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1895 - William McKinley, 25th US president 1968 - Walter Cronkite, broadcast journalist 1969 - Spiro Agnew, 39th US vice president, serving under Richard Nixon 1971 - Barbara Walters, broadcast journalist and TV personality 1974 - Gerald R. Ford, 38th US president 1983 - George H.W. Bush, 41st US president 1984, 2009 - John Glenn, astronaut 1996 - Christopher Reeve, actor and activist 2001 - Bill Cosby, comedian 2006 - John McCain, Arizona senator and 2008 presidential nominee 2008 - Brian Williams, broadcast journalist 2011 - John Boehner, current speaker of the House of Representatives

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Barack Obama to speak at ‘historic’ commencement ALLY MAROTTI Editor-in-chief marotti.5@osu.edu President Barack Obama is set to return to Ohio State’s campus to speak to during the 2013 Spring Commencement, but some students are worried all their family members won’t be able to attend.

“This is a historic occasion for the university, the city of Columbus, and our graduates and their families,” said OSU President E. Gordon Gee in a Wednesday press release. “We are honored to have President Obama address our graduates at the university’s largest commencement ever. To be sure, this is a signal moment in the life of one of the most vibrant and vital universities in our nation.”

According to a press release, there will be extra security

measures in place during commencement. All guests must have a ticket, and graduates can receive up to four tickets for their guests.

Megan Suman, a fourth-year in health sciences who expects to graduate in the spring, said she is concerned about the ticket limit.

“I’m kind of nervous about that because my parents are divorced, so I almost have two different families coming to graduation, and I’ve heard a lot of people coming whose families already have hotels booked and things like that,” she said. “I have a couple friends who I would’ve liked to come down for graduation, but now that I only have four tickets, I don’t know about that.”

Hayden Young, who plans to graduate in the spring with a degree in economics, had similar concerns.

“People in my family planning on coming cannot now,” he said. “It will be unfortunate some family members will be unable to be there.”

In OSU’s largest commencement to date, about 12,000 are expected to graduate. Graduates will not need tickets to attend.

Board of Trustees secretary David Horn served on the Speaker Selection Committee and said seats are also limited due to the renovations being done on the concrete in the stadium.

Murray said the university didn’t have details yet on procedures for extra tickets.

Many students would likely be interested in any available extra tickets.

“I feel like I want the people who have led me to this point in my life to witness me graduate because this is going to be my biggest accomplishment in my 20 years of existence, so of course I want my grandparents, my parents and my brother to be there,” said Taylor Stockwell, a third-year in communication who will be graduating in the spring.

Niraj Antani, a member of the Commencement Speaker Selection

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Gee announces OSU tuition freeze for in-state students DAN HOPE Oller reporter hope.46@osu.edu While Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s budget proposal for fiscal years 2014 and 2015 would enable schools to increase their tuition rates by 2 percent each year, Ohio State in-state students might not have to pay more next year.

OSU President E. Gordon Gee announced a university proposal Wednesday during the Ohio House Subcommittee for Higher Education meeting to freeze undergraduate tuition rates for in-state students for the 2013-2014 academic year.

“Given the very real needs of our students at Ohio State, and with the level of everyone’s support, I am recommending to our Board of Trustees that Ohio State freeze in-state tuition for the coming academic year,” Gee said. “I am convinced that this is the right thing to do for our students and for our families in Ohio.”

If the proposal is approved, OSU tuition for in-state residents will remain at $10,036.80 next year.

Gee said “creative funding strategies,” including parking privatization, the sale of a Century Bond and the university’s partnership with Huntington Bank, gave OSU the funds necessary to freeze tuition next year.

“We are now in a position to do more to make college affordable,” Gee said.

Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Schottenstein said in a university press release that the Board supports Gee’s proposal.

“The Board of the University is completely aligned with President Gee on the importance of this issue and will seriously consider this recommendation,” Schottenstein said. “For the past several years, we have been intensely focused on a series of financial strategies designed to strengthen the university’s fiscal condition in order to keep tuition as affordable as possible for the residents of Ohio.”

Cliff Rosenberger, Republican representative for Ohio’s 91st district and chair of the subcommittee, said during the meeting that the proposal to freeze in-state tuition is “commendable.”

“One of the things that has to be looked at is the ability to keep tuition low and the debt, most importantly, to the student low,” Rosenberger said. “(We’ve) got to continue to look at innovative solutions to continue that stride here in Ohio.”

Undergraduate Student Government President Taylor Stepp said he thinks OSU students will be “ecstatic” about the tuition freeze proposal.

“I’m glad to see this year it’s going to be frozen,” Stepp said. “It’s a great move for students.”

Chellie Colbert, a third-year in communication, said “it’s about time” the university freezes tuition for in-state students.

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OSU President E. Gordon Gee announced a university proposal during a Feb. 20 Ohio Subcommittee for Higher Education meeting to freeze tuition for in-state students during the 2013-2014 academic year.

“Tuition has been steadily going up since I was a freshman,” Colbert said. “For it to finally have a freeze, that’s a really good thing that our campus really needs. It will help some of these in-state students be able to pay these tuition funds that have just been outlandish.”

Colbert said he joined the National Guard as a freshman to offset the cost of tuition.

Mrinali Sethi, a second-year in Spanish and international studies, said the tuition freeze is good but hopes the freeze continues.

“If I do end up having to take a fifth year, which might happen, it would be really beneficial if (tuition) stayed as low as possible for as long as possible,” Sethi said.

Gee’s announcement came as part of a larger testimony on behalf of the Higher Education Funding Commission proposals within Kasich’s budget for the state of Ohio for fiscal years 2014-2015.

Gee serves as the chair of that commission, which developed changes to the State Share of Instruction formula, which is used to distribute state funding among the state’s public universities and colleges. Jack Hershey, OSU’s associate vice president of Government Affairs, joined Gee to present the details of the HEFC’s recommendations to the subcommittee Wednesday.

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campus $9 minimum wage could raise prices daniel eddy Lantern reporter eddy.80@osu.edu A local business owner said he’ll be forced to raise his prices if minimum wage is raised to $9 as President Barack Obama proposed in his State of the Union address.

Kraig McHenry, owner of Pita Pit at 1988 N. High St., said customers can expect price increases on the restaurant’s menu if minimum wage is increased by $1.15.

“I would say the biggest effect … (would be) what businesses would have to pass on to the consumer,” McHenry said.

“That increase in expense would have to be matched by some increase in revenue.”

McHenry said the change would lead to increased employer liability and payroll expenses as well.

Obama said in his State of the Union address Feb. 12 that he wants the minimum wage to be $9 an hour to help pull low-income families out of poverty.

“This single step would raise the incomes of millions of working families,” he said. “It could mean the difference between groceries or the food bank, rent or eviction, scraping by or finally getting ahead.”

If the law is passed, employers will have to adjust accordingly.

Ohio’s minimum wage is set at $7.85 unless a business grosses less than $288,000, in which case the minimum rate is set at the federal minimum wage of $7.25, according to the U.S. Department of Labor website.

