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NICK ROLL Campus Editor roll.66@osu.edu The suspect arrested in connection with the rape and murder of an Ohio State student is being held without bond until his trial.

Brian Lee Golsby entered Franklin County Arraignment Court at 9 a.m. on Monday morning after being arrested in connection with Reagan Tokes’ death early Saturday morning.

Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien has said he is seeking the death penalty for Golsby, who has been charged with aggravated murder, kidnapping, aggravated robbery, receiving stolen property and rape.

“All I can say about Reagan is we miss her deeply,” Toby Tokes, her father, said to reporters outside the courtroom. “She didn’t deserve what happened to her.”

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Second missing student case more complicated NICK ROLL Campus Editor roll.66@osu.edu ALEX HULVALCHICK Lantern reporter hulvalchick.1@osu.edu

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A candlelight vigil for Reagan Tokes was held at Bodega Cafe in the Short North on Feb. 12. Tokes was last seen alive when she left her shift at Bodega on Wednesday night.

She was later discovered dead in nearby Grove City. Bodega also held a fundraiser for a college scholarship being created in Tokes’ name. Two other bars, Too’s Spirits Under High and Oldfield’s North Fourth Tavern, are holding fundraisers this week to benefit the Tokes family.

The same day that Reagan Tokes, a fourth-year in psychology went missing, another Ohio State student went missing as well. His case, however, has more questions remaining.

Natenon “Max” Tongtae graduated in 2015 and was taking an extra class to boost his GPA, his sister Pauline Rinthara told The Lantern. He worked at OSU’s CABS bus system, and reportedly abruptly left his shift early on Wednesday. His family, who he lives with in nearby Groveport, MISSING CONTINUES ON 3

USG’s demographic report shows improvement SAM HARRIS Assistant Campus Editor harris.2373@osu.edu After coming under fire last year amid claims that it did not accurately represent minority groups within the student body, Undergraduate Student Government released its second annual internal demographic report on Wednesday, which showed numbers closely aligned with Ohio State’s demographics.

According to the report, while white students make up the majority of USG, at 66.36 percent, this number is down from last year’s 78.84 percent. Comparative data from the Office of Enrollment Services showed this is on par with the university’s white student population of 68.30 percent.

Last year, nearly all minority groups were shown to be underrepresented, except Asian-American students, who were represented at 12.17 percent compared

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with the university’s 6.17 percent.

In contrast, this year all minority groups surveyed were shown to be overrepresented, except for Hispanic students, who only had 2.30 percent representation in USG while making up 3.85 percent of OSU’s population.

In terms of LGBT representation, 82.49 percent of USG identifies as heterosexual, down slightly from 84.66 in last year’s report.

There as an increase in those who identify as homosexual, rising to 9.22 percent from 7.41 percent last year. Additionally, 5.07 percent identify as bisexual, up from 3.70 percent representation last year. The category of pansexual was added to the survey this year with 0.92 percent representation.

Comparative data regarding sexual orientations of OSU students was unavailable from the university and was not included in the report.

Gerard Basalla, USG president and fourth-year in political science

and strategic communication, said the organization has worked hard to become more diverse.

“I can say we have put tangible steps in place to get better,” Basalla said. “We’re definitely nowhere near perfect by any means and we have a long way to go.”

Basalla said that he and USG vice president Danielle Di Scala, a fourth-year in political science, created an outreach portion of USG to talk to students and to get a better gauge of what steps the organization should take to increase diversity.

Additionally, Basalla said USG created liaisons to reach out to student organizations on campus and garner feedback, as well as inform them about what resolutions are currently underway within USG. These liaisons are not partnered with specific organizations and switch each week.

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USG’s internal demographic survey shows an overrepresentation of students who are in Greek Life.

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Fallen university police officer honored 20 years after murder

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A commemorative plaque hangs outside the University Police station in remembrance of officer Michael Blankenship.

ASHLEY NELSON Sports Director nelson.1217@osu.edu It has been 20 years since University Police officer Michael Blankenship died in the line of duty, but for his daughter Dianne Ratliff, it still feels like yesterday.

Dianne Ratliff was 23 years old.

She remembers the phone call that came during dinner. She remembers, as her 5-year-old son sat beside her, being told her father had been shot. She remembers being escorted to the University Police station shortly after hanging up the phone.

“It seems like it was yesterday,” she said. “Just because the memories are so clear and you just remember everything that happened.”

On Nov. 10, 1997, Michael Blankenship responded with his partner to a suspicious-persons call at the Wexner Center of the Arts. They attempted to remove a man who had refused to leave, before the suspect pulled a gun and fatally shot Blankenship.

Every February, University Police, along with the Blankenship family, holds a memorial ceremony and reception outside of the police station that has since been rechristened in Blankenship’s name.

