures drop and days get shorter, Ohio State mental health professionals advise students to watch for signs of seasonal depression. Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a lifelong type of depression related to changes in the season, especially fall and winter, Ohio State professor of clinical psychology Theodore Beauchaine said. Denise Deschenes, Ohio State senior staff psychiatrist at the Counseling and Consultation Service, said symptoms can range from mild to severe. Mild symptoms can include feelings of depression, oversleeping, appetite changes, weight gain, low energy, trouble concentrating and studying, and loss of interest in activities that are usually enjoyable. Severe symptoms include feeling hopeless, worthless or suicidal, which affect 5 to 10 percent of the population, Deschenes said.
and a longstanding opposition to free trade deals. Renacci, meanwhile, is running as an unabashed supporter of President Donald Trump and on a platform of making sure Trump continues to receive the support he needs in the Senate. The race has turned more and more to personal attacks, as was on display at the second debate, and a third and final debate is scheduled for Friday in Oxford, Ohio, on Miami University’s campus. According to FiveThirtyEight’s Senate forecast, Brown is 12.8 points ahead of Renacci. Governor In a race that has remained much more cordial than its Senate counterpart, former head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Democratic candidate Richard Cordray will face Ohio Attorney General Republican Mike DeWine in a race to fill the seat being vacated by term-limited Gov. John Kasich. Cordray is running on a platform similar to Brown’s traditional Democrat style: addressing the opioid crisis, supporting small businesses, increasing health care access and reducing gun violence, among other issues. Meanwhile, DeWine is also running near the middle, with a message familiar to Kasich’s with a focus on jobs and the economy,
the opioid crisis and education in Ohio. According to FiveThirtyEight’s Governor forecast, Ohio is a tossup with DeWine 1.3 points ahead of Cordray. Issue 1 State Issue 1 proposes to help address the opioid epidemic and addiction troubles at large, by making nonviolent possession charges no more than misdemeanors, reduce the amount of drug offenders in prison and use saved money from reduced incarceration to fund treatment options. Proponents of the initiative say it comes down to treating addiction like a disease and not a crime, while providing other states with similar laws as examples for how it can work. Meanwhile, opponents say that the initiative will take power away from the justice system and undermine the efforts of solutions like drug courts. Voting Early voting is ongoing and will last until Nov. 5 at the Franklin County Board of Elections, which is located at 1700 Morse Road. Voting is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Oct. 25 to Oct. 26 and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m on Oct. 27. From Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, the voting times will be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. with times in the three days before the election varying and ELECTION GUIDE CONTINUES ON 3
“[SAD] won’t go away by itself . . . It’s nothing to be minimized.” THEODORE BEAUCHAINE Ohio State professor of clinical psychology
Individuals might have SAD if depression and any of these other symptoms occurred during the past two fall and winter seasons but improved during the spring and summer, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Deschenes said SAD usually occurs during a person’s 20s and it can run in families regardless of race or culture. It also affects more women than men. SAD is thought to be caused by a decrease in serotonin, a “feelgood” neurotransmitter, or an increase of melatonin, a hormone produced in the brain that helps the body know when it is time to DEPRESSION CONTINUES ON 3
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USG moving forward with potential Headspace partnership KATIE HAMILTON Arts & Life Director hamilton.1193@osu.edu In September, Ohio State released recommendations for improvements to the university’s mental health resources, including a push for apps that help students cope with stress. Now the Undergraduate Student Government is pushing for a partnership with Headspace. Headspace is a guided meditation app that explores the bond between mental strength and wellness to help people deal with stress or crisis. Headspace has a student subscription deal that is $10 per year, but USG Vice President Shawn Semmler said USG is hoping to partner with Headspace, so it can be free to all Ohio State students. Semmler said one of the reasons Headspace stood out to USG was its ability to handle an institution as big as Ohio State.
