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People gather at the Ohio Union for BuckeyeThon on Feb. 9. Participants raised more than $608,000 for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Hematology and Oncology Department.

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Hoosiers rise above Buckeyes The No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers beat OSU, 81-68, at the Schottenstein Center Sunday.

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BuckeyeThon breaks record, raises $609K ROSE DAVIDSON Lantern reporter davidson.347@osu.edu Emotions ran high as tears fell at BuckeyeThon’s closing ceremonies Saturday night as thousands filled the Great Hall of the Ohio Union to await the final results of this year’s fundraiser.

The annual dance marathon, which took place Friday and Saturday in the Ohio Union, raised more than $608,000 for the Hematology and Oncology

Department of Nationwide Children’s Hospital — an increase of roughly 34 percent from last year’s more than $450,000.

The proceeds support children whose families cannot afford cancer treatments and also help the hospital to purchase medical equipment to make cancer treatments easier for the kids, according to the BuckeyeThon website.

Dancing took place in the Archie M. Griffin Grand Ballroom, where monitors displayed scrolling messages with words of encouragement for the dancers. Outside of the ballroom was a host

of other activities for dancers and children, including face painting and the opportunity to play video games, keeping with this year’s theme of “Movies and Videos.”

There was also an “inspiration room” where dancers and visitors could see photos and stories of the 17 “miracle children” honored by the event and write notes to each one individually.

But while BuckeyeThon benefits Nationwide Children’s Hospital financially, families said it also

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Mattaritaville residents brave cold for IU MJ DORONY Lantern reporter dorony.4@osu.edu

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OSU students camp outside of the Schottenstein Center on Thursday in anticipation of the Indiana game, set for Feb. 10 at 1 p.m. OSU lost the game, 81-68.

Stinson was camped out in a new tent for Sunday’s game against Indiana.

“I went and bought this tent yesterday (Thursday) … I have 11 layers on right now, so I’m not even really that cold,” said Stinson, who set up camp on Thursday afternoon after getting out of class.

His was the fifth tent in line.

Zach Bickett, a second-year in logistics management and marketing, was second in line with his tent, set up on Wednesday at about 12:30 p.m., roughly 96 hours before he could begin chanting and yelling at Indiana’s coach, Tom Crean, and his players. In order to do that, though, Bickett said he has

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Below freezing temperatures kept many Ohio State students indoors over the weekend, but the cold weather couldn’t keep some diehard Buckeye fans from the promise of front-row seats.

Heaters, plenty of layers and a little bit of electricity help fans like Dustin Stinson, a fourth-year in sport and leisure studies, gather before men’s basketball games in the tented city known as “Mattaritaville.”

The tented city typically ranges in size between 10 and 25 tents leading up to a game, Stinson said. Stinson estimated that on Sunday, there were about 10 tents and 30 people camped out for the game.

As the Jimmy Buffet’s song “Margaritaville” played, which the tented city’s name is derived from, Stinson said withstanding the cold temperatures has been worth it each of the six occasions he’s done it.

“I wouldn’t keep doing it if it wasn’t worth it. But to be down in the front and be right behind the other team’s bench is (great),” Stinson said Friday. “We feel like we have an impact on the game because if they’re thinking about what we’re yelling at them for five seconds, then that’s five seconds that takes them away from focusing on the game.”

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made some necessary purchases to get through those long hours before tipoff.

“I actually just got an air mattress …

We’ve also got 0 Degree sleeping bags which are the biggest, best purchase I’ve ever made in my life,” Bickett said Friday.

Bickett said he and other residents of Mattaritaville benefit from using the Schottenstein Center’s Wi-Fi, electricity and indoor bathrooms.

Stinson said an usher sits outside the rotunda to let campers in the building to use the restroom when necessary.

“They also keep any leftover brats and hotdogs. They do a really good job of taking care of us,” Stinson said.

Jay Short, third-year in human

nutrition, was lined up outside the Schottenstein Center Sunday morning but did not camp out for the game.

“I’ve always had class and stuff …

I’m jealous. If I had a tent, everything, no exams … I’d do this without a doubt,” Short said.

Stinson and Bickett said it was excusable to leave the tents for class or to get food, and the basic principle is to have someone in the tent at all times, a common courtesy most Mattaritaville residents respected.

Staying in the tent overnight, Bickett said, is a must, but sleep is hard to come by.

“People will come by and they just yell and we’re like, ‘Oh yeah, we’re here,’” Bickett said Friday. “It’s not even good sleep. Hopefully with this air mattress I can get five hours.”

OSU lost the Sunday game, 81-68, but Stinson, who ended up with a seat close to Indiana’s bench, said he didn’t regret waiting out in the cold for so long.

“I would not have done anything different,” he said. “If we won, that would’ve been more rewarding than how much it sucks that we lost.”

Bickett, who ended up sitting in the front row about three feet from Crean, said he doesn’t have any regrets either.

“I think it’s still worth it. I guess at the end of the day you look back and say, ‘It’s all or nothing,’” he said. “It’s more the experience of it when you still get those seats.”

OSU spends $45K on new athletic logo ERIC SEGER Lantern reporter seger.25@osu.edu

The first-year student who fell off the approximately 10-foot-connector between Baker Hall East and Park-Stradley is recovering at home after spending three days in intensive care.

Eric Ward, a first-year in business administration, said he doesn’t remember the 1:30 a.m. accident that sent him to Wexner Medical Center on Feb. 2, but his friends have since filled him in.

“We went up there (the connector) and then we jumped off to get down from the ledge. But when I did that, it was slippery and I ended up losing my balance and hitting the sidewalk below it,” Ward said. “Apparently six cops showed up and an ambulance came. Luckily I was responsive and able to cooperate.”

While he was responsive at the scene, the fall did not leave him unscathed.

Paramedics had to cut off all his clothes, including his shoes, to safely transport him after sustaining head injuries.

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Ohio State spent $7,700 on design refinement and another $37,500 on qualitative and quantitative research of the new athletic and academic logos it released to the public on Feb. 4, said Jacquie Aberegg, assistant vice president of OSU marketing, in an email.

While the Block “O” has been part of the OSU athletic department’s logo for decades, the words “Ohio State” on the department’s logo will now be all black instead of black and white after the Board of Trustees voted on Feb. 1 to approve the change.

Aberegg said it is important the Block “O” continue to be the mark of OSU varsity sports teams and merchandise.

The academic logo has also been changed to a Block “O” with the words “The Ohio State University” to the right of it, however no changes were made to the Ohio State Alumni Association’s logo of a Block “O” with a buckeye leaf over top of it.

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campus Severely burnt horse recovering at OSU research center ZACH HOLMES Lantern reporter holmes.615@osu.edu Northstar, a horse burned by unknown arsonists in August, stood at full attention with his eyes locked on the peppermint held just inches from his face.

The horse lunged for the peppermint, rattling his wooden neck cradle, and came up successful. Northstar chomped the candy with a certain sense of satisfaction.

“He loves (peppermints), he will do anything for treats,” said Dr. Sam Hurcombe, assistant clinical professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine. “I think he’s a happier horse and his attitude is much improved now.”

Northstar, who was intentionally drenched in flammable liquid and set on fire last August, is making strides in his recovery process at Ohio State’s Galbreath Equine Research Center.

“He’s a different horse,” said veterinary technician Amanda Hutcheson. “He looks much better now.”

The 7-year-old paint gelding underwent his latest skin graft surgery on Tuesday as part of his long journey back to health.

