September 23 2015

thelantern

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

THELANTERN.COM

ARTS & LIFE >>

THE STUDENT VOICE OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

OPINION

Soul Monsters, a Columbus band comprised of four OSU students, is set to play at Big Room Bar on Oct. 1 at 9:30 p.m.

ON PAGE 3

An OSU student offers his opinion on how to make off campus safer ON PAGE 6

YEAR 135, ISSUE NO. 42

@THELANTERN

SPORTS >>

Coach Urban Meyer and senior left tackle Taylor Decker are both confident the offensive line will improve at Saturday’s game.

ON PAGE 8

Salaries, students and second-year goals

President Drake discusses key topics for Autumn 2015

SAMANTHA HOLLINGSHEAD | PHOTO EDITOR

OSU President Michael Drake speaks during an interview with The Lantern on Sept. 3.

AMANDA ETCHISON Editor in Chief etchison.4@osu.edu From the celebration of his investiture in the spring to his affordability tour throughout southern and western Ohio this summer, University President Michael Drake had a busy first year at Ohio State. Now, looking ahead to his second year, Drake said he anticipates the continuation of several previous initiatives and the possibilities that come with change.

Some of these changes — such as serving alcohol in Ohio Stadium during gamedays and the reworking of the Grade Forgiveness Rule to include all undergraduates — have been set in place, but other, longterm issues — such as off-campus safety, potential future tuition freezes and sustainability efforts — will be worked on throughout the year.

Drake sat down with The Lantern staff earlier this month to discuss some of the topics he thinks will affect students this year and

what the OSU community can expect.

Tuition freezes and student finances Drake expressed his hopes for the Board of Trustees’ decision to freeze tuition for in-state students, along with a hold on the rates for dining and room and board for all students.

“One of the ways we wanted to help protect affordability was by freezing tuition and room and board, so that someone who graduates this spring will be paying the

same tuition (he or) she paid as a freshman,” he said. “We opened incredible new residences on North Campus, state-of-the-art, and we were able to keep them the same price that everything was last year by not taking advantage of an agreed-upon built-in tuition hike.”

That way, he said, students can use that money to defray their college expenses.

Although in-state tuition was frozen at $10,037 — the same price it has been since the university froze in-state tuition for the 2013-14

school year — out-of-state tuition increased 3.1 percent, bringing it to $27,362 for the 2015-16 academic year.

Tuition also rose 3 percent for current international students — the same dollar increase as out-ofstate students — bringing tuition to $28,362 for the 2015-16 academic year. New international students experienced a 6.4 percent increase over the current international rate, raising tuition to $29,302.

Drake said tension often develops when universities devote themDRAKE CONTINUES ON 2

Student storage site receives huge updates CLAYTON EBERLY Lantern reporter eberly.72@osu.edu BuckeyeBox launched at Ohio State in the fall of 2013, but the free online storage device for OSU students is now offering unlimited storage and increased file size.

“We have moved from 50 gigabytes of storage per user and a file size upload limit of five gigabytes, to unlimited storage and 15 gigabytes file upload size,” said Kath-

arine Keune, Office of the Chief Information Officer senior director of marketing, communication and training.

BuckeyeBox can be used to store documents, share files, collaborations and more.

The site, which fosters file sharing and collaboration, is an extension of the already existing Box website, which can be used by anyone. These updates, however, are exclusive to BuckeyeBox. OSU students are getting the free

BuckeyeBox service with more benefits than the paid service from Box, said Keune.

“A personal Box account only provides 10 gigabytes of storage and 250 megabytes file upload for free,” Keune said. “Additional storage and upload costs $10 per month.”

Patricia Woellert, a third-year in nursing, said she has never heard of BuckeyeBox but thinks it might be worth trying out.

“My clinical group had to cre-

ate a common medicine list for our unit of the OSU hospital that contained almost 200 meds,” Woellert said. “It would have been nice to use something like BuckeyeBox where we could all help fill it out on our own time and save it.”

Woellert said she is surprised that she hadn’t heard about BuckeyeBox earlier because it seems like something that most students would be interested in using.

Cassidy Hafner, a third-year in accounting, said she also believes

BuckeyeBox would be a helpful tool.

“All of my business classes try to emphasize group work, and it can be hard to coordinate schedules with everyone,” Hafner said. “A single file to share together online would be easier for when we can’t meet up.”

The OCIO press release provides a three-step guide showing how to activate a BuckeyeBox account.

It is synced with the OSU single BOX CONTINUES ON 2

2 | THE LANTERN | WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

@THELANTERN

RPAC turns 10 LAUREN HOLLEY Lantern reporter holley.93@osu.edu With a decade of providing recreation and exercise to the Ohio State community, the RPAC is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

Celebration events are scheduled throughout the school year, including new group fitness classes and a 10k run.

Many steps were taken before the new workout facility opened in 2005. This initial phase was followed by a secondary project phase in 2007.

Involving students in deciding what was best for the new facility was important to the directors of the project, said Marci Shumaker, the senior associate director for administration and programs at the Office of Student Life’s Department of Recreational Sports, who has been with OSU since 1997.

“It was a lot of talk with students and student leaders to figure out what they liked and taking all of the information and trying to build the best thing that we could,” she said.

When the RPAC was in the planning stages, OSU wanted the new facility to focus on the concept of physical activity and new ways to make the facility accessible for all students, said Don Stenta, the recreational sports director.

“One of the things I’m really proud of in this building is that there’s a lot of flexibility in our space, which doesn’t tie us to any particular use,” Stenta said.

He also said that the recreational sports department motto is “Life in Motion,” which puts its focus on motivating students to be active.

“In this building, there’s a lot of different ways to pursue this idea of motion where you’re up and moving,” Stenta said. “I think another hallmark is that it’s a community center or a space where people can gather, so there’s a lot of recreational wellness-related activities that take place here.”

The RPAC is not only a place for physical activity, but also a place where students can meet to study or plan for group projects, Stenta said.