“I think that Headspace just acts as a door to open up people’s minds and the opportunities that are available to taking care of yourself.” WILL SULLIVAN USG representative for the Health and Safety Committee
“They’ve had partnerships with LinkedIn and Google [so] they can definitely handle a unit of our size, and they can really help us raise our emotional IQ on campus,” Semmler said. “They have a whole enterprise unit of their company that is equipped to handle a school and an insti-
tution as big as Ohio State, whereas others might not have.” Another selling point, Semmler said, was the ongoing internal research going into Headspace, which added data to the science of why the app works. Will Sullivan, USG representative for the Health and Safety Committee, said he has been using Headspace for more than a year and has found it to be a great tool to cope with his own mental illnesses. “Headspace has put me on a regimen where every day around 11:48 a.m. I get a reminder to meditate and utilize Headspace and it has set me on a very strict schedule of when I meditate,” he said. Sullivan said that Headspace provides several different meditation programs that focus on topics ranging from sleeping better or managing stress to dealing with anxiety, depression or other serious mental illnesses. Each program lasts 30 days and teaches a different coping technique through interactive meditation. Headspace, according to Sullivan, gives students a chance to choose what they want to focus on, which lets them recognize what they need help with as well as giving them resources and techniques to battle whatever is going on in their life. “I think that Headspace just acts as a door to open up people’s minds and the opportunities that are available to taking care of yourself,” Sullivan said. “To a lot of people, they just see it as a meditation app but you’re gaining the skills you can utilize in your everyday life to help you further on taking care of yourself that lasts way longer than just 10 [or] 15 minutes that you have within meditation.” Sullivan said he is trying to fight the stigma of meditation being an ancient practice that isn’t for everyone. Headspace has made it a personable, modernized practice that Sullivan feels every student could benefit from. “I think those that are really in need of help need to be pushed out of their comfort zone a little bit besides the traditional ways of gaining help or therapy or medication,” he said. While USG and Headspace haven’t finalized a deal yet, USG President Shamina Merchant said she is hopeful that Head-
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space will help shift the conversation of mental health and mental wellness on campus. “I think it will help embrace the message that everyone needs to take care of themselves and their mental wellness overall is important,” Merchant said. “It shouldn’t just be in times of crisis but recognizing students at different points in their journey and giving them access to a portfolio of resources that will help them take care of their mental health.” While there is no definitive timeline for if or when the partnership with Headspace will take place, Merchant said this is part of a larger initiative of students coming together to figure out exactly how they can proactively be more supportive of their peers.
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Anti-abortion group brings JumboTron to campus LILY MASLIA Lantern reporter maslia.2@osu.edu Anti-abortion group Created Equal came to campus Wednesday afternoon at the corner of College Road and Annie and John Glenn Avenue with a JumboTron that screened videos of abortions. Standing among signs depicting graphic images of aborted fetuses, representatives from Created Equal distributed promotional pamphlets and spoke with passers-by. Mark Harrington, founder and national director of Created Equal, said the goal of the screenings is “civil debate.” “Obviously we’re trying to change hearts and minds, and we will succeed in that to a certain degree,” Harrington said.
This is neither the first time that an anti-abortion group has come to campus nor is it the first time the group Created Equal has come. However, it’s the first time that such a large medium was used to display graphic content to students walking through campus. As part of its college campus tour which was at Columbus State Tuesday, Created Equal displayed graphic photographs and videos to draw attention to its cause, said Evangeline Dunn, a full-time Created Equal staff member and recent high school graduate. “We know from social reformists throughout history that graphic imagery has been used to change people’s mind about injustice,” Dunn said. “We’ve seen very positive feedback with people who have seen these images ABORTION CONTINUES ON 3
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and completely changed their minds. We wouldn’t use them if they were not effective.” The tour has generated news coverage in the past for confrontations it has spurred, including one student who was arrested for vandalizing Created Equal material at Indiana University. While Ohio State policies permit external organizations to reserve outside spaces through the Buckeye Event Network, the lurid photographs and videos prompted some pushback from students. Simran Sohal, a second-year in psychology who had a backand-forth discussion over a microphone after being invited to by a Created Equal representative, said in an interview afterward, “I think it’s very disrespectful and traumatizing for people who have had an abortion to see graphic images like this.” While many students reacted negatively to the message of the event, some engaged in discussion with the representatives. “Just come with an open mind. You give your stance, they give theirs,” said Dozie Nwaru, a second-year in chemical engineer-
ing. “And at the end of the day, you don’t have to change your opinion. Just know that you learn something new.” Harrington noted that many people in opposition argue that the pictures and videos are fake.
“Obviously we’re trying to change hearts and minds, and we will succeed in that to a certain degree.” MARK HARRINGTON Founder and national director of Created Equal
“Sometimes they’re only left with that argument,” Harrington said. “So if they can convince people that [the images] are fake, then people don’t have to believe in what they’re hearing or see-
ing.” Harrington and other representatives claimed they receive their pictures and videos from abortion clinics, including Planned Parenthood, but didn’t detail specifications. On its website, Created Equal offers signed statements validating the authenticity of the photographs from an abortion photographer, whose name was blacked out, and a former abortionist turned pro-life OBGYN. “Some people change their minds on the spot. Some people go home, do some research and change their minds later,” Dunn said. “We’ve seen many babies saved through this organization. It’s such a fruitful ministry.” Created Equal will continue their campus outreach tours in their “Road Trip for Life,” visiting 18 schools and six states across the Midwest.