Hurcombe, Northstar’s primary veterinarian, is happy with Northstar’s progress so far.

“It’s a slow process, but even in the time that we have been going, which has been four to five months, he has made pretty remarkable progress,” Hurcombe said.

Typically with burn injuries such as this one, only about half of the skin grafts will be successful, Hurcombe said. Northstar’s skin grafts have had an above-average success rate.

“We are remarkably surprised at how many skin grafts have actually taken,” Hurcombe said. “I would say we are in the 60 to 70 percent range. His pain management and pain control is in such a better place. The neck is essentially healed.”

Northstar has had four skin graft surgeries at OSU since the assault in Crawford County, Pa. The surgeries consist of extracting a sheet of skin from Northstar’s chest and inserting it into the damaged areas, said Dr. Victoria Scott, a resident in the College of Veterinary Medicine. If the graft is successful, then it spreads into the damaged area, covering the wound.

Northstar was covered in multiple layers of heavy form-fitting bandaging and was wearing a wooden neck brace after the Tuesday surgery to keep him from scratching at his wounds.

“It is quite the elaborate bandaging system. Because this injury is so itchy, we don’t want him to self traumatize the tissue.

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Dr. Sam Hurcombe stands by Northstar on Feb. 7 at the Galbreath Equine Research Center. The 7-year-old horse was intentionally doused with flammable liquid and set on fire in August but is recovering after several skin graft surgeries.

So we have had to come up with ways to help him from itching,” Hurcombe said.

Hurcombe and Northstar’s owners Bob and Jessie Woodworth remain both positive and realistic about Northstar’s future, Hurcombe said.

“His owners just want him to be happy, pain free and live his life in the pasture with his pasture mates,” Hurcombe said. “If the skin heals better than we think, he might be able to be used for light trail riding, especially with small kids.”

Northstar returned to an Ohio farm on Saturday, the location of

which has been kept secret for privacy reasons. He will return to OSU next month for more treatment.

“I don’t want to diminish the fact that he still has a long way to go, but we are really pleased with the progress he has made in a really short time,” Hurcombe said.

Northstar’s treatment is expected to continue throughout the next year.

“He had a birthday last month, he turned 7. I was thinking it would be really awesome if we had a layer of coverage by his eighth birthday,” Hurcombe said.

‘Citizen cartographers’ help Google map North Korea ALEXANDRIA CHAPIN Lantern reporter chapin.39@osu.edu

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Google recently revealed North Korea on Google Maps, which had been one of the world’s largest areas with limited map access.

North Korea has been one of the most secretive regimes in modern history, and even some people living within miles of the border have limited information about this isolated country — until now.

As a child, Megan Ra lived just outside Seoul, South Korea. She has memories of growing up and going to school in South Korea but never learned anything about North Korea, or its capital city of Pyongyang, only about 120 miles away.

“In school we didn’t learn anything about North Korea because we didn’t have any information about the country,” Ra said.

Fourteen years later, the fourth-year in speech and hearing science can sit on her computer and look up North Korea on Google Maps — something that wasn’t possible until last week.

Google revealed North Korea on Google Maps, which had been one of the world’s largest areas with limited map access. According to Google, it relied on “a community of citizen cartographers” who gave them information on the layout of North Korea over several years. It used Google Map Maker to establish landmarks, schools, hospitals, street names, hotels and prisons within North Korea’s borders. The maps also show a main nuclear complex and various gulags, internment camps where enemies of the government are allegedly kept.

Mitchell Lerner, an associate professor of history and the director of Ohio State’s Institute for Korean Studies, said the biggest impact of this new mapping is that it will make North Korea’s problems more immediate to the rest of the world.

“The realities and horrors of North Korea are well known in the back of the minds of the world’s population, but it’s easy to shut it out,” Lerner said. “Now, the ability to just touch a button and see these prison camps … might help humanize it in the eyes of people who might bring the problem to the front and center.”

Lerner said although government leaders and scholars knew of these prison camps before Google Maps, North Korea has denied their existence.

These new maps seem basic compared to the advanced ones people use in the U.S., but Lerner said the window into North Korea is astounding.

“North Korea is arguably the most closed society in human history,” Lerner said. “The control held by the government is virtually unprecedented.”

The overwhelming majority of North Korea does not have Internet access so they will not be able to benefit from these maps, Lerner said.

Ra agreed.

“Obviously the maps can be a resource for us, but as far as the North Koreans, I don’t think the people can use that to their advantage because they don’t have phone or Internet access,” she said.

Yahoo! and Bing still have a lot of empty space on their maps of North Korea, said Ningchuan Xiao, an associate professor in the Department of Geography.

Xiao said although Google is the first company to publicize this information, other companies might put North Korea on their maps soon.

“It depends on how the companies see how they can benefit,” Xiao said. “Probably, Yahoo! will catch up soon.”

Xiao said the online community revolutionized mapping and who controls the information.

“That’s a big deal for public access, to maps, to geography and some political environments,” Xiao said.

The government used to control most of this mapping information and because of technology, map making has changed drastically, Xiao said.

“We can probably assume that much of this information is already know(n) by the Pentagon or the U.S. military,” Xiao said. “I think it has a big impact.”

Xiao said with the Internet the world seems increasingly smaller, and getting North Korea on the map was just the next step.

“It’s as if distance almost doesn’t matter,” Xiao said.

However, Ra said the recent mapping availability won’t change the kind of lives people are dealing with inside the still-isolated country.

“North Koreans are so brainwashed that they don’t know what’s outside of what they’re living through,” she said.

Exploration major not encouraged after spring of 2nd year ANTHONY SZUHAY Lantern reporter szuhay.3@osu.edu Spring Semester poses challenges for most students, whether it be where to go for spring break or what classes to schedule for next fall. But for some undecided students, spring brings a different deadline.

Academic advisers typically tell students to declare a major by the end of their second year.

Celia Wright, a second-year in health professions exploration, is one of those students facing the encroaching deadline to declare a major.

“I have to pick a major before Maymester (May Session),” Wright said. “And my adviser has been pretty good about reminding me of this deadline.”

For students that find themselves in Wright’s situation, the University Exploration program aims to help them choose a major.

“University Exploration is an academic unit, and the obvious thing that differentiates us is we’re a non-degree granting unit,” said Peter Spreitzer, exploration academic counselor. “When students apply to OSU, they are very welcome to come in as an undecided student, in which case they start with us.”

For Fall Semester, there were more than 1,300 students in the exploration program, said Linda Katunich, senior associate director of the Office of Enrollment Services Analysis and Reporting.

“Of those 1,339 students, 634 were new firstyear students and 103 were transfer students,” Katunich said in an email.

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Wright said the exploration program was one of the reasons she chose OSU. “Comparable universities in Ohio, they had opportunities to come in undecided, but not like a program that’s supposed to help you,” Wright said.

The exploration program is designed to help all students, not just incoming freshmen, with finding the right major.

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are always in the process of improving and adding to,” Spreitzer said.

The program offers its own survey class for first-year students, individual one-on-one, 30-minute appointments with an adviser, outreach events and workshops throughout the term on subjects like research, studying abroad and internships.

However, advising students in need is also dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

“The best thing would be to come in and talk to one of us and have a conversation about it,” Spreitzer said. “We have to start where a student is

at. We can’t just be like, ‘Here’s a list of majors, you choose one or two to research.’”

