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Cannon Drive construction road bumps working to be fixed

Tokes family, state legislators unveil Reagan Tokes Act

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Cannon Drive construction has uprooted medical center staff and football fans from their usual Polo and Dodd parking lot destinations.

Ohio State began its major construction project on Cannon Drive Sept. 5, a road running from Woody Hayes Drive to King Avenue near Ohio Stadium and the Wexner Medical Center — two prominent university destinations. The construction has uprooted medical center staff and football fans from the two heavily used parking lots: Polo and Dodd, which has disrupted employee commutes and gameday traffic.

Medical center employees and football fans now park in the Buckeye and Carmack lots on Fred Taylor Drive and West Campus, respectively. The distance CANNON CONTINUES ON 3

Assistance program yet to receive eligible student request MATT DORSEY Engagement Editor dorsey.215@osu.edu New for the 2017-18 academic year, Ohio State has thousands of dollars set aside to help out students in financial emergencies, but virtually no students have taken the university up on the offer yet.

The Ohio State Emergency Grant was announced in June and is primarily funded by a $210,000 donation from Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation & Affiliates, a Wisconsin-based nonprofit that assists students with college funding and loan repayment. Originally called the Dash Grant, the program offers a onetime payment up to $1,000 to cover an unplanned student expense, such as an emergency health care bill or car repair.

So far this academic year, only a dozen or so people have expressed interest in the grant, said Amy Dierker, the Student Advo-

cacy Center program assistant in charge of the grant. Of those, she said only one person might actually be eligible.

“We want them to know that they have some kind of net that they can come to fall on with us.”

Karen Kyle Student Advocacy Center director

The requirements for grant eligibility are that the student be an undergraduate, has an expected family contribution of less than $7,000 on the student’s FAFSA application, and needs the grant to cover an unforeseeable expense — meaning rent or tuition cannot be covered by it.

The lack of applicants so far

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The Ohio State Emergency Grant provides eligible students with a one-time payment up to $1,000 to cover unplanned student expenses.

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Lisa Tokes speaks accompanied by husband Toby Tokes, as representatives Kristin Boggs and Jim Hughes look on.

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The parents of Reagan Tokes joined state representatives and senators Wednesday in a press conference at the Ohio Statehouse to introduce the Reagan Tokes Act. The act focuses on fixing some of the shortcomings in the criminal justice system that Tokes’ family and Ohio lawmakers say led to the rape and murder of Tokes, an Ohio State student, in February.

“When we have a breakdown of our system in which one of our youngest and brightest are in danger, it is important that we pass legislation like this,” said state Sen. Sean O’Brien, one of the bill’s sponsors.

The Reagan Tokes Act is separated into two Senate Bills and one House Bill, which focus on different justice system provisions including stricter sentencing, re-entry programs, workload of parole officers and GPS monitoring.

“Love is a gift from God and it is inscribed on the hearts where it shall remain forever,” said Lisa McCrary-Tokes, Tokes’ mother.

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USG member urges Congress to support student debt assistance bill

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Shawn Semmler, a third-year in finance and USG deputy director of governmental relations, helped gather support for a student loan assistance bill from Big Ten student governments and Ohio congressional representatives.

TERESA CARDENAS Lantern reporter cardenas.35@osu.edu During an internship this past summer for his home district’s congressional representative, Illinois Rep. Rodney Davis, Shawn Semmler heard about proposed legislation, the Employer Participation in Student Loan Act, that could help students pay off their student loans. He returned to Ohio State with a goal in mind.

Fast forward to Sept. 11, when Undergraduate Student Government signed a letter with more than 100 companies and other universities’ student governments in support of the bipartisan bill,

co-sponsored by Ohio congressional representatives.

The collegiate support stemmed from Semmler, the USG deputy director of governmental relations and a third-year in finance at Ohio State. Semmler first proposed the bill to USG last fall, when he said Peanut Butter student loan assistance, a company advocating for the bill, asked him to reach out to Ohio representatives to co-sign it.