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sleep, when days get shorter and the body receives less sunlight. Deschenes said this causes the body to want to go into “hibernation mode.” Instead of waiting for spring break sunshine to alleviate symptoms, Deschenes said there are a few lifestyle changes that those who are affected can implement right away, such as eating well, not drinking alcohol or doing drugs, exercising outdoors, trying not to be isolated from friends and practicing better self-care. “One of the biggest things that
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can help all around is making sure you get enough sleep, especially students, because when people don’t sleep, their concentration goes down and anxiety can go up,” Deschenes said. Beauchaine also suggested seeking help and treatment from a psychologist or psychiatrist to cope with depression during winter months. “One effective treatment for seasonal affective disorder is a light box,” Beauchaine said. “It’s a high-intensity light made specifically to generate what light and wavelengths the sun gener-
ates.” He said placing a light box on a desk or table can be helpful in reducing SAD symptoms, especially for students who need to be productive. CCS offers counseling services and daily drop-in workshops, which focus on topics such as managing stress and decreasing anxiety. There is also an app, OSUCCS, that offers positive messaging, calming features and other relaxation techniques. “[SAD] won’t go away by itself,” Beauchaine said. “It’s nothing to be minimized.”
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Ohio State alumna combines art and technology at Pixar CHASE RAY Arts & Life Editor ray.461@osu.edu For some, mentorship can be pretty one-sided. But for Fran Kalal, Pixar Animation Studio’s tailoring lead and cloth and simulation technical director, it’s a two-way street that taught her she not only has something to offer, but always has something to learn. “I see [mentorship] as an economy where you’re mentoring people and you can be mentored, and high tide floats all ships — we all benefit from it, and I learned that at Ohio State University,” Kalal said. Kalal is originally from Columbus, where she received her bachelor’s degree in a personalized study program in animation and video for education and her master’s degree in digital animation and computer visualization from the Department of Design at Ohio State. Kalal has been with Pixar since July 2007, when she originally signed on as a technical director. In 2011 she also took on the role as lead instructor of the Pixar Technical Undergraduate Program and in 2015, became a consultant for Pixar in a Box — a collaboration with Khan Academy that gives animation lessons and a behind-the-scenes
look into how Pixar artists do their jobs. Kalal’s duties at Pixar include creating garments for characters and simulating hair and clothing in shots for feature films such as “Up,” “Brave,” “Wall-E,” “Inside Out” and most recently, “Incredibles 2.” Kalal said she holds “Incredibles 2” near and dear to her heart because she resonated a lot with the story of Helen Parr, better known as Elastigirl. “[When we were making it] I was a very new parent and Helen’s arc resonated with me because she also had to go do something very important to help her family by going and bringing ‘Supers’ back,” Kalal said. “So seeing a strong female role model was very inspiring to me because I would come to work every day and do something that was really exciting and that I thought would bring a positive message to the world.” Kalal was finishing up her undergraduate degree when the original “Incredibles” came out. She said she remembered wanting to be a part of something like that, a dream that came to fruition when she got to work on the sequel — a joint effort of old and new talent. Kalal said she learned a lot about the importance of mentorship from the Advanced Computing Center for Arts and
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Design at Ohio State. “I mentored at a summer camp for getting young women interested in animation for several years,” Kalal said. “That experience really planted the seeds for my career in making mentorship a priority for me going forward, and that’s helped me both professionally and COURTESY OF DISNEY PIXAR personally in finding mentorship Ohio State alumna Fran Kalal, Pixar Animation Studio’s highly rewarding.” tailoring lead and cloth and simulation technical director. Kalal’s career has allowed her the opportunity to work on favorite. with my son while I was working numerous animated films, but “‘Coco’ is always going to on that movie, and he is in the out of all of the 20 feature films hold a special place in my heart credits as a production baby,” Pixar has released, “Coco” is her [because] I was very pregnant Kalal said. “Also, the digital PIXAR CONTINUES ON 5
SKY: A stress-free retreat for students KAYCIE GOLIC Lantern reporter golic.3@osu.edu It’s halfway through the semester and midterm season is here, resulting in stressed-out students across campus. To help combat this, SKY @ OSU, an Ohio State club dedicated to creating stress-free zones for students, is hosting its Happiness Retreat at the RPAC this weekend. The retreat will be a threeday event to teach people how to properly breathe, meditate, stretch, focus to clear the mind, uplift overall mood and ultimately relax, which will help improve study habits. “On campus, stress is something no one is a stranger to,” said Prashant Serai, a fourth-year graduate student in computer science and SKY member. “People try to distract themselves of their stress and this really helps them find the root cause of their stress and overcome it.” SKY stands for Sudarshan Kriya Yoga, which is a specific meditation breathing technique meant to help individuals bring their mind to a standstill and reach the fully meditative state. Studies on SKY show that the
Members of SKY at a previous Happiness Retreat. breathing technique increases levels of deep sleep, decreases stress hormones, increases well-being hormones and has a remission rate in depression within one month of practicing this meditation technique. “These techniques are pretty powerful and I have been doing them every day for the past two years,” said Kaitlin Acton, president of SKY and a fourth-year