“There’s a lot of social activity that takes place in the building because we have dining locations and a number of meeting rooms,” he said. “So it has the ability to really bring people together, and that’s really advancing the whole concept of wellness and we’re really proud of that.”

The building that the RPAC replaced was built in the 1930s. It had no air conditioning and was undersized, so students and faculty were very excited for the new facility, Shumaker said.

“The feedback for the opening of

BOX FROM 1

sign-on authentication systems, so the username and password are the same as Carmen and Buckeyelink.

Woellert and Hafner both said that they currently use different cloud-like programs that are similar to BuckeyeBox and that they are happy with them.

“I always use Google Drive and Google Docs,” Hafner said. “It syncs with my Gmail account, and I am automatically logged in rather than having to type in my school username and password on another site.”

Woellert said the computers she uses at the OSU hospital aren’t all updated, so they’re unable to use Google Docs.

“I like to use OneDrive through Microsoft,” Woellert said. “Anytime someone sends me an email, I can save it to OneDrive directly from that message.”

Keune said that Microsoft OneDrive is an approved OSU service for student work and is a popular alternative to BuckeyeBox along with Dropbox.

Woellert said she might have used BuckeyeBox if she had known more about it when she came to OSU. “The fact that it’s existed since I was a freshman is shocking,” said Woellert. “I have never heard of it until now.”

Woellert and Hafner each said they think there should be more advertising of BuckeyeBox so that students can become familiar with it.

“People would know about it more if professors required students to use it for class,” Hafner said. “They could put a syllabus or a couple assignments on it.”

With the start of the new semester, Keune said the new changes and updates have already created an increase in activity on BuckeyeBox.

the RPAC was very well received,” she said. “The traffic numbers have consistently been very busy. We get between 5,000 to 7,000 people a day, on average.”

The new benefits that the RPAC gave students were also important to the directors and student leaders when planning the project, Shumaker said.

“We are able to be open a lot longer than we were before and we have more of a variety,” she said.

“Flexibility and creativity are some things that’s been able to thrive due to the amount of space.”

One of the convenient factors of the RPAC being built in phases is that no one ever lost recreational time, Shumaker said.

“They took part of the old facility and built phase one, where the staff eventually moved into, and then they knocked down the remainder of the old building, and built phase two,” she said.

The architecture in the building was designed and integrated to help facilitate wellness, Stenta said.

“People are very impressed with the idea that they have the ability to come in here and run the track and see different views of campus,” Stenta said. “Whether it’s Ohio Stadium or University Hall, it integrates everything that’s great about this university.”

Stenta said student involvement has always been a part of the RPAC for the creation and the opening, adding she hopes to continue that engagement for the next 10 years and to keep the buckeye communi-

THELANTERN.COM

STEPHANIE WISE | LANTERN PHOTOGRAPHER

The RPAC on OSU’s campus is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

STEPHANIE WISE | LANTERN PHOTOGRAPHER

Students work out on Sept. 22 at the RPAC.

ty excited and up-to-date with fitness trends.

“I describe this building as one that really celebrates the concept of a legacy at OSU because students were involved at the ground level

to help design what’s here now,” he said. “My sense for the next 10 years is that we will keep going with what we have been doing because it seems to be a really good recipe for success.”

DRAKE FROM 1

selves to keeping college affordable while providing a quality education.

“We want to continue to be better and do more. And resources help us to do that,” he said. “But we also know that money comes from someplace, and (at) colleges in general, a lot of the funding comes from students. And it is very expensive in the best of circumstances and extraordinarily expensive in many circumstances.”

One of the ways the university tried to strike a balance between these competing goals was to take $15 million from university savings and devote it to affordability grants for students, Drake said.

“We did that for the purpose of making the university more affordable, and we hope that makes a difference,” he said.

“If we had low-income people who really didn’t have resources, we wouldn’t want tuition increases to decrease their opportunities to attend.”

Drake said that although keeping tuition flat forever would not be a reasonable expectation, he hopes to avoid the trend of “tuition zooms” that occur when a university holds tuition flat when state budgets allow for ample funding but then has to rapidly increase it when state support falters.

“Generally, when the state is not doing well, people are not doing well. And when people are hurting, the tuition zooms up,” he said. “What we would rather do is be more rational and say, ‘modest, appropriate, manageable increases in a predictable way are more important.’”

Administrator, faculty and staff salaries Drake also touched on university employee salaries, which he said are based on “appropriate, fair compensation.”

“There are circumstances where people are extraordinarily talented and can contribute to a great degree. And there are parts of our enterprise that are very big

business. We are a $6-billion-a-year business,” he said. “And so, we, in every case, want to have the very best people we can be doing the very best work, particularly when it is these great big things.”

Drake said the performance of individuals who can significantly contribute to the “university enterprise” is something that he thinks supports salary rates. Examples of this, Drake said, include OSU football coach Urban Meyer and physicians employed at the Wexner Medical Center.

“Urban Meyer has a really high salary.

Urban Meyer is perhaps the most outstanding coach in college football today. He is very, very successful and runs an enterprise that generates enough to pay that high salary, and we are very happy to have Urban Meyer with us,” Drake said. “College sports is a different discussion, but in the arena of college sports, that is someone who has a very high salary but also performs at the very highest level.”

Meyer’s salary package for the current contract year is $5,860,000.

Drake said the same premise goes for faculty and staff members, and he added that the university acknowledges the impact salaries have on overall college affordability.

“We still want to make sure that everyone is paid something that makes sense and you can justify and say, ‘I see why we invest so much in that person. I see that it is well worth it,’” he said.

Looking to the future Drake said members of the OSU community have a lot to be proud of.

“The main thing I would want Ohio State students and faculty and community to remember — and it is important for us to remember things like this — is what an incredibly wonderful institution we have,” he said, noting the record-breaking qualifications of the class of 2019, the ranking of

the Wexner Medical Center by U.S. News and World Report as one of “America’s Best Hospitals” and several other accomplishments by university faculty and students.