The bill, if passed, would provide tax cuts to companies that pay off new employees’ student loans, much like how companies receive tax cuts if they pay employees to receive graduate or professional degrees.

The average American with stu-

dent loans is more than $32,000 in debt, said Peanut Butter CEO David Aronson. Data gathered for the collegiate governments’ legislation showed that there are 44 million Americans who own $1.4 trillion in student loans, he said.

Semmler said he believes this debt crisis is inhibiting economic growth. He said the bill would help students pay off their loans 30 percent faster and save more than $11,000 if employees are given an average of $100 a month by their employers.

Semmler and other USG members attempted to lobby Ohio delegates during a trip to Washington, D.C., last spring. However, Semmler said he did not know if

tencing of violent offenders, electronic monitoring and re-entry standards.

The goal of the legislation is to incentivize felony offenders to reform themselves while in prison, Bacon said, while also keeping the offenders behind bars longer if they do not reform.

Additionally, the legislation would intensify electron monitoring and re-entry programs for violent offenders set to be released from prison, he said.

Hughes said the act is about trying to make sure tragedies like Tokes’ death do not occur again.

“Reagan Tokes had her whole life ahead of her as a bright, young, intelligent, hardworking student. She was taken from this earth much too early,” Hughes said. “It is our goal with this legislation to make sure this never happens again. We may not be able to change the past and the horrible thing that took place and the horrible thing that occurred with Reagan, but what we can do is join together and make a difference through this legislation.”

Each speaker discussed a dif-

ferent function of the bill, and Hughes focused on indeterminate sentencing, which would give offenders sentences with an undetermined length based partly on behavior during incarceration.

they would welcome the bill, as it wasn’t a high priority to legislators.

In particular, Semmler said they talked with Rep. Joyce Beatty’s office. Beatty, whose district includes Ohio State’s campus, was “very interested,” Semmler said.

While USG focused on Ohio representatives, Semmler said the bill currently has 91 cosigners and a similar bill exists in the Senate with six co-signers. Both bills have bipartisan support.

Through the Association of Big Ten Students, a collaboration of all Big Ten student governments, USG drafted a piece of legislation with four other student governments to collectively support the bill during its summer session.

The proposal was the only piece of legislation to pass with unanimous approval during the summer session.

University of Iowa Student Government member Benjamin Nelson joined Semmler in writing the legislation, but said Semmler did the majority of advocating.

Following the summer session, Peanut Butter reached out to Semmler again, and told him about a letter of support.

From there, USG pushed for the addition of all individual Big Ten student governments and five others, such as the University of Alabama and University of Cincinnati.

Aronson said members of Congress are more responsive to younger people’s testimonies, and the support from people like Semmler is important in advancing the legislation.

“We think Congress can help by providing a small tax incentive for companies that participate in their employees’ student debts,”

Aronson said. “But this will be much more likely to happen with a coalition of partners talking with their elected leaders about the student debt problem.”

“We think Congress can help by providing a small tax incentive for companies that participate in their employees’ student debts. ” David Aronson Peanut Butter CEO

“If students have these incurred debts ... they can’t be doing other key economic functions such as buying homes or investing for the future if they’re constantly stuck in the past,” Nelson said. “It’s important from a student government institutional standpoint to be advocating for the best interest of students.”

As for USG’s participation, Semmler said he hopes to see more partnerships between campus representatives and student governments, and that USG can lead the way for student bodies’ voices.

“As student governments, it’s our obligation to not only assist students while they’re on campus but it’s our obligation to assist students once they leave campus and set them up for success,” Nelson said. “So if we can use our advocacy power, especially as a joint Big Ten and even beyond the Big Ten, then we have significant sway over our own congressional delegations.”

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House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate to be voted into law.”

McCrary-Tokes said her family chose to “lean into [its] faith” and advocate for change because her family knows it is what Tokes would have wanted.