double major in Korean and East Asian studies. “For me, it’s like my mental shower. There’s so much that gets accumulated in the mind, moving from one thing to another and we get so attached, so caught up in life’s ups and downs and the techniques help.” Formerly known as the YesPlus Club, SKY has been on Ohio State’s campus for 10 years. Club meetings are free, open to the
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public and discuss the importance of meditation and breathing techniques, followed by guided group meditation sessions. “I was taking medication for depression,” Serai said. “This meditation really helped me see inside myself and find what really inspired me and gave me a drive in life.” In addition to meditation, the group helps members become
better leaders by including discussions on the aspects of leadership and the importance of selfcare before assuming a leadership role. “This is really a fit for everyone and anyone from any department. It has something for everybody,” Acton said. “Not often do we get to let down our walls and our barriers and connect with each other. I find it’s really hard to connect with another person on campus, heart to heart.” The retreat will be held from 7-10 p.m. Friday and continue on Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Acton said people who cannot attend should be on the lookout for two more retreats coming up in the spring semester. “The community is very welcoming, so no matter what your background is or what you are feeling, no matter what it is that is going on with you, there is a safe space that we create here at the retreat and it’s worth giving it a try,” Serai said. People can sign up for the retreat by going to skyosu.org/retreat, emailing sky@osu.edu or calling 614-398-1577. The fee for students is $15 and regular admission to the public is $250.
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ofrenda at the end [of the movie], which is a very moving tribute of people that have inspired us, has my grandmother’s picture, who inspired me to learn how to sew and taught me about clothing … There’s three generations of our family in the credits of that movie, and that means so much to me.” At Ohio State, Kalal never had doubts about what profession she wanted to pursue. She knew she wanted a career where she could balance art and technology. Dating back to high school, she said it was the most important thing to her because her father steered her in that direction. “Film looked like something I’d be interested in and he found this clip where this little alien was dancing underneath a disco ball and at the time that was very revolutionary [for animation],” Kalal said. “He showed it to me and said, ‘You can go to school for this.’” The dancing alien clip was created by award-winning digital animator Victor Navone, who has worked on numerous Pixar movies, including “Finding Dory,” “Monsters University” and “Toy Story 3.” However, everything came full circle for Kalal when she got to work on “Inside Out” with the man who sparked her career. “[Navone] works at Pixar and I got to work with him on ‘Inside Out,’” Kalal said. “So I got to meet the guy who made the piece of art that inspired me to pursue this field, which was really cool.” Although Kalal treasures her time at Ohio State, she encourages students to take advantage of all opportunities, but keep their eye on the bigger picture. “It showed me undergraduate and graduate school may not be as perfect as we’d like it to be,” Kalal said. “But Victor’s early work showed me we all start from somewhere and if you keep practicing and keep trying and keep looking for what you can do to make something better, you can achieve mastery — but we all have to start from somewhere.”
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Fearless Performance Workshop boosts musicians’ confidence and fights stage fright COURTNEY VOISARD Lantern reporter voisard.19@osu.edu The Fearless Performance Workshop, organized by Annalisa Ventola and held in her studio, Whitney & Ventola Music Studios, gives local musicians a casual meeting place to connect, perform and engage in supportive discussions surrounding performance anxiety and how to overcome it. As a classical musician who suffers from performance anxiety, Ventola opens her studio at 4601 N. High St. once a month to musicians for the free workshop on one condition: Everybody who attends must perform. “I suffered from performance anxiety and stage fright,” Ventola said. “Doing solo piano and singing, I would just fall apart.” COURTNEY VOISARD | LANTERN REPORTER She said the workshop originally Julie Rose performing a piece on the piano on Oct. 3 the Fearless began as a book club during which the Performance Workshop. group would read books about performance anxiety, perform for each other for each other at the studio. Annalisa had a recital and I knew the and share their thoughts on what tips “Most of the time when we perform piece very well before I went to play, worked to soothe their anxiety. in front of somebody it’s a high-stakes but going to the place I couldn’t even “I started reading books — I started thing,” Ventola said. “Learning to per- remember the first note,” Peltomaa with ‘The Inner Game of Music.’ I read form, it’s like exercising a muscle and said. “I had such anxiety.” some things online and I started look- I felt like what we needed were lowSince her first workshop, Peltomaa ing at how to deal with performance stakes opportunities. That’s what the said her stage fright has significantly anxiety,” Ventola said. “After reading Fearless Performance Workshop is. decreased, and the camaraderie among my first book I started to nail what was There are no spectators, so everyone is peers is what makes the workshop spewrong with me and I started to turn kind of in the same boat with you.” cial. things around so quickly that I wanted Linda Peltomaa, a regular attendee “Everybody was very supportive, esto help my students too, and I have a lot of Fearless Performance, said she be- pecially at the beginning,” she said. of adult students.” gan coming to the workshop six years Whitney & Ventola Music Studios Ventola said the book club became ago to overcome her performance anx- will be holding its next Fearless Perforstagnant after some time, but the group iety. mance Workshop on Nov. 7 from 7-9 continued to get together and perform “Before I ever went to the workshop, p.m., free of cost at 4601 N. High St.
