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The Wexner Center for the Arts is set to provide visitors with iPads at the After Picasso: 80 Contemporary Artists exhibit. ON PAGE 3

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Vinny, a pitbull, is prepped to give blood on Sept. 16 at the Hospital of Companion Animals.

Barking blood donors help furry friends FRANCIS PELLICCIARO Assistant Multimedia Editor pellicciaro.1@osu.edu A greyhound walks along the tiled floor of a veterinary hospital, a place he often visits, without barking. A veterinarian takes the animal into a room and places him on the hospital bed, where a needle is slipped into the dog’s neck. This dog is Dorian, and he is at the Hospital for Companion Animals at Ohio State donating blood. Dorian, who is now 5 years old, became a blood donor to the Ohio State University Animal Blood Bank more than two years ago, and will be able to donate until he is 7 to 8 years old. OSU’s animal blood bank collects dog and cat blood, 80 percent of which is processed in-state and later shipped out to medical facilities outside of Ohio. The number of emergency pet clinics has grown across the country. “So, every year the demand (for) blood is bigger,” said Dr. Cristina Iazbik, managing director of the OSU Animal Blood Bank. This increased demand has led to a shortage of blood, and Iazbik said she hopes to bring the number of OSU donor dogs up

from 85 to 100 or more. “We are not (a) commercial blood bank. However, we supply as one of them,” Iazbik said. Blood donation does not have any significant side-effects on dogs. Blood pressure goes down immediately after the donation, but fainting after donating blood is not seen in dogs, Iazbik said. Iazbik added that donor dogs need to be comfortable in a hospital setting and are not aggressive toward other dogs and that, unlike cats, dogs are not sedated when donating blood. “If it’s too much for the dog or the dog is too fearful to come to the hospital, it’s not a good thing for that dog,” Iazbik said. “The first time, some of them will be a little more uneasy or move at one point during the donation.” Iazbik said greyhounds like Dorian are the ideal breed for giving blood because many have a blood type universally accepted among dogs, long necks to draw blood from and typically a larger red blood-cell count than the average dog breed. But they are not the only kind of dog that can donate. Iazbik said large dogs in the Columbus area that are between 1 and 5 years old, 55 pounds or larger and healthy are welcome be screened.

German shepherds, pitbulls, boxers and labrador retrievers are accepted dog breeds. “Right now, we have 15 pitbulls working with our program and they are the best,” Iazbik said. Some OSU students were surprised to hear about the animal blood bank. “I (have) never even heard of that,” said Sydney Zernechel, a third-year in hospitality management. Zernechel said that Coda, her 9-monthold rottweiler, might be able to stay still on a donation bed if he was offered some peanut butter. Currently, more than half of the donor dogs belong to OSU students and people working at the university, said Iazbik. Tamra Mathie, a clinical trials technician at the hospital, owns four dogs and one cat that regularly donate blood. Her pitbull donated to a dog that needed a blood transfusion and the recipient was able to return home the next day. Mathie said that sometimes when Iazbik calls her about bringing in one of her dogs to donate blood, she can go in an hour’s notice. “After they donate, they don’t really care,” said Iazbik. “They eat and they take naps all day long.”

An Ohio State arts professor is adding another accomplishment to her resume — a national arts medal that was presented to her at the White House by President Barack Obama. “You kind of hear the news but it actually takes you a while to absorb it,” Hamilton said. “It wasn’t until we were in Washington and you are with this incredible constellation of colleagues, and then having these conversations with them that you really start to let yourself feel it.” The National Medal of Arts has been the highest award given to artists and patrons of the arts by the U.S. government since 1982. While the National Endowment for the Arts receives nominations, the president of the U.S. has the final say on the selection of winners, said Victoria Hutter, assistant director for press at the NEA. “(The medal) is awarded to individuals or groups that are deserving of special recognition because of their outstanding contribution to the growth and support and availability of the arts in the United States,” Hutter said. Hamilton has been commissioned to work on projects across the country, including prominent projects in Seattle and Columbus, and she is currently working on a mosaic for the Mass Transit Authority in New York City. “The work I do is not so studio-based,” Hamilton said. “It really grows in response to a situation or an invitation. That might be to make a book, or to make an installation, or to do a public work.” One such public work that has received international acclaim is Hamilton’s large-scale installation “The Event of A Thread,” a multimedia experience consisting of an expanse of swing sets. Originally created for New York City’s Park Avenue Armory, Hamilton said the piece was conceived as a space to bring people from all walks of life together. People have also come together to celebrate Hamilton’s achieveHAMILTON CONTINUES ON 5