This year they planned something special.

On Friday night, members of Blankenship’s family were invited to the Schottenstein Center for the men’s hockey game versus Minnesota. Before the game began, the family was invited on the ice in front of 5,000 fans to take part in a moment of silence for the fallen officer.

“It’s a good feeling just because we get to honor him and remember him with the police department,” Ratliff said. “The police department has been very supportive.”

University Police Chief Craig Stone released a statement Friday night regarding the anniversary of his department’s only fallen officer.

“Officer Michael Blankenship made the ultimate sacrifice and the university remains grateful,” the statement read. “The Ohio

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Feb. 10 marked the 20th anniversary of officer Michael Blankenship being killed in the line of duty.

State University Police Division is proud to honor our fallen brother tonight and thanks the Department of Athletics & Schottenstein Center staff for joining us in saluting the Blankenship family.”

Through her experience, Ratliff said she her perspective on life has changed.

“I think it made me a stronger person,” she said. “It changes your outlook. I respect police officers for what they do, they put their lives on the line every day, risking for people that don’t care … they don’t think of it the way we think of it.”

Twenty years have passed for the Blankenship family, but Ratliff said it does not get any easier. She still misses her father and she still wishes her four children could know their grandfather. But she said the OSU community has continued to support her and her family.

“It’s a family, that won’t go away,” Ratliff said. “You connect with them more than you would other people. It just feels like a welcoming.”

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BuckeyeThon raised $1,510,036.39 for Nationwide Children’s Hospital on Feb. 10 and 11.

The money raised will go to Nationwide Children’s Hospital to aid research and services for children with cancer. The $1.5 million comes in as about $200,000 more than the previous year, which raised more than $1.3 million.

Crime map: Feb. 6 - 12 MITCH HOOPER Engagement Editor hooper.102@osu.edu A staff member reported a rape by a known suspect to University Police on Wednesday at 10 p.m.

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1. A vehicle that had been reported stolen from Third Ave. and N. High St. at 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday was recovered by Grove City police in the 700 block of Oakwood Avenue near German Village on Friday at 10:30 a.m.

The vehicle found was owned by Reagan Tokes, a fourth-year in psychology, who was had been pronounced dead earlier that morning. Tokes’ sister reported her missing on Thursday after she did not return to her off-campus apartment Wednesday night. On Thursday afternoon, Grove City police found a dead woman with gunshot wounds, and confirmed it was Tokes on Friday. Brian Lee Golsby has been charged with kidnapping, aggravated murder, rape, aggravated robbery and receiving stolen property in connection with Tokes’ death.

2. A man not affiliated with the university was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon on Tuesday at 12:12 a.m. at the French Field House.

3. An assault reportedly occurred near the intersection of North High Street and Chittenden Avenue on Saturday at 1 a.m.

4. A man not affiliated with the university was arrested for criminal trespassing by University Police at Dodd Hall on Saturday at 1:10 p.m.

5. An theft from a vehicle on

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North High Street and Frambes Avenue was reported to the Columbus Division of Police on Tuesday at 3:44 p.m. The victims reportedly had an estimated $2,540 worth of items reported stolen, including a laptop and clothes.

6. A staff member reported a known suspect for possession of drug paraphernalia at Morrison Tower on Thursday at 11:18 p.m.

Note: Crimes featured on this map do not represent the full extent of criminal activity in the campus area.

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Constant violence directed at women highlights male privilege Late last week, I was extremely saddened to hear about the murder of Ohio State student Reagan Tokes. My heart aches for her family and everyone that knew and loved her.

With that said, I think this very sad and unfortunate event, among too many others before it, requires me to address the male privilege, for lack of better words, I face in this community, and the world at large.

Yes, I have parked my car more than once at this very same location and have left Bodega, where Reagan Tokes worked, at the same time or later as when this horrible crime happened. I love being out and about and driving around at night. Getting around Columbus and exploring, no matter what time of day or night, has been a great stress reliever for me over the past year in my very busy and stressful life. It’s an unquestionably necessary part of my love for cities and communities. As an urban planning student and busy professional, it’s quite often the only time I see the commu-

I know as a male I possess an unfortunate and unequal power, but I also feel a lack of this power in our culture to facilitate change in the hearts and minds of so much I see in our community and around the world. nities I’m directly impacting near and far.

But I can do so because I feel mostly safe and wouldn’t think twice about being out and about at night.

It saddens me that we live in a world that because of one’s gender or sex, there is a dichotomy of freedom and safety. This most recent incident, along with countless other incidents before it, really leaves me wondering what can be done about the role of toxic masculinity in today’s world — which we see coming from a level as high as our world’s biggest leaders, to individuals we know and encounter in our daily lives.