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Ohio State faces Nebraska in Big Ten tournament BAILEY SCHEUFLER Lantern reporter scheufler.7@osu.edu With the Big Ten tournament vastly approaching, the Ohio State women’s soccer team comes in as the third-ranked team in the conference, and prepares for battle against Nebraska. For senior forward Eleanor Gabriel, this is something Ohio State had been striving for since the beginning of the season. “One of our goals was to make it in the top four of the Big Ten,” Gabriel said. “And I think that’s a really good standard to hold. I think that the Big Ten is a competitive conference and making a spot in the top four is always a win for us.” This will be Ohio State’s (9-53, 6-2-3 Big Ten) chance to continue the momentum after ending with a pair of 2-1 victories over Purdue and then-No. 19 Wisconsin. Sophomore forward Marissa Birzon managed to notch the first goal for the Buckeyes on Sunday in a match against the Wisconsin. Birzon said that the team is thrilled and looking forward to facing Nebraska coming off a big win over the Badgers. Nebraska (8-6-4, 4-3-3 Big Ten) is the sixth seed in the Big Ten tournament and has scored 28 goals to Ohio State’s 22 on the
p.m. on Nov. 2. With expectations running high this week, the team relies on the leaders and upperclassmen to give the younger players on the team some words of advice.
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season. Senior forward Faith Carter and junior midfielder Meg Brandt are essential players when it comes to Nebraska’s offense so far this season. Carter scored three goals against Indiana and Brandt tallied one against Oregon State and Indiana. The Big Ten tournament is a rematch for these teams, with the Cornhuskers trying to redeem themselves after falling 1-0 to the Buckeyes last season and drawing a tie against them earlier this year in Columbus. The Buckeyes will prepare for one of their biggest tests on the
year so far, and Gabriel said the rest heading into the game may make the difference come time for the tournament. “I think one of the main preparations that we’ve done this week is just getting some quality rest for our games and making sure that after the regular season, everybody’s ready to go for the second part of our season,” Gabriel said. Whichever team wins the Big Ten tournament this weekend will then match up against the champion of the quarterfinal game between Rutgers and Minnesota in the Big Ten semifinals at 1:30
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necessity, become more mobile in short-yardage situations, echoing what Meyer has said Martell could be a part of as well. Day is calling for the running backs to become much more than downhill, physical runners, game planning against a loaded box on the defensive line and utilizing redshirt junior Mike Weber and sophomore J.K. Dobbins on the outside in screens and passing plays. To Day, this offense looks, at times, like it’s the best in the country, getting into scoring situations with Haskins’ arm. But when it comes to short-yardage scoring situations, the plays that matter in the long run for the success of the team, the offensive coordinator said a balanced offense is a necessity. “When it’s time to call the pass, they put the guys in there and we throw and catch the ball, we look like 100 bucks,” Day said. “When it doesn’t go well, then all of a sudden, we are trying to figure out how we run the ball in the red zone, it goes hand in hand. We have to be able to throw the ball better and be able to run the ball better.”