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Recent study shows students stressed about finances EILEEN MCCLORY Senior Lantern reporter mcclory.10@osu.edu Feeling stressed about paying for college might not be an uncommon feeling, according to a recent study done by a research team from Ohio State’s Office of Student Life and College of Education and Human Ecology. The study’s data came from 52 institutions across the country and nearly 19,000 students, and it found that 70 percent of college students are stressed about personal finances while nearly 60 percent worry about their ability to pay for

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school. “Around 50 to 70 percent of college students report stress around financial issues, and what we’re trying to do is to help students manage that stress so that stress can improve their financial behaviors but not impede their academic progress,” said Catherine Montalto, a professor in the education and human ecology department and one of the study’s researchers. The study also found students at two-year public institutions were more likely to be stressed than their peers at four-year public and private schools and that 64 percent of college students take out

loans to pay for college. Of those, a third of students owed less than $10,000, and about 20 percent owed more than $30,000. Patrick Goth, fourth-year in finance and economics who works with Scarlet and Gray Financial in the Student Wellness Center, said loans were a common topic among students who came into the office. “Students come to us with student loans not understanding the implications of what that means on their finances, particularly as they get later into their college years towards graduation with repayment on the horizon,” he said. “They’re wanting to understand what that

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means in their life after they graduate from Ohio State.” About 24 percent of students in the study expected to owe between $30,000 and $49,999 on graduation day, and about seven percent of students expected to owe more than $80,000 upon graduating. For students who are struggling with finances, Montalto suggested they take advantage of programs available to students through the Student Wellness Center, the Younkin Success Center, Student Legal Services and the Student Services Center. Montalto suggested students with problems with credit scores Letters to the Editor To submit a letter to the editor, either mail or email your letter. Please put your name, address, phone number and email address on the letter. If the editor decides to publish it, he or she will contact you to confirm your identity. Email letters to: etchison.4@osu.edu Mail letters to: The Lantern Letters to the Editor Journalism Building 242 W. 18th Ave. Columbus, OH 43210

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consult Student Legal Services, and those who become stressed as a result of their finances go to the Younkin Success Center on Neil Avenue for stress management. But despite the stress students go through, Montalto said there are still students who think it’s worth it to go to college. “Despite reported stress by our students, students really are quite optimistic about their financial futures and really do view their college education as an important investment,” Montalto said.

Corrections The article “Columbus’ Own: The Cordial Sins,” which ran Sept. 15 on page 3, stated “(Randall) met Dickerson in Chinese classes they both attended. When Dickerson’s band dissolved, he took Miller up on his offer to join The Cordial Sins” when it should have stated, “(Randall) met Dickerson when he was in the band Chinese School. After Randall’s previous band dissolved, he took Dickerson up on his offer to join The Cordial Sins.” The article said that Dickerson and Fisher started their music collaboration in high school, when in fact it was after high school. The article said Randall and Edwards joined the band in May, when in fact they joined in January. The photo included is courtesy of Emma Parker.

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Wexner Center features influences of Picasso in art exhibition students as well, Pepple said. “Every student is different, of course, but we’ve found that those who attend our exhibitions are always engaged and thoughtful about what’s on view, no matter the medium,” he said. Despite living in a world that is innovated with apps such as Instagram and Twitter, visitors will need to contain their snapping urges. Taking pictures in the exhibition is forbidden. Admission is $8 for the general public, $6 for OSU faculty, staff or anyone 65 and older, and free for any college student with an ID or those under the age of 18. All visitors are admitted to the exhibitions for free on Thursdays after 4 p.m. and on the first Sunday of each month. The exhibit runs through Dec. 27.