Obama wants the law change to be in place by 2015, and it must pass through a House of Representatives currently controlled by Republicans.

Ohioan and U.S. House Speaker John Boehner had thoughts on the changes to taxes and spending Obama proposed during his speech.

“He offered them little more than more of the same ‘stimulus’ policies that have failed to fix our economy and put Americans back to work,” Boehner said. “We cannot grow the middle class and foster

job creation by growing government and raising taxes.”

The need for employers to cut employees as a result of minimum wage increases has been studied in the past, said Ethan Doetsch, a senior lecturer in labor economics.

Cutting back employees to compensate for increased wages is called the negative employment rate and is perhaps the most tested result in theory with labor economics, Doetsch said.

“Increasing the minimum wage is not going to have a large impact on employment,” he said. “It’s not going to drive down employment.”

Doetsch said the next challenge will be determining how employers will compensate for the higher wages if they are not cutting back employees.

Doetsch said employers might increase prices, decrease operating hours and being more stringent about breaks to ensure they keep revenue up.

Most minimum wage workers are under the age of 25, Doetsch said, which is a majority of OSU undergraduates.

Brandon Upchurch, a first-year in psychology, said he likes the plan to raise minimum wage.

“It seems like a good idea,” he said.

“It’s good that (Obama) is trying to make positive change in the world.”

Evan Nolan, a third-year in chemical engineering, said he thinks it should help stimulate the economy.

“It gives more consumers money to buy stuff and that will help the economy … it allows money to flow and then it will go back to the producers of the goods,” Nolan said.

McHenry said he likes giving more money to the employees but he wants it done carefully so that businesses will not be put on the “back burner.”

Raising the minimum wage is helpful for low-income families, but it is not a simple fix to the poverty problem in America, Doetsch said.

“It’s not a panacea,” he said. “It’s not a magic button to push to raise the bottom levels of the income scale.”

OSU research aims to cut down on coal emissions daniel eddy Lantern reporter eddy.80@osu.edu Ohio State researchers are developing new technology that can capture and store 99 percent of coal’s carbon dioxide emissions from power plants that could impact electricity bills across Ohio.

Liang-Shih Fan, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and director of the Clean Coal Research Technology, said this technology being developed as part of a $5 million project would help Ohio in coal utilization.

“This particular technique allows carbon dioxide to be captured in a very efficient way without consuming (a) huge amount of energy,” Fan said.

The new technique burns the coal chemically, compared to the popular technique of physically burning it.

With the current standard practice, coal is essentially put into a fire and burned, producing energy that can be used for electricity.

This research takes coal and chemically interacts it with iron and oxygen at a high temperature, said Elena Chung, a doctorate student in chemical engineering and part of the research team. The carbon in the coal replaces the iron and combines with the oxygen. This reaction of oxygen and carbon

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OSU researchers are developing new technology that can capture 99 percent of coal’s carbon dioxide emissions from power plants as part of a $5 million project.

OSU, West Virginia agree on costly shale energy deal shay trotter Lantern reporter trotter.35@osu.edu

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OSU and WVU recently signed a partnership contract to conduct tens of millions of dollars worth of shale energy research in the Appalachian region.

Ohio State and West Virginia University recently signed a partnership contract to conduct tens of millions of dollars worth of shale energy research in the Appalachian region.

Shale energy comes from grained rock that has oil components, which can be harvested for an alternative to conventional crude oil.

OSU President E. Gordon Gee signed the agreement on Feb. 8, followed by WVU President Jim Clements on Feb. 11, but the idea for the partnership was discussed last April at the “2012 Public and LandGrant University Conference on Energy Challenges,” according to a press release.

Tim Carr, a professor of geology at WVU and director of the Shale Gas Research Center, said that while no specific start date for the research has been determined, the universities did define research areas during their most recent meeting, with plans to focus on subsurface area, utilization, environment and public policies.

The collective research results could ultimately benefit students, the companies that are drilling wells and the environment, Carr said, and there is also the possibility to help the economy.

“If we can keep it going and there’s a lot of tax dollars flowing in,

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Committee, said the university requested Obama speak at commencement in November.

“I can say that the president was invited before I actually began my service on the Commencement Speaker Selection Committee, and the reason being that he’s president of the United States and it’s no longer an election year,” Antani said. “There was really no one else considered.”

Antani, who is also an OSU College Republicans spokesman, is expected to graduate this spring.

“Obviously the president and I disagree on a plethora of issues, but it’s an honor to have the sitting president of the United States speaking at commencement,” he said.

Spring Commencement is scheduled for noon on May 5 in Ohio Stadium. Obama will deliver the speech exactly one year after he kicked off his re-election campaign at the Schottenstein Center.

Since then, Obama has visited campus twice: in August when he had lunch at Sloopy’s Diner in the Ohio Union, and in October when he delivered a speech on the Oval.

Obama also visited campus last March and in October 2010.

Suman heard Obama speak on the Oval in October and said she expects his speech to be very different than the one he delivered then.

“It’s probably going to be more of him talking about what’s going to happen to us now that

Freeze from 1A are expected to apportion 50 percent of state funding to universities based upon the percentage of graduating students and 28.2 percent based upon number of course completions.

Hershey said although the formula is being adjusted, the “building blocks” of the SSI are unchanged.

“What changes are the priorities of where the funding goes, and the incentives behind them,” Hershey said.

Rosenberger said he believes the commission’s proposal is a “blueprint for success.” “(The proposal) really put the focus back on the students,” Rosenberger said.

Gee said he believes Kasich’s higher education reforms will improve graduation rates across Ohio.

“Our Board of Regents data show us that in Ohio … Half of Ohioans enrolled do not graduated … that’s unacceptable,” Gee said. “Our ‘now’ plan puts the emphasis on graduation.”

we’ve graduated or education in general instead of just him trying to win re-election,” she said.

This will be the third time a sitting president has given OSU’s commencement speech, according to the press release. George W. Bush spoke in 2002 and Gerald Ford spoke in 1974.

University spokeswoman Amy Murray said the university does not pay for commencement speakers. She said she remembered the excitement when the last sitting president spoke at commencement in 2002 and thinks the reaction will be similar.

“Obama is probably one of the most requested commencement speakers in the U.S., and Ohio State is proud to have him,” she said.

Antani said he was told the university would cover flights and hotels for the commencement speaker, but this wouldn’t be necessary for the president.

“If an actor came, we’d pay for their flight and hotel, but I don’t think we’re going to be footing the bill for Air Force One,” he said.

Obama will also be giving the commencement speech at the all-male Morehouse College in Atlanta this spring.

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s Jack Hanna spoke at Autumn Commencement in December, and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice spoke at Spring Commencement 2012.

Ben McConnell and Daniel Fyffe contributed to this story.

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is what produces the heat that can be used for energy, Fan said.

Efficiency could reach 99 or 100 percent, but the cost to reach that level has been a problem. The traditional techniques require 30 percent of the energy generated from a power plant to capture the carbon dioxide, whereas the new technology requires almost no energy, Fan said.