Spreitzer also said advisers focus on getting to know the student by asking questions about themselves, their past experiences, their interests and any pressures they are feeling, so that they can better direct them to the right major.

Allie Mooney, a second-year in public affairs, came to OSU in the exploration program.

“I actually think that going in undecided was one of the best decisions I made freshman year,” Mooney said. “I feel like in the exploration program I got a much better sense about what was available at Ohio State.”

Mooney is an ambassador for the exploration program. She works on a team attempting to expand the program and helps students who are undecided by sitting on panels, making videos and working on various outreach events.

While the decision might be easy for some, Wright still has to make a choice this semester on what major to pick.

“I’m an indecisive person,” Wright said. “It makes me feel like I am lost and losing time, but my adviser has been doing a good job making sure I’m on track for whatever I do.”

The exploration program resources are open to all students.

“If you’re in your second year and you’re in a degree-granting unit, you might have a lot of trepidation about moving into exploration officially,” Spreitzer said. “But you can come talk to us without officially being in exploration, and that might be helpful.”

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“They want the kids to just be kids, and that’s something we don’t always have a lot of luxury (with) at home,” said Rachel Torres, whose 10-year-old son, Luke, has participated in the event for the past three years.

Luke was diagnosed with leukemia in April 2010 and is scheduled to continue chemotherapy until this August. Torres said the event is so important to her family that, even after her 11-year-old daughter, Abigail, broke her arm at recess earlier in the day, the family refused to miss the first round of opening ceremonies on Friday. They went together to get Abigail’s cast put on, but Luke was worried he wouldn’t make it to BuckeyeThon on time.

“He told me to come and drop him off at the Ohio Union, that (the students) would take care of him,” Torres said.

Kiersten McCartney, vice president of operations for BuckeyeThon and a fourth-year in biology, said there were more families participating this year than in any past BuckeyeThon. The kids were split among the event’s eight color teams and introduced in the opening ceremonies by walking a red carpet with family members to the center of the Ohio Union’s Great Hall.

BuckeyeThon also had more than 3,600 registered dancers — double the amount of participants from 2012. McCartney said the total set a new record. In terms of registration, it made this year’s BuckeyeThon one of the largest dance marathons in the history of Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals — an organization serving roughly 170 children’s hospitals in the U.S. and Canada.

“It’s a great record for us,” said Suraj Hinduja, president of BuckeyeThon and a third-year in special education. “I think it just goes to show how many students at Ohio State care about BuckeyeThon and care about the kids down at Nationwide Children’s (Hospital) and have been so moved by it.”

The dance marathon was broken into two 12-hour shifts this year to support the growing number of students wanting to take part in the event, McCartney said.

After opening remarks before each of the two shifts, there was a moment of silence in the Ohio Union.

Participants were asked to be seated on the floor, and were then called upon to literally stand against cancer.

Alyssa Martig, a second-year in fashion merchandising, danced for the first shift. She said standing for 12 hours was definitely a challenge, but thinking about the children kept her motivated.

“Our bodies aren’t physically used to it, but these kids are — 365 days a year, 24 hours a day — they’re fighting this worse pain … so you just have to keep that in mind, that you can do this because they can do that,” Martig said.

The fire alarm went off at about 2 a.m. Saturday, but it was deemed a false alarm and the dancers kept going.

Hinduja said that, to him, the dance marathon serves two purposes: to give children the night of their lives and to bring a year of advocacy and fundraising to a close.

At the closing ceremonies, BuckeyeThon began a new tradition by awarding a plaque to the year’s top fundraiser. This year’s winner raised about $1,650.

The plaque will be on display in the Ohio Union and have the fundraiser’s name engraved on it. Also on the plaque is a bell that holds a symbolic meaning.

“There is a bell on the Hematology/Oncology floor that patients have the opportunity to ring as long and as loud as they want when they have finished treatment,” Hinduja said.

Nicole Kolodka, a second-year in human development and family science, said she plans to come back for next year’s event.

“I did it (this year) because I heard it was fun, but next year I’m definitely going to do it for the kids because I didn’t realize how emotional it was and how awesome it is for them, too,” Kolodka said.

Torres encourages every student at OSU to take part in BuckeyeThon because of children like her son.

“I always tell my kids they’re heroes, and they actually get to see it every year for BuckeyeThon,” Torres said. “I think all the students at OSU should be involved in some way because I think it would change their lives.”

Hinduja said he was pleased with the results of this year’s event — especially the total fundraising amount, which was more than BuckeyeThon’s goal of $550,000. However, he hopes that some day the event will no longer be necessary.

“I actually look forward to the day that BuckeyeThon no longer exists, because when BuckeyeThon no longer exists, that means we don’t have pediatric cancer, and to me that’s going to be one of the greatest days ever,” Hinduja said.

At the end of the first shift of BuckeyeThon, the Ohio Union Activities Board announced it will host a BuckeyeThon Benefit Concert featuring Kendrick Lamar and Steve Aoki on April 11 at the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion. Tickets are available for $10 each, one per valid BuckID. Tickets are scheduled to be released March 20 at 5 p.m. at The Ohio Union’s Information Center.

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Fall from 1A hemorrhaging. He had sustained internal bleeding in his brain and several fractures around the temporal lobe near the ear on the left side of his head. Bleeding in that area was monitored to make sure it wasn’t entering his brain.

“Basically what they were able to confirm is that none of the bleeding was getting to dangerous levels,” Ward said.

Ward’s injuries didn’t require any surgery, and he was able to return home to Cincinnati on Feb. 4.

He plans to return to Ohio State after recovering but said it will be at least one more week before he returns. Ward said he has meetings with medical professionals and concussion specialists in the next couple weeks, but has another meeting to schedule when he returns.

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able to meet with them for a while because I won’t be on campus,” Ward said. “Hopefully that goes all right.”

Student Life spokesman Dave Isaacs did not immediately respond to requests for comment over the weekend regarding any pending meetings with Ward.

“Our thoughts are with the student and his family, with hopes for a complete and speedy recovery,” Isaacs said last week in an email.

Ward said he hasn’t talked to anyone from OSU Police following the accident and doesn’t believe there will be any police involvement in the situation.

In a Feb. 4 email, University Police Chief Paul Denton said he would describe the incident having resulted from “unsafe conduct” or “rowdiness,” and the police report and investigation had not been finalized.

Ward said he hopes to put the situation behind him while recovering.

“I have to move on from my mistakes at this point, and move forward,” he said. “Hopefully other people will learn from my mistake.”

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“The (new) design retains its national recognition and familiarity, while strengthening the presence of the ‘Ohio State’ name to support future marketing applications,” Aberegg said.

However, some OSU students think the new athletic logo is too bold.

“I would have to agree with a lot of other people that I don’t like it as much at all,” said Matthew Ferry, a second-year in biology. “I think having the white spaces in between (the letters) outlined them better.”

The Block “O” will take the place of the pre-existing round “O” on OSU’s university seal, which is mostly seen on diplomas and official university documents.

OSU’s mission with the changes was to give the school one notable identity and to create a symbol that gives the best representation of academics and athletics, Aberegg said.

“We engaged hundreds of students, staff, faculty, alumni, friends and Ohioans to ensure the new identity would carry the depth and breadth of the institution,” Aberegg said in the email. “Unifying the university’s areas of excellence under a common identity system — with the iconic Block ‘O’ as the common element — amplifies the strength of our institution.”

