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OSU is set to hold its first Aruna Project 5K on Saturday to raise money for freeing victims from brothels in South Asia.

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Family-owned business College Traditions, located on West Lane Avenue, is celebrating 30 years in the business.

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Goalie Chris Froschauer has climbed OSU’s roster to become a starter his senior year.

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Driving simulator donated to OSUPD AUBREY CORNWELL Lantern reporter cornwell.68@osu.edu

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(Above) Police were on campus following a threat made toward OSU. Police said they were there to answer questions for students and to walk around the area.

(Left) OSU PD and bomb sniffing dogs were seen outside Thompson Library on Oct. 27. Police patrolled the area while answering students’ questions.

Anonymous online post spurs heightened security on campus

The Ohio State University Police Department received a driving simulator on Oct. 20 on behalf of the Maria Tiberi Foundation. The simulator is meant to raise awareness of distracted driving.

Maria Tiberi was a senior at OSU in Autumn 2013 when she died in a car accident attributed to distracted driving. The foundation was created by Maria’s parents, Dom and Terri Tiberi, in her name to spread the word about the negative effects of distracted driving.

“We’ve always had a special place in our hearts for Ohio State, so when this opportunity came with our foundation, we identified a need and that’s the reason we put one at Ohio State,” said Dom Tiberi, WBNS-10TV sports anchor.

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Accompanied by overcast skies, the presence of a potential threat loomed over campus for most of Tuesday.

“Today is a rainy day, but I actually noticed (significantly) less people walking outside,” said Brice Tugbenyoh, a fourth-year in microbiology.

“I thought it was a little bit irregular, but I didn’t take too much thought to it until I saw the email.”

The Ohio State Department of Public Safety sent a bulk email warning shortly after

midnight on Tuesday after an anonymous “threat of violence to the campus community” was posted online.

The email, sent to students, staff and faculty, stated the threat was made online but offered no other details as to when the threat was received or to its nature. Despite the lack of additional information, Nicolette Genter, a first-year in finance, said she was concerned.

“The email from the university definitely made me take it seriously,” she said. “There

(were) a bunch of rumors flying around, but just because we’re such a big campus, it wouldn’t be surprising for us to be a target. We’re a popular university, we have a lot of publicity with the championship and stuff. A lot of people know Ohio State.”

OSU became aware of the threat late Monday evening, after receiving a call to the University Police non-emergency line, as well as an email containing additional information, including the quoted threat.

The original post was dis-

covered by Wes Platt, creator of OtherSpace, the online gaming platform to which the threat was first published. After seeing the threat, which was translated from the constructed international language Esperanto to read, “If you live in the Ohio State University, I warn you.

Tomorrow at 15 hours, I will kill students and teachers with guns. I have guns and explosives in my room, which I will use,” Platt first contacted University Police and then the FBI. The threatening party posted THREAT CONTINUES ON 3

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OSU coordinator for student life Ally Himes tests out the driving simulator.

Buckeyes pitch apps, tech projects at IDEA FEST INAKI DEGUZMAN Lantern reporter deguzman.5@osu.edu

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Members of IDEA FEST at the CBEC Building on Oct. 25.

Ohio State students and faculty gathered to compete at the first annual IDEA FEST, which took place this past weekend.

The event, hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences with the help of the Technology Commercialization Office, was an open-house competition where students and faculty were invited to pitch ideas for apps and software that they think could have the power to im-

pact the world.

Attendees from different fields collaborated on their ideas, such as students from the business college working with social science and engineering majors to design a project which would create immersion with technology, many focusing on how technology and software have the potential to help educate and improve lives.

Andrea Ward Ross, assistant executive dean for research for the College of Arts and Sciences, said the event provided an opportunity to show the breadth of the dis-

cipline of the arts and sciences at OSU. “You got anthropology, dance, chemistry, art, all of that together — we believe that all of those people working together make for a much better experience and a much better world,” she said. “It just made sense to have a global event to bring a lot of people together, and I think you got to see the results of that (at the event).”

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Celebration aims to increase disability awareness JINGWEN CHEN Lantern reporter chen.4635@osu.edu Andrew Sydlik is blind. In order to attend classes, the Ph. D. student studying disability studies and 19th-century American literature must order special textbooks in advance to convert them into a format he can read.

Sydlik is one of the many members of the Ohio State community with a disability who has been affected by the Americans with Disabilities Act, a federal law which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in the workplace and in public areas.

2015 marks the 25th anniversary of the ADA, and to celebrate the 25-year milestone, the university will launch a yearlong exploration of the theme “claiming our space in the Ohio State mosaic,” which will include talks, , spoken-word and live performances, and kick-off with a speech by TyKiah Wright, founder and CEO of WrightChoice, Inc. To launch the series, an inaugural reception will be held in the Ohio Union Great Hall Meeting Rooms on Wednesday, between 5:30 and 7 p.m. Students will have an opportunity to explore the narratives of individuals with disabilities and how they help shape the

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TyKiah Wright, founder and CEO of WrightChoice, Inc. will speak at the inaugural reception. campus climate and culture.

“As a staff member with a physical disability, I’m aware that in many spaces where I am, the world was not designed with my needs in mind,” Katherine Betts, the program coordinator said. “I try to use opportunities in my professional capacity to be a voice for a community that is often unintentionally not considered during the onset of planning processes.”