I know as a male I possess an unfortunate

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and unequal power, but I also feel a lack of this power in our culture to facilitate change in the hearts and minds of so much I see in our community and around the world. The world is a broken place, and it’s going to be very hard to put it back together. I know I need to try harder to be the change. I know I haven’t done enough in my own life to address the many aspects of toxic masculinity, and throughout the past year, my eyes have been opened by thinking differently and much harder about these things.

Unfortunately, the discussions and actions needed to address gender inequality bring an unneeded stigma, have extreme-

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Tokes, a fourth-year in psychology, was declared missing by her sister after she didn’t return to her off-campus apartment on Wednesday night. The last time she was seen alive was when she left her shift at Bodega Cafe in the Short North around 9:45 p.m.

Her naked body was discovered at Scioto Grove Metro Park in Grove City on Thurs-

day afternoon, although police did not confirm the body’s identity until Friday.

A GoFundMe for a college scholarship in Tokes’ name was started by a friend, Jake Hadley. The goal for the scholarship, available for use at any university, was listed at $50,000. As of Monday evening, more than $63,000 had been raised.

“This will give other hard-working high school students a chance to attend the college of their dreams just like Reagan did,” Hadley stated in the campaign description.

A candlelight vigil and fundraiser for the the scholarship was held at Bodega Cafe on Sunday evening. Local bars Too’s Spirits Under High and Oldfield’s North Fourth Tavern are also hosting fundraisers, on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively. All proceeds will be donated to the Tokes family.

“As a father myself, you don’t plan for a child’s funeral,” Scott Ellsworth, the owner of Too’s, told The Lantern in a previous article.

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hasn’t heard from him or seen him since.

Tongtae was reported to the police on Wednesday, near a gas station outside Pittsburgh. A woman COURTESY: PAULINE RINTHARA called the police Max Tongtae because he looked lost and out of place, Rinthara said. The police didn’t show up to the scene, but they ran the license plates of his vehicle, which is how they figured out his identity and connected him with his family in Ohio.

“We were hoping he would come home, and we wouldn’t have to contact the news,” Rinthara said.

A 24-year-old with no history of mental illness, he wasn’t immediately declared “missing” by the police, Rinthara said, although as of Monday, he was.

Dan Hedman, spokesman for OSU’s Office of Administration and Planning, said University Police was aware of the situation.

“We are concerned by media reports that

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said. “This is really the first time USG has tried to do this, and I hope that next year’s administration picks this up as well.”

One of the biggest steps, Basalla said, was adding an inclusion adviser to the senior staff. “(The adviser’s) job is to oversee the liaisons, that’s his main job. His job is also to be in the room with me and make sure that all the decisions that we make have that diverse perspective,” he said. “Obviously, he’s not meant to represent everyone or anything like that, but he does help me kind

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Grove City police arrested and charged Brian Lee Golsby in the death of student Reagan Tokes.

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ly large political implications and are not regarded as a “cool” or “manly” thing to discuss. The truth is, we still live in an extremely gendered world — one where many majors and degree programs are made up of a student enrollment of over 90 percent male students, but more importantly, one where women don’t feel safe to simply be who they are or do want they want to do in life.

Men can do so much to bring change, and it’s time for other men like me to speak up and bring a culture of change and equality for women in everything we do. Be fearless in support of everything you can do to create a safer and more equal world, because every woman should have the same power and abilities as I possess without any fear.

of compartmentalize my thoughts.”

Tony Buss, a fourth-year in English, has served as USG’s director of diversity and inclusion for the past two years and has overseen the demographic report since its inception. Buss said he was not surprised by the shift in the demographics report this year.

“I wasn’t surprised because I was really confident in the steps (Basalla and Di Scala) put in place for this year’s administration, and I think it was a really conscious effort to be more welcoming,” Buss said.

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an Ohio State employee and student who was last seen in Pittsburgh is missing and our Transportation and Traffic Management team has been in contact with his family,” Hedman said in a statement. “In addition, OSUPD has been in contact with law enforcement partners to offer our assistance.

We will share more information as it becomes available.”

The police department in Madison Township, Ohio, which is handling the investigation, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Valentine’s Day in Columbus: A guide to flower shops OLIVIA BALCERZAK Lantern reporter balcerzak.13@osu.edu While buying grocery store flowers might be tempting — especially with Kroger just south of campus on High Street — there are plenty of flower shops neighboring Ohio State that specialize in making the holiday special.

With Valentine’s Day falling on a weekday for the first time since 2014, local flower shops have been expecting an increase of sales for deliveries rather than pick-ups, to sweeten up an otherwise normal work day.

Petals & Leaves, 1266 Goodale Blvd.