Aberegg said the university greatly reduced the cost of the update by using the expertise of faculty, staff and alumni to carefully explore the possibilities and implications that are involved in making such a change.

The decision-making process has been taking place for 10 months, but there will still be a few more months until the change is really noticeable, Aberegg said.

“Formal guidelines and updated identity marks will become available in March/April,” Aberegg said. “The update will become visible through some of our larger units beginning in April/May.” The implementation of the updated visual identity “will be a rolling change over the next 12-18 months,” Aberegg said, and it will be applied “from stationery to online applications to building signage.

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thelantern www.thelantern.com results fRIDAY Alaska 6, Men’s Ice Hockey 1 Wrestling 24, Michigan 12 Michigan 6, Men’s Ice Hockey 1 Minnesota 5, Women’s Ice Hockey 2

saturday Men’s Lacrosse 14, Detroit 8 Minnesota 5, Women’s Ice Hockey 3 Men’s Volleyball 3, Penn State 0

SUNday Indiana 81, Men’s Basketball 68 Penn State 29, Wrestling 18 Women’s Basketball 59, Northwestern 52

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Indiana senior forward Christian Watford (2), sophomore center Cody Zeller (40) and junior forward Victor Oladipo (4) swarm OSU sophomore forward LaQuinton Ross (10) during a game against the Hooisers on Feb. 10 in the Schottenstein Center. OSU lost, 81-68.

Indiana’s big 3 dooms Buckeyes Michael Periatt Managing editor for content periatt.1@osu.edu It was clear who Indiana’s top three players were in its victory against Ohio State.

The trio of Victor Oladipo, Cody Zeller and Christian Watford each scored more than 20 points (they combined for 70) to out-score the entire Buckeye team and fuel the top-ranked Hoosiers to an 81-68 victory Sunday at the Schottenstein Center.

It was also clear who OSU’s best player was.

Deshaun Thomas, as he has most of the season, led the Buckeyes in scoring with 26 points.

But after Thomas, there appears to be a void as to who the Buckeyes can rely on a night-to-night basis offensively and, as Indiana showed, three scorers are better than one.

“You’re not going to win too many games with three guys scoring over 20,” said junior guard Aaron Craft.

Craft has emphasized all season the importance of winning at home, especially in conference play.

The top-five teams in the Big Ten standings are separated by two games or less, and have lost a combined three home conference games.

Indiana (21-3, 9-2) and OSU (17-6, 7-4) saw firsthand earlier in the week the challenges of winning on the road. OSU lost in overtime to No. 3 Michigan on Tuesday, and Indiana lost at the buzzer to unranked Illinois two days later.

Zeller, a preseason All-American sophomore center, only shot six times in that loss, something the Hoosiers were ardent on improving against the

Buckeyes. The Hoosiers fed their 7-footer early and often as he scored the game’s first bucket, had 12 points at halftime and finished with 24.

“We really needed to get the ball in the paint,” said Indiana coach Tom Crean. “It was very important that the ball hit the paint because our statistics, when they hit the paint, are very high percentagewise. We did the best job all of (our Big Ten games) of feeding the post today.”

Perhaps more important, Zeller drew two early fouls on sophomore center Amir Williams, forcing him out of the game. Three Buckeye big men tried their luck against Zeller, but the three Buckeyes combined for five fouls in the first half and 10 for the game. Williams finished with four fouls, and senior forward Evan Ravenel fouled out.

“Sometimes the refs are going to call it tight, sometimes the refs aren’t,” Ravenel said. “You can’t worry about it.”

Indiana’s best option offensively was Oladipo, who matched Thomas’ effort with 26 points of his own on 8 of 10 shooting.

In the first half’s waning minutes, the junior guard converted back-to-back acrobatic buckets, the last of which cam when he grabbed a loose ball, sprinted down the lane and finished with a high-flying, two-handed slam to give Indiana an eight-point advantage. Oladipo also grabbed eight rebounds and dished three assists.

The Buckeyes took their first lead, 13-11, when Thomas connected on a 3-pointer from the wing, eliciting a roar from the sold-out crowd at the Schottenstein Center — some of which had been camping out in anticipation of the game since Wednesday.

But Indiana, supported in part by two first-half

3-pointers from Watford, took a 41-33 lead into the locker room. Watford, a senior, hit four long balls on the day and finished with 20 points.

Three free throws from Thomas drew OSU within four early in the second half, but as was the case for most of the game, Indiana answered with a run of its own as Oladipo sunk a 3-pointer at the 15:32 mark to extend the lead back to nine. The Buckeyes never got closer than seven for the rest of the game.

“We’d make a run and they’d make a 5-0 run back at us and kept their composure,” Craft said.

OSU coach Thad Matta agreed.

“We couldn’t gain that momentum,” Matta said.

“Unfortunately we didn’t guard them at the level we needed to guard them.”

Indiana shot 59 percent in the second half and 53 percent for the game. OSU shot 42 percent.

Thomas was the only Buckeye in double figures until below the 3:30 mark in the second half. Craft finished with 16 points and sophomore forward LaQuinton Ross added 11.

The loss marks the end of a difficult week for OSU and broke the Buckeyes’ streak of 121 consecutive games without consecutive losses. Between Michigan and Indiana, the Buckeyes played two of the top three teams in the nation during a six-day span.

“Typical week in our conference,” Craft said. “We got a few games left and every one of them is going to be a dog fight just like these were.”

The Buckeyes play Northwestern Thursday at the Schottenstein Center at 7 p.m. and the Buckeyes like their chances for the rest of the season.

“I feel as though we have the ability and the team and the personnel to beat those guys any day of the week going forward,” Ravenel said.

Fast start not enough to propel OSU past No. 1 Penn State ethan day Lantern reporter day.369@osu.edu The No. 6 Ohio State wrestling team fell victim to No. 1 Penn State, 29-18, Sunday in front of an electric crowd of more than 6,000 fans for Senior Day. With the loss, the Buckeyes dropped to 11-3 overall and 5-3 in the Big Ten. The Nittany Lions, the defending national champions, improved their record to 11-1 and 7-1 in the conference.

OSU got off to a fast start, leading Penn State, 15-4, after the first four matches.

Senior 125-pounder Nikko Triggas suffered a 9-1 loss in the opening match, but his team would soon catch fire, winning the next three matches in grand fashion.

Redshirt sophomore and No. 1-ranked Logan Stieber started the rally by pinning redshirt freshman Jordan Conaway in 2:41 in the 133-pound bout. The crowd erupted in thunderous cheer as sophomore and No.

2-ranked Hunter Stieber matched his older brother by pinning senior Derek Reber in 1:20 at 141 pounds. Sophomore Cam Tessari then followed with a 3-1 victory against No. 7-ranked sophomore Andrew Alton in the 149-pound bout.

“I had a game plan going in. His conditioning was suspect, so I wanted to keep the score low in the first period and take advantage in the second and third and that’s what I did,” Tessari said.

Penn State remained resilient, however, going on to win five of the next six matches.

The Buckeyes suffered setbacks in the next two matches as redshirt sophomore Josh Demas fell to No. 5-ranked sophomore Dylan Altman in a tight 4-3 decision at 157 pounds before freshman Mark Martin was pinned by No. 2-ranked junior David Taylor in 2:55 in the 165-pound weight class.

Redshirt junior Nick Heflin at 174 pounds came away with the Buckeyes’

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OSU 133-pound redshirt sophomore Logan Stieber pins Penn State redshirt freshman Jordan Conaway during a match on Feb. 10 in St. John Arena. OSU lost, 29-18.