Betts said that she had found support through coordinators in the Office of the ADA Coordinator’s Office and her colleagues in Disability Services, who have

5K for freedom CARLEE FRANK For The Lantern frank.442@osu.edu People might imagine running from zombies and werewolves on Halloween, but some will take time out of their morning to run for the Aruna Project in the name of freeing victims from brothels in South Asia this October.

The Ohio State University is hosting the Aruna Project 5K for Their Freedom on Saturday for the first time.

The Aruna Project is a Cincinnati-based non-profit organization, whose goal is to raise awareness and combat commercial sexual exploitation by raising funds to give the enslaved the “choice of freedom,” according to the organization’s website.

All race proceeds go toward the funding of outreach programs that seek to help those in brothel systems primarily in South Asia.

Kory Martin, the Columbus volunteer 5K host,said ultimately, the Aruna Project wants “to bring and sustain freedom to those exploited in the brothel system through employment marked by holistic care.”

“When a girl is rescued, they enter a restoration program and are then employed, so they can earn a sustainable living. This is huge because the retention rate of those that re-enter trafficking is staggering,” Martin said. “Having something to replace the income

worked diligently to provide access and advocacy.

“Throughout my time at OSU, I have had the opportunity to build wonderful relationships with people who are supportive and help to create a welcoming space for my authentic participation in the OSU community,” Betts said. “I hope that, through my relationships across campus, other staff members will begin to intentionally consider individuals with disabilities and how we might interface with their work.”

Sydlik is also a secretary for the Disability Studies Graduate

Run raises funds for victims of sexual exploitation

they receive from the brothel, and to be cared for, has really allowed the Aruna Project to flourish in the area that they are focused on.”

The women hand make merchandise for Aruna, which is then sold at races, such as the shirts that runners wear during future 5K runs, each with a freed woman’s name across the front.

According to the International Labor Organization website, 4.5 million people are victims of forced sexual exploitation. Martin said the Aruna Project estimates 15,000 workers in one of the largest red light districts in South Asia.

Abby Kohlbacher, a third-year in psychology who grew up in China, said she is going to participate in the 5K run. While she lived in Chi-

should help because slavery is not OK. We cannot ignore the fact that people are getting trafficked because it’s inconvenient.”

Martin said that the OSU community has been helpful in race preparations, citing strong support from the Christian student organization RealLife, which has been promoting the race in the OSU community.

Former RealLife member and a fourth-year in social work Margie Crandall works with the Central Ohio Rescue and Restore Coalition, and she said she is also going to participate in the upcoming Aruna 5K run.

“I do think that the Aruna run will bring awareness,” Crandall said. “The key is not the run in and of itself, but how well the run is publicized before it happens.”

Martin and others involved in the “We cannot ignore Aruna Project are hoping for a big the fact that people turnout at the Columbus race on Halloween, though Martin menare getting trafficked tioned people can donate money on because it’s the Aruna Project website if they inconvenient.” are unable to participate.

Previous races took place in citAbby Kohlbacher Third-year in psychology ies such as Pittsburgh, New York and Madison, Wisconsin.

The race will run from the Oval na, Kohlbacher said she lived on a to Woody Hayes Drive and will block with 12 brothels nearby. cost $20. Registration starts at 7:30 “I went to talk to some of the a.m., and the race is set to begin at women in the shops once, and some 9:30 a.m. of them were my brother’s age. It’s just incredibly sad,” Kohlbacher said. “I think OSU and Columbus

Student Association, which will be working with ODSS on future events in the series. He said that recognition of ADA’s legacy, as well as investigating the unmet needs of those with disabilities on campus, will help to strengthen the initiatives already in place.

“Other than the small but dedicated group of people who make these things happen, many people on campus still know very little about disability issues,” Sydlik said. “And many experiences are still inaccessible to a lot of people, whether faculty, staff or students.”

Sydlik said that in classes when

other social issues related to gender, race or class are discussed, disability is rarely mentioned. “So if it’s relevant, I introduce concerns about disability into the conversation,” he said.

There are very few faculty who teach Disability Studies, and there are few who think about accessibility issues when they structure their courses, Sydlik said.

“I’ve personally encountered a few situations where class activities have involved something inaccessible to me — going to a computer lab without accessible software, or going to the Rare Books and Manuscripts Library without being able to access the materials,” he said.

Sydlik said that there needs to be greater support from the university as a whole to funding and promoting programs such as the ADA celebration and added that the greatest challenge is for multiple departments to talk to each other, clarify communication and get on the same page about the needs and options for those with disabilities.

“Everything is greatly decentralized, and often people who are doing great things don’t know who each other are, and people don’t even know what resources are available,” Sydlik said.

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According to Dom Tiberi, the organization has purchased 23 simulators, which have gone to various police departments and school districts in Ohio, each costing approximately $14,000. The simulator given to OSUPD was fully funded by donations from OSU Football Coach Urban Meyer, his wife, Shelley, and former OSU Football Coach Earle Bruce.

The driving simulator is currently being held in the Ohio Union in the Public Safety Office and will be used to educate OSU students and the campus community on the importance of avoiding distracted driving.

The device consists of a seat, steering wheel and a gas and brake pedal — just as a car does — with a computer monitor that acts as the windshield. The simulator has three driving functions: practice, distracted and intoxicated.

The distracted function requires the driver to multitask by following directions, making phone calls and sending text messages while behind the wheel.