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41. Lure 42. Ascot 45. Ate 46. Guitarist 50. Moe 51. Inn 52. Mania 53. ASP 54. Got 55. Slept
Down 1. STA 2. War 3. Embargo 4. Epic 5. Path 6. Smash 7. Hot 8. Hoe 9. Cairo 10. Oscar
11. These 16. Retests 19. Ideas 20. Ona 21. Eer 23. Easiest 24. Owen 26. Amore 27. Taco 31. Saltine 32. One
33. Neg 36. Llama 37. Autos 38. Creep 39. Saint 43. Cams 44. Oral 46. Gig 47. Uno 48. Sip 49. Tat
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1. C followers 6. Light gray 9. Drummer Buddy 13. Yearly checkup 14. Singing group 16. Exclamation of discovery (2 wds.) 17. Peevishness 18. Crinkled cloth 19. ___ the line (behaved) 20. Late theatergoer 22. Star’s reading material 24. Attaches 26. Charged particle 27. Fiddle 31. Not indoors 35. Tomcat’s home 36. Military posts 37. Unpurified
39. Lifeless 40. Some equines 41. Pompeii peril 42. Provide guns 43. Fearful 44. Questioner 45. Iran’s capital 47. Senior 48. Train schedule abbr. 49. Fellow with manners 51. Paul Revere, for one 55. Jane Fonda’s video garb 60. Juan’s water 61. Cowboy, at times 63. Matty of baseball 64. Hubs (abbr.) 65. Vernacular 66. “Gomer Pyle, ____” 67. Disapproving sounds 68. 6/6/44 (hyph.) 69. Horn’s sound
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1. Coming out gals 2. Leaving the stage 3. Refrain sounds (2 wds.) 4. Feds (hyph.) 5. Agree 6. Fragment 7. Farmer’s device 8. Puppies’ comments 9. Pasta type 10. Popular breakfast spot (abbr.) 11. Atkins or Huntley 12. Coal buckets 15. Says from memory 21. Tyne of “Judging Amy” 23. Seamstress Betsy 25. Flying high 27. Toddler word 28. Medic ____ bracelet 29. Condemn 30. Trundle ____
32. Not new 33. Male duck 34. Roof’s overhangs 36. Ole Miss rival 38. Witch’s facial blemish 40. Reflects 41. Aka “acid” (abbr.) 43. Garr or Hatcher 44. Chorus voice 46. Annoy persistently 47. Vigor 50. Actress Verdugo 51. Treaty 52. Spies (abbr.) 53. Ankara native 54. Ratted 56. Stretched tight 57. Too 58. Dallas quarterback Tony 59. Air opening 62. Flat cushion
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Ohio State tries to master situational offense during bye week COLIN GAY Sports Editor gay.125@osu.edu Ohio State offensive coordinator Ryan Day still considers the Ohio State offense as one of the most explosive in college football. With a quarterback in redshirt sophomore Dwayne Haskins, who has recorded three straight 400-yard games through the air, Day called the Buckeye offense “statistically, one of the most productive,” being in charge of the No. 2 passing offense in the country, averaging 383.8 passing yards per game behind Washington State. The offense has been productive, except for one area. “We have to figure out how we are going to win at situational football,” Day said. “We have to do a better job in that area because if we do well at that, we are really where we want to be.” When Day says “situational football,” he is talking about one situation in particular: the red zone. After failing to convert on at most one red-zone attempt through the first seven games of the season, Ohio State recorded only two red-zone scores in five opportunities in Saturday’s 49-20 loss to Purdue. The Buckeyes have failed to score a touchdown in their past eight trips to the red zone. As Ohio State rests up during its bye week, Day’s goal is to figure out the redzone issue, looking at what the tendencies of his offense have been through the first eight games and seeing if it comes down to one of three things: execution, scheme or personnel. But as he looks at the red-zone opportunities against the Boilermakers, Day sees
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Ohio State redshirt sophomore quarterback Dwayne Haskins (7) hands the ball off to sophomore running back J.K. Dobbins (2) in the second half of the game against Purdue on Oct. 20. Ohio State lost 49-20.
“When we need to pound to make three yards, you got to be able to make three yards down there.” RYAN DAY Ohio State offensive coordinator
well-designed plays executed poorly that could have made the game closer. “We missed a couple of passes that we’ve hit,” Day said. “We went and watched the film with the guys and showed them, during the season, pass plays that were similar that we threw and caught for touchdowns. And when we do that, maybe we are not in the situation we are at.” The loss to Purdue was only the second game this season in which Haskins,
as well as redshirt freshman quarterback Tate Martell, has thrown more than two incompletions in the red zone, with Haskins mistiming all four pass attempts within the 20-yard line against TCU on Sept. 15. Day knows the identity of the Ohio State offense has changed in the past year, switching from a run-based offense with which head coach Urban Meyer has been more comfortable to a pro-style, pass-friendly offense. The change in identity has affected the output of the rush offense, which Ohio State has shown in red-zone opportunities all season. Other than the wins over Oregon State and Tulane, Ohio State backs have not averaged over four yards per carry in redzone opportunities, recording less than 10 total yards rushing within the 20-yard line in each of the past four games. However, the running game still accounts for 40 percent of red-zone touchdowns this season. With a running game that averages 3.16 yards per carry within the 20-yard line, Day said those scores on the ground should not be as difficult. “When we need to pound to make three yards, you got to be able to make three yards down there,” Day said. As Day said, success in the red zone, as well as the offense, comes down to decisions made in execution, scheme and personnel. In the execution of short-yardage plays, especially close to the goal line, Day is calling for the offensive line to perform how it has in the past, calling the unit to “impose their will” no matter if it’s in run blocking or pass protection. Day is calling for Haskins, even if it’s not his so-called specialty, to possibly, out of OFFENSE CONTINUES ON 6
No. 4 Ohio State travels to face No. 10 St. Lawrence BRIAN NELSON Lantern reporter nelson.1302@osu.edu Ohio State freshman goaltender Andrea Braendli made headlines for the second straight week after she was named WCHA Goaltender of the Week for her performance against No. 3 Minnesota. Braendli and the No. 4 Ohio State women’s hockey team took on the Gophers in a top-five matchup last week. After losing the first game 3-0, the Buckeyes came away with a strong road victory by a score of 3-2 in Game 2.
