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Urban Meyer reflects on narrow win First-year coach Urban Meyer drinks a Gatorade outside Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind., after the Buckeyes’ 52-49 win against Indiana Saturday.
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2-headed monster
The rushing duo of Braxton Miller and Carlos Hyde has wreaked havoc on opposing defenses.
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The Cooper Tires Invitational of Professional Bull Riding was held Friday and Saturday at Nationwide Arena.
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Diving into success
Justin Sochor has led the OSU Diving Club to three national championships.
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Tuition has risen 7% in the past 2 years liz young Lantern reporter young.1693@osu.edu As students schedule for second semester classes, they are signing up to pay 7 percent more on tuition than they would have two years earlier. Ohio State’s tuition has increased 7 percent in the last two years as college tuition is rapidly rising nationwide. Despite the cumulative increases, OSU President E. Gordon Gee said the university is doing a good job keeping costs low. “In my five years here, I’ve presided over two years we didn’t have a tuition increase whatsoever,” Gee said, in a Sept. 10 interview with The Lantern. “We’re only the fifth-sized tuition in the state of Ohio.” OSU’s tuition ranked fifth-highest out of six comparably selective Ohio public universities for 2013, according to the U.S. News and World Report’s 2013 Best Colleges rankings.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A somber Urban Meyer struggled to articulate how he felt following Ohio State’s uninspiring, 52-49, win against Indiana on Saturday night. Meyer quietly told reporters that he couldn’t explain what he was feeling, just that he was anxious to be back at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center to make sense of another Buckeyes victory that seemed to again raise more questions than answers. He couldn’t say what was ailing OSU’s defense, but he vowed to become more involved. The right words evaded the 48-year-old coach. Following Meyer’s postgame press conference, though, perhaps they weren’t necessary anymore. The vacant, defeated look on Meyer’s face might have said it all. While he waited for a handful of his players to be interviewed outside Memorial Stadium’s visiting team’s locker room, Meyer blankly stared off into the venue’s east stands drinking a bottle of orange-flavored Gatorade G2 and eating a Chick-fil-A sandwich. The look was anything but that of a coach who had just taken last season’s 6-7 team to 7-0 in his first season in Columbus. Meyer, though, did exactly that as the Buckeyes kept their undefeated season alive — even if that meant throwing it on life support during different points during their game against the Hoosiers. Saturday night’s game, in some ways, was mission accomplished for OSU. The team’s 7-0 campaign is the program’s best start since storming to 10-0 in 2007. The former Florida coach’s prolific offense had built back-to-back 50-plus point outings for the first time since 1997. OSU’s ground game rolled to the tune of 353 rushing yards behind the legs of sophomore quarterback Braxton Miller and junior running back Carlos Hyde. The Buckeyes even moved up a spot to No. 7 in Sunday’s weekly Associated Press top 25 poll. For OSU, however, none of it seemed to matter. Perhaps the most pertinent issue at hand was grasping how
Under the leadership of President Gee, Ohio State continues to streamline operations and look for innovative ways to reduce costs and reinvest in its academic mission. Jim Lynch University spokesman In the past few years, OSU has only had a few tuition increases. For the 2012-2013 school year, OSU instructional fees rose 3.5 percent, however a freeze on mandatory fees made the overall rate increase for students 3.2 percent, according to an OSU Board of Trustees document. Annual tuition rose to $10,037 for in-state students and $25,445 for out-of-state students per year, not including room and board costs
for students living in residence halls on campus. During the 2011-2012 school year, tuition was $9,309 for Ohio residents and $24,204 for non-Ohio residents, according to an OSU website. Over the last five years, OSU has held tuition increases to an average of 2.7 percent annually, said Jim Lynch, a university spokesman. “Because Ohio State tuition remains affordable, 43 percent of undergraduate students do not borrow money to cover the cost of their education,” Lynch said in an email. The average increase in tuition and fees at national public four-year colleges for 2011-2012 was 8.3 percent for in-state students and 5.7 percent for out-of-state students, according to College Board’s Trends in Higher Education series. “Ohio State froze tuition for three years within the past six years,” Lynch said in an email. “Under the leadership of President Gee, Ohio State continues to streamline operations and look for
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For CPD Halloween is ‘business as usual’ chayton nye Lantern reporter nye.87@osu.edu Halloween is a holiday often associated with mischievous activity and heavy alcohol consumption, but Columbus authorities say the weekend will be treated like any other. “It’s going to be business as usual,” said Columbus Division of Police Sgt. Richard Weiner. “We aren’t preparing any overtime or anything of that nature.” Ohio State students are encouraged to have fun and celebrate the weekend with peers, but Weiner said that celebrations need to come with a sense of maturity. “We are all about the college experience and understand that getting together and meeting with friends, that’s what part of college is,” Weiner said. “However, there comes a responsibility with those get-togethers.” Weiner said that unlike football Saturdays where they might have some extra officers around campus, police don’t expect any problems out of the ordinary and are planning to patrol as usual. “This happens every year, we know there are parties associated with Halloween and on campus,” Weiner said. “We’ll just monitor like we do every other weekend and we’ll handle issues as they arise.” Sean Bolender, program coordinator for OSU Student Safety Service, said that there are several things students should keep in mind when making weekend arrangements. “I think the general message … is that safety is
proactive and not reactive,” Bolender said. “Having a plan for the evening, thinking things through in advance is definitely advised, especially when designating who is going to be your driver for the night in advance. If you have a group of friends you can travel to and from events with, that helps ensure their safety.” On the OSU Department of Public Safety’s website under the “Police Division” tab, there are personal safety tips for students. One of the tips is making sure students use public walkways instead of “dark or secluded places.” Weiner said that despite a recent jaywalking ticket increase, OSU Police on Halloween weekend will not be watching for jaywalkers any more than on any other weekend. “We are not going to ramp up enforcement or anything specifically for Halloween,” Weiner said, but added that their work is not completely done. “We are going to continue our efforts to educate everybody in the campus area about the dangers of not crossing at marked crosswalks and at lit intersections.” Still, some students plan to err on the side of caution for Halloween after the recent increase in jaywalk enforcement. “Don’t jaywalk,” said Tommy Sheperd, a thirdyear in electrical engineering. “I almost got a ticket the other night.” Sheperd said that he plans to go out to a friend’s party and visit different bars to celebrate Halloween. Other students said they think remaining conscious of their alcohol consumption is the key to remaining safe during the holiday. “I would say just definitely stay inside your drinking limits, because once you get outside of those
We are not going to ramp up enforcement or anything specifically for Halloween. We are going to continue our efforts to educate everybody in the campus area about the dangers of not crossing at marked crosswalks and at lit intersections. Richard Weiner Columbus Division of Police Sgt. you are definitely in a position where you can get in trouble with the law, (and) you can get in trouble health wise,” said Brandon Morgan, a fourth-year in sociology. “As long as you keep within your limits, I guess you can have a fun Halloween.” Many students plan to dress up in costume for Halloween, something Weiner said can present an additional element of danger to the celebration plans. “When you start dressing up, people kind of seem invisible to everyone else because they have a mask on,” Weiner said. “So just keep in mind, walk in pairs, try to walk in well-lit areas and wear reflective clothing if you’re going to be out late.” While students across campus have a variety of different activities they plan on pursuing, Morgan said it’s important for them to stay safe. “I feel like as long as you treat the law enforcement officers with respect that you’ll get respect in return,” Morgan said. “So I just hope that everyone stays within a decent limit and gives law enforcement respect so we can have a great time.”
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