The drunk-driving function of the simulator shows drivers how difficult it is to be in control of a car while intoxicated and all of the legal implications that come with driving under the influence that have lifelong effects.

“If you walk or drive around campus, you’ll notice a lot of people with their heads down, on their cell phones and walking out in front of cars. Think about when they’re behind the wheel of a car — 5,000 pounds of steel — and they’re do-

ing the same thing,” University Police Acting Chief Craig Stone said.

Stone said he hopes to coordinate an event that gets students, donors and the Tiberi family together to debut the driving simulator. After that, the simulator will be available for the campus community to learn from and use. Though a permanent location has not yet been chosen, Stone said it will likely continue to be stored in the Union.

“We’re hoping to save a life and spread the message of the Maria Tiberi Foundation,” Stone said.

“She was a Buckeye, so we’re going to spread the word, too.”

Ally Himes, the coordinator for student organizations, tested out the driving simulator and said she found it challenging to stay focused on the road with all of the distractions.

“It’s really difficult to pay attention, specifically to your phone, while you’re driving,” she said. “I know that it slows your reaction time a lot, and I think that (the simulator) really helped me to see that.”

Dom Tiberi said the Maria Tiberi Foundation is about Maria and the all of the other victims that have lost their lives on Ohio’s highways.

“We want people to realize through these simulators what bad can happen and learn it in a safe environment. Don’t learn it on the highway,” he said. “We want to change habits.”

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needs to be much more informed, and offices providing services also need to be aware of the needs of the demands of both faculty and students when trying to support someone.

“The vision behind the ADA celebration is to bring people together to form the community atmosphere that we need to get people together, take the needed action and rally for greater support from the place we love to study, work and play at,” Sydlik said.

Betts said that creating the equitable space where the voices of the disability community are represented in every aspect of the university is the responsibility of the entire university community and not just the offices who provide specific services.

“One of the areas where I believe OSU struggles is continuing to define our commitment to disability through a framework of compliance when as a university we need to move toward full inclusion,” Betts said. “So intentional institutional efforts that promote equitable practices such as the Women’s Place would be ideal to move OSU towards fostering a more inclusive working environment for people with disabilities. A university-wide celebration of this historic moment provides an opportunity for the disability community to see themselves reflected within the OSU mosaic community.”

the threat using Tor, a software that enables anonymity online.

“The fact that it’s being done from a Tor site means it could be done (from) Columbus, it could be Orlando, it could be from Europe, it could be from anywhere,” Platt said. “I think it’s just somebody pulling a prank or a hoax. Certainly hope that’s the case, but I’m not gonna be the guy that says, ‘Oh that’s just a hoax,’ and do nothing about it. I’m gonna tell people because they need to know and have that information so they can act accordingly.”

Platt said this is not the first time OSU has been threatened on the site, though. A similar threat, also targeting OSU, was posted on OtherSpace two years ago.

Chris Davey, a university spokesman, said although the university takes any threat of violence seriously, it was important that the university did not stop operating as normal. “(OSU Police) is still involved with law enforcement partners in investigating the source of this threat,” he said Tuesday evening.

“However, I don’t think any of us want to live in a world where an anonymous threat posted in Esperanto on a gaming bulletin board can close one of the largest universities in the world. So, you are vigilant, you investigate, you share information with the community, and continue on with the important business of the university.”

Throughout the day on Tuesday, rumors circulated on social media: one of a screaming man storming into a Starbucks, another of someone walking through the Oval carrying a bag of guns. University Police dispelled the latter rumor, telling The Lantern that no arrests were made on the Oval and police were patrolling the area.

Following the dissemination of some of these alleged accounts, the Department of Public Safety sent a second email, with the quoted threat included, about 12 hours after the initial email.

“I don’t think any of us want to live in a world where an anonymous threat posted in Esperanto on a gaming bulletin board can close one of the largest universities in the world.”

Chris Davey University spokesman

“We wanted the community to know that there was a threat, but there was certain information that law enforcement was interested in not disclosing immediately for the purposes of maintaining the integrity of the law enforcement investigation,” Davey said. “Subsequently, some of that information made

its way onto social media and so the university then went ahead and shared that information with the broader community as well.”

Although individual professors cancelled classes and University President Michael Drake tweeted a message asking faculty to “show flexibility to students,” some students expressed surprise that classes were not cancelled university-wide.

“For precautionary purposes, I would say that (cancelling) classes … may interfere with some of the teachers’ schedules because I know some classes are taking midterms this week,” Tugbenyoh said. “But, I mean, if it’s in the best interest of the students’ safety, I think that it is a necessary tradeoff.”

But Curtis Israel, a graduate student in biophysics, said he supports the decision to not cancel classes.

“It was fine to have classes today,” he said. “The way everything was handled, (the university) took the threat seriously as they should, but I think from the information they had they knew it was very improbable that it was actually going to happen so I think they handled it pretty well.”

The Department of Public Safety released a final update on Tuesday at 5:40 p.m, which stated that the “immediate window of concern has passed.”

“Appropriate precautionary measures will continue to be taken, including a visible public safety pres-

ence on campus. The safety of our students, faculty, staff and visitors is our top priority,” the update stated.

Davey said University Police worked with local, state and federal law enforcement agencies on Tuesday, and added that they will continue to investigate.