“We need to build off the good we created. Taking three points from a No. 3 team in the country was huge at their rank.” NADINE MUZERALL Ohio State head women’s hockey coach
Now, Ohio State (6-2-0, 3-10-0 WCHA) will attempt to ride that wave of momentum this week when it continues its road stretch and travels to Canton, New York, to face No. 10 St. Lawrence (3-41). “That’s what you need to do,
you need to build momentum and learn from some of the mistakes we made throughout the weekend,” Ohio State head coach Nadine Muzerall said. “We need to build off the good we created. Taking three points from a No. 3 team in the country was huge at their rank nonetheless.” While the Saints are not as highly ranked as Minnesota, the Buckeyes will still be faced with another tough opponent. The Saints are fresh off a win against No. 2 Clarkson, the defending national champion and the team that beat Ohio State in the Frozen Four last season. “What’s nice is there is parity in the country right now,” Muzerall said. “Every team is putting up a good battle and is making the league and the NCAA fun to watch. We just need to focus on the things that we do very well and drive a little more offensively and then buckle down defensively and be more intelligent.” The team defensively has little to worry about with Braendli stepping in and making a name for herself only five games into her college career, winning WCHA Rookie of the Week two weeks ago and now Goaltender of the Week. In her five games played, Braendli leads the WCHA with a .950 save percentage. “It’s really awesome having someone as solid as her backing the net,” redshirt junior defense-
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Ohio State freshman defenseman Madison Bizal makes a move against a Minnesota State defender on Oct. 12. Ohio State won 4-0.
man Jincy Dunne said. “She got the chance to play and capitalized on the opportunity. She’s done amazing and we’re lucky to have her.” Offensively, Ohio State has a little bit of work to do. St. Lawrence allows 1.88 goals per game, and the key to victory for the
Buckeyes will be a fast and aggressive offense to create scoring opportunities. But St. Lawrence scores the fifth-fewest goals per game in the NCAA at 1.50 per game. Ohio State sophomore forward Emma Maltais has as many points as the Saint have goals all season.
“Defensively, St. Lawrence is a very good team,” Dunne said. “The challenge is on us to create offense and to score off the opportunities we make and continue to capitalize on the chances we get.” The Buckeyes travel to play against St. Lawrence at 6 p.m. on Friday and 3 p.m. on Saturday.
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A look at all 26 big plays Ohio State has given up this season WYATT CROSHER Assistant Sports Editor crosher.1@osu.edu Ohio State might be 7-1, but the Buckeyes have shown a major flaw in one area of the field throughout the season: big plays. From the team’s 77-31 thrashing of Oregon State to being thrashed on Saturday against Purdue, the Buckeyes have struggled mightily on allowing big-yardage plays. Ohio State has allowed 26 plays of 30 yards or more through eight games, heading into the bye week with no solid answers after giving up four of them in its 49-20 de-
feat against the Boilermakers. The majority of the plays that have been hurting Ohio State defensively this season fall into four categories. Moving Forward It’s been clear all season Ohio State has struggled defending the big play, and the areas to focus on go deeper than what’s on the surface. Yes, the linebackers are at fault for being in poor position to stop plays from getting bigger, but both the run and pass plays alike start from space created by a lack of pressure on the defensive line. The secondary’s problems come from opposing offenses beating Ohio State with speed, bad angles, making big
plays huge ones and not turning to the ball to make a proper defense against a pass. Ohio State has a bye week and a 1-6 Nebraska team to make adjustments on before heading to East Lansing, Michigan, to start a tough end to the schedule, including Michigan State, Maryland and No. 5 Michigan. The adjustments are ones that can be made, but they also could have been made for the past seven weeks, so only time will tell if a loss will get Ohio State to see the mistakes it has made over these 26 plays.
