Sept. 21, 2011

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Wednesday September 21, 2011 year: 132 No. 3 the student voice of

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Focused Fickell

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Ohio State head coach Luke Fickell discussed timeout strategy, Saturday’s game plan and more.

arts & life

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Sheen roast not boast worthy

Comedy Central’s “Roast of Charlie Sheen” aired last night at 10 p.m., and fell flat in laughs for some.

campus

Mason Hall remodel means more space weather

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Source: fbi.gov CHRIS POCHE / Design editor assault on OSU’s campus from the same database. “Because (our data) contains different kinds of crimes like breaking and entering, it tends to be a little bit skewed from the UCR data,” Morman said. On Aug. 3, Columbus and OSU Police arrested and charged a man in connection with abduction attempts at knifepoint near Cannon Drive. No injuries were reported. In Columbus in 2009, there were 5,340 violent crime reports, which is a decrease from 5,854 violent crime reports in 2008. In 2009, there were 48,813 property crimes reported, which is an increase from 48,563 in 2008, in Columbus. However, the population in 2009 increased by 7,504 people; therefore, property crimes per 100,000 decreased from 6,458.8

in 2008 to 6,427.9 in 2009, all according to the UCR. The 2010 data for specific states and agencies is not yet available. The UCR is a compilation of data collected by the FBI from local, state and federal law enforcement agencies. Every law enforcement agency is responsible for reporting a data set annually, which is how the crime rate is established every year. The UCR contains figures for two types of crime: violent crime and property crime. Violent crimes include: Murder and non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery and aggravated assault. Property crime measures numbers for: Burglary,

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Endless construction continues to frustrate Alli Murphy Lantern reporter murphy.840@osu.edu Wider roads, new dorms and underground heating systems designed to improve campus are also causing some frustration due to the seemingly never-ending construction. One improvement was an increase in pedestrian safety on campus through a $22.5 million construction project on 17th and Woodruff Avenues. “The flush curbs on 17th give you more access around the site,” said Thomas Ekegren, project manager of Facilities Operations and Development. “The narrower road of Woodruff is less of a width for a pedestrian to cross. It’s going to slow speeds down by design. You’re almost forced to drive slower.” Woodruff and 17th opened Sept. 18 for student

move-in and buses resumed full service to the streets Sept. 19. Some students are upset with the amount of construction on campus. Blaine McKinney, a fourthyear in psychology, said a lot of the construction on campus was “unnecessary.” “I think some of the construction is unnecessary but some of it seems to be helping,” McKinney said. “I really don’t know what they’re doing on 18th. It’s been closed for like 6 months and I have no idea what’s going on.” But Ashley Yassall, a third-year in actuarial science, said that the construction was good. “It’s nice to see that Ohio State is doing lots of improvements around campus construction-wise,” Yassall said. “I think it’s great that we’re trying to improve for a rising population of students.” Stacie Weber, a third-year in molecular genetics, agreed with the importance of the construction, but understands the frustration.

“I think it’s very important to update the campus and to be prepared for the big population coming in,” Weber said. “It can be frustrating at times to get through campus with a road closed or not being able to walk on the sidewalk.” Despite the completion of many construction projects on campus, FOD has no intention of slowing down construction once the academic year begins. Scott Conlon, director of projects at FOD, said the $51.1 million construction of a campus residence hall on 10th Avenue will continue throughout the academic year. The new dorm will hold 533 total beds and is set to open for the first semester next year. The $171.6 million reconstruction of Park and Stradley Halls will continue the rest of this year. The halls also set to re-open for the first semester of 2012, Conlon said.

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Zero Waste efforts launches in the ’Shoe Ohio State’s game against Akron marked the beginning of OSU’s Zero Waste campaign, an attempt to divert 90 percent of the stadium’s waste away from the landfill. The program’s opener saw 76.3 percent of the ’Shoe’s waste diverted and trash was cut down to 4.1 tons, recycling 13.1 tons. x350 x91 x60

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The FBI released the 2010 Uniform Crime Data on Monday. Data shows that the crime rates for both property crimes and violent crimes have decreased from years past. Aggravated assaults account for 62.5 percent of all violent crimes and larceny-thefts account for 68.2 percent of all property crimes.

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Crime rates are steadily declining nationwide, according to the Uniform Crime Report, distributed annually by the FBI. Ohio, and more specifically, Columbus’ crime numbers for 2009 showed a decrease in crime rates from 2008. The 2010 national data, released Monday, indicated a 6 percent decrease in the violent crime rate and a drop of 2.7 percent in the property crime rate in the United States from 2009. The information more specifically showed that crime rates have slightly decreased from 2008 to 2009 in both the city of Columbus and the state of Ohio. Deputy Chief of Ohio State University Police Richard Morman said the department reports its figures two ways. “We automatically report into a system called Ohio Incident-Based Reporting System, which is incorporated into the National Incident-Based Reporting System,” Morman said. “That is where UCR gets our information.” Morman said the department also assembles its data in compliance with the Clery Act, which requires all colleges and universities to report crime on and adjacent to their campuses. For example, since the beginning of the year, there have been 37 incident reports involving assault on OSU’s campus, according to the OSU police department crime log. From Jan. 1, 2010, to Sept. 20, 2010, there were 36 incident reports involving

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Jessica Shambaugh Copy chief shambaugh.14@osu.edu As fans and students filter into Ohio Stadium this Saturday, some will be surprised by the complete lack of trashcans. While recycling has been in place in the ’Shoe since 2007, this is the first season for the Zero Waste program. The new program focuses on sorting waste into two categories: recycling and compost. While having zero waste from the stadium is nearly impossible, this sorting method and the initiative strives to divert 90 percent of the stadium’s waste away from the landfill. Corey Hawkey, Ohio State’s program coordinator for energy and sustainability, said the first two games have shown an increase in the waste diverted from last season. “The first game we did 76.3 percent. We had 4.1 tons of trash and 13.1 tons of recycling,” Hawkey

said. “For the Toledo game we did 63.7 percent, with 4.8 tons of trash and 8.4 tons of recycling. Both of those games are significantly better than we did last year.” Four tons of trash would weigh the same as an adult male African elephant, according to the World Wildlife Fund’s website. Last season, the ’Shoe diverted about 50 percent of its waste through recycling alone. Because of complications with the compost efforts, this season’s numbers are also from only recycling. Hawkey describes compost as materials, such as food or fiber-based products, that will decompose and add nutrients to the soil. “What we’ve been struggling with is keeping plastics out of the compost,” Hawkey said. “The thing about compost is it has to be perfect, and as you can imagine, with a stadium with 105,000 people in it, it can be difficult to get something exactly perfect. You’re looking at 100 percent participation rate and that can be difficult.”

Becky Hanna. a third-year in health sciences, said that she attended the football games this year, but did not notice the compost-for-trashcan switch. “I did notice recycling and Zero Waste signs,” Hanna said. “It was convenient because they were located by food stands.” Hawkey said through the use of both compost and recycling, 90 percent diversion is possible and that Aggie Stadium of University of California, Davis has achieved it. Kathy Smith, facilities coordinator at Aggie Stadium, which holds only about 10,800 people, confirmed this and shared the Aggies’ secret. “The big secret for us was that our concession stand sells everything in compostable packaging,” Smith said. “We only sell two types of candy because most candies don’t come in a compostable package. We’re successful because our concession stand only sells things that are recyclable.” For OSU that means working with Sodexo,

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