Ohio ranks fourth in the nation for coal consumption, and 90 percent of energy is provided by coalfired power plants, according to Ohio Air Quality Development Authority.

The new technique also fulfills price increase requirements that prohibit new technology from adding more than 35 percent to the cost of electricity produced at the plant, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

For a resident that pays $135 on their electricity bill, a new technology cannot be implemented if it will force the resident to pay above $182.25.

The research at OSU is one of the few techniques under the 35 percent increase, Fan said. “(The cost) is always increasing if you want to do something beyond what you are doing now,” he said.

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then it benefits our state and local governments,” Carr said.

Before any projects can be started, however, expenses have to be addressed.

Carr said the research will likely cost tens of millions of dollars and will force universities to look into ways to fund the projects, such as research grants.

Jeff Daniels, an OSU earth sciences professor, expects research organizations like the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Technology Lab and the Department of Energy to play a role in the research as well.

Ultimately, Daniels said there is hope the research OSU conducts will lead to even more funding.

“We feel very strongly that this is actually going to generate funding for the university because we’re going to have a better ability to attract funding for research and education and outreach efforts,” Daniels said. “So there’s not going to be a big up-front or annual cost to the university other than a little bit of travel money, I suppose, that faculty will generally provide out of their own funds.”

Daniels said those researchers will come from across the university, in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, the School of Environment and Natural Resources, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering and the College of Public Health.

Some students agree it is a necessary change to produce nearly emissions-free power plants.

Ashley Green, a fourth-year in agricultural communication, said she is willing to pay more for a cleaner environment.

“Coming from an agriculture and environmental background, I think it is really important we take care of our Earth,” Green said. “It is important we keep the emissions down, but I understand it’s going to cost more.”

The research was conducted for more than eight days in which the system had to be monitored 24/7.

“We actually physically don’t do much – maybe load more coal into our system,” said Chung. “Then the rest of the time it is studying (the system).”

She said since the system burns the coal at 1,292- 2,012 F, it was best to have eyes on it at all times.

Once the carbon dioxide is sequestered, it is stored underground which can then be used for enhanced oil recovery, Chung said.

The DOE and Department of Development of Ohio has helped fund the project, Chung said.

Research is still in the early stages and tests are still being run.

The varying skills of OSU and WVU in those fields could mean the development of a strong, collaborative effort in research, Daniels said.

“I think we have two universities that happen to have strengths in certain areas that are very complementary,” he said. “And combining our efforts, we’re clearly going to make the sum greater than the parts, the total greater than our individual efforts, and we will be able to be more effective in our research and educational outreach efforts in the Appalachian region.”

Carr said the cooperation between the schools should be positive.

“There are strengths on both sides,” Carr said.

“It’s just trying to build something up. It lets us see if we can do things together. It doesn’t stop at the Ohio River, it goes right merrily across.”

Despite the optimism of the universities regarding potential findings, one student shared his opposing thoughts on the partnership.

Daniel DiMarino, a second-year in environmental science and theater, said while he understands the purpose behind the research, he believes the time and money could be better spent focusing on other issues.

“I don’t know if it’s the best way that we can be allocating our resources and our time,” DiMarino said.

“I’d rather see us doing something involving wind energy or solar power and implementing some sort of program related to another form of energy that’s actually clean energy.”

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OSU junior guard Aaron Craft (4) attempts a layup during a game against Minnesota on Feb. 20 at the Schottenstein Center. OSU won, 71-45.

After a closely fought, and tightly officiated, first half, the Ohio State men’s basketball team cruised to a 71-45 victory against Minnesota Wednesday night at the Schottenstein Center behind junior forward Deshaun Thomas’ 19-point performance.

After dropping three of their last four games, the Buckeyes were able to get back on track against the Gophers.

“When you get knocked down, it’s always good to pick yourself back up and regroup, and that’s what we did tonight,” Thomas said.

The Gophers stubbornly hung around, though, trailing by only six points with 13:30 left to play in the contest, before OSU surged ahead thanks to a 16-0 run over the next six minutes.

Well before that span, though, the game started off with nine fouls in the first 2:29 of the game.

But Thomas said the team responded well to the avalanche of early calls.

“We didn’t let them get in our head,” he said. “We stayed together and kept our composure as a team and still were aggressive.”

All the early calls did provide an opportunity for several players to come off the bench early, including sophomore guard Shannon Scott and freshman guard Amedeo Della Valle.

Scott, who ended the game with 11 points, came in after junior guard Lenzelle Smith Jr. picked up his second foul 2:31 into the game.

Despite the early foul trouble, OSU’s defense appeared to have woken up from the sleep they were in at Wisconsin Sunday, when the team gave up 71 points and lost by 22.

In addition to limiting the Gophers to just 45 points, OSU held Minnesota to 29 percent shooting from the floor.

Minnesota coach Tubby Smith gave a lot of credit to the Buckeyes.

“Ohio State really turned up the heat defensively,” he said.

The Buckeyes held the Gophers to just 25 percent shooting in the second half.

OSU coach Thad Matta, though, deflected some of Smith’s praise.

“They went cold,” he said. “They had some good looks at the basket that didn’t go down and we’ve seen that a time or two.”

Adding to the Buckeyes’ defensive effort were junior guard Aaron Craft’s three steals in the game.

OSU’s offense still seemed to sputter throughout the first half, scoring just 29 points on 38 percent shooting.

With two minutes to go in the first half, no OSU player had more than one field goal.

That would change.

The Buckeyes finished out the first half on an 8-2 run in the final minutes, including a 3-pointer by Craft at the buzzer to take a six point lead into the game’s intermission.

That sort of offensive performance carried over into the second half as OSU shot nearly 42 percent from the field and 39 percent from behind the arc.

Smith said the Gophers’ struggles from the field and 21 turnovers played a big role in the game’s outcome.

“The combination of shooting poorly and turning the ball over, that’s a perfect storm for getting beat,” he said.

OSU is set to next play Michigan State Sunday at 4 p.m. at the Schottenstein Center.

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7 Buckeyes ready for 2013 NFL Combine Dan Hope Lantern reporter hope.46@osu.edu Seven Ohio State football alums will be among more than 300 participants whom NFL scouts will watch at the 2013 NFL Scouting Combine, which takes place Saturday through Tuesday inside Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Fullback Zach Boren, offensive tackle Reid Fragel, defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins, linebacker Etienne Sabino, defensive end John Simon, tight end Jake Stoneburner and defensive end Nathan Williams are the seven Buckeyes who received invites to the combine.

Fragel and Stoneburner will participate in on-field drills Saturday, while Boren will begin on Sunday and Hankins, Sabino, Simon and Williams will all have their day on Monday.

Each of the seven players go into the combine trying to prove they are worthy NFL draft selections. What scouts are looking for from each player, however, will not be the same across the board.

Boren: Boren will be working out with the running backs on Sunday as a fullback, but NFL teams should be looking at him as a prospect primarily for his versatility.