Petals & Leaves in Grandview gives the whole package. There is a wall full of ribbons, strings, wraps and boxes upon boxes of flowers for delivery to homes, workplaces and even dinner dates.

The company will deliver a customizable, take-home centerpiece to any restaurant in Columbus.

While a dozen red roses is the store’s top seller, Petals & Leaves prides itself on offering a colorful selection of flowers to customers.

Store owner Dee Conrad said the store has mainly male customers

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Market Blooms, located inside the North Market in Columbus, offers a wide variety of flowers and bouquets that can be gifted for Valentine’s Day. and orders according to that.

“Guys go for brighter colors like hot pinks and reds and purples, women have a tendency to go for more paler, neutral colors,” Conrad said. “So, we try to tell the guys ‘no, she’ll really like this’ but she’s going to like anything she gets.”

Conrad said the company is ex-

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pecting to have between 150 and 180 deliveries just on Valentine’s Day this year.

April’s Flowers & Gifts, 1195 W. Fifth Ave. With a sign that reads “Gifts for Cat People” outside the door and hundreds of cat themed gifts inside — along with two cats roaming around — April’s Flow-

ers may appear as more of a catthemed gift store than a flower shop. However, the fresh floral smell gives it away as a local flower shop, which has been owned by a family of cat lovers for 34 years, using their love for felines and flowers to make people smile. “(Flowers) make people smile — that’s what our delivery people always say,” said owner April Bates Volpe. “Otherwise, they’re always wishing it was for them.

When we deliver to a desk, a receptionist will say, ‘Oh, I hope those are for me!’”

Bates Volpe said that, next to red roses, color-themed mixed arrangements are the company’s top seller. She said April’s Flowers will receive thousands of flowers this Valentine’s Day to be delivered to cat-lovers and lovers alike.

Market Blooms, 59 Spruce St. The North Market will be blooming come Valentine’s Day as Market Blooms begins to stock its inventory for the holiday. Florist Brad Tingley said the store doesn’t start making arrangements until two days before Valentine’s Day. “So many other places are so commercial, places like grocery stores are already starting to make

their arrangements,” Tingley said.

“We pride ourselves on being fresh.”

The shop is located toward the center of the market, wrapping around a corner with bins of flowers occupying almost every square inch. Tingley said the flower selection comes from all parts of the world, from Canada to the Netherlands, and arrangements can be customized.

He said that, like other local flower stores, the best seller is still a dozen red roses. The price increase of roses around the holiday makes tulips, whose price remains the same price during Valentine’s Day, a strong competitor.

Last year Market Blooms ordered 2,500 roses and Tingley expects that number to increase this year.

EcoFlora For those who want sustainability in both their relationship and the environment, there is Ecoflora — a company that gets its flowers almost exclusively from Columbus-area farmers.

The company’s focus on sustainability makes it no surprise that EcoFlora reuses flower containers. What is more surprising to the customer is what comes in

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“I would say summer camp has been an important part of our relationship. We met there, we became friends there and I think we would both agree that for that time in the summer, that has been a formative experience for both of us. And now that we’ve both graduated from camp, we’ve gone back and counseled together. I think that’s been a really cool piece of our relationship that has always been there, (it) has been a constant and has grown with us.”

“We actually met each other in eighth grade, but we didn’t actually become friends until freshman year (of high school) and we started dating right after our freshman year ended … I knew going into college things might happen.

But going to the same college has proved to us how much we still need each other. It’s been a pretty easy transition.”

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“It’s not as big of a deal now, ‘cause in high school everyone kind of knows everything and here people are just like, ‘It is what it is.’ I think (my friends and I) are having an anti-Valentine’s Day party tomorrow. We’ll probably go out and get dinner and look at everyone else that’s together and we’ll just all be by ourselves. We just decided to do it. I feel like everyone’s kind of doing stuff on Valentine’s Day, so we were like, ‘Might as well do something.’”

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The history of race in America Raoul Peck’s ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ documentary to screen at Wexner Center for the Arts EBO AMISSAH-AGGREY Lantern reporter amissah-aggrey.1@osu.edu

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“I Am Not Your Negro” is set to screen at the Wexner Center for the Arts from Feb. 16 to Feb. 18.

In the 1960s, writer James Baldwin sought the answer to the question of how to document the history of race in America. Haitian film director Raoul Peck looks to finish the answer.

The documentary on this process,“I Am Not Your Negro,” is set to screen at the Wexner Center for the Arts starting Thursday.

Baldwin, a novelist, poet and civil rights activist, began the process of trying to chronicle the history of race in America through his eyes in a book titled “Remember This House.”

“It’s not your run-of-themill documentary. You are left changed, inspired,” said David Filipi, director of film/video at the Wex. “You get done watching the film and you are devastated, angry, inspired by Baldwin and the type of person he was.”

