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Board of Trustees to vote on waiving tuition for study abroad DANIEL BENDTSEN AND LEE MCCLORY Arts editor and Design editor bendtsen.1@osu.edu and mcclory.10@osu.edu Studying abroad as an Ohio State student has been a significant financial undertaking for years. In the past, students studying abroad have been required to pay tuition to both OSU and their respective foreign university. But last April, the Board of Trustees waived that requirement for fiscal year 2015, and is hoping to repeat that action with a waiver for fiscal years 2016 and 2017. However, the process is complicated for the university by stipulations in the Ohio Revised Code, which require the university to get state approval for a waiver every two years to correspond with the state’s biennial budget.
Students enrolled at Ohio colleges are required to pay a uniform instructional fee, regardless of how many credits they take. Prior to the university seeking waivers, students would commonly take leaves of absence to avoid double charges while studying abroad, a habit that became concerning to the trustees. “Dis-enrolling causes the student to be ‘off our radar’ and to be at risk for travel-related situations such as manmade or natural disasters and medical emergencies,” according to a statement accompanying the board agenda. Mallory Conlin, a fourth-year in psychology, had wanted to study abroad in France, but won’t have the chance because she’s graduating in August. Photo illustration: JON MCALLISTER / Asst. photo editor
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The OSU Board of Trustees could waive requirements for the 2016 and 2017 fiscal years, making studying abroad less expensive.
OSU aims to assess sexual assault climate on campus
‘Once a Buckeye, always a Buckeye’
27 universities joining in survey MICHELE THEODORE Managing editor for content theodore.13@osu.edu
MARK BATKE / Photo editor
Families and friends of deceased OSU students come forward to light candles for their loved ones during a Service of Remembrance honoring 15 OSU students who passed away during the the 2014-15 academic year at the Ohio Union on April 7.
Students, families gather to remember deceased OSU students RICKY MULVEY For The Lantern mulvey.17@osu.edu
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n an emotional and somber ceremony, 15 Buckeyes who died this year were remembered in the Great Hall Meeting Room of the Ohio Union on Tuesday night. ¶ The theme of this year’s Service of Remembrance was “Once a Buckeye, Always a Buckeye,” which was reiterated throughout the night by the event’s speakers. ¶ “We sit in here to know that death is never the end of our story,” said Steven Bell, a priest at the St. Thomas More Newman Center. “Once a Buckeye, always a Buckeye is a story that goes through.” continued as Buckeye on 3A
Student prepares for Boston Marathon amid guilty verdict Dzhokhar Tsarnaev found guilty of bombing the race 2 years ago MICHAEL COLIN Lantern reporter mikecolin13@gmail.com 26345. While this number most likely doesn’t mean anything to many people, it represents closure for Boston native Taylor Landes. Landes, a fifth-year in international studies, will compete in her first Boston Marathon on April 20 as runner number 26345. She, along with thousands of others, will run the marathon knowing that Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been found guilty of all 30 counts of which he was accused. On April 15, 2013, Tsarnaev and his brother, Tamerlan, set off two bombs at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. Three were killed, and more than 260 were injured. Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed days after the bombing while attempting to flee from law enforcement officers who were trying to arrest him. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was arrested and taken into custody after hiding from police in the Boston suburb of Watertown, Mass. Courtesy of TNS
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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was found guilty of carrying out the April 15, 2013, Boston Marathon bombing, which killed 3 people and wounded more than 260 others.
Ohio State is joining 26 other universities in an effort to assess the services it provides for sexual assault victims. The schools are collaborating with the Association of American Universities, a nonprofit organization that connects 62 “leading public and private research universities” in the U.S. and Canada, according to its website. Together, the universities are conducting a “climate survey on sexual assault and sexual misconduct” this month. The survey was sent out to all OSU undergraduate, graduate and professional students with a note included from President Michael Drake. “The results will be used to guide policies to encourage a healthy, safe and nondiscriminatory environment at Ohio State,” the note said. “Your well-being is our top priority, so participation is important, even if you believe these issues do not directly affect you.” Kellie Brennan, OSU’s Title IX coordinator, said sexual violence on campus is a growing concern, and the survey is a good way to figure out how OSU is doing. “A campus climate survey allows the university to examine the prevalence and incidence of violence on our campus and enhance resources for support, response and prevention,” she said in an email. She added that it’s expected to be the largest campus survey ever, with about 800,000 students participating across the 27 schools.
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Apple, Conley lead race at cornerback JAMES GREGA, JR. Asst. sports editor grega.9@osu.edu “There is tremendous value in appreciating what you’ve earned.” Those were the words of Ohio State cornerbacks coach and special teams coordinator Kerry Coombs on Tuesday when he addressed the media after spring practice No. 9. Coombs, now entering his fourth season at OSU, said the Buckeyes should be able to reflect on and celebrate the school’s eighth national title from 2015, but they also need to focus on the task at hand. For now, part of that task is replacing Doran Grant at cornerback as spring practice rolls on. But while one corner spot remains open, the other has been locked down by redshirtsophomore Eli Apple, who Coombs said has impressed throughout spring practice. “Eli was coming off of an illness last spring, and we didn’t have any idea of how he was going to play,” Coombs said Tuesday.
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