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RUN PLAYS WITH BIG GAPS The most frequent and clear top-tier issue of issues, Ohio State’s opponents have made nine 30-plus yard runs by going right up the middle of the field, with three of them going for 78 yards or more. This problem started in Week 1 against Oregon State, with the Beavers pulling off three runs of this style by simply making room on the line, and the Buckeyes having no one in the secondary to immediately stop it. Two of these plays were made by junior running back Artavis Pierce, running 80- and 78-yard touchdowns in the third quarter. Two weeks later, TCU junior running back Darius Anderson found a gap out of the gate, the linebackers did another disappearing act and sophomore safety Isaiah Pryor took a bad angle to allow Anderson to go 93 yards for the touchdown, the longest play allowed in Ohio State’s history. In the Buckeyes’ loss to Purdue, redshirt senior running back D.J. Knox broke off two plays up the middle for 42 and 40 yards, both ending in touchdowns to ice the game for the Boilermakers. Jefferson 31-yard run
SIDELINE THROWS The other areas opposing offenses try and beat the Ohio State defense is up and down the sidelines, where defensive backs have often been tested on 50/50 balls, coming up short eight times for more than 30 yards. Indiana sophomore quarterback Peyton Ramsey attempted to exploit this weakness the most, making it his mission to throw to the sides of the field on nearly every play in the second half. Ramsey broke 30 yards on three of his sideline throws, two of which were to redshirt junior wide receiver Nick Westbrook on Ohio State redshirt junior cornerback Kendall Sheffield. Sheffield had strong coverage on both throws, but never turned to face the ball, allowing Westbrook to get in position to make catches of 30 and 38 yards. The longest sideline pass came against Tulane, when senior quarterback Jonathan Banks found junior wide reRobinson to Thomas ceiver Darnell Mooney for 39 yards, beating sophomore 34-yard pass safety Brendon White, who was turned away from the Banks to Encalade ball, on a great throw. 38-yard pass Banks to Mooney 39-yard pass
Pierce 80-yard TD run
McSorley to Hamler 36-yard pass
Pierce 78-yard TD run Anderson 93-yard TD run Dauphine 38-yard run
Ramsey to Hendershot 32-yard TD pass
Scott 46-yard run
Ramsey to Westbrook 30-yard pass
Ibrahim 34-yard run Knox 42-yard TD run
Ramsey to Westbrook 38-yard pass MOHAMED IBRAHIM
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Knox 40-yard TD run
PASSES THROUGH THE MIDDLE Far less often than either of the first two categories, but one that leads to the end zone frequently, the Buckeyes have struggled on slant routes through the middle of the field, giving up four plays for big yardage, three of which went for touchdowns. Penn State used the slant route to beat Ohio State, including a 93-yard throw from redshirt senior quarterback Trace McSorley to redshirt freshman wide receiver KJ Hamler, tying the longest play allowed this season. Hamler initially beat redshirt freshman Shaun Wade on the slant, then Pryor took a terrible angle, brutally underestimating Hamler’s speed, allowing him to get down the field untouched. Minnesota and Purdue used these slant routes to their advantage, but didn’t break the 30-yard plane at any point, mostly going for 10-20 yards throughout the game, something defensive coaches, including defensive coordinator Greg Schiano, have said will not hurt the defense in the long run. Nevertheless, the safeties are the main culprits on these plays, often beat on bad angles toward the ball. Blount to Bradford 49-yard TD pass Robinson to Hights 51-yard TD pass McSorley to Hamler 93-yard TD pass Ramsey to Harris 30-yard pass
Blough to Zico 37-yard pass
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THE “WOW” PLAYS Occasionally, big plays just happen, with really nothing Ohio State could have done. Sure, some of them are the result of broken plays for which the Buckeyes were out of position, but for most, you can just sit back and say, “Wow,” and appreciate the skill on display by the offense. Redshirt Penn State junior wide receiver Juwan Johnson’s ridiculous one-handed 31yard catch over redshirt junior cornerback Damon Arnette’s excellent coverage is the first that comes to mind, but TCU sophomore wide receiver Jalen Reagor’s one-handed 42-yard grab two weeks prior falls in that category as well. McSorley’s 51-yard run on a quarterback scramble should have been covered better, but it still was a terrific read on a broken play. Minnesota freshman quarterback Zack Annexstad threw to redshirt junior tight end Bryce Witham for 41 yards following a double reverse pitch that left Witham with a mile of space to work with. Most recently, freshman wide receiver Rondale Moore earned about 10 yards on a screen pass, then appeared to be stopped by Pryor. Instead, Moore broke the tackle, flinging him past Pryor and the rest of Ohio State’s secondary for a 43-yard touchdown.
Robinson to Reagor 42-yard pass McSorley to Johnson 31-yard pass
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McSorley 51-yard run RONDALE MOORE PURDUE
Annexstad to Witham 41-yard pass Blough to Moore 43-yard TD pass