“The community came together, here at Ohio State, and worked with law enforcement, and we saw a good, positive police presence, and we saw a very positive response from the community to this situation,” he said. “With social media and the interconnectedness that we have, it’s important to have the community come together in partnership to respond to situations like this, and I think that’s what we saw at Ohio State today.”

Members of the OSU community are encouraged to remain vigilant, aware and to report any suspicious activity to University Police by calling 614-292-2121, or by dialing 9-1-1 in the event of an emergency.

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Building, where attendees were split into teams and left to think of an idea and tasked with creating a presentation for a panel of judges.

Christopher Hadad, the divisional dean of natural and mathematical sciences, acted as one of the judges. He said he was happy with how all of the teams’ ideas turned out and how having an event like this can inspire young minds and give students a chance to practice their entrepreneurial skills.

“We hope to increase the entrepreneurial interest for students and to have them to be able to know that creating businesses are within their powers,” Hadad said. “Our goal was to make interaction between different disciplines to come up with a solution to a problem that they consider to either be sustainable, important for society or just plain old cool.”

One team wanted to create a case for the Apple Watch that would use braille to help blind users feel the time or read incoming messages.

Other projects tried to read a bigger audience, like that of the team that wanted to create solar-powered lampposts to save energy and reduce light pollution.

After hours of presentations and judging, the winner of the IDEA FEST was UExplore, a team whose goal was to use the Oculus Rift virtual reality program for education.

The team showed judges how the program could provide a first-person view of a galaxy and demonstrated how much the viewer can

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learn from that perspective in just five minutes. In its presentation, UExplore wanted to find a way for students to engage in classes by immersing them in the lesson.

The team consisted of Cynthia Dassler, an ecology professor, Wayne Schlingman, an astronomy professor, Alex Krieger, a computer engineering student, and Rosemary Garry, a business student.

“I think the intractability and application to education was a key thing,” Dassler said. “(Virtual reality) is so versatile to so many disciplines. If you’re a teacher in physics, you can ask physics questions while you’re walking on Mars. If you’re a biologist, you want to ask how would you put life on this or could you put life on this planet – those types of questions could be asked depending on which module or which piece you’re

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Garry said she, too, thought there were many applications for virtual reality in the classroom. She added that people who want to study history could experience its most important moments.

“This is very applicable. It hasn’t really been done yet, at least to the extent it needs to be,” Garry said.

Even though the competition is over, Garry said she hopes to continue working on the project with the help of her teammates, such as Krieger, who will continue to apply his open-software expertise, and Schlingman, who used his astronomy knowledge during the competition and will send reports back to contacts who are already interested in UExplore.

Ross said she was excited with the enthu-

siasm and energy the contestants showed and that the event proved a point about perseverance and how the drive to strive for more is still in the hearts of today’s generation.

“One of the criticisms that I hear in the media from time to time is that our newest generation that’s in college don’t have that entrepreneurial spark,” she said. “That’s just wrong. You can see today that there are so many ideas that I hope that it gives them lifelong thirst for wanting to create something and that they don’t stop.”

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Campus store aims to create OSU experience College Traditions has kept true to its name for over 30 years SAMANTHA HOLLINGSHEAD

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While some of Ohio State’s traditions date back to the early 1900s, a local campus store is working on creating some of its own, while holding up to its name.

College Traditions, located on W. Lane Avenue, has been selling OSU apparel and merchandise since 1984. From clothing, jewelry, toys, collectibles and artwork, College Traditions has nearly everything an OSU fan would want.

A family-owned business, owner Kelly Dawes said that its has become more than just a store.

“Probably one of our No. 1 items right now is the Michigan toilet paper … it continues to be our No. 1 or No. 2 seller.”

Kelly Dawes Owner, College Traditions

“I kind of try to run it not just as an Ohio State store but as an Ohio State experience,” Dawes said. “I kind of want people to get that kid at Disney World experience.”

The building was originally a garage that housed an auto-repair shop, but in 1984 it was purchased and turned into College Traditions.

In the past 30 years, the store has

been through remodeling and expansions, but it has always remained at its original location.

“We did some upgrading and knocked out the front and the back, went up and out a little bit,” Dawes said.

Dawes, who has been the owner since 1991, said that College Traditions provides the best selection of OSU merchandise, selling everything OSU for students, alumni, fans and even travelers in town.

“Probably one of our No.1 items right now is the Michigan toilet paper … it continues to be our No. 1 or No. 2 seller,” Dawes said.

Having one location and a loyalty to its customers is what Dawes said has helped the company continue to be successful despite big competitors like Buckeye Corner and Buckeye Room.

“I just think it’s having the pulse of what the customer wants,” she said. “I don’t think I would be as successful with more than one location. It’s like my baby, I put everything into it right here.”

Victoria Alesi, president of the student organization Ohio Staters Inc., said that traditions at Ohio State are very important.

“I believe that traditions are so important because they give us something not only to remember why we are here … but they bring people together,” she said.

Dawes said their success over so many years has been because of their dedication to their customers.

“I think mainly because we’re so

Campus store College Traditions, located at 286 W. Lane Ave. in tune with the customer … that’s my No. 1 priority, always taking care of the customers.”

When asked about having a place on campus like College Traditions, Alesi said that it was great.

“They are hiring those from our community ... they can make their own set of values for what they believe in their company,” she said.