By his death in 1987, Baldwin had not finished his book. He left only 30 pages from the manuscript he had barely started.

Baldwin was good friends with activists Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr. and Medgar Evers, all of which were assassinated in his lifetime. This affected his ability to finish the novel, according

to the official website for the documentary.

Decades later, Peck took the pages of the manuscript Baldwin left behind and explored how the book might have looked upon completion.

“Sadly, it also exposes how history repeats itself,” Ike Okafor-Newsum, associate professor of literature and political economy of African American studies at Ohio State, said in an email. “People who believe in peace and justice must stay forever vigilant (and) in a state of permanent opposition to hate and injustice.”

The film takes the words and concepts of Baldwin and draws parallels with major current events, such as the Black Lives Matter movement.

“This is a great film because, not only does it give you give you a crash course in history, but it could encourage professors to show their students a crash course in history about who James Baldwin was,” Filipi said. “And in a very cinematic way it tells you the story of the civil-rights movement from what it was to the current day.”

“I Am Not Your Negro” will be showing at the Wex Thursday through Saturday with screenings at 7 p.m. Admission is $6 for stu-

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KT Tunstall to return to her pop roots in upcoming Columbus visit BENJAMIN CAIN Lantern reporter cain.262@osu.edu It’s been more than 10 years since singer-songwriter KT Tunstall released her hits “Black Horse & The Cherry Tree” and “Suddenly I See.” Now, in 2017, Tunstall has a new record out and is ready to grace stages across the country, starting in Columbus on Wednesday night.

Tunstall’s new album, “KIN,” was released worldwide in September. She said the album release came as quite a surprise, as she was planning to take some time away from making pop music.

“I was feeling really burnt out,” Tunstall told The Lantern. “The (writing) process felt rather repetitive.”

Tunstall’s last record, “Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon,” was a much more melancholy affair than her prior work, she said. The album covered heavy material ranging from the death of Tunstall’s father to the ending of her marriage to musician Luke Bullen.

Touring for that album consisted of completely solo performances, with Tunstall rather stoic during shows.

After the “Invisible Empire” era, Tunstall said she planned to take five to 10 years off from writing records, opting to pursue a career in musical scoring for film and television. She moved from

request covers via social media, and she will play the most popular songs at that night’s show.

Doors for the show are at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at A&R Music Bar at 391 Neil Ave. Support will come from musician Calvin Jones, and tickets for the event can be purchased for $30.85, including fees, via Ticketmaster.

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KT Tunstall is set to play A&R Music Bar on Feb. 15 to kick off her new tour. the U.K. to Venice Beach, California, and while she did end up arranging score for the 2016 movie “Bad Moms,” Tunstall said her songwriting itch returned.

“It was almost kind of annoying,” Tunstall said, referring to how she started writing pop songs again despite trying not to. She said driving down Pacific Coast Highway while listening to artists such as Tom Petty and Fleetwood Mac fueled the fire that would become her latest effort, “KIN.” “KIN,” both in terms of music and lyrics, emanates pop with a

purpose, Tunstall said. She said, with everything going on in the world right now, she wants people to know that you choose your own reality. This idea is probably best represented in her song “Love is an Ocean,” in which she sings, “Graduate the hate into splendor,” a line Tunstall said is about taking charge of one’s own life.

When Tunstall comes to Columbus’ A&R Music Bar on Wednesday, the audience can expect a full band supporting her new big pop tunes, as well as her classic prior material.

Joey Teale, promotions manager for PromoWest Live, said he believes that the fan nostalgia will be one of the leading drivers for ticket sales at this show.

“Maybe someone really wanted to see her but couldn’t because they were too young at the time or couldn’t afford a ticket,” Teal said.

In addition to her own material, Tunstall said she’s excited to play a few covers on this tour, and is asking her fans to get involved in the selection process.

For “KT’s Cover Challenge,” Tunstall will ask concertgoers to

that container.

Arrangements vary, but often include plants less commonly used in bouquets, such as succulents and branches.

“We don’t do anything traditional, so if you’re looking for a dozen red roses, we are not your florist,” said owner Eva Provenzale. “Our arrangements are very original.”

While designs aren’t customizable, customers can see examples of her work on EcoFlora’s website and order in the “contact” section. EcoFlora used to have a brick and mortar location in Clintonville, but has sold flowers exclusively online since last September.

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OSU looks for sweep at Michigan State COLIN GAY Lantern reporter gay.125@osu.edu Ohio State is going to East Lansing, Michigan, with the upper hand as the Buckeyes already have a win under their belt against Michigan State, defeating the Spartans 72-67 on Jan. 15 in Columbus. However, with seeding in the Big Ten tournament and dwindling hopes of reaching the NCAA Tournament on the line, the pressure is palpable approaching the final five games of the Big Ten regular season.