Drake said these accomplishments are a “reflection of a really outstanding university” and he expressed his desire to continue the forward momentum.

“To be able to say those things, ‘most’ and ‘best,’ what a great sentence or paragraph that is. And those things are all true for us now,” he said. “Each of these things is really a great experience that I have tried to make sure I appreciate fully. And it is all of them together that makes this such a special place. I feel blessed to be here and I am excited every day.”

ARTS&LIFE THELANTERN.COM

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 | THE LANTERN | PAGE 3

@LANTERNARTSLIFE

WHAT’S UP Check out this week’s What’s Up for details on the 50th Annual Columbus Oktoberfest and various other events taking place in the city. ON PAGE 4

HANNAH HERNER | LANTERN REPORTER

Soul Monsters practice Sept. 18 at their apartment.

COLUMBUS’ OWN

Soul Monsters are best friends first HANNAH HERNER Lantern reporter herner.12@osu.edu Members of the Columbus band Soul Monsters see music as an important alternative to their pursuit of careers in business, engineering and nursing. The students students don’t want to make music their full-time careers but see it as an important escape.

Hiro Passalacqua, a fifth-year in nursing and a rhythm guitarist, said he needs the getaway from the stress of his classes.

“For me it’s an escape. Nursing school is really stressful. It’s nice to leave school behind for a bit and have fun making music. It’s a stress relief for me,” he said.

The band recently lost lead vocalist and founding member Chris Culbertson, who made the decision to move to Spain after spending this past January through July in Spain teaching English. He graduated from OSU in summer 2015 with a degree in Spanish.

“We’ll give him crap about it,

but deep down inside, we’re fine with it,” said Max Heuft, drummer and a fifth-year in logistics management. “We’re honored by the fact that he really considered the band.”

Soul Monsters will continue as a foursome with bassist Joe Yamakawa, a second-year in marketing, and Heuft covering the vocals for the band’s existing songs. The band also is considering releasing more instrumental music, like the untitled demo it recently released while Culbertson was away.

Yamakawa has been a lead singer before, when he and Tatsumi Suenaga, a fourth-year in computer-science engineering and lead guitarist, were in a band called Soul Fighters. Culbertson became the lead singer when he and Passalacqua, who called themselves Tree Monsters, combined with Soul Fighters to make Soul Monsters in 2011.

When close friend and YouTube content creator Alan Becker, famous for the video series “Animator vs. Animation IV,” featured the

Soul Monsters’ album cover in the video, the band started to gain attention on Facebook.

All of the members are half-Japanese — this isn’t a requirement, they promise — and that influences the band’s sound.

“Japanese music tends to have a lot of jazzy chord progressions that we like to use, and that are pleasing to our ears,” Yamakawa said.

Besides having a common heritage, the members of Soul Monsters all attended the same church on Indianola Avenue while they were growing up. Through the years, they have all been involved in the worship team at some time or another, and this helped them improve on their instruments and form their sound.

“A lot of the church music these days is ethereal and ambient and so that rubbed off on me,” Suenaga said.

The lyrics also are influenced by their involvement with the church, but not directly.

“We’re definitely a little more

mild when it comes to what we sing about. We don’t describe ourselves as a church band or a Christian band, but if you look at our music it’s nothing about girls or drugs, it’s more about just emotions,” Heuft said.

Passalacqua can attest to the emotional quality of the band’s songs.

“I get really inspired by the emotion or the mood of the song. I don’t really know any of the lyrics.

I feel like guitar is a very expressive instrument, and through it I can really express myself,” he said.

“I’m a really quiet person and it’s kind of hard for me to formulate words very well, so through the guitar I can just play how I feel, and it’s very freeing to me.”

Suenaga started playing the guitar in eighth grade, the same time that he was interested in the video game “Guitar Hero.” When he asked to have his own gaming system, his father offered him a bargain.

“He told me either he’ll buy me ‘Guitar Hero’ or he’ll actually buy

me a real guitar. I don’t know why, but I decided to get the guitar,” he said.

Like Passalacqua, Suenaga said the guitar helped him to communicate.

“When I was in eighth grade I was pretty antisocial, and I still kind of am that way. But through playing guitar and meeting with other musicians, I was able to socialize a lot more. That kept me interested as well,” he said.

Heuft said that if it weren’t for his friends, he probably wouldn’t be in a band at all. He started playing the drums from scratch two years ago when Soul Monsters’ previous drummer was injured.

“I’m basically in this band because these guys are my friends.

I actually didn’t play the drums before this band, but I decided to because I liked hanging out with them and they asked me to join.

If this band ended and some other random band asked me to play with them, I would just say no,” he said.

Positive experiences connected to music led Yamakawa to want to get involved in the music scene.

“Some of my most religious experiences have been through seeing really good bands or hearing really good music. I just wanted to be a part of that,” he said.

Soul Monsters will play its next show on Oct. 1 at 9:30 p.m. at Big Room Bar. Admission is free.

4 | THE LANTERN | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

@LANTERNARTSLIFE

COTA’s Line #2 runs on High St. until midnight*

Swipe your Buck ID for unlimited rides throughout Columbus

* Mon-Sat, until 10pm on Sundays

6:30 p.m. at the Newport Music Hall. 1723 N. High St. Opening artist is Gill Landry. Tickets are $35.60 through Ticketmaster, fees included.

Von Graves, Kid Crave, Jaye Jackson, doors open at 6:30 p.m at The Basement. 391 Neil Ave. Opening artists are Trey B. and Yung Ba$quiat. Admission is $13.

Karaoke Night: Disney Theme, 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Woody’s Tavern, Ohio Union. 1739 N High St. Admission is free with valid BuckID. Friday, September 25 Ohio Bacon Fest, 4 to 10:30 p.m. at The Columbus Commons.