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Despite losing one of its top players to graduation last fall, the Ohio State women’s golf team will rely on plenty of experience heading into the spring season.

The seven-player team, consisting of two seniors, a junior, three sophomores and a freshman, will look to build on a solid fall season that included a tie for second place at the Branch Law Firm/ Dick McGuire Invitational and a sixth place finish at the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic. Coach Therese Hession said the

experiences of the fall, as well as those of past seasons, will make a big difference for the spring season.

“If they were all young and (had) never been through a Big Ten experience in regionals, I would probably be a little more concerned right now, but these players have all been to regionals every year that they’ve been here,” Hession said. “So they know what’s going on and they know what we need to do to get it done.”

The women’s golf team will be without Rachel Rohanna, one of its top players from 2012 who had two top-20 finishes in the fall, including a 2nd place finish at the Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational in

September. Rohanna graduated Fall Semester 2012. “(Rachel’s) a really good player and we count her score almost all the time, but it just gives the other players an opportunity to step up,” Hession said.

“They’re capable of stepping up and it’s just a matter of them rising to the occasion.”

Along with experience, team unity will be another pro for OSU. Senior golfer Amy Meier said having teammates provide help in a primarily individual sport is beneficial.

“Because it is an individual sport, we all have to focus on our own games, but it’s nice to have four other teammates that are there to cheer you on and pick

you up and we just kind of rally around each other,” Meier said.

OSU practiced indoors at the Woody Hayes Athletic Complex during its three months without competition. However, the team was able to take advantage of the warm weather last week, not only in Ohio but also at the Alumni Match in Naples, Fla., on Feb. 3.

“It was great,” said sophomore Claudia Lim. “It was so warm and just being able to play on grass again was good, so I think that’s going to help us so we get a bit of a feel to be back on grass for next week.”

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last win, narrowly beating No. 5 sophomore Matt Brown, 3-2.

The Nittany Lions took the final three matches, as redshirt senior C.J. Magrum was pinned in 1:51 by No. 1-ranked junior Ed Ruth at 184 pounds and redshirt freshman Kenny Courts lost the 197-pound bout to No. 3-ranked senior Quentin Wright, 9-1. In the last match, heavyweight redshirt junior Peter Capone lost to sophomore Jimmy Lawson by injury default.

Logan Stieber said he was disappointed with the loss.

“We started off real hot,“ he said. “We had things going our way, but we knew they had their big guns, and for us to win the dual meet, we had to limit their bonus points and we didn’t. We knew we’d have a

shot but we came up a little bit short.”

OSU coach Tom Ryan seemed pleased with the team’s effort but said his team needs to continue to improve.

“I saw some great things,“ he said. “I saw Cam Tessari wrestle the way he’s capable of. We saw the Stiebers do their job. We needed pins and they got pins.

In dual meets you can’t give up too many points and in the upper weight classes we gave up too many points. I think overall the fight was good but we need to do more.”

The Buckeyes are scheduled to return to action Feb. 22-23 when they travel to Minneapolis, Minn., for the 2013 NWCA/Cliff Keen “Mat Mayhem” National Duals. The first match is set to begin at 6 p.m. in Williams Arena at University of Minnesota.

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OSU 157-pound redshirt sophomore Josh Demas wrestles Penn State sophomore Dylan Alton during a match on Feb. 10 in St. John Arena. OSU lost, 29-18.

Buckeyes drop Detroit in season opener DANIEL ROGERS Lantern reporter rogers.746@osu.edu

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OSU senior midfielder Kevin Mack cradles the ball during a game against Detroit on Feb. 9 in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. OSU won, 14-8.

It took the Ohio State men’s lacrosse team a while to get going, but once it did, it never looked back.

The Buckeyes beat the Detroit Titans, 14-8, in Saturday’s season opener at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.

Following the trend that started during preseason play, OSU went into an offensive hibernation for about 10 minutes during the first period and allowed Detroit to take a 3-1 lead.

“We kind of let up a bit on the offensive end,” said senior attacker and co-captain Logan Schuss. “We didn’t make some of the opportunities we had, but overall we got into our offense and that’s what coach wanted.”

The Buckeyes trailed 3-2 at the end of the first period but managed to come back during the second period, outscoring Detroit, 4-3.

Heading into the locker room at halftime tied 6-6, OSU coach Nick Myers said he knew he had to say something to get his team going against a talented Detroit team.

“I told them to take a deep breath. It’s 30 minutes left, it’s 0-0,” Myers said. “It’s not the first half that

we intended to play, so let’s go out there and play the second half the way we know we can.”

The Buckeyes kept up their second period pace during the third and fourth periods, out-scoring Detroit 8-2 en route to the victory.

OSU improved its all-time record against Detroit to 5-0, all under Myers. OSU also remains undefeated at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center with the win, with 11 wins and no losses all-time.

Schuss had a career day, tying a career high with seven goals and setting a new career high of 10 points in one game. Myers, though, wasn’t surprised.

“His job is to score goals. I know Logan would like to have two or three more goals to be honest with you,” Myers said. “If we are going to get him scoring opportunities, he’s going to take care of them. He’s done that for four years for us, it’s a good start for him and we’re going to build on it.”

Freshman attacker Tyler Pfister, who scored two goals in his regular season debut for the Buckeyes, said he was encouraged by the teamwork showed during the match.

“I think sometimes it’s just us being ourselves. I think we showed today that we can play cohesively.

We know our strengths and we can play to them,” Pfister said.

OSU is set to travel to Jacksonville, Fla., on Sunday to take on Jacksonville University at 3:15 p.m. in the Moe’s Southwest Grill Classic.

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studentvoice Local stores are sweet for Valentine’s Day shopping LANTERN Columnist

HILARY FREW frew.12@osu.edu

For Valentine’s Day, chocolate and roses are sure to win anyone’s heart. And you don’t have to travel very far to get quality gifts at a reasonable price if you try a local business.

Le Chocoholique First stop, the Short North. If you’re looking for a freshly made chocolate after dinner, look no further. Owner Monica Barr is a chocolatier who opened one of the first chocolate shops in Columbus.

These chocolates are locally made on Georgesville Road and at the shop at 601 N. High St. There are 250 varieties of chocolate in the shop, which tends to overwhelm first-timers.

“People take five minutes to stare and read everything,” Barr said. “They’re in awe. I encourage them (by asking,) ‘Hey, what do you like, what are you in the mood for?’”

For Valentine’s Day, there is not a special yet, but there will be plenty of champagne, berries and fondue available. Patrons can place carry out orders.

Prices range from 70 cents for a small truffle to $5 for the biggest piece of chocolate. Barr said the pricing is per piece. If the customer wants to spend a certain amount, she can cater to their needs.

“If someone comes in and says they want a specific price, like $15, we can do it for them. The Valentine’s Day average is closer to $50.”

She said there are qualities her shop has that people will not find elsewhere.

“Most places you can’t have a glass of wine and chocolate,” Barr said.

Le Chocoholique has extended its hours this week to 11 a.m. to midnight.

The Garden (Chamber, Joint) If chocolate is not your thing and you are scrambling to find a last minute sexy gift, or a gag gift, there is an adult emporium to explore.

Located in the Short North, it is convenient for night owls because it closes late.

Operation began in 1997. It strives to have something for everyone, said Brittany Chavana, fashion buyer at The Garden.

“We try to cater to every type of lifestyle,” she said.