OSU has won only two of seven road games in Big Ten play, and junior forward Jae’Sean Tate said it’s tough for opposing teams to win at the Breslin Center.

“There is a tough environment out there,” Tate said. “I haven’t won out there before, so just trying to go in there and get the ‘W’ there.”

One of the players who might stand in OSU’s way of victory is Michigan State freshman forward Miles Bridges. OSU coach Thad

Matta said Bridges’ 24-point, nine-rebound performance against the Buckeyes in January was as impressive of a performance from a freshman he’s seen this year.

“He’s tremendous and we have to do a better job of trying to slow him down,” Matta said.

Bridges shot 75 percent from the floor and hit 4-of-5 3-point shots, but was the only Spartan in double figures that day. Tate hinted that his plan for defending Bridges will have to change this time around.

“I can’t let him get comfortable from the 3 because once he sees a couple go in, then he’s tough to guard,” Tate said. “Just trying to make him as uncomfortable as he can from the perimeter because he has a lot of aspects to his game.

Once he gets going, he’s hard to stop.”

OSU has had trouble defending the perimeter shot as of late.

In the loss to the Terrapins, the Buckeyes allowed 29 attempts behind the 3-point line, with Maryland converting on 41.4 percent of those shots.

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OSU junior forward Jae’Sean Tate had 14 points in the Buckeyes’ 74-72 loss against Northwestern at the Schottenstein Center on Jan. 22.

Offensively, OSU’s scoring leader for the first game against the Spartans, sophomore guard JaQuan Lyle, is returning after having to leave the team due to a family emergency. Lyle shot 66.7 percent from the field and led the team with 22 points in the fivepoint win. Matta said Lyle and the rest of the OSU offense is going to have to face a very stout defensive

team.

“Michigan State, I think, is as good as anyone in the Big Ten defensively,” Matta said. “They are going to make you earn everything that you get in the game tomorrow night. They are going to have a tremendous push in transition. They are trying to score as quick as they can. If it’s not there, they are going to execute one, or

sometimes two sets in a possession.”

In the Spartans’ last game, a 7766 win over Iowa, Michigan State held the Hawkeyes to shoot only 32.8 percent from the field, converting only four 3-pointers on 21 attempts. Size was a big factor in the win as well, with Bridges and redshirt sophomore forward Kenny Goins combining for 21 of the Spartans’ 46 rebounds.

With only five games left before the Big Ten tournament, OSU has a limited amount of time to boost its resume to be in consideration for the NCAA Tournament. Tate said this team is feeling the pressure going into the end of the season.

“There is no margin for error,” he said. “We just have to go in these last five or six games like there is no margin. We have to win these ones.”

Tipoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. at the Breslin Center in East Lansing, Michigan.

No. 4 Ohio State tops Nebraska, Minnesota TJ NEER Lantern reporter neer.60@osu.edu The fourth-ranked Ohio State wrestling team reestablished itself as a top team after losing two of its last three meets, topping both No. 5 Nebraska and No. 13 Minnesota in a pair of away bouts.

On Friday, the Buckeyes traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska, to take on the Cornhuskers. Last season, OSU topped Nebraska 21-17 with a little help from the return of then-sophomore Kyle Snyder.

The Buckeyes did not have any surprises up their sleeve this time, but the result was the same. The team secured a 24-13 victory, and won seven of 10 matchups against the Cornhuskers, including four wins over top-10 opponents.

Sophomore Myles Martin came through with one of the biggest upsets this season, picking up a huge 11-5 decision victory over No. 3 T.J. Dudley. Martin has faced top-five opponents in three of the past six meets, losing the first two before capturing a victory over Dudley.

No. 1 ranked 174-pounder Bo

Jordan also returned to the lineup Friday, getting a major decision victory over Nebraska’s Micah Barnes and a fall over Chris Pfarr of Minnesota Sunday. Jordan had been kept out of the lineup in the last two bouts with an injury.

No. 1-ranked 133-pounder Nathan Tomasello finished the dual meet season undefeated, going into the National Wrestling Coaches Association National Championship Dual Series with a spotless 15-0 record. Over the weekend, Tomasello took down No. 5 Eric Montoya (NEB) with a 5-2 decision and pinned Minnesota’s Mitch McKee, which was his first fall of the season.

After two grueling bouts against Penn State and Rutgers, No. 4 Kollin Moore captured a 3-2 decision over Nebraska’s No. 6 Aaron Studebaker at 197 pounds before suffering a decision loss of his own at the hands of No. 2 Brett Pfarr of the Golden Gophers.

