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University Police Chief Craig Stone responds to The Lantern report about demographics of police stops.
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A new store serving a different kind of ice cream rolls into the Short North.
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The unproven Campbell is stepping into the most important role in the offense.
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017
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Year 137, Issue No. 23
Survivor Gala looks Wide receivers looking for big plays after year of disappointment to support victims of sexual violence
NICK MCWILLIAMS Sports Editor mcwilliams.66@osu.edu Last season, the production of the wide receiver unit for the Ohio State football team was subpar to say the least. As a group, the wideouts for the Buckeyes hauled in 16 touchdowns and racked up 1,445 yards — numbers that might seem impressive on paper, but fall well short of the high standard set by OSU coach Urban Meyer. The lack of a deep ball and overall inability to produce chunk plays in key moments led to a lackluster aerial offense. The team’s leading receiver, Curtis Samuel, played as an H-back and took a large percentage of his snaps from the backfield, but far and away led the team in yards and also tied Noah Brown for most receiving touchdowns (7). While Samuel was not actually a part of the wide receiver group for OSU last season, he and Brown were the clear leading pass catchers for the Buckeyes. And now, both have bolted for the NFL draft. With new playmakers needed at the position, and questions swirling about how effective the wide-
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OSU redshirt freshman K.J. Hill (14) runs into the end zone for a touchdown during the first half of the Buckeyes’ season opener against Bowling Green on Sept. 3 at Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes won 77-10. outs for the Buckeyes can be this it’s hard to open everything up.” year, wide receivers coach Zach The low passing yard average Smith said the team needs those of 213.9 yards per game, which elusive chunk plays that were ranked 81st in the country last nonexistent last season in order season, was a key criticism of to right the wrongs of a stagnant Meyer’s team in 2016. passing game. “We gotta make big plays,” he @NickM_OSU said. “We gotta hit the deep ball, we gotta throw the deep ball, we gotta protect the deep ball. When View the full story that happens — you’ve seen it at thelantern.com here before — it opens everything up. And when it doesn’t happen,
Sexual assault survivors will show their strength through art and music. The third annual Sexual Civility and Empowerment Survivor Gala will be held on Tuesday. In support of Sexual Assault Awareness month, this event is intended to help raise awareness, show support and encourage healing for victims of sexual violence, according to the Office of Student Life’s Sexual Civility and Empowerment website. The gala will feature visual art of various media, as well as musical, poetic and literary performances from individuals and groups. The artists featured in the event come from a variety of majors and affiliations. Sydney Miller, a fourth-year in art history, said her piece followed the motifs of the beauty of nature and the female spirit in her 3D print, titled “Bring Me Spring.” She said the figure in her images depicts a leaf on her cheek in the place of a tear, as she is waiting
Professor’s work in e-learning wins award JOE DEMPSEY For The Lantern dempsey.131@osu.edu Alice Teall, a professor in the College of Nursing, wakes up each morning at 5:30 a.m., responds to emails, checks Carmen and prepares lesson plans for her graduate-level nurse practitioner courses — which are all online. The rest of her day is peppered with conference and webcam calls as she continues to remain in contact with her students from a distance. Teall received the 2017 Provost’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Lecturer for her work as a clinical instructor of practice and the director of the online Family Nurse Practitioner Program at OSU. She said that online instructors are overlooked when it comes to awards or recognition, and this award speaks for a slew of instructors in the distance-learning field. “When folks teach online, there’s some excellence going on in teaching that’s not always recognized,” Teall said. “So for me to be recognized, it gives a lot of
legitimacy to the folks that I know who teach online, who do an incredible amount of work, and do it well.” Teall said she had many teachers and mentors who influenced her and contributed to her success. She said Margaret Clark Graham, an associate professor and the vice dean of the College of Nursing, guided her to succeed as an online instructor. Graham was the former director of the online Family Nurse Practitioner program at OSU and nominated Teall for the Provost’s Award. “Alice knows that she needs to create a community with her students,” Graham said. “She has structured classes so that students feel very much in community.” Graham taught Teall as a graduate student, and they later taught together at Wright State University, in Dayton. Graham moved on to OSU and Teall stopped teaching to work as a nurse practitioner, but her hiatus from teaching did not last long. “I was only out of teaching about a year and a half,” Teall said. “I missed teaching.” Looking to get back into edu-
“Come in with an open mind and an open heart, because you never know who in your life is a survivor.” Blaire Teaford Third-year, hospitality management
for spring to come so she can blossom like the flowers around her. “As someone who struggles with conforming to society’s standard of beauty, (this print) was infused with healing energy to create something that I think is truly beautiful,” she said. “As viewers, we either empathize or sympathize with her, but are also in awe of her beauty as we wish to heal with her.” Abigail Brannan, a first-year in human resources, said she was compelled to submit her works through her involvement in the ROTC organization Cadets GALA CONTINUES ON 6
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Turning Point USA attempted to influence UW-Madison elections NICK ROLL Campus Editor roll.66@osu.edu
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Alice Teall, a professor in the College of Nursing, received the 2017 Provost’s Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Lecturer for her work as a clinical instructor of practice and the director of the online Family Nurse Practitioner Program at OSU. cation, Teall emailed Graham for teaching,” Graham said. “Online a recommendation. Two emails teaching is a special challenge and prior, Graham received confir- some people can do it well, and mation that the grant to start the she does it in an outstanding way.” online Family Nurse Practitioner Wanting to get to know her stuProgram at OSU was approved dents even though they don’t share by the Health Resources and Ser- a classroom, Teall requires them vices Administration. Teall was an to upload pictures of themselves obvious hire to help the program. so that she — and their fellow E-LEARNING CONTINUES ON 2 “She is so creative in online
Conservative nonprofit Turning Point USA provided material support to two students who won their student government elections at the University of Wisconsin– Madison, according to a report in The Daily Cardinal, the student newspaper. The report comes after a February Lantern article detailed an effort by TPUSA to put money into a campaign running in Undergraduate Student Government elections at Ohio State. The leaked audio and text messages from TPUSA staff that The Lantern’s article was based on also mentioned efforts to influence elections across the country. In both articles, the respecTPUSA CONTINUES ON 2