The Garden has the most selection of the other two establishments — The Chamber and The Joint. There are a variety of products, including cosmetics, condoms, DVDs, books, magazines, massage oil, lingerie, bondage, stockings, games,

gay pride merchandise, costumes, games, cuffs and more.

The business has several Valentine’s Day specials. For any purchase made at The Garden on Feb. 12, the customer receives a free carnation. The Joint will have chocolate available in a candy bowl and costumes are on sale for 70 percent off. At The Chamber, DVDs are $3.99.

Regular prices on single items range from $5 to $100. Chavana said lingerie is on the higher end of that price range. However, if you show a student or military ID, you get 10 percent off your order.

The Garden is located at 1174 N. High St. in the Short North. It is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 a.m., Sunday from noon. to midnight.

OSU Flowers University Flower Shop has been operating since 1932, said owner Rick Spangle. They sell a variety of items: flower bouquets, cookies, candy, cupcakes, coffee, OSU sock monkeys, bears, mugs and even blankets.

Same-day delivery is promised to the central Ohio area and beyond.

“We deliver anywhere in central Ohio,” Spangle said. “The delivery charge is $9.95 for any person inside (the 270) beltway … (which is) 95 percent of our deliveries.”

He said delivery to Dublin and beyond is $11.95. Close cities, such as Galloway, Canal Winchester, Delaware, Pickerington and New

Albany, incur a $13 charge. He said a standard fee is common among floral delivery services.

As for the items sold in store, prices vary.

Flowers range from $30 to $180. They have a special section on the website for flowers that are $30 or less, for those of us who are budget-sensitive.

They have a special for Feb. 12 only. If the customer places the order that day and asks for delivery from Feb. 12 through Feb. 14, they will receive the “Wow factor” upgrade, according to the owner.

“You get more for your money. You pay a cent and choose from a vase, bear or balloon,” he said.

There’s no upgrade for premium dozen roses, however.

In addition, customers can choose from a selection of wines (with a valid ID). It can be delivered with the flowers.

Fruit baskets are available as well, starting at $50 and up.

Spangle said order your flowers sooner rather than later.

“We get close to 300 deliveries on Valentine’s Day for campus (alone),” he said.

University Flower Shop is located at 243 W. 11th Ave. It is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon. and Sunday by appointment. There are two other locations in Bexley and downtown.

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Cars on West 148th Street and 7th Avenue in New York City were snowed in from Winter Storm Nemo Feb. 9.

OSU student finds Nemo, Justin Bieber during NYC trip ARTS Editor

This weekend was my first time visiting New York, and I guess the city wanted me to feel at home.

Growing up in Ohio, especially just outside the state’s snowbelt, CAITLIN ESSIG forces you to essig.21@osu.edu adapt to snow quickly. I grew up on a street in a small town that always seemed to be the last one plowed. Not only am I used to walking around in the snow, but I’m used to driving in it too.

But Winter Storm Nemo was cruel.

A massive snow storm hit the East Coast Friday, blanketing areas from New York to Boston in 1-3 feet of snow, and canceling as many as 4,000 flights, but it couldn’t stop screaming girls from chasing Justin Bieber down the street.

I was in New York City from Thursday afternoon until Saturday evening for a press junket for the movie “Admission” (travel and hotel accommodations were paid for by Focus Features) — right in the middle of Nemo’s wrath.

On Friday, I wanted to explore the city, because you don’t go to New York and stay inside. My friend and I bundled up and prepared to battle the freezing rain which had begun falling that morning.

Freezing rain pelting our faces, drenching our hair and soaking through our boots and socks was not enough to stop us from walking the High Line in Chelsea, which is a mile-long, linear, elevated park.

The best part of being in NYC in a snow storm was that despite the inclement weather, people were still going about their days, walking to work or to meet friends for coffee. Times Square was still bustling with people at 7 p.m., despite the heavy snowfall and the few inches that already padded the ground.

Much of my night was spent stepping in deep, cold puddles as I crossed from streets to sidewalks, and my hair turned to ice along with my toes early in the night.

At about 10 p.m. I took a taxi to a little theater on

Military equality hasn’t gone far enough yet LANTERN Columnist

The military is lifting the ban on women serving in combat roles, which includes infantry, armory and artillery.

The lift “reflects the reality of 21st century military operations,” DANIEL EDDY said Sen. Carl eddy.80@osu.edu Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, in a Jan. 23 Associated Press story.

One of the realities Levin is talking about, I assume, is equality for men and women in the workforce. Women should have the same chances of progressing through the military as men, and simply looking at the sergeant major of the army, one can tell of its inequality.

To hold the highest enlisted spot for the army, one must be in a combat role occupation. It’s not a written rule, but they will not consider anyone who is not.

The evidence?

There have been 14 sergeant majors of the Army, and dating back to 1966 every single one has been in a combat role. This basically says you have a higher chance of convincing a Michigan fan to do the O-H-I-O chant with you than a non-combat role personnel being SMA. So putting women in a combat role is creating more equality. But I would like to challenge the military to not stop with more job opportunities.

Women need to be held to the same standard as men.

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a soldier’s physical readiness. The slowest a 17- to 21-year-old male can run and still pass the two-mile test is 15 minutes and 54 seconds. The slowest a 17- to 21-year-old-female can run and still pass the two-mile test is 18 minutes and 54 seconds.

The Army is claiming to have equality, but by having two different standards for the APFT, it is saying men and women are different.

The military needs one standard for all.

“When you’re looking for the best of the best you cast a wide net,” said Jon Soltz, the chairman of the veterans group VoteVets.org, in the Jan. 23 AP story. “There are women who can meet these standards, and they have a right to compete.”

But right now, that is not happening, and women and men will always be seen as different until they are compared at the same level.

Demi Moore’s character in “G.I. Jane” was right to complain about passing a physical test while her male counterparts in front of her failed. It is seen as an exception because she is a woman. But a time will come when that exception won’t matter.

Everyone had better do what is required of them, men and women both.

“We’re not asking that standards be lowered,” said Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Calif., in the AP story.

“We’re saying that if they can be effective and they can be a good soldier or a good Marine in that particular operation, then give them a shot.”

This goes without saying, all soldiers, male and female alike, better pass his or her physical requirements to be considered combat-ready.

There is talk of moving to one standard, so this concern might be a moot point. The only fear I have is that the same push, fervor and zeal will not be applied to pass these equal standards as it was for pushing women into combat roles. For equality goes both ways.

Daniel Eddy is in the Ohio Army National Guard.

West 54th Street called Clearview Cinemas Ziegfeld.

When I went into the theater to see “Silver Linings Playbook,” there was a light snowfall adding to the inches on the ground. I walked out two hours later into a blizzard.

There was at least a foot of snow on the ground at this point, and the streets were mostly deserted.

City workers were plowing, shoveling and salting the sidewalks, but they couldn’t keep up with the heavy snowfall.

On a street near the theater, a woman, about 40 years old, lay in the powder on a sidewalk, making a snow angel as her husband snapped photos. Her childlike laughter echoed down the street.

Walking from the theater to Rockefeller Center, my friend and I ran into maybe three other pedestrians, not including the street cleaning crews. A man shoveling the sidewalk asked us if we were staying warm. “Trying to,” I responded, my breath visible in the air and my scarf coated in ice and snow.

Taxis were more frequent on the streets than any other cars, but cab after cab rejected us after rolling down their windows and asking where we were headed. “147th and Seventh,” my friend would say.