Boren showed just how versatile he could be in his senior season, when he made a midseason switch to the defensive side of the ball, taking over as the team’s starting middle linebacker. He also has experience playing on special teams.

With that in mind, Boren will likely get extra work

from the coaches after going through drills with the running backs, as teams will also be evaluating him as a potential contributor on defense and special teams.

Fragel: Physical measurables, athleticism and health will all be under the microscope for Fragel at the combine.

Having converted from tight end to right tackle in his senior season, he is more athletic than most offensive tackles and has the upside to be a starting right tackle in the NFL. Scouts at the combine will be looking for Fragel to prove his athleticism by testing well in his drills on Saturday.

Weigh-ins will also be an important factor for Fragel: standing between 6-foot-6 and 6-foot-8, Fragel has very good height for an offensive tackle, but teams will look for him to weigh in at above 300 pounds. Also important for Fragel will be getting through the medical examination with a clean bill of health: he missed the Senior Bowl due to injury.

Hankins: Hankins has the size, power and quickness to be a dominant NFL defensive tackle. His biggest concerns are his motor and stamina, as he tended to disappear late in games during his OSU career.

Because of that, scouts will be looking for Hankins to finish strong through his combine workout and will assess whether his performance drops as the day goes along, to make an evaluation on his stamina level. Additionally, scouts will be focused on how Hankins’ athleticism stacks up against some of the draft’s other top nose tackles, including

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OSU then-senior fullback Zach Boren (44) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 1 at Ohio Stadium. OSU won, 56-10.

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OSU senior defenseman Devon Krogh goes for the puck during a game against Western Michigan on Feb. 15 at the Schottenstein Center. OSU tied, 1-1.

With a chance at earning a bye in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association tournament, the Ohio State men’s ice hockey team is set to conclude its regularseason home schedule with a two-game series against Michigan this weekend.

Saturday night will be Senior Night for five members of the Buckeyes’ 27-man roster.

OSU has gone 4-6 against the Wolverines in the past 10 games between the schools.

Senior goalie Brady Hjelle said he is excited for the combination of a bitter rival and Senior Weekend.

“I’m really looking forward to it, getting my family down here … hopefully we can get them some wins,” Hjelle said.

Coach Mark Osiecki said his players are “fired up,” but the magnitude of the series has drawbacks as well.

“We have to keep our emotions in check. The harder part is Parents’ Weekend, Senior Weekend.

It’s always a tough battle because there is a lot of outside distractions that you normally don’t have,” Osiecki said.

Although the seniors will be honored in a pregame ceremony Saturday night, it might not be the last time they lace up their skates in the Schottenstein Center.

OSU (13-12-7, 12-7-5-1 CCHA) sits in a tie with Ferris State for fourth in the 11-team CCHA. The top four teams at season’s end will host a quarterfinal matchup (following a first-round bye) in the CCHA Tournament.

Michigan is a perennial powerhouse in college hockey and has nine NCAA titles. The Maize and Blue have not displayed that same dominance this season though. Coach Red Berenson’s squad sits at 10-18-2 in his 29th season in Ann Arbor.

“They haven’t had the year that they thought they were going to have,” said OSU senior defenseman Devon Krogh.

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Hankins, Lotulelei and Williams are all projected to be first-round picks in the 2013 NFL draft.

Sabino: Sabino was a productive player in his senior season for the Buckeyes, but he never stood out amidst a talent-laden Buckeyes defense. He has a chance to be a late-round draft pick, but one way he can improve that chance is to stand out athletically during linebacker drills on Monday.

Sabino has good speed and lateral athleticism, which he will attempt to prove with his combine performance.

He does not have the consistent game performances to secure being a draft selection, but he has the talent to catch the eyes of NFL teams in Indianapolis.

Sabino will also be examined closely in his medical evaluation, after missing four games in his senior season with a broken right fibula he suffered against Nebraska on Oct. 6.

Simon: Few players in the 2013 NFL draft class play the game with a stronger motor and work ethic than Simon do, but he does not stand out athletically on tape. He will have a chance to change that perception Monday, but the combine is not a favorable setting for Simon’s abilities.

Showing athleticism will be especially

the defensive side this season. Their 3.63 goals allowed per game average is the worst in the conference. That weakness could be further exploited this weekend against OSU. The Buckeyes have had a six-goal game in each of their past three home series.

“Our power play is starting to click … if we get three or four goals, you usually give yourself a really good chance to win,” Krogh said.

OSU has ridden the offensive hot streak to an undefeated record of 4-0-2 at home since the calendar turned to 2013. Michigan, carrying a 1-8-2 record away from home this season, provides ample opportunity for the Buckeyes to earn points in the standings.

With Ferris State idle, taking a single point from Michigan would push OSU ahead of the Bulldogs with one weekend left in the regular

important in the eyes of NFL teams that run a 3-4 defense. Measuring in at only 6-foot-1 at the Senior Bowl, he is shorter than the prototypical defensive end, but if he is going to be considered a prospect who can transition to outside linebacker, he is going to have to display lateral athleticism, fluid hips and flexibility in his combine workout.

Health will also come into question at the combine — Simon missed the final game of his senior season with a swollen bursa sac in his right knee.

Stoneburner: After Stoneburner moved to wide receiver in his senior season at OSU, and had an underwhelming 16-reception, 269-yard season, NFL scouts will be looking to see how Stoneburner stacks up against his competition as he moves back to the tight end position for his combine workout.

Stoneburner did not establish himself as a consistent run blocker during his years as an OSU tight end, nor was he consistently productive as a receiver. He should perform well in athletic testing at the combine, but must convince scouts that he is developed enough as a receiver or blocker to find a role on an NFL team.

The interview process, which NFL teams use to assess character, will also be an important step of the combine process for Stoneburner. Stoneburner was arrested for obstructing official business in June 2012 after allegedly urinating in public and running away from police. Those charges were later dropped.

season. However, the Buckeyes will likely not be satisfied with one point, knowing they finish their campaign with a trip to leagueleading Miami (Ohio).

If years past are any indicator, large crowds are expected to be on hand for both games this weekend. Last year, nearly 10,000 fans came out for the series opener in Columbus on Jan. 13. Two days later, a crowd of 25,864 watched the Frozen Diamond Faceoff at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Like it has for previous Michigan visits, the Schottenstein Center is expected to have the upper level open instead of curtained-off, as it is for most men’s ice hockey games.

Friday’s contest is set for 6:35 p.m. at the Schottenstein Center. It will be televised on Big Ten Network.

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OSU then-senior tight end Jake Stoneburner (11) salutes sophomore receiver Devin Smith (15) during a game against California Sept. 15 at Ohio Stadium. OSU won, 35-28.

Williams: Williams had flashes of brilliance in his OSU career but was consistently hindered by injury. For Williams, who missed the entire 2011 season after microfracture knee surgery and missed two games in his senior season due to injury, the medical examination could make or break whether he is drafted at all.

Williams, who is working out as a defensive lineman on Monday, has potential as both a pass-rushing

defensive end and as his original position of linebacker. But for a team to take a chance on him in the late rounds of the 2013 draft, they will have to be satisfied with his medical reports.