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“I just want a Picasso in my casa, no castle ... I wanna row of Christie’s with my missy,” is a line from Jay Z’s song “Picasso Baby.” With this in mind and the fact that the Wexner Center for the Arts is bringing “After Picasso: 80 Contemporary Artists” to Ohio State’s campus, one can see that the Wex understands the beauty of Pablo Picasso’s works just like Jay Z does. “After Picasso: 80 Contemporary Artists,” the Wex’s fall exhibition, opens on Saturday and focuses on the impact and importance of Picasso. It is the exhibition’s only U.S. stop. The exhibition features nearly 150 works in a variety of mediums and a version was first shown 25 years ago in Deichtorhallen, a museum located in Hamburg, Germany, where it was curated by Dirk Luckow, general director of Deichtorhallen. Artists like Roy Lichtenstein, Jay Z, Jasper Johns, Cindy Sherman, William Wegman, Louise Lawler, Sigmar Polke, Amy Sillman, Fred Wilson and Andy Warhol are featured in the exhibition, Wexner center spokesman Erik Pepple said in an email. The exhibition, originally titled “Picasso in Contemporary Art,” will also be showcased in Germany. The exhibition is the first that will include iPads as an in-depth interactive aspect. By including iPads, students and guests will gain a greater understanding of art from a different perspective, Pepple said. “I am not a big fan of iPads and other ‘technological aids’ in art exhibitions, too often they simply discourage people from looking carefully at the work on display. In this case, however, I think there may be some real benefit,” Lisa Florman, chair of the Department of History of Art, said in an email. Florman said technology will help visitors get inside the artists’ brains to understand where they are coming from. “What the iPads will do is to give you images and a bit of information about the paintings or sculptures by Picasso that the contemporary artists are referring to — so that you’ll be in on the ‘joke,’ as it were,” she said. Pepple agreed that few artists have impacted culture the way Picasso has, and added that this exhibition continues where previous Wexner Center exhibitions have left off. “When this opened in Germany, the Wex realized that the scope and ambition was a perfect bookend to our ‘Transfigurations’ exhibition and allowed us to continue an exploration of Picasso,” he said. “We have relationships with museums,

exhibitors and curators around the world all over. When a show as interesting and compelling as this comes around, it’s a pleasure to work with organizers to bring it here.” A show of this complexity, featuring artists of such high reputation, should still be accessible to students, Florman said. “Students should definitely not expect to know — or feel that they need to know — all 80 artists in the show. I don’t know all 80 artists in the show,” she said. “In some ways, the figure most central to the exhibition is the one who isn’t there: Picasso.” Florman added that the show portrays the cumulative nature and influence in art throughout the years. “What I most hope students will take away from ‘After Picasso’ is the idea that history, the past, matters … New work acquires much of its meaning from its relation to what has gone before, even when that relation is one of opposition. You can’t just invent out of thin air — and if you try, it’s likely to be nonsense,” Florman said. Picasso’s magnitude has shaped many other contemporary artists and the Wex hopes it will influence

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ment. “Everyone was thrilled,” said Rebecca Harvey, the chair of OSU’s art department. “This award was of such a scope, with her winning alongside some really incredibly cultural icons, this is an award that benefits of course not only Ann, but the art department and university as a whole.” Jami Goldstein, vice president of marketing, communications and events at the Greater Columbus Art Council, said the council “was delighted for (Hamilton) and the exposure for Columbus and all of the talents we have here.” Hamilton takes the recognition and praise seriously. “It is one of those kinds of awards that makes you sit up straight and think about how I have a broader platform for the role of arts in our culture,” she said. “What poetry and music and the arts do for us is not something that you can measure and say, ‘it does this in some quantifiable way.’” When asked what was next, Hamilton said, “It comes with the responsibility for taking on a role of a spokesperson for the arts and to continue to really be thinking about what kind of projects and what kind of questions we need to be asking right now.”

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Previously for the Huskies NIU grabbed wins in each of its first two games, 38-0 over UNLV and 57-26 against Murray State. Each game was marked by a great deal of offense and a poor showing of defense. The Huskies are seventh in the nation in yards per game with 594. They compiled 545 yards against UNLV, including 360 passing yards from redshirt junior Drew Hare, before exploding for 643 yards last week. Hare has thrown for 718 yards with six touchdowns and no interceptions through two games, with 357 of those yards going to junior receiver Kenny Golladay. Golladay, who also has two touchdown receptions, is second in the nation in yards receiving. “That is a very special quarterback,” defensive line coach Larry Johnson said of Hare. “Drew is very special … He can run the ball also, but he’s pretty accurate. He doesn’t make a lot of mistakes. He runs the offense.” However, NIU has allowed 433 yards per game, 95th out of 127 schools. Meyer praised redshirt senior cornerback Paris Logan on defense, however, whom he referred to as “electric.” Logan, who had three interceptions last season, should be matched up with OSU’s No. 1 receiver, redshirt junior Michael Thomas. The Buckeyes last faced the Huskies in 2006, a 35-12 OSU victory. The Buckeyes were ranked No. 1 for that game, as well. Receiving sets As OSU has already proved this season, depth charts released the days leading up to the game don’t always mean a whole lot. Still, the depth chart for the Week 3 matchup warrants a closer examination. The No. 1 receiver, as he should continue to be if he stays healthy, is Thomas. Behind him, however, is where it gets interesting. Redshirt freshman Parris Campbell is written in as the No. 2 receiver. Campbell,