Moore and Pfarr had met earlier in the season at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational, where Pfarr picked up a 15-7 major decision victory.

For the Minnesota matchup,

the Buckeyes were without world champion Kyle Snyder, who traveled to Iran to participate in the Freestyle World Cup on Feb. 16 to 17. In his absence, the team was still able to fight to a 24-20 victory.

OSU redshirt freshman and No. 18 125-pounder Jose Rodriguez, who has been battling injury and illness for the past few meets, bounced back in a big way against Minnesota. After struggling to find points against ranked opponents, Rodriguez fought to a sudden victory win over Minnesota’s No. 6 Ethan Lizak.

Trailing 6-0 after the first, and only finding two points in the second period, Rodriguez fired off five takedowns in the third, including one in the final seconds that pushed the match to overtime.

He took down Lizak once more to secure a 12-10 win.

The Buckeyes won 12 of a possible 20 matchups, seven of those victories coming via bonus points.

The Buckeyes’ next matchup is in Ithaca, New York, against No. 8 Cornell for the NWCA National Championship Dual Series on Feb. 19. Cornell boasts three

wrestlers ranked in the top 10 in their weight class, including twotime defending national champion No. 1 184-pounder Gabe Dean.

OSU is 6-6-1 all-time against Cornell, with the Big Red picking up a 27-6 decision in 2011 the last time either side squared off. A win against Cornell would solidify the Buckeyes as one of the top teams

in the country, heading into championship season.

The NWCA duals begin on Feb. 17 with Purdue squaring off against No. 17 South Dakota State. OSU’s dual begins on Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. in the Friedman Wrestling Center in Ithaca, New York.

Wide receiver OSU wanted to be better in the passing game in 2016 even without now-New Orleans Saints wideout Michael Thomas. The passing offense was likely the complete opposite of what the coaching staff envisioned at the beginning of the season. Now it’s the vision of a new offensive staff that will have to adjust without Curtis Samuel and Noah Brown,

the team’s top two receivers.

Redshirt sophomore K.J. Hill and sophomore Binjimen Victor are likely the lead candidates to start on the outside and receive the majority of passes from redshirt senior quarterback J.T. Barrett with sophomore Demario McCall, who will likely replace Samuel at H-back. But after that, the competition is fierce, intensified by top freshman wideouts Trevon

Grimes and Jaylen Harris, who are listed at 6-foot-4 and 6-foot-5, respectively.

New offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson has proved at his other positions that he likes to throw the football downfield — something OSU hasn’t done much the last two seasons. In 2017, wide receivers will prove their worth on receptions 40-plus yards from the line of scrimmage.

Redshirt junior Terry McLaurin, redshirt senior James Clark, sophomore Austin Mack and redshirt junior Parris Campbell also will be in the mix for a by-committee approach at receiver for the Buckeyes.

past appearances in the NCAA tournament.

That, paired with some praise from Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo, should give him at least

one more chance.

“I shouldn’t say this, but hell, I’m happy for him,” Izzo said in January. “From the standpoint of the way people treat him around

here, I’m happy for him. He’s won a lot of games here … He doesn’t have to answer to anybody and he probably doesn’t need my support, but I’ll probably need his.”

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Sophomore Myles Martin checks the clock as he looks for back points against Bo Nickal of Penn State on Feb. 3 at the Schottenstein Center. OSU lost, 32-12.

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fall camp.

Pridgeon, Davis and Myers are three among others who are in contention for the opening at right tackle (and right guard), however don’t count out Prince as the incumbent despite his lackluster performances. Even the harshest of Buckeye critics would likely agree that camaraderie on the offensive line is more valuable than any other position.

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Matta should be safe, for now NICK MCWILLIAMS Sports Editor mcwilliams.66@osu.edu ers could potentially bring him soThe Ohio State men’s basketball team escaped on Wednesday night with a win against Rutgers, but not without some scary moments for Thad Matta’s team. The Buckeyes had to fight to the bitter end, barely scraping by a team that had just earned its first road conference win in 24 games.

Follow that up with a loss to No. 21 Maryland away from home — (which was less shocking —), and OSU once again looks to be on a downtrend. The Buckeyes still lack a prolific scorer, and have been unable to find any cohesiveness 25 games into the season.

This isn’t the first time he has struggled to find a way to win.

“I was 10–9 at Xavier, and four weeks later, we were playing in the Elite Eight to go to the Final Four (in 2003),” Matta said earlier this season. “Just keep fighting, man. Just keep fighting.”

Last season, the Scarlet and Gray were scrutinized for performing well below expectations, but were expected to be at least marginally better this season.

OSU has just five games remaining in the regular season to try to finish above .500 in the confer-

ence and overall.