The seven Buckeyes participating in the combine are also all expected to work out at Ohio State’s pro day, which is scheduled for March 8. They will be joined there by many other NFL hopefuls who have graduated from OSU, including cornerback Travis Howard, a surprising snub from this year’s combine.

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OSU using early tests as measuring sticks Jon Shields Lantern reporter shields.143@osu.edu The Big Ten season is still more than a month away, but the early season tournaments that prepare the Ohio State softball team (7-3, 0-0) for the grind of conference play are starting to heat up.

The OSU softball team travels to Cathedral City, Calif., on Friday to participate in the Mary Nutter Classic, where it will play five games over the weekend, two against ranked opponents (No. 11 LSU and No. 14 Arizona, both on Friday).

“The Mary Nutter Classic is one of the premier tournaments every year, so of course the girls are excited,” said first-year coach Kelly Kovach Schoenly. “We’re going to play some ranked opponents … but the game doesn’t know who’s ranked, so you just have to go out there and play it.”

The tournament comes about a week after OSU’s participation in the Jacksonville University Tournament, which saw the unranked Buckeyes go 3-2 on the weekend, including a 1-0 upset of No. 16/17 Louisville.

“We came out strong,” said sophomore outfielder Taylor Watkins. “We should have beat some teams, but we did our best and

stuck together in all the situations we were put in.”

The biggest news from the weekend in Jacksonville was the emergence of sophomore pitcher Alex DiDomenico. The 5-foot-9 right-hander from Youngstown, Ohio, completed 15 innings for the weekend, holding batters to a .130 average. Her four-hit, eight-inning shut-out of Louisville was the centerpiece to a weekend that saw her named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on Monday, her first such honor.

“I was really happy about it,” DiDomenico said. “I was shocked actually, but I mean, it felt really good.”

Her coach echoed the Big Ten’s praise.

“I think Alex has grown a lot in the last six months,” Schoenly said. “When she hits her spots, she can have a lot of success, and I think it’s a really big confidence boost for her.”

The Buckeyes sport a 2-1 record against ranked foes on the year. Their single defeat was a 6-1 loss against then-No. 8 Georgia on Feb. 8 in Athens, Ga., a defeat they avenged the next day with a 5-4 win.

“The competition is what I’m really looking forward to,” DiDomenico said. “I think it will be a good experience … we’re just working to get better. We can never get too good.”

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Puerto Rico Classic struggles part of ‘the process’ for men’s golf MICHAEL BURWELL Senior Lantern reporter burwell.37@osu.edu The Ohio State men’s golf team wrapped up the Puerto Rico Classic with a 13th place finish out of 15 teams, but coach Donnie Darr said the score did not reflect the team’s overall performance.

After starting off the tournament shooting a 16-over score of 304 in Sunday’s first round at the Rio Mar Country Club in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, the Buckeyes improved their score each of the next two rounds, shooting a 294 and 290, respectively.

Overall, the 24-over score of 888 “didn’t really give a true indication of how well we played,” Darr said.

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hard. They’re doing the right things and the more reps we get in this spring, I think the better we’re gonna play,” Darr said. “I’m not at all surprised that we improved each day.”

Leading the way for the young OSU team was freshmen Max Rosenthal, who compiled a score of 4-over 220 for the tournament. He had the team’s low round for the first two rounds with a 74 and 70, respectively, and shot 76 in the final round to finish T-36 overall for the tournament.

Rosenthal said his ball striking was solid each round, but his short game and chipping from 40-60 yards from the hole wasn’t working too well. He said not being able to practice the shots within 60 yards on a regular basis is tough because of the amount of touch needed for each.

Freshman Michael Bernard, who led the Buckeyes in the final round, finished T-39 overall.

Bernard, like most of the rest of the team, improved his score each day with rounds of 77-74-70 for a 5-over score of 221.

“I played a lot of good golf this week, but there’s just a few mistakes that I need to clean up. But it’s early in the season,” Bernard said.

Bernard had four birdies in a five-hole stretch from numbers 7 through 11 in the final round. He also started off 5-under through his first 10 holes in Sunday’s first round but shot 10-over in the final eight holes for a 77.

The main problem facing OSU throughout the week was the “visually intimidating” golf course itself, the River Course, Darr said. The “typical island-resort type golf course,” Darr said, featured water hazards on nearly every hole.

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Record store to celebrate 10 years with ‘eclectic’ show MATTHEW LOVETT Lantern reporter lovett.45@osu.edu Record geeks and local music lovers will unite for two nights of eclectic live music to celebrate Lost Weekend Records’ 10-year anniversary.

The celebration is scheduled to take place at Ace of Cups on Friday and Saturday.

Owner Kyle Siegrist attributes Lost Weekend Records’ decade of business to understanding certain music trends.

“You hear about stores closing all the time,” Siegrist said. “You have to keep up on stuff. You have to read all kinds of stuff, whether it’s ‘MOJO’ (magazine) …

You have to listen to customers, let them tell you what they’re into.”

According to its website, Lost Weekend Records opened its doors Jan. 16, 2003, out of a small apartment Siegrist was renting at 3341 N. High St. Siegrist moved the store to a much larger location about a year and a half later, to 2960 N. High St. Lost Weekend Records specializes in vinyl records of all genres, except electronic, Siegrist said.

The varied selection at Lost Weekend Records is reflected not only in the store, but also in the lineup of bands for the anniversary shows on Friday and Saturday.

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“I’ve always tried to get five or six bands each night, 10 or 12 total on the weekend, that are bands I like,” Siegrist said. “(The bands) usually are customers or people who support the store, but also an eclectic mix that maybe wouldn’t always play together.”

This is not the first time Siegrist has coordinated a concert for Lost Weekend Records. He hosted a two-year anniversary show for the store and regularly hosts summer concerts as well. As such, Siegrist is experienced in taking charge of concerts.

“I run a pretty organized show, I keep it really on schedule,” Siegrist said. He plans for each band to play about 45-minute sets.

Siegrist said the bands will cover a variety of genres.

“We have a punk band, an Americana band, a cover band, we have straight rock bands, we’ve got noise,” Siegrist said. “We’ve got a lot of variety going on.”

That Americana band Siegrist mentioned is Harvest Kings, slated to perform first on Friday at 8 p.m.

The store stocks Harvest Kings’ CD and Joseph said Siegrist is a “good friend to the music scene.”

The Nom Tchotchkes, the proclaimed “seventhgrade garage band” by lead singer David Banbury, is slated to perform first on Saturday at 8 p.m. Banbury said he is an old friend of Siegrist’s, and even invited Siegrist to the band’s first live performance.

There are no headliners for the event. Rather, the bands were scheduled based on its best availability.

Bands that draw an older crowd were scheduled earlier rather than later, Siegrist said.

“The event itself is the headliner,” he said.

Siegrist did everything to organize the show himself, from booking the bands to booking the venue.

Both Joseph and Banbury plan to attend both nights of music.

Joseph said the anniversary show presents a fun opportunity and “it’s exciting to see that many bands.”

