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Stay safe! Automobile theft, disorderly conduct and a trash fire are among crimes reported around the campus area this week. ON PAGE 2

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An OSU business student is set to play at this weekend’s Life in Color EDM event, Big Bang: The Creation of Color. ON PAGE 3

As the football team’s offense struggles, the Buckeye defense is carrying the burden. ON PAGE 8

University Police investigating reported rape on North Campus MICHAEL HUSON Campus Editor huson.4@osu.edu

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Tami Smith (center), an alumna, and her family tailgating near the north entrance of Ohio Stadium during the game against Northern Illinois University on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Donations to be enforced for some football parking-pass holders STEPHANIE WISE Lantern reporter wise.1075@osu.edu

With the Ohio State football season gaining momentum, many fans are welcoming the team to Columbus for home games. With the home games, fans have another thing to think about: the cost of being a season parking-pass holder. Some season parking-pass holders will be required to make a donation in order to receive the same level of parking access the next year. This donation can be made to the President’s Club by the end of the year or to the Buckeye Club by Feb. 1.

Because of campus construction, the parking lot at West 10th Avenue and Cannon Drive might be unusable during the 2016 season. This limits the space that can be used by parking-pass holders, thus leading to the increase in enforcement of the donation rule, said Jordan Birkemeier, director of the Buckeye Club. A letter sent from the Buckeye and President’s clubs in March to season parking-pass holders detailed the donation requirements and the closure of the 10th and Cannon parking lot. Birkemeier said that the donations are nothing out of the ordinary and that the fees and dona-

tions are necessary to hold a season parking permit. “This is nothing new, this has been around for as long as I’ve been here that a donation is required for season parking; so it’s either $3,000 or $5,000 to the institution,” he said. According to the Buckeye Club’s website, donations support student athlete scholarships. The President’s Club recognizes donors to the university for their contributions to various areas of need in the OSU community. Birkemeier said he wished to assure season parking-pass holders that if they do not meet the required donation, they will not lose

their pass. “If someone does not make a qualified contribution, they won’t lose their season parking pass, they will just be moved to another lot that is a season-pass lot,” he said. Jerry Vance, a graduate of the class of 1966 and avid tailgater, said he once was a season parking-pass holder. “The first time I bought a parking pass it was $75,” Vance said, adding that this was in 1990. “I don’t mind the $375 price. But I think the $3,000 or $5,000 yearly gift to park is way out of line.” Vance also said that the garages on game days where people buy TAILGATING CONTINUES ON 2

University Police are investigating an alleged rape on Ohio State campus after a female student filed a report Thursday evening. The incident is reported to have occurred at a North Campus residence hall at 5:30 a.m., according to the University Police website. University Police Acting Chief Craig Stone said in an email that the case investigation involves two students who are acquainted with one another, but said he was unable to offer more information at this time. The report was filed just before 9 p.m. Thursday, two hours after Vice President Joe Biden visited OSU to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the “It’s On Us” initiative, a campaign dedicated to ending sexual violence. At the event, Biden asked students to create an environment in which sexual assault is unacceptable. “Promise to intervene instead of being a bystander,” Biden said. “Promise to recognize that any time there is no consent or consent cannot be given, it is sexual assault, and it is a crime.” President Michael Drake announced at the Thursday event a new sexual assault prevention initiative on campus, Buckeyes ACT. “We will continue to work to ensure a culture of deep and abiding respect across our campus, a place where sexual misconduct and relationship violence are simply unacceptable,” Drake said. “To that ASSAULT CONTINUES ON 2

Wilce Student Health Center gets a facelift JENNA LEINASARS Lantern reporter leinasars.2@osu.edu

Student Health Services celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding this month by welcoming students to its newly remodeled building. In order to address a variety of needs, Wilce Student Health Center spent 12 months reconstructing its facility in an effort to improve the student visitor experience. The new center opened at the start of the semester. The remodeling involved work

area, private lactation room, advice triage kiosks and a new west entrance, according to John Ford, associate director for the Office of Student Life Student Health Services. Prior to the remodeling, the main entrance of the building was disconnected from the health center from the west extension of the Oval, Ford said. “One of the major themes we JENNA LEINASARS | LANTERN REPORTER Wilce Student Health Center. carried into this project was what we refer to as ‘transforming the paon the ground floor level, including tient experience,’” he said. a new clinic, pharmacy, eight adInstead of patients being shuffled ditional exam rooms, a procedure from one place to another, now the room, reception desk, registration

support staff will go to them, Ford said, adding that this will allow for more privacy and personalization. “With the implementation of this new model, we will be able to improve efficiency, and with the improvement of efficiency, we will be able to generate additional visits,” he said. From 2014-2015, with ongoing construction, the health center had about 63,000 clinical visits, according to a fact sheet provided by Ford. One of them was Cary Barber, a graduate student in Roman history, who has been going to Wilce for

seven years and said she agreed it was time for change. “It was difficult to navigate through the old building,” Barber said. “(It is now) easier to get into the building because of the much better access.” When asked about future renovations for Wilce, Ford mentioned the possibility of a “Wellness Terrace” on the first floor. This would be a green space with a patio feel that could be used as waiting space or simply as an area for enjoying the sunshine, he said.


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