“I can’t drive out that far,” was always the response.

Maybe the rejection was a blessing in at least one way — as we stood outside Rockefeller Center, we heard a score of high-pitched screams in the distance, and then a small boy ran past us. It was Justin Bieber, who was hosting “Saturday Night Live” the following night, running into the studio, with about seven 13-year-old girls in tow.

Eventually we begged enough to convince a cab driver to take us home, and the first thing I noticed when we slipped into the warm car was the ice in my eyelashes. I didn’t think it ever really got cold enough for that to happen.

Nemo raged on, covering the city in snow at least until we fell asleep watching the snowfall from the window. The next morning, cars were snowed in, especially in my friend’s neighborhood. My 3 p.m. Saturday flight was canceled, forcing me to wait until 7:30 p.m. to fly home, not that I minded the extra time in the city.

As far as being the first blizzard of 2013, Nemo was harsh, cold, relentless, but manageable for an Ohio native with thick socks, warm layers and the determination to explore NYC.

New OSU logos lack creativity, professional appearance KAYLA BYLER Design editor byler.18@osu.edu Logos can be difficult. Brand identity is important. When someone thinks of Ohio State, there should be a singular image that comes to mind.

University officials, apparently, want that to be the Block “O.” The OSU Board of Trustees voted at its last meeting to update the academic logo, university seal and athletic logo.

The university seal was updated to have a Block “O” replace the rounded “O” in its center, a change that will largely go unnoticed.

The new academic logo sports an added Block “O” in front of the words “The Ohio State University.” That’s cool, but what is the academic logo even used for? Probably not too much, considering the seal is what is placed on diplomas and other academic awards. So we can chalk this change up as going unnoticed as well.

The athletic logo, on the other hand, is everywhere. It’s on T-shirts, hats and every other novelty and apparel item that can be sold to overzealous alumni and parents of freshmen. Let’s be honest — when most people think OSU, they think athletics.

The new athletic logo looks bad. The evident intention of the logo redesign was for the words “Ohio State” to appear bolder.

However, it looks like someone pulled the old logo up in Microsoft Paint and filled in the gaps in the block lettering. It makes viewers want to adjust their screen resolution.

In design, there is something called kerning,

The OSU Board of Trustees recently voted to update the academic logo, university seal and athletic logo. which refers to the spacing between letters in a word. It appears whoever designed the new athletic logo didn’t know about this. The letters are terribly close together and nearly impossible to read.

Readability is a pretty important part of a logo.

Entire classes at OSU are taught on typography and this was the best the university could come up with? If the logo redesign was the first project of the semester to a class full of freshmen, they would have done a better job.

While I’d like to commend OSU on a good effort with trying something new, I really just can’t.

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Look out Braxton Miller, the Ohio State football team is getting a new quarterback next season, joked Gary LeVox, lead vocalist of Rascal Flatts, during the band’s performance at Nationwide Arena Saturday as part of its “Changed Tour.”

I had never been to a concert where the performers were as warm and engaging as the members of Rascal Flatts were. They seemed to be right at home, which could be explained by the fact that two of the band’s members are from Columbus.

LeVox and bassist Jay DeMarcus seemed thrilled to be preforming for their hometown, thanking the audience for their support and praising the Buckeyes’ 12-0 football season. Joe Don Rooney, lead guitarist, was not left out. He was named an honorary Ohioan for the day by Ohio first lady Karen Kasich. Rooney wore a buckeye-beaded necklace and joked about being an assistant coach to the football team — that is if coach Urban Meyer would let him.

Meyer and his wife Shelley shocked the audience later in the night by taking the stage to present the band with an Ohio State-themed guitar, which was decorated in scarlet and gray. Shelley Meyer seemed thrilled to be meeting the band, getting LeVox and DeMarcus to help her and Urban form the O-H-I-O toward the audience.

The show began with “Banjo,” and went on to highlight some of its greatest hits such as “Summer Nights,” “Stand” and “Life is a Highway.”

The opening song was presented in an interesting way. The stage had what appeared to be a string of lights in the formation of boxes, which flashed to the beat of the music in intricate designs. The three men emerged from inside walking toward a crowd of roaring fans.

The arena was packed, filled from the pit on the ground to the highest seats in the balcony.

Kristen Kelly and The Band Perry opened for

Rascal Flatts, warming up the crowd with some of their own best works and covering some oldies as well. Kelly sang songs such as “He Loves to Make Me Cry,” and covered the song “Heartache Tonight” by the Eagles. The Band Perry got its biggest reaction from the crowd with its hit “If I Die Young,” however it also switched things up, singing parts of The Lumineers’ “Ho Hey,” Fun.’s “Some Nights” and Queen’s classic “Fat Bottom Girls.”

Rooney seemed to make all the girls in the audience swoon. Every time he approached the edge of the stage, the entire row of girls behind me squealed, and screamed if he threw them a wink. He occasionally threw guitar picks out into the crowd and had tremendous guitar solos. He had a new guitar for most songs, and one guitar had a camera attached that was positioned at an angle looking down the neck. This gave amazing visuals on the big screen behind him, giving the audience a close up of his movements.

I think most people in the audience would agree that DeMarcus was the character of the group. He was very engaging with the audience, trying to get them pumped and laughing. He did a pretty decent impersonation of Carrie Underwood, singing “Jesus Take the Wheel” and making his bandmates laugh.

At one point he had LeVox laughing so hard he could barely start singing the somber song “God Bless the Broken Road.”

A highlight of the show was when an audience member requested “Sara Beth,” a song about a girl who has found out she has cancer. The band then led a little girl from the left side of the audience onto the stage and allowed her to sing a few lines. That was the most heartwarming moment of the night, and the crowd screamed for that girl as she sang those lines.

It was quite evident that Rascal Flatts felt right at home in Buckeye Nation, as the band gave an amazing performance that did not disappoint.

However, I guess we’ll have to wait until next season to see if Rooney gets his dream job as assistant coach to Urban Meyer.

Shelby Lum / Lantern Photographer

Gary LeVox, lead singer of Rascal Flatts, performed Feb. 9 at Nationwide Arena.

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Legendary pop superstar Whitney Houston died on Feb. 11, 2012. Her death was attributed to accidental drowning in a bathtub, which might have been brought on due to her cocaine use and pre-existing heart disease, according to chief investigator Craig Harvey of the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.

Houston died the night before the 2012 Grammy Awards. She was scheduled to attend the annual Clive Davis pre-Grammy party held by her mentor and longtime friend, Clive Davis, the night of her passing. The party was held in The Beverly Hilton Hotel, although Houston died in the same building just hours before.

After learning of Houston’s death, Davis addressed the party, “Simply put, Whitney would have wanted the music to go on and her family asked that we carry on.”

One year after Houston’s unexpected death, her family continues to “carry on.” Houston’s mother and gospel singer, Cissy Houston, told Oprah Winfrey what life is like without her daughter during a recent episode of “Oprah’s Next Chapter.” Cissy Houston told Winfrey about failed attempts of staged interventions for the pop star.

“My son (Gary Houston) called me and said we have to do something about the drugs, so I went on down and I did what I had to,” she said.

This was one of several failed interventions for Whitney Houston. She had a long history of drug addiction that dated back to the beginning of her career in the late 1980s, said her brother Michael Houston. Whitney Houston’s addiction contributed to a series of erratic public appearances and questionable behavior during the final days of her life.