Banbury said he uses shows with extensive lineups such as this as a “chance to catch up on other bands.”

Dan Dow, owner of Used Kids Records and acoustic rhythm guitarist for the Nom Tchotchkes, said the anniversary show has “some of the best bands in town.”

The anniversary show this weekend is a community event for customers of Lost Weekend Records as well as the bands performing. Siegrist knows most of the band members performing during the show personally.

“I think every single band has some members that shop here,” Siegrist said.

The Harvest Kings, Betty Machete and the Angry Cougars, The Vague in Color, Red Feathers and The Twits are performing Friday, starting at 8 p.m.

Nom Tchotchkes, Farnsworth, Second State Butchers, Nervosas, Orson Buggy and Quiet Pepsi are performing on Saturday, also starting at 8 p.m.

DJ Jimmy Clark Black and DJ Uklealia are spinning records between bands. A $5 cover will be charged at the door. Ace of Cups is located at 2619 N. High St.

In an attempt to shine light on local music, The Lantern’s “Columbus’ Own” is a weekly series that will profile a new Columbus band every week.

All-girl band The Salty Caramels stays local with name, members, concert locations ROSE DAVIDSON Lantern reporter davidson.347@osu.edu When asked about the topics explored by The Salty Caramels in the band’s songs, Sarah Overdier laughed and rattled off killing, stealing and homewrecking, to name a few.

The four band members, which include Overdier, Molly Winters, Paige Strickling and Emily Ng, came together early last autumn. The Salty Caramels originally began in 2010 with Winters and two different women, but after those girls went their separate ways, Winters sought out new female talent to piece the band back together.

But just like the band’s sweet and salty name, the girls’ music is about the ups and downs of being female.

“Womanhood is definitely a common theme, and being proud of your womanhood, because we have a lot of songs that are sweet love songs and then songs about the other side of being a woman,” Overdier said.

The band’s name might sound familiar to many sweet-toothed Columbus residents — it’s based off a flavor of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. Winters said that, when coming up with the original band name, she wanted to keep it local but still express what the band is all about.

“Women are sort of salty and sweet, we really are … and I just wanted to keep the name because I think there’s value to that, that association with being a girl band,” Winters said.

Overdier agreed, and said her band members are like the sisters she never had.

“Our name, The Salty Caramels, really reflects our music and our sisterhood,” Overdier said. “That essence sort of transfers on stage. We’re not only performing but we’re growing together.”

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(From left to right) Molly Winters, Emily Ng, Sarah Overdier and Paige Strickling make up The Salty Caramels.

Though the band maintains the same name after its lineup chang, the group is working to establish its own fresh sound. Winters said she would describe the band’s music as edgy pop-rock Americana but also added that it has a hint of nostalgia.

“Even though that’s not a genre, I want it to be,” Winters said. “Because there’s something about girls swinging their voices, like it’s not a dying art anymore.”

While the band performs some covers of older songs, such as those of The Andrews Sisters, the girls are working to build its own collection of original compositions.

“We have a vision for how The Salty Caramels brand is going to sound and look, so there are some songs that we sort of write specifically for it,” Overdier said.

Overdier and Winters both sing and write music for the group. Winters, like Overdier and Ng, is involved in

other musical projects with different styles but wants to bring a new voice to The Salty Caramels, which she said is shifting from bluegrass to pop rock.

“I try to be a little more creative and witty with The Salty Caramels because there’s all these ideas going through my head of what girls can pull off that’s a little more entertaining than your typical love song,” Winters said.

Winters pointed out one song – “Damn Good Woman” – as a perfect representation of the band. The opening line of the song is, “I’m a damn good woman, but I’m always doing wrong.”

“It’s just the story of a woman … she’s a passionate person but there’s always the bad side of things where you feel like a sinner sometimes but you’re just living your life passionately,” Winters said.

On top of more traditional instruments, such as the guitar, viola and bass, one thing that sets this band

apart is its use of unconventional instrumentation.

Among the items played by the band members are ukulele, kazoo, washboard, singing saw and glockenspiel, as well as a suitcase drum set that’s in the works for the band’s next performance.

“I’ve noticed that people are so thrilled to see something come out of something that’s not really necessarily made for music, like a saw or a washboard,” Winters said. “I think it adds to the whimsy of the whole presentation that we’re giving the crowd. It’s a little more unique than a lot of the traditional indie-rock bands that are doing whatever they’re doing.”

Strickling, the band’s main percussionist, is constructing the drum set based off a video tutorial she found online and said she’s having fun with the project.

“I really enjoy playing a drum kit, but it’s fun to kind of mix it up and it’s easier to play at smaller (venues),” Strickling said.

While the band has not released any albums yet, Winters said it’s “full-speed ahead.” The girls are hoping to begin recording soon and possibly even do some short-term tours in the future.

“A year from now, I would definitely see us playing a lot of shows still in Columbus and probably building a base outside of Columbus as well, so maybe touring a bit and definitely recording something,” Ng said.

Winters agreed, saying she thinks The Salty Caramels could definitely serve as a girl band that represents Columbus from the road.

“The sky’s the limit,” Winters said.

The band’s next performance is scheduled for March 2, when the girls will be opening for bluegrass band The SteelDrivers. The show will be at Woodland’s Backyard, located at 668 Grandview Ave. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased through the venue’s website.

Stand-up show audience invited to feast on John Pinette’s self-depricating, food-related humor LAUREN WEITZ Lantern reporter weitz.20@osu.edu John Pinette might be best known for his jokes about food, but the comedian has broadened his horizons for his latest stand-up gig.

“If you’re going to survive in stand-up comedy, you have to evolve,” Pinette told The Lantern. “This is some of the latest things that I have to say. I’m very happy with the way the act has grown.”

Pinette is slated to perform at Capitol Theatre on Saturday at 8 p.m., and he said the show will be a “nice mixture of old and new.”

Getting his start in comedy more than 20 years ago, Pinette has covered many aspects of comedy from stand-up, to television, to cinema and even Broadway. He has also starred in multiple comedy specials, the most recent being “Still Hungry” in 2011.

Rolanda Copley, a publicist for the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, said Pinette has been very successful at the Funny Bone Comedy Club in Columbus, which led to him booking this theater show. Copley said Pinette is different from other comedians that perform in CAPA shows.

“He’s one of very few comedians that performs a ‘clean’ act,” Copley said in an email.

Comedy wasn’t always Pinette’s career goal.

While theater had always been an interest of his, Pinette felt a more “normal” job would be more practical.

“I basically found myself at 18 years old and I had my older sisters and brothers saying ‘get some marketable skills,’ which means ‘If you become an actor, you can’t sleep on our couch,’” Pinette said.

Pinette worked as an accountant for three months before quitting his job and pursuing a career in comedy.

Many of Pinette’s stand-up acts, including “Show Me the Buffet” in 1998 and “I’m Starvin’” in 2006, fall under the category of “self-deprecating” and are centered around his love of food.