And with teams like Wisconsin and Michigan State remaining, the odds of that happening are about as likely as Matta not chewing gum on the sideline. With the daunting task of trying to revive a team with little to fit for, the job security of the long-time OSU coach could come into question.

Matta, who now has a career record of 437-150 after the win against Rutgers and loss to Maryland, is the winningest coach in OSU history. With 335 wins under his belt at the helm of the Buckeyes, it seems strange to think his job could be in jeopardy.

Matta has missed the Big Ten Championship game in three consecutive years, and is in real jeopardy of missing it for a fourth time, barring any shocking upsets.

With four seasons of less-thanstellar play, Matta’s time at the helm could be coming to an end.

On the other side of the argument, Matta is in his 13th season with the Buckeyes, and has never posted a losing season in his career. Never in his entire head coaching career has he missed the 20-win mark.

Although OSU looks like it will miss out on at least 20 wins, unless the team has a solid National Invitational Tournament run.

Well, if they make it there, that is.

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OSU coach Thad Matta speaks to the Buckeyes during a timeout in OSU’s exhibition matchup against Walsh on Nov. 6. The Buckeyes won, 85-67.

Matta has made it to at least the NIT every year with the Buckeyes, except for his first year at the helm. Four conference titles and four Sweet 16 appearances, paired with a solid incoming recruiting class, might just be enough to keep Matta around.

OSU currently has commitments from center Kaleb Wesson — brother of OSU freshman forward Andre Wesson — and point guard Braxton Beverly. Both players are listed as four-stars according to ESPN. In 2018, there is even more rea-

son to celebrate, as OSU is set to haul in a pair of forwards in Darius Bazley and Justin Ahrens, and a solid shooting guard in Dane Goodwin. Matta’s incoming players could potentially bring him some success again, but only time BASKETBALL CONTINUES ON 7

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Buckeyes battle for key positions in 2017 JACOB MYERS Assistant Sports Editor myers.1669@osu.edu The 2016 Fiesta Bowl highlighted major needs for Ohio State’s coaching staff. Urban Meyer made those changes. But because of coach Meyer, the Buckeyes will have to make more difficult alterations to its starting roster.

When a program has a coach with the national prowess Meyer possesses, that program is blessed with four- and five-star recruits continually flooding into its facilities. In the same breath, those recruits can develop more rapidly than others and leave the program early, creating a hole to be filled before next fall. Meyer had this problem in 2016 and has it once again in 2017. But, per usual, he has the class to replace standouts.

Either generated from early departures or under development, here are three positions to keep an eye on heading into spring practice on March 7.

Cornerback Each year at OSU, Meyer has had to replace at least one starter at cornerback. This year, he will have to replace both starters. However, the way he and the defensive coaches treated the cornerback position last year and on the recruiting trail has set the Buckeyes up for success.

One-year starter Marshon Lattimore and two-year starter Gareon

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OSU sophomore offensive lineman Isaiah Prince (59) waits for the ball to snap during the first half of the Buckeyes’ game against Nebraska on Nov. 5. The Buckeyes won 62-3.

Conley were menacing through- Ward. Ward played in several cru- impact, likely having at least one out the season defending oppos- cial moments for the Buckeyes, starter. Former junior college and ing wide receivers — there’s no including overtime against Mich- Alabama transfer Kendall Shefdenying that. But what many ca- igan and Wisconsin. field is expected to be the leader sual observers of the Buckeyes He had 23 tackles and nine pass of the pack, having experience almight forget from 2016 is that the break-ups. ready at a Division I school. The rotation at cornerback included Aside from Ward, the 2017 top-two cornerback recruits in the now-junior cornerback Denzel cornerback class will make an country, freshmen Jeffrey Okudah

and Shaun Wade, also will be in major contention for the starting gig opposite Ward.

Right tackle 2016 was perhaps the most underwhelming season the offensive line has had with Meyer as head coach. There was plenty of finger-pointing to go around, and much of that went to junior Isaiah Prince at right tackle.

The OSU offensive line struggled in games that trotted out NFL talent on the defensive front.

Against Penn State, Michigan and Clemson, the OSU offensive line allowed a combined average of more than 5.5 sacks and more than 11.5 tackles for loss per game.

Prince had difficulties in all those games and opponents noticed.

Prince and freshman right guard Michael Jordan won their respective jobs on the offensive line not because of excellent performance, but out of necessity because of a lack of development.

In 2017, Meyer has more depth on the offensive line with the arrivals of prestigious offensive line recruits Josh Myers, Wyatt Davis and Thayer Munford.

Davis and Myers are the more likely of the three freshman to play immediately, but junior college redshirt junior lineman Malcolm Pridgeon will certainly be in front of those two, given he might have started at right tackle before suffering a knee injury in FOOTBALL CONTINUES ON 7