160 S. High St. Vendors serve original bacon creations and bands provide entertainment. Admission is $7.78, fees included.

50th Annual Columbus Oktoberfest, 5 p.m. to midnight at the Ohio Expo Center / Ohio State Fairgrounds. 717 E. 17th Ave. Authentic food and entertainment for three days. Admission is free,

Lantern Classifieds UNFURNISHED THREE BEDROOM 1/2 Double72 W. Blake Ave., Cols., OH 43202 Dbl with hi-efficiency gas furnace, a/c, hardwood floors, area rugs, washer/dryer included. Utilities not included except for water, off st., parking, no pets, $ 1,200.00/mo., 1 yr., lease. Day: 614-221-6327 or Evening: 614-261-0853.

Email pmnemeth@hotmail.com SUBLET RENT US YOUR HOUSE FOR HOMECOMING $1,500 Small Group of OSU Alumni coming to town for Homecoming weekend, would really love to stay on campus. Rent us your house from Thursday October 8th through Sunday October 11th. We are all professionals and very responsible. Call or text me if interested!!

Vaness (516)729-6900 Email vhammer.dvm@ gmail.com

Receptionist The Diamond Cellar Do you enjoy a fast paced luxurious work environment?

We are looking for bright energetic individuals for a position in: Full time and Part Time Receptionist Closed Sundays Please contact: Kevin Kevin.Ballard@diamondcellar. com Ron Croft Ron.croft@diamondcellar.com The Diamond Cellar 6280 Sawmill Road Dublin, Ohio 43017 And Diamond Cellar Easton Town Center 3960 New Bond Street Columbus, Ohio 43219 614-336-4545 Because of the nature of our merchandise, our screening process involves *complete background checks *written testing *drug testing Equal Opportunity Employer To Advertise please go online to thelantern.com

parking is $10.

EDITORS’ PICK: Life In Color’s Big Bang: The Creation of Color, doors open at 6 p.m. at the LC Pavilion. 405 Neil Ave. Featuring DVBBS. The festival hits Columbus for a night of colorful paint and electronic dance music.

Tickets start at $28.

Saturday, September 26 50th Annual Columbus Oktoberfest, noon to midnight at Ohio Expo Center / Ohio State Fairgrounds. 717 E. 17th Ave. Authentic food and entertainment for three days. Admission is free, parking is $10.

Live music, starting at 7 p.m. at Rumba Cafe. 2507 Summit St. Featuring Elliott Yamin and Blake Lewis. Tickets are $25.02 through Ticketweb, fees included. Under 21 pays additional $2 at the door.

Live music, starts at 10 p.m. at Ace of Cups. 2619 N. High St. Featuring The Black Antler, BRAT CURSE, Vis A Vis and Mi-

ranova. Admission is $5.

Sunday, September 27 EDITORS’ PICK: Ohio Hempfest, noon until 10 p.m. Browning Amphitheater and South Oval.

1760 Neil Ave. An event put on by student group For a Better Ohio, which works for hemp activism and to raise awareness for other environmental issues. Admission is free.

50th Annual Columbus Oktoberfest, noon to 8 p.m. at Ohio Expo Center / Ohio State Fairgrounds. 717 E. 17th Ave. Authentic food and entertainment for three days. Admission is free, parking is $10.

Little Green Cars, doors open at 6 p.m. at The Basement. 391 Neil Ave. Opening artist is Fool’s Fire.

Tickets are $16.95 through Ticketmaster, fees included.

Live music, starting at 7 p.m. at Rumba Cafe. 2507 Summit St. Featuring Grandchildren and Greenjeans. Tickets are $9.95

through Ticketweb, fees included.

Under 21 pays additional $2 at the door.

Monday, September 28 Of Monsters and Men, doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the LC Pavilion. 405 Neil Ave. Tickets are $46.10 through Ticketmaster, fees included.

Tuesday, September 29 Wavves, doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the Newport Music Hall.

1722 N. High St. Opening artists are Twin Peaks and Steep Leans.

Tickets are $14.95 through Ticketmaster, fees included.

Alabama Shakes, doors open at 6:30 at the LC Pavilion. 405 Neil Ave. Opening Artist is The Worn Flints. Tickets are $48.10 through Ticketmaster, fees included.

To find more things to do in Columbus, visit thelantern.com/ events.

HELP WANTED GENERAL Telephones Interviewer Interviewers needed to conduct telephone surveys for research firm. Must be able to type and have a good telephone voice.

Daytime and evening shifts available. Approx. 20-25 hrs/wk.

Apply in person at: Strategic Research Group, 995 Goodale Blvd., 2nd floor.

ASSISTANT FACILITY MANAGER Immediate Opening for Full Time Management Position -Competitive Salary -Flexible Hours -Health Benefits, 401K, and Paid Time Off -Genuine Advancement Opportunities with one of Central Ohio’s Largest Employers -Fast Paced, Team Atmosphere To apply email cbland@spplus. com or visit SPPLUS.com and click on the career link* *Under the Standard Job applicant site, search for Columbus and Assistant Facility Manager-Arena District Come join our SP+ team today!.

SEPTEMBER 24-27, 2015

THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY GOLF CLUB | SCARLET COURSE

HAVE ANOTHER ROUND AT

ADMISSION IS FREE WITH YOUR BUCK-ID BEER SPECIALS

Thursday, September 24 Warren Haynes, doors open at

WHAT’S UP

D A I LY D R I N K S

Wednesday, September 23 Father John Misty, doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the LC Pavilion. 405 Neil Ave. Opening artist is Mikal Cronin. Tickets are $33.60 through Ticketmaster, fees included.

Ghost, doors open at 7 p.m. at the Newport Music Hall. 1722 N. High St. Opening artist is Purson.

Tickets are $36.20 through Ticketmaster, fees included.

Otherwise, doors open at 7 p.m. at The Basement. 391 Neil Ave. Opening artists are Like A Storm and First Decree. Tickets are $21.60 through Ticketmaster, fees included.