“I’ve always been a big guy. As a kid that’s certainly a defense mechanism. You’re either an athlete, or you’re with the cool kids, or you’re funny,” Pinette said. “You always try to be something to fit in and I used my comedy to kind of fit in and be self-deprecating.”

Wanting to keep his comedy clean and appropriate for all ages, Pinette turned to his love of food as a platform for his stand-up.

“It became about food because I wanted to work pretty clean. There are comics that do some pretty adult humor, some pretty graphic humor, and there are some pretty funny comics that do that,” Pinette said. “Food is a common ground. Everybody eats, everybody has an opinion. It was a way for me to work a little bit cleaner.”

Pinette took a break from comedy when he joined the cast of “Hairspray” on Broadway from 2004 to 2006, where he played Edna Turnblad, Tracy Turnblad’s mother who runs a home-based laundry business. “‘Hairspray’ was at a time in my life when I knew that every second I was at that theater, how fortunate I was to be there,” Pinette said.

Pinette performed eight shows a week while in the production of “Hairspray,” and said that his daily routine started to get repetitive.

“After a while, it got to be like the movie ‘Groundhog Day,’” Pinette said. “(I would think) ‘I

wonder what I’m going to do today. Probably get up and go to the theater and do the exact same show. I wonder what I’m going to do tomorrow.

Probably get up and go to the theater and do the exact same show.’”

Missing the comfort and familiarity of performing stand-up, Pinette said goodbye to theater and returned to his first love of comedy.

“I really missed stand-up,” Pinette said. “It’s the kind of thing that calls to you.”

Collin Gossel, a second-year in music composition and aspiring stand-up comedian, said he enjoys Pinette’s stand-up and thinks he is different from other comedians.

“I think what really sets him apart is his character, the way he holds himself on stage,” Gossel said.

“He’s very relatable and self-deprecating, but he also comes off as confident and he knows what he’s doing. He’s obviously in control when he takes the stage.”

Over the past few years, Pinette said he has grown more comfortable doing stand-up comedy.

“On stage is often the most comfortable that I am. I’ve just grown to be very comfortable doing it,” Pinette said. “I really enjoy the confidence I have and the joy that I have being able to make people laugh.”

While Pinette might be far from where he started as an accountant, he said he is fortunate for having a successful career in comedy.

“I’m really happy to have a job that I love, and I do it well,” Pinette said. “I tried interpretive dance but it just didn’t work out for me. I was a yoga instructor for a while, but there were complaints.”

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John Pinette is slated to perform a stand-up routine Feb. 23 at Capitol Theatre.

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Waltz, Zeppelin, Bonnaroo lineup win in pop headlines HALIE WILLIAMS Asst. arts editor williams.3948@osu.edu This is part of a weekly series called “Pop! Opinions” where The Lantern offers its take on the week’s pop culture news.

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Waltz, Alabama Shakes on SNL Austrian actor Christoph Waltz, known for his roles in Quentin Tarantino films “Inglorious Basterds” and “Django Unchained,” hosted last weekend’s episode of “Saturday Night Live” with musical guest Alabama Shakes, and blew the previous 13 episodes of the show’s 38th season out of the water. Because of Waltz’s characters in Tarantino’s films, and even his part in “The Green Hornet,” this wasn’t the Oscar-nominated actor’s first time showing off his sense of humor, but

with sketches that included poking fun at himself in a fake movie trailer for “Djesus Uncrossed,” Saturday was confirmation of his hilarity.

However, Waltz wasn’t the only reason for praise to the show this week. Southern-rock band Alabama Shakes took the stage with brilliant performances of songs “Hold On” and “Always Alright.” With lead singer Brittany Howard’s passionate and soulful vocals and Waltz’s giddy presence, Saturday became one of my favorite “SNL” episodes to air in the last couple of years.

Plant hints Zeppelin reunion During an interview on Australia’s “60 Minutes,” Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant hinted that he’d be on board for a reunion, saying the decision would be up to members Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. “You need to see the Capricorns (Page and Jones) — I’ve got nothing to do in 2014,” Plant said in the interview. Zeppelin fans everywhere, including myself, are jumping with joy, breaking out their vintage T-shirts and records, for this will be the first time the three

have played together since December 2007 for a one-time show in London’s O2 Arena. Although the band will never be as great as it was with legendary drummer John Bonham, who passed in 1980, perhaps his son, Jason Bonham, would be willing to return as he did for the London performance.

Bonnaroo lineup announced Bonnaroo, a four-day music festival held in Manchester, Tenn., from June 13 – June 16, was announced Tuesday during the Bonnaroo Live Lineup Announcement Megathon live stream.

Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, R. Kelly, Daniel Tosh, Kendrick Lamar, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Billy Idol and ZZ Top are among the many acts scheduled for this year’s festival. And although Bonnaroo is roughly seven hours from Columbus, it’s safe to say I’m already working on arranging travel accommodations. Manchester, Tenn., here I come.

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Christoph Waltz hosted ‘Saturday Night Live’ on Feb. 16.

‘Let’s Go Ride a Bike’ benefit concert set to roll out funds for Ride for World Health AMANDA CARBERRY Lantern reporter carberry.8@osu.edu Before a 3,400-mile bike ride for charity can happen, supporters of Ride for World Health are set to make a little music.

A benefit concert, also known as “Let’s Go Ride a Bike,” for R4WH is scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday at King Avenue 5, located at 945 King Ave. Musicians and R4WH advocates Chris Esber, a fourth-year in medicine, and Ashleigh Vig, a first-year in psychology, are hosting the show to help raise money and awareness about world health.

“Every year a group of med students from OSU and across the country ride (bikes) from San Diego, Calif., to Washington D.C.,” Esber said. “We give lectures about global health and even domestic health for the kids and we even fundraise for global health initiatives.”

Esber is chief operating officer of Ride for World Health and has been helping to run the nonprofit since June.

The ride itself is about a 3,400-mile journey and takes about two months.

Esber found out about the organization two years ago when he went to Columbus lecture series Global Health Day. He listened to the founder of Village Health Works, Deogratias Niyizonkiza, speak and after listening to his story wanted to get involved.

Village Health Works is an “organization that delivers world-class, community-drive medical care and local development initiatives from what has rapidly become the premiere health facility in all of Burundi (Africa),” according to a press release.

“Every year we (R4WH) choose a global health initiative and raise

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Matt Flanigan (left) and Chris Esber (right) are members of Benefits with Friends, set to perform Feb. 22 at King Avenue 5. money for them,” Esber said. “A lot of what we do is advocacy for them, explaining to people what opportunities are out there to do global health and what kind of groups are actively doing global health so you can get involved.”

This year, R4WH will be raising money for Empower and Advance, an “organization dedicated to empowering members of vulnerable communities,” according to a press release, in Haiti, and Village Health Works, in Burundi.

Vig signed up to contribute more to the musical side of the event, bringing in local bands and artists to support R4WH. “The groups of performers that I have brought with me are all from around town. They are all writing their own stuff, playing in people’s basements,” Vig said. “And yet here’s Esbers’ group working 50 to 60 hours a week and still finding time to play music. The common thing is that everyone loves music.”