“She was a person that loved life more than anyone I know, and it is apparent in every picture you see of her,” McCrary-Tokes said.

“That beautiful beaming smile, it would light up and electrify a room when she entered it. The spirit and energy that was behind that smile was even more powerful, and if you were lucky enough to experience it, then you were the recipient of an amazing gift.”

Ohio State gave the Tokes family a posthumous degree in Reagan’s name in May at Spring Commencement.

Joining the Tokes family and O’Brien in speaking at the press conference was state Sen. Kevin Bacon as well as state Reps. Jim Hughes and Kristin Boggs, sponsors of the legislation.

Bacon opened the press conference by explaining that the goals of the legislation are stricter sen-

“She was a person that loved life more than anyone I know, and it is apparent in every picture you see of her. That beautiful beaming smile, it would light up and electrify a room when she entered it.”

Lisa McCrary-Tokes Reagan’s mother

Hughes said Brian Golsby, a convicted sex offender who is the alleged murderer in Tokes’ case, had been “shuffled” between five different prisons and committed 52 infractions while incarcerated.

Hughes said offenders will receive a sentence with a minimum

and maximum sentence with the maximum being no more than 150 percent of the minimum.

O’Brien’s time at the podium was dedicated to focusing on re-entry programs and parole officers. He said ex-felons can’t be released homeless onto the streets and parole officers’ dockets must be manageable, which were faults legislators identified in the Tokes case.

Boggs, whose district includes Ohio State’s campus, talked about the need for GPS restrictions to accompany monitoring, which would be required under the Reagan Tokes Act. Golsby was under GPS monitoring the night of Tokes’ murder.

GPS restrictions would alert monitors via text or signal when the person it tracks goes into a restricted area, she said. Currently, restrictions are not required for GPS trackers. Currently, an “adult parole authority” would place any requirements, Boggs said.

“Without restrictions an offender can go anywhere, anytime, any place and do anything and the data that is being collected by the

GPS monitor has no context, it has no meaning without restrictions,” Boggs said.

Many of the legislators spoke to the character of Tokes, as did her mother.

“I stand before you today a heartbroken mother. Alongside my husband as devastated parents and representatives of a family, a family unit that has been decimated by sheer evil, violence and hatred that took the life of our beautiful vibrant kind and loving Reagan Delaney Tokes,” McCrary-Tokes said. “Reagan was the true embodiment of love and light amongst darkness in this world.”

Addressing the media for the first time, McCrary-Tokes spoke highly of her daughter and gave a plea for support to help get the bill through the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate.

“Change can occur if we partner together and promote it,” McCrary-Tokes said. “Change can conquer tragedy.”

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from Cannon Drive to the Buckeye Lot is about 2 miles. The distance from Cannon Drive to the Carmack Road is roughly 1 mile.

Thomas Rousey, a medical center employee, said he parked in the lots on Cannon Drive before the closures. His parking location has moved to a Carmack lot.

Rousey compared parking there to “essentially stalking people to get a spot.”

“My opinion? When they knew they were making this deal, they should have had everything already together,” he said. Rousey said he feels like the parking accommodations were “last minute, Gorilla Glue slapped together” ideas. For now, he said he will take the bus from the Carmack Lot to the medical center.

The $51.6 million project has three phases and is currently in Phase One, which is set to be complete fall 2019.

The goal of the project is to open up 12 acres of developable land, protect against potential flooding, connect Lane and King Avenues north to south, and enhance green space along the Olentangy River Corridor.

In addition to an extra shuttle service to the Carmack lots, permit designations were changed in Carmack Five — the westernmost of the five Carmack lots — to accommodate more staff members parking there than were initially anticipated.

“They just picked the first few rows and made those staff parking, so that if staff did overflow to that lot [Carmack Five] it was just a little bit less of a walk,” said Dan Hedman, an Ohio State spokesman.

Additionally, there have been issues with the amount of parking spaces available for medical center staff at the Carmack Lots.