Swingin’ Wednesdays, 7:30 to 11 p.m. at Nyoh’s Buckeye Bar. 2871 Olentangy River Road. Admission is $3, free with valid college ID. 18 years and older. Nyoh’s replaces grinding with yee-hawing. Beginner swing dance lessons at 7:30 to 8 p.m.

THELANTERN.COM

EVERY BIRDIE MADE ON THE

13TH HOLE

SPECIALS FE AT U R I N G

FOR TICKETS VISIT NCC-GOLF.COM

@LANTERNARTSLIFE

THELANTERN.COM

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 | A&L | 5

ASK OGONNA

How to deal when friends give you a ‘type’ in relationships OGONNA ONONYE Senior Lantern reporter ononye.5@osu.edu Have a problem with love or life in general? Send Ogonna your questions at askogonna@gmail.com and get them answered here in her column. You can also tweet her at @askogonna Reader: My friends really don’t like the guy I’m dating because he’s the complete opposite of who they think is “my type.” They say they’re worried that he’s changing me, but we haven’t even gone out that long and I am completely the same. It’s frustrating that they don’t support me or even trust me to make good decisions.

Ogonna: First of all, I think the idea of having a “type” is an interesting social construct. We as humans tend to function in ways where we fit things into a box in order to make sense of them. When we see a pattern in our lives, we automatically assume that every situation in our future must follow that pattern as well. If it deviates from that spectrum, it’s different in a negative way, or in this case, it’s seen as “concerning.”

My friend, for example, has been told by our group that his “type” consists of anyone whose name starts with the let-

ter J. It’s not that he can’t fall for anyone whose name starts with the rest of the 25 letters in the alphabet, but it’s the “J’s” that are taken into extra consideration.

If this at all pertains to your situation, it seems that anyone who falls out of this “type” that your friends seem to have prescribed for you is not automatically acceptable. In this we find our problem.

When friends express their concerns about your romantic interests, it’s not necessarily a sign that they don’t trust you to make good choices for yourself.

Let’s be honest, we’ve all witnessed our friends making less-than-favorable choices themselves, so can they really use that against you? I agree it is frustrating, and since it’s your life, you should and can decide for yourself who you want to be with without running it by the friend group.

But if your friends are really that worried, it’s important to look into the reasons why. Sometimes, it’s harder for us to see ourselves changing than it is for our friends. And since they love and support us, they won’t hesitate to call us out when they see a difference in our behavior, especially if that change is concerning.

I suggest asking your friends if they can identify specific instances where you’ve acted differently. If they can get you to see yourself in a different light,

perhaps they have some valid points that you can look into yourself. You don’t have to reassure your friends that this behavior is fine, but a little introspection could be beneficial for you to make sure who you are in your relationship is who you want to be.

On the other hand, some friends might be seeing you change in a way they don’t like because it means your relationship with that friend is also changing. When you start to date someone, you share interests, hobbies, goals, ideas and all the intimate aspects as well. You try and see life from their perspective to get to know them on a deeper level. This could subconsciously affect the way you interact with your friends who don’t get that other perspective, and so they think you’re changing for the worse when really you’re just changing. Who said we couldn’t change for the better?

The most important thing to take away from this is that your friends are concerned because they care. Take this as an opportunity to let your friends get to know your significant other a little bit better before making any judgment calls against that person or against you.

Follow Us

@TheLantern

Download your future for free.

Millions of data scientist jobs are ready to be filled. What are you waiting for?

Dive into a career in analytics with SAS® University Edition. Free to download. Easy to use. Plus, you get access to tons of training videos and a vibrant online community.

So seize the data, learn SAS now. Who knows, your biggest challenge on graduation day might be negotiating your starting salary.

Get your free software

sas.com/universityedition

SAS and all other SAS Institute Inc. product or service names are registered trademarks or trademarks of SAS Institute Inc. in the USA and other countries. ® indicates USA registration. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective companies. © 2015 SAS Institute Inc. All rights reserved. S141952US.0815

PAGE 6 | THE LANTERN | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

OPINION THELANTERN.COM

@THELANTERN

Letter to the Editor:

Ohio State should increase efforts toward off-campus safety At Ohio State, we students hear countless times about the importance of off-campus safety. Look through your emails and you’ll find a couple of notifications from the Columbus Division of Police about a robbery, breakin or an assault that occurred in the past couple of months. While these notifications raise our awareness, we never think these traumatic events could really happen to us… until they do.

On the morning of July 2, I

no one there to hear my screams and no one there to help me.

I did the only thing I could do in that instance: I ran. Bleeding and my clothes torn, I did not dare look back. It was adrenaline that took over me. Somehow escaping my attackers, I was taken to the hospital where I was treated for my injuries and where I filed a police report. The recovery was worse than actually being attacked, however. Physically, my wounds took weeks to

SAMANTHA HOLLINGSHEAD | PHOTO EDITOR

An emergency “blue light” phone located at 18th Avenue on OSU’s campus. was walking toward my apartment near the intersection of West 10th and Hunter Avenues.

Before I could even realize what was happening, six men surrounded me, and I was suddenly shoved to the ground. There, outnumbered and alone, I was beaten and assaulted in the middle of the street. There was no one there to see what was happening,

thelantern THE STUDENT VOICE OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY The Lantern is a student publication which is part of the School of Communication at The Ohio State University. It publishes issues Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and online editions every day. The Lantern’s daily operations are funded through advertising and its academic pursuits are supported by the School of Communication. Advertising in the paper is sold largely by student account executives. Students also service the classified department and handle front office duties. The School of Communication is committed to the highest professional standards for the newspaper in order to guarantee the fullest educational benefits from The Lantern experience.

heal. Mentally, I was frightened to walk through campus, had nightmares, trouble concentrating and was unable to return to a normal life for a very long time.