Esber will not only be hosting the event but performing in it as well.

He is the lead male vocalist of Benefits with Friends, a group of OSU medical students, which will be performing for the fist time, at the benefit show, Esber said.

“With the band, a lot of these people are just friends who I have played music with before, and I put the band together just for this benefit concert,” Esber said.

Including Benefits with Friends, there will be three bands and four acoustic solo artists performing at the show. There will also be local art for sale, and part of the proceeds will be donated to R4WH. “My idea about (artwork being sold) is that people who are also creating stuff on their own time, who are not well known, they are doing it because they love it, and to give them sort of a venue to show their art to people and also contribute to charity,” Vig said.

Vig and other musicians will also be auctioned off for a “date with a musician.”

Amanda Delong, a fourth-year in medicine, said the event offers a perfect combination of her two passions: endurance sports and music.

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diversions Horoscopes by Nancy Black ©2013 Tribune Media Services Inc. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY Happy times at home highlight the first half of the year. Cinch a romantic deal and get creative. Focus your intention and time-management skills. Career priorities shift. Writing and research are key. For best results, take a slow, steady pace with tested routines and team. Play.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Today is a 9 -- Integrity counts double now, especially at work. Customer satisfaction pays dividends well into the future. Put in the extra effort. You’re becoming more attracted and attractive.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Today is a 9 -- Go over your options again before choosing, but choose, even if it seems difficult. There are excellent conditions for finding a great deal on the system you want. Don’t waste a penny.

Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 7 -- You’re testing the limits. Your friends and family help grow your ideas and create new business. Nurture the necessary partnerships for sustainable growth.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Today is an 8 -- The tension is getting higher, for better or worse. You can actually benefit greatly from the situation. You immediately see how to bend the rules to your benefit. But don’t break them.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Today is an 8 -- There’s still a lot of work to do (especially around finances), but with dedication and compassion you make great progress. You can appreciate where you’ve gotten so far.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Today is a 7 -- Review the assignment to avoid errors. Don’t be afraid to ask a special person to help.

It’s a good excuse to hang out, anyway. Keep it inexpensive with popcorn and tea.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is a 7 -- Reaffirm your vision for the future, and get some well-deserved attention. Keep it grounded in reality, though, as fantasies can play tricks now. Save something away for emergencies.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is a 7 -- Listen to others attentively, as if their words could be measured in gold. Your sixth sense is working well. Work out any kinks in communication or schedule without overextending.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is a 9 -- You can really complete a project that you’d been putting off. Better fix something before it breaks. Avoid impetuous spending. Another’s opinions are important, even if confusing.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Today is a 7 -- Don’t waste hours on communications that go nowhere. Minutes spent making extra copies of your data can save you time and money later. Take a break from a circular conversation. Talk it out later.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Today is a 6 -- Together, you can achieve amazing things, but you may have to be patient. Saving money is important, but your health comes first. Try a different mode of transportation.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 7 -- Make up a plan before you start. Include exercise in your routine; a little makes a difference over time. Keep producing excellence at work. Pad the schedule for the unexpected.

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DiCaprio snubbed, not king of Oscar world ARTS Editor

If I could sit down with the members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the organization behind the Oscars, I would have one question for them.

Why isn’t CAITLIN ESSIG Leonardo essig.21@osu.edu DiCaprio good enough?

He was snubbed again for this year’s Oscar awards, as the Academy ignored his performance in “Django Unchained.� This marks the fifth year without so much as a mention of DiCaprio on an Oscar ballot.

The 38-year-old started acting when he was 14 and since then has graced the silver screen in a long list of extraordinary films.

His breakout role was his portrayal of protagonist Jack Dawson in James Cameron’s “Titanic,� a film that garnered 14 Oscar nods. Just about everyone at least got a mention. It’s like the Academy voters were waiting outside the film’s premiere, scattering nominations over the crowd.

Guess who didn’t catch the attention of Oscar voters, though? DiCaprio.

The 1997 film shattered box office records when it came out and remains the second-highest grossing film of all time with nearly $660 million. It is second only to another James Cameron film, “Avatar,� which grossed about $100 million more than “Titanic.�

Among “Titanic’s� Oscar nominations were Best Actress in a Lead Role and Best Actress in a Supporting Role, for Kate Winslet (young Rose DeWitt Bukater) and Gloria Stuart (old Rose), respectively. Neither won, as Helen Hunt (“As Good as It Gets�) and Kim Basinger (“L.A. Confidential�) took the respective prizes.

But DiCaprio wasn’t even nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role among the likes of winner Jack Nicholson (“As Good as It Gets�) and nominees Matt Damon (“Good Will Hunting�), Dustin Hoffman (“Wag the Dog�), Robert Duvall (“The Apostle�) and Peter Fonda (“Ulee’s Gold�). “Titanic� was phenomenal and the chemistry between DiCaprio and Winslet made the movie a hit. An unforgettable love story unfolded on-screen between the pair, and the movie has a magical quality that viewers can get lost in no matter how many times they’ve seen it.

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Leonardo DiCaprio has been nominated for an Oscar 3 times but has never won.

This was just one of the many times DiCaprio has been snubbed though. “Catch Me If You Can,� “Gangs of New York,� “Revolutionary Road� (which adorably reunited him with Winslet), “Shutter Island,� “Inception,�

Best Picture-winning “The Departed� — DiCaprio didn’t receive so much as a nod for any of these films.

His latest snub came when nominees for the 85th Academy Awards were announced and a nod for DiCaprio’s scene-stealing performance in 2012’s “Django Unchained,� nominated for Best Picture, was wrongfully missing from the list.

The Academy couldn’t throw Leo a single bone for any of his riveting performances? The man has more talent in his left pinky than just about any person I’ve ever met or seen on screen. I’m not saying he can do no wrong ‌ I’m just saying I haven’t seen it yet.

To be fair, he has been nominated for three Oscars. (Key word: nominated, as in, not a single win after about 24 years in the business.)

DiCaprio’s latest nod was in 2007 for Best Actor for his performance in 2006’s “Blood Diamond.� Before that he received another Best

Actor nod in 2005 (“The Aviator�), his first nomination since 1994 when he was up for Best Supporting Actor for “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.�

I’m not sure what it is about Leo that scares Oscar voters.

Is it his ability to execute near-flawless performances in a wide range of characters? Maybe they’re too stunned by his growth, from portraying the wide-eyed lower class artist Jack Dawson to the charming yet brash plantation owner Calvin Candie in “Django Unchained.�

Is he too good looking? Too well-spoken? Do Oscar voters get intimidated by his focus on his career, generally staying out of the negative glow of the harsh limelight?

For someone with as much talent as Leo and as long of a resume, his lack of Oscars is unsettling.

Maybe the Oscar voters will be kind enough to keep Leo in mind next year, after the much-anticipated “The Great Gatsby� releases in May. If not, I guess they’re just proving my point.

The 85th Annual Academy Awards are slated to air Sunday at 7 p.m. on ABC.

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