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Traditions is “experience the tradition,” a phrase Dawes said has become a motto for everything they have to offer.

Dawes said that, like other stores, the business is directly affected by how OSU athletics are doing, specifically the football program.

“If the football team is still doing well hopefully we will still be here doing well,” she said. “Buckeye

fans aren’t going to go away.”

Dawes added where she sees College Traditions in 30 years.

“I hope that we are still here being able to serve Buckeye Nation the way we have for these last 30 years,” she said.

Friday, Oct. 30

Saturday, Oct. 31

Sunday, Nov. 1

Insane Clown Posse doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the Newport Music Hall. 1722 N. High St. Opening artists include P.O.D., DJ Paul, Young Wicked, Dope D.O.D., 614 Villainz. Tickets are $33.60 through Ticketmaster, fees included.

Nina West’s Heels of Horror starts at 7 p.m at Axis. 775 N. High St. This event features Heels of Horror VIII, a Halloween-themed show. Tickets start at $13.65, fees included, and can be purchased online.

WHAT’S UP THIS WEEKEND Wednesday, Oct. 28 Insidious Chapter 3 & Sinister 2 6 to 8 p.m at the U.S. Bank Conference Theater at the Ohio Union.

1739 N. High St. This event offers a showing of Sinister 2 and Insidious Chapter 3, which is a prequel.

Admission is free.

Homemade Horror starts at 8 p.m. at the Gateway Film Center. 1550 N. High St. The fourth annual festival features horror short films created by Ohio filmmakers. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased on the website.

Thursday, Oct. 29 OUABoo! 7 to 10 p.m. at the West Plaza of the Ohio Union. 1739 N. High St. This event offers a haunted house and sweets. A family-friendly version will be offered from 7 to 8 p.m.

Admission is free.

STS9 doors open at 7 p.m. at the LC Pavilion. 405 Neil Ave. Opening artist is Jaw Gems. Tickets are $36.10 through Ticketmaster, fees included.

COTA’s Line #2 runs on High St. until midnight* * Mon-Sat, until 10pm on Sundays

Haunted Fest starts at 7 p.m. at the Ohio Expo Center. 717 E. 17th Ave. Columbus’ biggest Halloween event will feature artists such as Martin Garrix, Cash Cash, Snails and local DJs. Tickets start at $56.75, fees included, and can be purchased on the event’s website.

Nightmare on High Street Costume Party doors open at 10 p.m. at Newport Music Hall. 1722 N. High St. Admission is free before 11 p.m. with costume, $14.95 for general admission. 18 years and older.

Wild Child doors open at 6 p.m. at A&R Music Bar. 391 Neil Ave. Opening artist is Elliot Moss. Tickets are $16.95 through Ticketmaster, fees included.

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Noble Vices causes ripples in music scene HANNAH HERNER Lantern reporter herner.12@osu.edu In 2010, vocalist and guitarist Mark Ferritto put up a flier in Hughes Hall listing his musical influences, looking for a drummer to jam with.

Chris Price responded to the ad.

The two hit it off and have been playing together ever since. After their previous band dissolved in October 2014, they decided it would be best to proceed as a duo with “less cooks in the kitchen.”

Having known each other for five years, the duo said collaborating is pretty easy.

“At this point we’ve been playing together so long we can really complement each other,” Price said.

Price had been playing drums in some capacity for a long time, even before he met Ferritto.

“From before I can remember I was hitting on stuff and driving my parents crazy,” he said.

The duo has a theory that people notice either a band’s name, music or artwork first, so they try to garner interest in each. The cover art for the EP, “Ondes,” is a picture of Ferritto’s mother as a child posing by one of the Great Lakes.

“I think her and her family were on a road trip and they just woke her up, which is why she looks so pissed,” Ferritto said. “It’s me and my sister’s favorite picture of our mom.”

In one of the songs, “Who Knows When,” Noble Vices refers to “a house by the Great Lakes.”

Ferritto and Price are both from the Columbus area, so the house is

more about a state of mind rather than a location.

“The house by the Great Lakes is kind of my situation and a lot of people’s situations where they’re in Ohio. They’re comfortable, but they’re not happy,” he said.

In naming the band, Ferritto was inspired by a Mark Twain quote: “I haven’t a particle of confidence in a man who has no redeeming petty vices whatsoever.” In the quote, Twain was referring to smoking, but vices are a broader theme in Ferritto’s writing.

“I got to write and talk about how I was feeling in a way that I could make sense of everything or at least get it out there so I wasn’t internalizing it all.”

Mark Ferritto Guitarist, Noble Vices

“A lot of my writing involves vices or things that hurt you but you still do anyway. It’s not just physical things like drinking or smoking or anything like that, it can be you stay with someone for a while even if you know you’re not good for each other,” he said.

In keeping with the water theme, “Ondes” translates loosely to “calm waters” in French. The word is not in the lyrics of the album, but it was a fitting title, as Ferritto felt that he was in a calmer place upon releasing the EP than he was writing it.

“At the end of 2014, I was going through a breakup, and it didn’t re-

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Local Columbus band Noble Vices. ally hit me how bad it was for me until a little later,” Ferritto said.

He said that writing became a therapeutic experience.

“I got to write and talk about how I was feeling in a way that I could make sense of everything or at least get it out there so I wasn’t internalizing it all,” he said.

Now Ferritto says that singing the songs inspired by heartbreak is enjoyable, rather than painful.