Although I have recovered now, I cannot help but worry for the safety of students on and off campus. For my assault, no public safety notice was issued to OSU students because it was

Editor in Chief Amanda Etchison Managing Editor Alex Drummer Design Editor Denny Check Copy Chief Robert Scarpinito Campus Editor Michael Huson Asst. Campus Editor Danika Stahl Sports Editor Ryan Cooper Asst. Sports Editor Kevin Stankiewicz Arts Editor Sallee Ann Ruibal Asst. Arts Editor Taylor Ferrell Photo Editor Samantha Hollingshead Asst. Photo Editor Muyao Shen Asst. Design Editor Haley Maness Asst. Design Editor Kyle Powell Multimedia Editor Khalid Moalim Asst. Multimedia Editor Francis Pelicciaro Social Media Editor Liz Hackett Oller Projects Reporter Jeremy Savitz

not deemed a threat to the campus community. Since my attack this summer, eight recorded robberies have occurred throughout the campus community that have resulted in emailed public safety notices. Four of these attacks involved the victim being assaulted, and one involved a gun. This does not include the many possible incidences, such as mine, that the police have not made the community aware of.

While I have full faith and trust in both OSU and Columbus police, there are many ways to improve and strengthen our relationship with local law enforcement in order to effectively combat crime. After all, wouldn’t you want to know if your friend was assaulted off campus? It is important to point out that there is a very fine line between off and on campus, and that fine line means the difference between who has jurisdiction of crime-related events in the area. While University Police deal with matters on campus, an entirely different law-enforcing body, the Columbus Police, deals with crime just across the street. This fine line can potentially mean a difference in the way cases are dealt with and how information is released to the public. University Police are directly invested in and prioritize the safety of OSU students, whereas the Columbus Police deal with not only students in the off-campus vicinity but also the rest of the city.

This is not the first time someone has examined the Buckeye Alert system. In early April of this year, a kidnapping and aggravated robbery occurred on South Campus and no public safety notice was issued, raising some serious questions.

While it is understandable that actions are taken to prevent the spread of public panic, we as students should still have the opportunity to be made aware. How can law enforcement keep students safe and spread awareness of crimes without causing panic?

Director of Student Media General Sales Manager Sales Manager

Spencer Hunt Marie Pierce Jared Walker

Business Office 614-292-2031 Newsroom 614-292-5721 Advertising advertising@thelantern.com Classifieds classifieds@thelantern.com FOLLOW US thelantern.com @TheLantern @TheLanternOSU facebook.com/TheLanternOSU

The University of Chicago faced a comparable situation to OSU in regards to transparency of the activities of the local police department. University students rallied toward the creation of the Coalition for Equitable Policing and took steps to solve this issue by working with local residents, elected officials and stakeholders in addition to the police.

University of Chicago students succeeded in their campaign and in June, the University of Chicago Police Department began posting details regarding all crime incidents, including traffic stops, field contacts and arrests.

The daily posts are available to University of Chicago students in one easy-to-access location through the University’s Safety and Security website. Additionally, emergency notifications are sent to students through their alert system. While OSU has a crime log on their website, it includes only incidents that students are already made aware of through the email alert system — incidents only police deem a threat to community. There is a lot that our school can learn from the University of Chicago in regards to how crime is dealt with and how information is made available to the public. It would mean great strides for Buckeyes if a daily crime log was more accessible to students in addition to our current safety notice system.

While we will be continuing to work with the local law enforcement in the future, I am happy to see some actions that are currently being taken in order to protect students. The Undergraduate Student Government is helping to bring a new safety app to students called Lifeline Response.

This smartphone app allows the user to press and hold the phone screen if he or she is feeling unsafe. Removing the user’s finger after 15 seconds triggers an alert, with a follow-up call, and a notification to first responders of the GPS location. Users can also anonymously send reports of suspicious activity in the community, and then details of these events show up on a real-time map. This is a way other users can view areas of high risk. In addition to the app, USG is striving to make safety a key issue it deals with this year.

OSU also currently offers a program called Rape Aggression Defense (R.A.D.), which is a series of free self-defense classes for women in the community. In addition to R.A.D., any student

can take free self-defense classes offered through the university.

If you live off campus, you can also pick up a free window or door alarm from Student Life’s Neighborhood Services and Collaboration office. Buckeye Block Watch also provides a variety of tips and resources to be safe off campus. There is certainly more that OSU can do to combat crime, however.

I would certainly like to see more blue lights be placed off campus because there are very few in the area currently. In addition, increased use of cameras for security purposes in off-campus parking lots and street corners could help, but would definitely come with public backlash and liabilities. It might prevent the next car break-in or bike theft, however.

The issue of safety cannot be discussed without mentioning Student Safety Services, which has been criticized for the wait time for its escort services to arrive after dark. Students who would like to be escorted often have to wait several hours for services to arrive, forcing them to call well in advance. Those who realize they suddenly do not feel safe walking home after dark cannot depend on these services in their moment of need. It would be a huge benefit to students if the wait time for escort services was more efficient.

Looking at student safety as a whole, many wonder whether there is an increase in crime on and off campus. I definitely notice that I am hearing more crime-related events that have happened recently. Some have pointed out that this might be due to the gentrification of the Short North, which might have pushed crime toward the campus area.

For now, I urge students to be safe on and off campus. Watch out for one another, be that good friend who walks someone home, and trust your instincts.

While OSU is a great school, not every place to live is perfect. It is important that we, as a university, work together in order to keep each other safe.

Letters to the Editor

Corrections

To submit a letter to the editor, either mail or email your letter. Please put your name, address, phone number and email address on the letter. If the editor decides to publish it, he or she will contact you to confirm your identity.

