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In his first year as starting running back, Detroit-native Mike Weber looks to drive into the end zone.
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Year 136, Issue No. 47
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Postdoctorals celebrate National Postdoc Breaking down Campus Partners’ Appreciation Week
future plans for 15th and High GRACE FLEISHER Lantern reporter fleisher.16@osu.edu Orange barrels, sidewalk closures, vacant lots and enormous holes in the ground have been quite prevalent on Ohio State’s campus and surrounding neighborhood over the years. And they’re not going away anytime soon. Construction is underway on the the beginning of the 15th and High redevelopment plan, the brainchild of Campus Partners, OSU’s nonprofit development arm. While many of the details are still up in the air, the zoning codes for the different portions slated for redevelopment shed light on what the future of North High Street will look like. The area at the north corner of East 15th Avenue and North High Street is to be zoned for public square. East 15th Avenue itself is to undergo a realignment so that it intersects into North High Street at 90 degrees. The area behind the square, labeled “Signature Building,” is zoned to allow a hotel, but a hotel is not guaranteed. No architects or developers have been hired yet, said Erin Prosser, director of community development for Campus Partners. The space east of the signature building is to be a garage, currently set to include 500 spaces. Minimal mixed-use development, for housing or office space along North Pearl Street or along the
DEEPTI HOSSAIN | LANTERN REPORTER
At an ice cream social on Sept. 21, postdoctoral scholars celebrated National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week. DEEPTI HOSSAIN Lantern reporter hossain.32@osu.edu
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A graphic map illustrating the redevelopment of East 15th Avenue and North High Street. sides of the building is allowed. North Pearl Street and is to run two ways between East 17th and East 14th avenues, with stop signs at the four-way intersections. The areas surrounding North Pearl Street are zoned so that businesses can face the street. The area on North High Street between East 17th and East 16th avenues is slated for one building, The Wellington, currently under construction. Edwards Communities, the developer, said in a news
release that the six-story development, to be open in time for Fall Semester 2017, will have 448 beds. A Target is slated to fill part of the first floor of The Wellington, which is slated for retail space. NPR station WOSU is also putting offices somewhere in the 15th and High redevelopment, although the exact space hasn’t yet been announced. The Wellington is the only 15TH AND HIGH CONTINUES ON 3
University District historian reflects on North High Street changes NICK ROLL Campus Editor roll.66@osu.edu For some Ohio State students and graduates, the changes happening on North High Street — such as the closing of Bernie’s Bagels and Deli, Chumley’s planned move to West Ninth Avenue, the impending closures of Too’s Under High and The O Patio and Pub — are the end of the world. But David Kellough has seen it all before. Though Kellough’s day job as a researcher at Ohio State’s College
“The one constant on High Street is that there’s always been change.” David Kellough Researcher, OSU College of Medicine Unofficial resident historian
of Medicine focuses on moving science forward, his off-the-clock work is focused on taking a step back in time, as the University District’s unofficial resident historian, although he might dispute that title. “Really, (I’m) more of a collector of stories,” said Kellough,
an OSU alumnus from the ’80s. “This area, over the approximate century and a half it’s been around, there have been so many stories, with the lives lived here, with the things that have happened here, with the buildings that have risen and fallen. And I like HISTORIAN CONTINUES ON 2
“Have you been appreciated this week?” someone asked a room full of postdoctoral scholars eating vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate syrup and sprinkles. Ohio State postdoctoral scholars celebrated National Postdoc Appreciation Week with an ice cream social Wednesday afternoon in the Biomedical Research Tower. “Never underestimate the positive power that free food, whether it be pizza or ice cream, can have on morale,” said Brenda Reader, co-chair of the Ohio State Postdoctoral Association, the organization hosting the social. Postdoctoral scholars, or postdocs, are people who have completed their doctoral degree and follow it with a temporary, advanced training. NPAW is an opportunity to highlight a population that does not fit into students, faculty or staff. “We want to show postdocs that they are valued and deserve an incentive every now and then,” Reader said about the ice cream social. The event promotes networking and social support among postdoctoral scholars at OSU, Reader said. “It gives a chance for postdocs from many different programs on campus to interact, share ideas, and just relax,” said Reader. Postdoctoral scholars are an essential part of research, as they spend time in the lab and help professors complete experiments and papers. “Postdoctoral researchers are a major part of the research workforce, particularly academic insti-
tutions such as universities and research institutes. They are the ones that really push a lot of research forward,” said Marcela Hernandez, the graduate and STEM diversity director for College of Arts and Sciences. The Ohio State Postdoctoral Association awarded Hernandez the 2016 Postdoctoral Advocate of the Year. Although postdoctoral positions were originally meant to be short term — two to three years — this is no longer the case, Reader said. “Years ago, grad school usually took four years to finish and postdocs used to be a very transient position with maybe a twoyear stint associated with it,” said Reader, who is also a postdoctoral fellow for the OSU Wexner Medical Center. “Now, there has been a change in the system where it takes the average grad student in biomedical science as long as six and a half years to get their doctorate, and then postdoc can last another five years, and maybe longer if you switch.” By the time people are postdoctoral scholars, they are in their 30s and might be having children, Hernandez said. However, OSU — and many other institutions — does not offer parental leave. Postdoctoral scholars work long hours and are highly educated, yet their average income ranges from $35,000 to $50,000. The OSU PDA and the President and Provost’s Council on Women are actively working together to address these problems, which are being celebrated during NPAW. “This council gave invaluable advice and mentorship and enthusiastically supported our suggestions for the addition of paid paPOSTDOCTORAL CONTINUES ON 3