“Even if it’s kind of a sh---- situation you’re writing about, you’re going to write about it because it’s sparking creativity. It’s more about the catharsis. It’s not that we’re sad,

we just like the really emotional stuff, “ he said.

Despite writing about serious topics, the band wants to keep things light in the way it describes itself.

our sound that we just don’t know,” Price said.

Among shared interests such as oversized sweaters, whittling and breakfast for dinner, Noble Vices listed Fremdschämen, which is a German term used to describe “It’s not that we’re sad, someone who feels embarrassment on behalf of someone else. we just like the really “It’s that feeling you get when emotional stuff.” you watch ‘The Office’ and Michael does something really stuMark Ferritto Guitarist, Noble Vices pid,” Ferritto said.

Price added, “We love that.”

“Not that we’re genre-defining Noble Vices’ next show will be or anything, but there’s got to be at 7 p.m. on Nov. 21 at Double a more specific way of describing Happiness. Admission is $10.

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Asian-style karaoke bar welcomes all HANNAH HERNER Lantern reporter herner.12@osu.edu

At The Voice Karaoke Bar, you can sing your favorite songs — in English, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Mandarin and other languages.

The karaoke bar recently opened at the back of Yau’s Chinese Bistro, 1493 N. High St. Mei Lee, whose husband owns Yau’s and co-owns The Voice, said the popularity of Asian karaoke bars inspired them to open their own.

Lee also said that so far their patrons have been about half Americans and half Asians.

The touch-screen karaoke system has hundreds of songs, with some of the English-language favorites being “I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz, “Someone Like You”

by Adele and “Livin’ on a Prayer”

by Bon Jovi.

People can sing in the main lounge free of charge, or can opt to rent a private room.

“Sometimes people don’t want to sing in front of everybody, so that’s why we have the private rooms,” Lee said.

The Voice offers seven private rooms in varying sizes, ranging from $30 to $90 an hour according to the size. Each room is outfitted with its own karaoke system.

Patrons must be 21 or older to be in the main lounge, but all ages are welcome in the private rooms.

The bar offers bottled and draft beers, as well as mixed drinks. In the future it will offer bar snacks.

Employee Kirstin Smith said that the karaoke bar is a good departure from the typical bar experience.

The Voice offers piece of home for Asians, a new experience for Americans

Vesper Zhao, a second-year in communication, said that bar reminds her of places she used to go to in her home country.

“In China there’s a lot of places like this. I’ll often go with my friends and family,” she said.

Zhao said she prefers the private rooms because she doesn’t think she can sing well. Even so, she said she still enjoys singing Chinese-language songs, and her favorite English-speaking artist is Taylor Swift.

The Voice is open from 5 p.m. until 2 a.m. seven days a week.

“It’s such a norm in Asia, but not as much here,” she said. “It’s a great way for Americans to get out of their comfort zone because bars have become so comfortable for everyone.”

Smith recently moved back to Columbus from Los Angeles, where she worked at a sushi restaurant for years. Applying to work at The Voice was a “no-brainer” for her.

“I love Asians. I’ve always worked for Asians, so I applied here,” Smith said.

Lee said that another thing that Americans have to learn is “Lucky,” a drinking game involving the rolling of dice, similar to Yahtzee. She said many Asian customers enjoy playing the game at the bar.

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Racism isn’t in style Students should be smart, considerate when picking costumes AVRIEL RALYS For The Lantern ralys.1@osu.edu Halloween exemplifies the idea that for one night, you can dress up as something you’re not. Between group costumes, spoton impressions and accents that people keep up the whole night, I believe college students can be some of the most spirited on Halloween.

Are some costumes creative and original? Yes. But there are some that go too far and can have a negative impact on cultural and racial groups. Instances of blackface, or using makeup to color one’s face to appear African-American, have been in the news lately because of the practice’s insensitivity to African Americans.

Not all costume choices are as explicitly racist or offensive as blackface. Dressing as Pocahontas or an Indian chief might offend someone who is Native American and dressing as a belly dancer might insult someone who identifies as Sikh.

One costume that I find particularly insulting is the Asian nerd, complete with nerd glasses that have squinted-eye images behind the lenses. Out of the more than 6,000 international students that came to OSU in Autumn 2014, more than 3,000 of them were Asians. We can do better than this, OSU. Ohio University is famous for its Halloween celebrations that draw in college students from across Ohio and neighboring states. An OU organization called STARS — standing for Students Teaching About Racism in Society and founded in 1988 — started a poster campaign titled “We’re a Culture Not a Costume.”

The student-run campaign shows how

Halloween costumes can impact the marginalization of cultural and racial groups.

One of the posters shows a Native American woman standing beside a woman wearing a headdress and holding a hatchet. The slogan on the poster reads, “You think it’s harmless, but you’re not the target.” The student-run campaign creates awareness and holds people accountable for their costume choices, not allowing them to hide behind their ignorance.

Buckeyes, take a moment to look at your Halloween costume from another’s perspective and examine both the intent and impact and the people it might affect. If Ohio University can do it, so can we.

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Spot in Big Ten tournament on the line for OSU Buckeye win over Michigan State would lock up postseason spot GABRIELLA DIGIOVANNI Lantern reporter digiovanni.6@osu.edu Wednesday evening marks senior day and the conclusion of the regular season as the Ohio State women’s soccer team (9-5-3, 4-42) sets up to host the Michigan State Spartans (8-5-4, 4-4-2).

