Thursday January 31, 2013 year: 133 No. 15
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EMILY TARA Oller reporter tara.3@osu.edu
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Almost one year after The Ohio State University Medical Center became the Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, the cost of the change has yet to be revealed. The Medical Center is still working to make the signs and logos match the new title, but any budget for those changes is not readily available. In 2011, Wexner and his wife, Abigail, along with the Limited Brands Foundation donated $100 million to the Medical Center, the James Cancer Research Hospital and the Wexner Center for the Arts. Last February, the name change was announced, and some changes were made to reflect it visually. Since then, The Lantern has been seeking the cost of the Medical Center change, but officials say the ongoing nature of the change prevents a final budget from being calculated. “This is a gradual conversion, very measured and attentive to updating items as we replenish our stock. We will embark on more permanent changes as part of our overall implementation strategy,” said Beth NeCamp, chief communications officer for the Wexner Medical Center, in an email statement to The Lantern. She said the university’s visual identity is evolving, so the Medical Center was “very deliberate” in making sure its necessary visual identity adaptations were made. Individual items will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to see if they will be updated. “We did not change signs, for example, the Eye and Ear Institute
The OSU Medical Center was renamed the Wexner Medical Center in February 2012, but the total cost of the infrastructure changes associated with the name change are unknown.
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Ross rising to the occasion
OSU basketball player LaQuinton Ross is starting to earn more minutes with improved play.
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OSU’s animal research laboratories under further inspection Issue of overcrowded housing for animals and 2 incidents of inappropriate euthanasia procedures
OSU was cited for inadequate veterinary care of a cow, which was euthanized prior to a 2nd inspection May, July 2012 Oct. 22, Nov. 20 2012
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‘League’ of their own
Stars of FX’s comedy ‘The League’ visited the Ohio Union Tuesday.
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Sustainability major gains steam
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OSU was cited for 16 violations
SAEN offically filed complaint report Source: reporting
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OSU lab cited for inadequate veterinary care SHAY TROTTER Lantern reporter trotter.35@osu.edu Ohio State’s animal research laboratories are facing further investigation from the U.S. Department of Agriculture after a recent complaint about a cow that was cited for inadequate veterinary care prior to its euthanization. The group, Stop Animal Exploitation Now, recently found an inspection report on the USDA’s website dated Nov. 20, said Michael Budkie, executive director of SAEN. OSU has been cited with 16 violations from the USDA in the past year, not including the cow complaint.
The inspection was intended as a follow-up to a previous citation on Oct. 22 regarding a cow that was cited for inadequate veterinary care. The November report indicated that the cow had been euthanized by the time of the second inspection. Jan Weisenberger, senior associate vice president for research at OSU, said in an email that the cow was believed to have been ill upon arrival at the university and, during the October inspection, the USDA cited OSU because the decision to watch for any improvement was not documented in the paperwork for the animal. After the cow’s health drastically declined, it was determined that the animal had chronic respiratory disease that would likely not respond to treatment.
The decision was made to have the cow “put to sleep to prevent any needless suffering or distress.” Weisenberger said. OSU did not receive a further citation on the issue during the November inspection because the USDA came to the conclusion that the veterinarian’s decision to euthanize the animal was “appropriate and documented,” Weisenberger said. An SAEN press release reported that the USDA has withheld the original October report because OSU is allegedly disputing the inspector’s findings, but Weisenberger denied the claim. Budkie said SAEN’s latest discovery with the November report is still alarming to the group.
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Scattered numbers on OSU map explained DANIEL EDDY Lantern reporter eddy.80@osu.edu
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The campus map has building numbers 149, 025, 001, 339 all next to each other on the Oval. This kind of ordering of numbers is typical for the Ohio State map — large numbers next to small numbers with seemingly no logical connection. But some students are confused. Breanna Whitslar, a fourth-year in women’s, gender and sexuality studies, said she does not understand the relation with the buildings and the numbers they are assigned. “If I knew why certain numbers were attached to certain buildings it might be easier,” she said. “But it doesn’t seem like there is any kind of order. Sometimes it can be hard to find (a building).” Lindsay Komlanc, spokeswoman for OSU’s Administration and Planning, said the map numbering is not for navigating but for planning, campus layout and tracking of buildings locations. The original numbering was determined in the order in which the buildings were built but it is not an exact science, Komlanc said. “You can’t necessarily use those original numbers to determine
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The map of OSU has numbers that are used for planning, campus layout and tracking buildings.
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