Ebony Domingo, a fourth-year in psychology, said she was annoyed by the kind of carefree behavior Whitney Houston displayed during

her final days. Domingo said she even started boycotting Whitney Houston’s music after learning she had died of drug-related causes.

“I was kind of annoyed and I thought that she was being reckless, partying and not thinking of her daughter,” Domingo said. “I guess she tried to get herself together towards the end, but after she died I could no longer get into her music.”

Despite being disappointed with the circumstances regarding Whitney Houston’s death, Domingo said Whitney Houston will have a lasting legacy due to her extraordinary vocals.

These vocals are what allowed Whitney Houston to sell more than 170 million albums worldwide. She also holds the record for most consecutive No. 1 singles at seven, surpassing the record previously held by The Beatles and the Bee Gees. In 2009 Nielsen SoundScan reported that Houston’s 1992 remake of the Dolly Parton ballad, “I Will Always Love you,” sold more than 4.5 million copies in the United States, becoming the best-selling single by a female artist.

First-year in vocal music performance DeMeeshia Marshall said “I Will Always Love You” is her favorite Whitney Houston song.

Marshall is a longtime admirer of Whitney Houston and an aspiring vocalist. Like Whitney Houston, Marshall grew up singing in her church and has won many national awards for her vocal abilities.

Marshall said even though she aspires to have success equal to Whitney Houston’s in her own vocal career, she wishes to pursue classical music instead of mainstream chart-toppers. This difference in style does not take away from the influence Whitney Houston’s success has had on Marshall’s aspirations.

“As far as being encouraged and motivated, like, ‘If she can do it, I can do it,’ yes I would say Whitney Houston’s success is definitely success I can see myself having one day,” Marshall said.

“She is definitely a role model to where I want to be in life one day.”

Marshall said she has listened to Whitney

Houston’s music since she was in middle school.

She said Whitney Houston has always been inspirational, especially her sincerity and poise.

“Not only is she inspirational in her music, but also as a person herself. I look up to that. She had a personality that stood out in her performances, she wasn’t just a singer,” Marshall said.

Despite her public battle with drug addiction, Whitney Houston’s death was a surprise to Marshall.

“When it did happen (Whitney Houston’s death) it took a toll on me,” she said. “I’m not going to say I bawled out crying, but I did shed a tear a little bit because her music will be missing now. Who do we have now to replace someone like her? Nobody can replace her.”

Cissy Houston was also shocked to hear of her daughter’s sudden passing. In the same interview with Winfrey, Cissy Houston said she had talked to Whitney Houston on the phone the night before her death. Cissy Houston said she had no idea that would be the last time she would talk to her daughter.

“She told me that she loved me, which she always said,” Cissy Houston said.

Whitney Houston died at age 48 and left behind a daughter, Bobbi Kristina Brown.

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Pussy Riot’s music video for its song ‘Punk Prayer’ is banned in Russia.

Video ban in Russia pointless Arts Columnist Shelby Lum lum.13@osu.edu

The one-year anniversary of the infamous Pussy Riot performance in Moscow that protested the Orthodox Church’s support of President Vladimir Putin is approaching. For the Feb. 21 anniversary, the Russian government has decided to celebrate accordingly and ban the video from all Internet providers within the country,

under penalties of a hefty fine.

Censoring the video a year after the incident seems to be a moot point though.

The video, titled “Punk Prayer,” was an anti-Putin, feminist song full of profanity. The act has landed two of the members, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, in prison camps for two years each, while a third member, Yekaterina Samutsevich, was released on probation. Guess what that conviction was? “Hooliganism (motivated by religious hatred).”

The video itself features members in colorful masks playing guitar and jumping around at the front of the church, the Christ the Saviour Cathedral, with several officials attempting to remove them. The real problem was the lyrics though, which — along with the profanity — included lines such as “Virgin Mary, Mother of God, put Putin away.”

To stop the feminist video from being viewed, the Russian government has placed a ban on “Punk Prayer.”

Some are applauding the group and calling it radical art, others are saying the women got what they deserved, and I am personally wondering how Russia is going to ensure the video is erased from the Internet.

Quite honestly, why does it matter anymore?

The video has been circulating the Internet for nearly a year, and if Russian citizens were going to watch the video, they would have done it by now. At this point, most either don’t care or have already watched it.

The ban, officially enacted on Jan. 30, slaps a $3,000 fine on any Internet provider in Russia that does not remove the video. The ban falls under Russia’s “extremism” law, which was originally intended for neo-Nazis and terrorists.

Once again, the entire Western world seems to be up in flames about the unfairness. People are crying out over the absurdity of the situation and yelling for freedom of expression.

Yet it seems like the point of the video was made, and if that’s true, does a ban really hold any water? The women intended to voice their opinion of Putin, the church and feminism, and they did. Even more, the steps the Russian government took only catapulted the group to nearly instantaneous fame.

The video did its job.

So the effects of the ban won’t matter. The world, Russia included, already knows about the women. They already know about their beliefs, so the act of censoring is completely obsolete.

The Russian government probably could have come up with a better law to place the ban under, especially considering how late the ban came about. The broad “extremism” law has been responsible for targeting anything from Jehovah’s Witnesses’ bible groups to “South Park” and “The Simpsons.”

Pussy Riot can officially join the ranks of other “extremists” too radical for Russian government to tolerate. In reality though, the Russian government can’t really expect that law to deter or retract from the attention the girl group has already received.

The banning of the video only draws more attention to Pussy Riot and its cause, but if you plan on visiting Russia any time soon, watch the video before you go, because you surely won’t be able to watch it there.

Shelby Lum / Lantern photographer

From left, Joe Don Rooney, Gary LeVox, Karen Kasich and Jay DeMarcus pose backstage before a Feb. 9 Rascal Flatts concert. Kasich named Rooney an honorary Ohioan for a day.

Ohio lays claim to all Rascal Flatts members for a day with ceremony Shelby Lum Lantern reporter lum.13@osu.edu Not everyone who lives in Columbus, including myself, can say he or she is a true Ohioan. Until Saturday night, the country musicians of Rascal Flatts could not collectively make that claim either.

Rascal Flatts’ lead singer, Gary LeVox, and bassist Jay DeMarcus are both Columbus natives, but guitarist Joe Don Rooney doesn’t hail from the Buckeye State.

Before the band’s Saturday concert at Nationwide Arena, Ohio first lady Karen Kasich gave honorary Ohio residency to Rooney for the day, according to a press release, making the group an all-Ohio band for the first time.

In a meeting backstage, the first lady arrived before the band. David Redelberger, the director of interactive marketing at Nationwide Arena, said that because LeVox and DeMarcus are both from Columbus, they had a hard time making it more than a few feet in the city before running into a cousin or old friend.

Once the band made it to the room, Kasich presented the honorary title to Rooney. She said Ohio had always considered him one of its own, but now it would be official.

In addition to a certificate, Kasich presented Rooney with a buckeye necklace and chocolate buckeyes for the entire band. LeVox and DeMarcus joked that Oklahoma, where Rooney was raised, had never been as hospitable.

After a few more jokes were exchanged, including poking fun at old high school rivalries between Olentangy High School, where LeVox attended, and Upper Arlington High School, where Kasich attended, the band went to prepare for its performance. Kasich made sure to slip in a song request that she and her daughters had missed at the last Rascal Flatts concert they’d attended.

So over the weekend, Columbus could officially claim Rascal Flatts completely as its own, but only for a day.

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