The Spartans are tied with the Buckeyes for seventh place in the conference, so a win on Wednesday for OSU will earn it a spot in the Big Ten tournament.

“I think that the vibe of our team right now is that we’ve continued to get better every game,” OSU coach Lori Walker said. “So teams that continue to get better at this point in the season I think have the opportunity to continue to play, and that’s just been our mentality the whole season.”

Following a defeat this past weekend against one of the nation’s top teams, the Penn State Nittany Lions, the Buckeyes are excited for a chance at a big win at home.

“We’ve got a lot of players that have played in championship games in our program,” Walker said. “That’s one of the things we look for when we’re recruiting, players that have been there and players that understand what that feels like. It’s something we can tap into.”

Junior forward Nichelle Prince said she trusts in her team’s persistence that has been built upon throughout the season.

“I think we are really resilient,” Prince said. “We know that it’s not

going to be perfect, our season is not going to be perfect but we have to get up and play hard the next game.”

For senior forward/midfielder Michela Paradiso, Wednesday’s game will mark her last time playing at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Paradiso said the emotional aspect has been overrun by the magnitude of the game.

“It’s way more emotional than I ever thought it would be,” Paradiso said. “But I think because it’s such a big game it kind of is allowing me to not think so much about it being my last home game and more as an exciting thing to get the win to move on the Big Ten tournament, so I think that helps.”

Paradiso will be honored on Wednesday alongside two fellow seniors: forward Katelyn Kraft and defender Marisa Wolf.

Prince said she hopes the seniors’ seasons can end on a high note.

“Because I’m a junior, I’m pretty close to them,” Prince said.

“They’re all great leaders on this team and have a big influence on this team. I just want to make sure that they get the best end of the season possible and they get what they deserve.”

Anticipation has been building around this game, and Walker and her players alike said they are excited and prepared.

The Buckeyes and Spartans are set to kick off at 7:30 p.m. at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on ANBO YAO | LANTERN PHOTOGRAPHER Wednesday.

OSU sophomore midfielder Nikki Walts (4) takes a corner kick during a game against Purdue on Oct. 9 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

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schauer had a small window for meshing with his new teammates on and off the field.

“I think that he felt confident in his ability to come in and help us out, and we were confident in him as well,” senior midfielder Zach Mason said. “I think it was just something where it was a perfect fit.”

Froschauer actually became acquainted with Mason the summer following his freshman year of college. Both him and redshirt junior midfielder Alex Ranalli were teammates of Froschauer’s on the Columbus Crew U-20 team.

OSU was still foreign territory for him, but his beaming personality made the transition phase pass right by and his initiation into the tightly knit team swift.

“If we were a family, I would say he’s our goofy brother; the one that keeps everyone loose, everyone laughing,” Mason said.

The loose characterization was important during the Buckeyes’ four-game skid earlier this season.

Following a fourth straight loss, a 2-1 defeat to Northwestern, the team became fed up.

“After the Northwestern game we all kind of sat down together and decided that we didn’t want to do this anymore,” Froschauer said. “We wanted to turn our season around, which is what we’ve done.”

And Froschauer was pivotal in

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that turnaround. A program-best eight-game winning streak was aided by the senior’s six clean sheets.

Even when the team was struggling, Froschauer was still keeping calm. That trait has helped him save 54 goals while only allowing 15 this season. His communication skills have also led to victories fueled by teamwork, as evidenced by his conference-best seven shutouts.

The backline was shaky at the beginning of the season, but Froschauer quickly got vocally accustomed to his teammates. His actions were instantly infectious.

“He’s very vocal in the games and in practice, and he’s just a goofy kid,” Soldat said. “He’s always a happy guy, he’s always loud and he wants to be in the conversation.”

The continually growing relationship between Froschauer and the defense is peaking at just the right time. The Big Ten tournament is set to commence in two weekends, and the Buckeyes will be fighting back for the No. 1 seed after losing the spot to Rutgers in their previous game.

“We’ve definitely come to understand each other better; what my tendencies are, what their tendencies are,” Froschauer said.

The four-year starter has been the perfect source for the team to gather momentum. Opponents are taking fewer shots on goal thanks

to a firmer defense, and Froschauer is putting the offense in position to give the Buckeyes a victory in almost every outing.

When questioned about his goalie’s greatest quality, Mason snapped back quickly: “His confidence.” It also happens to be spreading team-wide.

“It really is contagious in the team,” Mason said. “I think if you have a confident goalkeeper that helps the defense be confident, midfields and all the way up to the forwards.”

Froschauer is definitely making the most out of his bold decision to finish off his collegiate soccer career at OSU. His teammates have been channeling his positive attitude and will to win, and it is resulting in a climb up the standings.

“He’s the voice from the back,” Mason said.

Froschauer’s poise instills faith in his teammates. He has only known them for eight months.

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Courtney.

Washington leads the Big Ten and ranks second in the country with an eye-popping .459 attack percentage, while Courtney is second in the conference with 1.51 blocks per set.

Courtney has missed her team’s last four games with a foot injury, but Carlston said he expects her to return on Wednesday.

“They’re a different team (with her), and she’s definitely the leader of their team,” Carlston said.

“If we can get really good plays and get the crowd going, it’s going to be on our side all the time.”

