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A study that ranked university professor as the least stressful job in America has made waves among those in higher education, including professors at Ohio State. “One of my colleagues sent out an email to alert us about this finding and we all found it amusing, about the less stress,” said Randy Roth, a history professor at OSU. Other professors aimed their distaste at a Forbes.com article, which relayed the CareerCast. com rankings in a brief article titled “The Least Stressful Jobs of 2013.” The article racked up hundreds of comments. Many pointed out that the criteria set by the University of Wisconsin researchers behind the ranking — including travel, deadlines, physical labor and risk to one’s life — overlooked the different but real types of stress of college professors. The outcry caused Susan Adams, author of the article, to add an addendum to her original article. “I was struck by the strong reactions I got from professors who feel that they are under a great deal of stress,” Adams said in an email.
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“I read every comment, tried to respond to quite a few and called out many that I thought were useful and detailed.” Some OSU faculty felt that the ranking was fair, but only when applied to tenured professors. “Once you have tenure it really
Photo courtesy of MTC KAYLA BYLER / Design editor gives you the freedom to pursue what you need to pursue and not worry if the project fails in the short run, and the short run for us is like years,” Roth said. It is the non-tenured professors, which according to the American Federation of Teachers, make up as
much of three-quarters of college faculty members, who are being misrepresented by the ranking Roth said. “Being a junior faculty member or graduate student is horribly
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Harry Potter cast into OSU fitness class DANIEL EDDY Lantern reporter eddy.80@osu.edu
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One Ohio State fitness class is channeling some Harry Potter magic this week, but leave the broomsticks at home. OSU is offering a one-time cycling class with a Harry Potter theme to a routine cycling class Tuesday at the Recreation and Physical Activity Center (RPAC). The class will involve Harry Potter-themed decorations and prizes to be given out during the session. To help the trainees get in the magic spirit there will be Harry Potter-themed music played before and after the workout. During the session, fast-paced music featuring monsters, wolves and other magical beats will help motivate participants, said fitness instructor Brooke Miller. The second-year in strategic communication said she hopes the theme will attract fellow Harry Potter fans to fitness classes, which Alycia Israel, coordinator of fitness programs at OSU Recreational Sports, said is the ultimate goal. “(The goal is) to pull people who aren’t necessarily participating in group exercise class(es) who might now be interested because it is something they are familiar with,” Israel said. Some students vow to hit the gym at the start of a new year, and Miller said this class is a good way to help people stick with their resolutions.
“There are signs all over the RPAC promoting it,” she said. “So I think it will catch people’s eye who are looking for a New Year’s resolution who normally don’t go to the gym as often, which is awesome. I am really excited that I am able (to) teach it.” Amanda Carroll, a fourth-year in microbiology, said she would be interested in the new spin on a traditional fitness class. “I think it sounds interesting,” Carroll said. “I like Harry Potter, I don’t usually use the exercise bikes, but with something different like that it might be more interesting.” However, others said they aren’t very likely to come to a cycle class at all. Adam Ring, a third-year in industrial design, said he prefers weight lifting instead of workout classes and probably wouldn’t go regardless of the theme. Miller would not reveal the prizes that would be handed out during the session, which runs from 7:30 p.m. to 8:20 p.m. in Room B30 of the RPAC Tuesday. The class will hold about 30 people. Other themed events are scheduled to be held during Spring Semester, including Glee Dance Off on Jan. 22, Yoga for Climbers on Jan. 28, Boy Band Dance on March 19 and Gangham Style Dance on March 28. Group fitness classes are free for students and anyone with a valid BuckID.
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Renters salty landlords ignore icy sidewalks MJ DORONY Lantern reporter dorony.4@osu.edu
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Snow covers the street, cars and houses on E. Norwich Avenue Dec. 26.
Treacherous off-campus sidewalks packed with snow and ice caused problems for students making their way to classes last week, but many don’t know where to place the blame. Not everyone knows who is responsible for the removal of the slippery ice that has caused students to walk through the streets to get to class. Heather Davis, a third-year in microbiology and Buckeye Real Estate tenant, was not satisfied with the conditions of sidewalks, streets or parking lots when she returned to campus after winter break. “My entire parking lot had already turned into a solid 2 inches of ice. The conditions of the sidewalks were also horrendous,” Davis said in an email. “Most students weren’t on campus at the time and therefore could do nothing to alleviate the problem.” Certified property manager of Buckeye Real Estate, Wayne Garland, said if landlords are to take responsibility for shoveling and salting on their own, it creates more liability issues due to a 2002 ruling by the Ohio Supreme Court. Crawford v. Wolfe states that a landlord may be liable for injuries sustained on the property if they could be caused by the landlords’ failure to fulfill their duties in regards to the property’s condition. “So that’s the way unfortunately we approach it: don’t want to open ourselves to
more liability by trying to provide a service and then it creates a potential situation where we get sued,” Garland said. Kate Aruby, a fourth-year in biology, lives off campus and pays $35 for a spot in her apartment’s parking lot. Because of the parking fee, Aruby said she thinks the snow and ice should be taken care of by her landlord. But that wasn’t done after a late-December snow storm. Aruby said she called the company and talked to the receptionist. “She basically said, ‘There’s absolutely nothing we can do. That’s ridiculous for us to go salt every parking lot.’ She was kind of rude about it, actually,” Aruby said. The representative from her reality company said the company would be unable to take care of the parking lots but suggested Aruby put in a maintenance request to have someone go out and take care of the sidewalks. Aruby said she did not own a shovel and didn’t have salt on hand to take care of icy sidewalks and parking lots. The snow in the area was not cleared either, Aruby said. Garland said there is not an ideal situation where everyone would be happy, and students will have to make the best out of the situation. “Snow removal is not like anything else when it comes to landscaping. When you mow, it’s not a big deal since you can mow when you get there. Everybody wants the snow removed immediately, and obviously that’s impossible,” Garland said.
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