The Lantern corrects any significant error brought to the attention of the staff. If you think a correction is needed, please email lanternnewsroom@gmail.com

Email letters to: etchison.4@osu.edu Mail letters to: The Lantern Letters to the Editor Journalism Building 242 W. 18th Ave. Columbus, OH 43210

Sunder Sai Second-year in neuroscience Deputy Director of Health and Safety Committee, USG

@LANTERNSPORTS

THELANTERN.COM

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 | SPORTS | 7

Scouting Western Michigan

CREDIT: COURTESY OF TNS

Michigan State’s Joel Heath (92) sacks Western Michigan quarterback Zach Terrell (11) during the first half at Waldo Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Sept. 4.

KEVIN STANKIEWICZ Assistant Sports Editor stankiewicz.16@osu.edu The next team scheduled to take on defending national champion Ohio State is the Western Michigan Broncos.

The Broncos, who are members of the Mid-American Conference, head into Saturday’s game at Ohio Stadium with one win in three tries.

Here is a look at the 2015 Bronco squad: Up and down In its first three games, the Broncos have looked like a different team each week.

WMU opened its season against then-No. 5 Michigan State, and surprisingly, the heavy-underdog Broncos put up a fight against their

in-state foe in a 37-24 loss.

WMU’s redshirt junior quarterback Zach Terrell threw the ball 50 times, completing 33 attempts for 365 yards — the highest regular-season passing total against MSU since Sept. 18, 2010.

Even though it was a loss, there were enough positives to draw from the game to give WMU confidence moving forward.

However, that would not last long as the following week the Broncos played Georgia Southern and got blown out 43-17. In that game, Terrell threw three interceptions, and the Eagles beat up the Bronco run defense for 413 yards.

WMU bounced back in its next game, as it cruised through Murray State of the Football Championship Subdivision by way of a 52-20 victory.

Terrell was much improved, throwing just one more incompletion (five) than he did touchdowns (four). The Broncos also hit their stride in the running game, as they totaled 237 yards after just having 43 yards combined in the first two games.

It’s been a night-and-day difference for WMU in each of its games so far. Who knows which Bronco team will show up at the ‘Shoe on Saturday.

Turnovers Although WMU has been inconsistent overall thus far in 2015, there has been one overarching theme for the Broncos. Unfortunately, it is probably one that

coach P.J. Fleck and his players wish didn’t exist: turnovers.

The Broncos have had multiple of them in every game they’ve played, and it’s certainly holding them back.

Against the Spartans in the season opener, Terrell threw two interceptions.

The first one happened early in the game when the Broncos were still deep in their own territory. It turned out to be costly, as it took Michigan State just two plays to go 27 yards for the game’s first score.

The turnover total ballooned to four in Week 2 against Georgia Southern.

Terrell threw three picks — which on two of them, the Eagles scored on the ensuing possession — and freshman wide receiver LeVante Bellamy fumbled on a kickoff.

Last week, WMU coughed up the ball on two fumbles — albeit both were late in the game when the Broncos had all but sealed up the win over Murray State.

The eight Bronco turnovers have allowed opponents to score a total 27 points on the possessions directly following them.

The Broncos will have to clean up the sloppy play against OSU because as the underdog they can’t afford to give the heavily favorited Buckeyes extra chances with the ball.

Brief Bronco bios The backup quarterback for the Broncos is freshman Tom Flacco,

Get The Lantern On Your Phone Today!

GET CONNECTED TODAY! Download The official Lantern mobile app to get connected to breaking news, sports scores, A&E, and campus coverage on the go.

Download for Android

Download for iPhone

The app is free and requires no registration.

whose older brother, Joe, is the starting quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens.

Starting right tackle Chukwuma Okorafor has only lived in the United States for five years.

The 18-year-old true sophomore moved to the U.S. from Botswana in 2010. Okorafor, who measures 6-foot-6 and 315 pounds, had not played football prior to his immigration. He learned the game quickly, receiving many collegiate scholarship offers from Power 5 schools, including OSU, before settling on going to WMU. There are four Ohio natives who currently suit up for the Broncos.

Redshirt freshman cornerback Antione Stone went to Bedford High School, the same school OSU’s junior safety Tyvis Powell attended. Senior punter J. Schroeder is a Columbus native who attended St. Charles Preparatory School. Sophomore long snapper Wyatt Pfeifer is from Delaware, Ohio, and freshman wide receiver Giovanni Ricci is from the Cincinnati suburb of Loveland.

Beyond the Buckeyes After Saturday’s game, WMU will have a week off to rest and prepare for conference play.

The Broncos are set to open their MAC slate on Oct. 10 against the Central Michigan Chippewas in the “Battle for the Cannon” at home in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

The time of kickoff has yet to be announced.

OFFENSE FROM 8

I have all the confidence in the world in our line,” Decker said.

Anxious to rectify the offense, the Buckeyes will look to support a top-ranked defense that has led them thus far during their undefeated season on Saturday when they are set to face Western Michigan at Ohio Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL FROM 8

practicing throughout the summer and beginning of this preseason.

Obviously it’s a lot different than last year’s team, and I’m just really excited for the future.”

Carlston said it was nice to see Randall be able to “shake off the cobwebs” and that he expects her to play a key role down the stretch for the Buckeyes.

“This Big Ten season is pretty long and grueling and so she’ll definitely be a piece of the puzzle moving forward,” Carlston said.

Previous matchups OSU is 34-40 all-time against Minnesota but has fared well at home, going 20-13. The two teams split a pair of five-set matches last season, with each team winning on their home courts.

What’s next?

Another matchup with a top-20 team awaits the Buckeyes on Sunday, as they’re set to take on No. 16 Wisconsin — which knocked OSU from the NCAA tournament last season — at St. John Arena at 2 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 | THE LANTERN | PAGE 8

SPORTS THELANTERN.COM

@LANTERNSPORTS

SPORTS Assistant Sports Editor Kevin Stankiewicz looks ahead at the Western Michigan Broncos before Saturday’s home game. ON PAGE 7

O-line struggles at the forefront of Ohio State offensive rut EVAN SZYMKOWICZ Sports Director szymkowicz.4@osu.edu

After scoring 20 points in its victory over the Northern Illinois Huskies, the Ohio State football team convened Monday morning, and the recurring theme of the day was the team’s lackluster offense through three games this season.