Valeria León Junior libero

Hughes remains sidelined with elbow injury Since hurting her left elbow in last week’s game against Michigan State, setter Taylor Hughes has yet to return to action and her timetable to get back on the court is unknown.

“The elbow’s pretty unstable, but it’s a lot better than it looked maybe four or five days ago,” Carlston said.

Hughes has been doing side work in practices, and Carlston hasn’t ruled out a return from the freshman this season but said she’ll have to play through some pain to do so.

In the meantime, Ruetter is being called upon to take over the setting duties. She played well in OSU’s last game against Michigan, racking up 54 assists, a season-high for any Buckeye setter.

“All of us are just really worried about Taylor and hoping she gets back to being her normal self and being back to full strength,” Ruetter said. “Her and I have always seen ourselves as a team so we’re just hoping she comes back full strength as soon as she can.”

Home-court advantage A big crowd is expected in St. John Arena for Wednesday’s match, something León thinks will give the Buckeyes an extra lift.

“The crowd is usually the seventh player,” she said. “If we can get really good plays and get the crowd going, it’s going to be on our side all the time.”

OSU is 8-1 on its home floor this season, with its only loss coming to then-No. 21 Minnesota in the conference opener.

What’s next?

OSU is scheduled to head to the East Coast next weekend for games against Maryland on Nov. 6 and Rutgers on Nov. 7.

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SHUTDOWN Transfer Froschauer anchors OSU defense

ZAK KOLESAR For The Lantern kolesar.25@osu.edu Chris Froschauer came into the first Ohio State men’s soccer spring practice prepared to command the defense with his boisterous voice.

He kept his composure when his team started the season 1-4-2. His eight straight wins that followed the rough first half of the season proved that his chemistry with the backline is now on point.

By the above accounts, one could conclude that Froschauer is a seasoned Buckeye — a veteran that climbed the OSU roster to become a starter his senior year. However, the senior goalie has only been a Buckeye for 16 games.

“(Froschauer) was one of those guys that right away (made) himself known.”

Christian Soldat Junior forward

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(Above) OSU senior goalkeeper Chris Froschauer (32) kicks the ball during a game against Cleveland State on Oct. 21 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. OSU won 1-0.

(Left) OSU senior goalkeeper Chris Froschauer (32) attempts to make a save during a game against Louisville on Sept. 29 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. OSU won 1-0.

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After starting nearly 60 games for the Dayton Flyers men’s soccer team, where he compiled more than 200 saves, Froschauer decided to take a leap of faith about 80 miles east.

“I figured if I wanted to take a chance somewhere else and do something, why not do it now,” Froschauer said. “I get to play college soccer one time, so I went for it.”

The former three-year starting goalie for the Flyers hit a ceiling in Dayton. A greater challenge with higher rewards awaited him in Columbus, and the Buckeyes had recently lost perhaps the most heralded goalie in program history to graduation: Alex Ivanov.

“He’s very loud,” junior forward Christian Soldat said of Froschauer. “He was one of those guys that right away (made) himself known.”

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OSU set to take on defending champs MATT WILKES Lantern reporter wilkes.22@osu.edu After being picked to finish eighth in the Big Ten, the Ohio State women’s volleyball team (19-3, 8-2) has proven many doubters wrong thus far, but it has an opportunity to make a huge statement against the team that has captured six of the last eight national championships.

The No. 11 Buckeyes are set to play No. 3 Penn State (19-2, 8-2) twice this week as they look for their first victory over the Nittany Lions in 16 games, a drought that dates back to 2006.

OSU will host the first game on Wednesday at 5 p.m. in St. John Arena before the series shifts to State College, Pennsylvania, on Friday at 7 p.m.

Although the Buckeyes haven’t had much

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OSU sophomore outside hitter Luisa Schirmer (5) during a game against Purdue on Oct. 16 at St. John Arena.

success against their Pennsylvania rivals — winning just 14 of 58 all-time matchups — junior libero Valeria León said OSU can’t worry about the prestige of the team on the other side of the net.

“If we have a good gameplan and we bring our ‘A’ game, it’s going to be a good battle,” León said. “It can go either way.”

OSU’s success this year against other top teams gives the team confidence heading into two tough matches, senior setter Emily Ruetter said.

“We’re definitely feeling good about the Penn State games,” the senior said. “They’re going to be super tough, as every game in the Big Ten is, but I think it’s going to be a really good test for us.”

Against one of the top teams in the nation, “minimizing unforced errors” will be critical, said coach Geoff Carlston, who is looking for his first win over Penn State since taking over

OSU’s women’s volleyball program in 2008.

“You can’t make a lot of dumb mistakes and just give points away,” Carlston said.

The Nittany Lions are one of the most prolific defensive teams in the nation, ranking third in the nation with 3.22 blocks per set and holding teams to a .140 attack percentage — the fifth best rate in the country.

“Swing high, don’t try to hit the ball straight down; it doesn’t typically work out well when you do that,” Carlston said about combatting the blocking prowess of Penn State.

Penn State had four players named to the preseason all-Big Ten squad: sophomore outside hitter Ali Frantti — who was last season’s American Volleyball Coaches Association Freshman of the Year — redshirt sophomore outside hitter and middle blocker Aiyana Whitney, sophomore middle blocker Haleigh Washington and senior outside hitter Megan VOLLEYBALL CONTINUES ON 7