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Ohio State might have two victories that ended with the second- or third-string quarterback running out the clock with a decisive lead, but members of the team have not been pleased with its performance so far. “We know in the back of our minds that as an entire team we have not played our best,” redshirt sophomore linebacker Darron Lee said. “But we don’t panic, we don’t worry necessarily, it’s just like ‘Hey, we have some work we’ve got to do to get where we’ve got to get.’” The below-expectation performance has dealt OSU a small hit in the Associated Press poll with OSU (2-0) losing its unanimous No. 1 spot. The Buckeyes were the first team ever to receive all 61 first-place votes in the preseason poll, but they lost two of those votes to Big Ten rival Michigan State this week. The Spartans, after defeating then-No. 7 Oregon on Saturday, sit in fourth place. The Buckeyes, meanwhile, struggled offensively in their home opener against Hawaii. They scored four rushing touchdowns, but a failure to get much of a game going through the air was bailed out by a strong defensive performance in their 38-0 win. “We didn’t play very well, but on defense we played outstanding … So what do you do? We work at it,” OSU coach Urban Meyer said. Now, the Buckeyes are ready to welcome the Northern Illinois Huskies on Saturday for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff. Northern Illinois (2-0), which won the Mid-American Conference championship in three of the past four years, is the first of two consecutive MAC schools on OSU’s schedule, with Western Michigan set to come to Columbus the week after. OSU’s non-conference schedule — Virginia Tech, Hawaii, Northern Illinois and Western Michigan — has drawn some criticism for its lack of firepower, most notably from former Wisconsin and current Arkansas coach Bret Bielema. “Ohio State’s ranked No. 1 and they have one game remaining on their schedule that has anybody ranked right now — Michigan State,” Bielema said during last week’s SEC coaches teleconference. “We’re going to play eight straight opponents that are ranked.” Meyer, in return, took a jab at Bielema on Monday. “I don’t know where people have time to do all that,” Meyer said. “I don’t know anyone else’s schedule. I don’t care.” Bielema’s Arkansas, as it turned out, lost to MAC school Toledo three days after his comments. NORTHERN ILLINOIS CONTINUES ON 6

OSU’s Kyle Snyder wrestles his way to the top ALEXA MAVROGIANIS Lantern reporter mavrogianis.1@osu.edu Ohio State is used to being the home of national champions, but now a world champion is also among its ranks. Sophomore wrestler Kyle Snyder took home the gold medal in the 97-kilogram freestyle competition at the 2015 World Championships on Friday in Las Vegas. At 19 years old, Snyder became the youngest-ever world wrestling champion from the United States. Prior to Snyder’s victory, the youngest U.S. wrestler to be victorious at the World Championships was 20-year-old Andre Metzger in 1979.

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Snyder said he is proud of his place in the history books. “I like making history,” the Woodbine, Maryland, native said following his win. “I want to be known as one of the greatest wrestlers to ever live, and that’s what I plan on doing.” Snyder credits his parents for his ability to succeed at such a young age. “They raised me the right way. They told me that if you work hard, make the right decisions and you’re just hungry for something, to do everything you can to get it,” Snyder said. “I just believed in that.” Ranked No. 15 in the world prior to the competition, his closest match came in the first round against Ukraine’s No. 11-ranked Pavlo Oli-

ynyk, which Snyder won by a score of 2–1. Snyder breezed through the next three rounds, beating Poland’s Radoslaw Baran (ranked No. 8) and Venezuela’s Jose Daniel Diaz Robertti and Iran’s Abbas Tahan (ranked No. 13) by a combined 25–4. In the gold medal match, Snyder tied defending world champion Abdusalam Gadisov of Russia 5–5 but earned the win based on an edge in criteria. After taking second in both the Big Ten Conference Championships and the NCAA Championships just six months ago, Snyder said he was determined more than ever to prove himself as the best in the world. “When you feel pain like that, you never want to feel it again,” he said.

“This is what I’ve been thinking about doing since the NCAA finals, and I’ve been working hard with the coaches at Ohio State to get it done.” Snyder is taking a redshirt this season to train for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio, but he said returning to OSU to finish his degree is also a priority. “If I can wrestle the best guys in the world, then I should be able to go to class every day,” he said. “Homework’s no fun, but getting a degree is fun. Getting a good job after college is fun.” The rest of the reigning NCAA champion Buckeyes are scheduled to take the mat on Oct. 29 for their annual Wrestle Offs.