Currently ranked 53rd in the nation in points per game, a lot of scrutiny in recent weeks has fallen on the offensive line, which coach Urban Meyer called a focal point of the OSU football program prior to the game against the Huskies.

Senior Taylor Decker, the starting left tackle and team captain, opened up on the offensive line on Saturday following the Buckeyes’ 20-13 victory.

“Everybody is going to play odd against us now, we’ve showed that we struggle against it. And that kind of takes away our double teams, which is what we like to do and run the ball up the middle,” Decker said.

Running the ball up the middle SAMANTHA HOLLINGSHEAD | PHOTO EDITOR was junior running back Ezekiel OSU redshirt junior offensive lineman Pat Elflein (65) and senior center Jacoby Boren (50) guard during a game against Elliott’s signature play in 2014, Northern Illinois on Sept. 19 at Ohio Stadium. but he has not looked like the swers and just execute.”

After calling Saturday’s game Ash offered why he believes the Ohio State offense is for us, it’s same guy who rushed for over 200 Elliott was not the only player one of the “worst-executed” of- offense is struggling. control the line of scrimmage, best yards in all three of OSU’s 2014 on the offensive side of the ball to fensive performances since he ar“When you’re facing an of- perimeter blocking in America, postseason victories. struggle. Before being replaced rived in Columbus, Meyer echoed fense like ours, they’re loaded which we had last year, and a very The St. Louis native is averagby redshirt sophomore J.T. Bar- Decker’s sentiment that the offen- with a talented group of offensive good, solid play, action passing ating just 5.4 yards per carry, a full rett in the second quarter, redshirt sive line must improve. linemen and skilled players and tack. That’s not what’s going on.

1.5 yards less than last season. Rejunior quarterback Cardale Jones “I’m not okay with five turn- quarterbacks, a lot of these teams So we’re going to get that fixed,” move his 80-yard touchdown run was intercepted twice, completing overs and lacking execution and feel like they probably have to do Meyer said. “I wish we were playagainst Virginia Tech on opening only four passing attempts against not being able to control the line something different,” Ash said. ing tomorrow.” night and his average would drop the 80th-ranked Husky defense. of scrimmage, because that’s a “If somebody came out offensiveMeyer is not alone in his conto 4.1, which would rank 119th in Decker said he feels part of recipe for failure, at some point ly against us defensively and did fidence that the Scarlet and Gray the nation. the struggle of the offense can be you’ll fail miserably,” Meyer said. something completely different offense will turn the corner. Af“You prepare for one defense placed on the performance of the “Turnovers, if you can’t control than what we’d prepared for, guess ter the game on Saturday, Decker and they come on another one,” offensive line, which he does not the line of scrimmage, you’re not what, it’s going to be a bad day for maintained that the offense would Decker said. “When we double feel is playing up to its standard. going to win a big game. And the Buckeye defense, too.” round into form. team we can move people and we “It is very frustrating because I those two things have to get fixed But on Monday, Meyer sounded “At this time last year we can displace them. That odd deknow we’re capable of executing fast.” more confident that the offense is weren’t playing at that level. Yearfense, we just have to prepare for much better. Our offense is being On Monday, co-defensive coor- well on its way to improvement. to-year we keep getting better and it better and have some better anheld back by us,” he said. dinator and safeties coach Chris “If you look historically what an OFFENSE CONTINUES ON 7

OSU women’s volleyball ready to open Big Ten play against No. 21 Minnesota MATT WILKES Lantern reporter wilkes.22@osu.edu Something will have to give when the No. 12 Ohio State women’s volleyball team begins Big Ten play on Wednesday.

OSU (11-1), currently in a stretch of 11 wins in a row, is set to host No. 21 Minnesota (8-2) at St. John Arena on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

After losses to Texas A&M and Stanford to begin the season, Minnesota has won its last eight matches and hasn’t lost a set in its last seven.

OSU coach Geoff Carlston said when the Golden Gophers stay

in their system, they are one of the best teams in the country, and winning the serving and passing game will be crucial in order for his team to come out on top.

“If they’re comfortable, if we’re kind of playing to their strengths in terms of tempo and blocking, they’re going to be good,” Carlston said. “We need to cover the ball because they’re going to get some blocks. We’ve got to get in there and give ourselves second and third chances.”

The Golden Gophers have been strong on both sides of the net so far this season, ranking 10th in the country in blocks per set (2.94) and 13th in hitting percentage (.283). They are led by senior

outside hitter Daly Santana, who is currently second in the conference with 4.59 kills per set, and junior middle blocker Paige Tapp, a preseason all-Big Ten selection whose 1.32 blocks per set rank fifth in the conference.

OSU sophomore outside hitter Luisa Schirmer said the competitive nature of the Big Ten has her excited for conference play to begin.

“There’s always a change in the atmosphere once we get into Big Ten play just because we get ranked against each other and we’re kind of out for each other’s heads,” Schirmer said.

Although the Buckeyes are in the midst of a lengthy winning

PHOTO CREDIT: COURTESY OF OSU

OSU junior defensive specialist Valeria León (3) prepares to hit the ball during a game against Florida State on Sept. 6 at St. John Arena. OSU won 3-1.

streak, senior middle blocker Tyler Richardson said that team is taking things day-by-day and keeping its focus on the future.

“That’s in the past, that’s preseason,” Richardson said. “Now it’s Big Ten, it’s time to really focus and get down to business.”

Randall returns For the first time in nearly a year, junior outside hitter Kylie Randall appeared in a match last

weekend, picking up two kills in OSU’s win over Eastern Illinois.

Randall hadn’t played since Sept. 28 of last season due to torn ligaments in her left ankle.

After a long road to recovery, Randall said she was happy to be back on the court.

“I was just really excited to be with the girls,” she said. “I’ve been VOLLEYBALL CONTINUES ON 7