University and CampusParc adapting to parking challenges Ohio State and CampusParc spent more than a year preparing and planning how the loss of the Dodd and Polo lots and Cannon

we also allow overnight student parking.”

“Many of us were out at the Carmack lots the first days when the Polo lots changed. So a lot of it was just watching and seeing and talking to people, and seeing how the Carmack One, Two, Three and Four were filling...”

Dan Hoover CampusParc spokesman

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On Sept. 5, Ohio State began its major construction project on Cannon Drive, a road running from Woody Hayes Drive to King Avenue near Ohio Stadium and the Wexner Medical Center.

Drive’s closing would affect parking, representatives for each said.

“Well over a year ago, we had a series of town-hall meetings [with medical center staff] to explain the fact that we were going to have to basically move Cannon Drive, build a levee and put Cannon Drive on top of it, and how we were going to mitigate the impact to staff parking in the areas that were impacted, the Polo lot, the Dodd lot, how we were going to be able to provide a good accessible option for them,” said Mark Conselyea, associate vice president of Wexner Medical Center Space and Facilities planning.

The ability to see parking challenges and adapt to them are enabled by a mix of data gathered

by CampusParc and direct feedback from people affected by the parking changes, said Beth Snoke, director of transportation and traffic management for Ohio State.

Permit data was used to develop the initial parking projections, she said. Shuttle service was provided for Carmack Five as well, Hedman said.

“You look at past permit sales, then you take into account the spaces that are moving,” Snoke said. “There’s some formula that [CampusParc] can use to figure the probability of who would be inclined to keep the same permit and park maybe at the stadium instead, and a number of people that will move to the different lots.”

Once the change was implemented, continuous monitoring of the Carmack Lots enabled the university to see further changes were needed, Conselyea said. “[CampusParc has] technology that they can do counts for in the lots so we know how full they are at what times,” he said. “We actually had a drone do some flyovers to kind of monitor the lots over a [two-day] period to make sure if we were getting close to capaci-

Advocacy website, Dierker said.

Beyond simple demographic information and the expected family contribution, applicants will have the opportunity to briefly describe their financial crisis.

“We also really strongly encourage students to include their documentation in the application up front,” Dierker said. “It really strengthens their request if we have a receipt or an estimate or an invoice.”

After that, Dierker said she and her colleagues will look at an applicant’s information and decide whether to pay out the request

within 48 hours of the application’s submission. Any disbursal of funds will then be made directly to the party the student owes money to within an additional 48 hours.

The short turnaround times on the grant are required by Great Lakes as part of the agreement to donate grant money to the university.

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ty, we had some ideas on how we were going to deal with that. We were just really watching it closely the first couple of weeks.”

CampusParc employees gather most of its data during permit enforcement checks, in which they scan license plates for data, CampusParc spokesman Dan Hoover said.

“They are also able to gather data on the parking habits of customers,” Hoover said. “So from that we learn where people are parking and when.”

Still, the need to make some changes to the Carmack Five Lot was observed through more old-fashioned means, he said.

“Many of us were out at the Carmack lots the first days when the Polo lots changed,” Hoover said. “So a lot of it was just watching and seeing and talking to people, and seeing how the Carmack One, Two, Three and Four were filling, and the staff were having to move to Carmack Five, where

The physical human presence in the impacted lots was an idea Hedman said the university took from the city bus system, COTA, when it made route changes earlier in the year.

As the construction project continues, the university will rely on feedback gathered from the email address linked on the Cannon Drive construction website, Snoke said.

“Feedback has been extremely helpful and we try to listen to all of it and react accordingly where we can,” she said. “And so we just hope it keeps coming.”

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might be chalked up to how young the academic year is, said Karen Kyle, director of the Student Advocacy Center.

“The problems that manifest themselves with car repairs and other kinds of things they didn’t anticipate maybe haven’t come around yet,” she said.

“We want students to know that this is an option and not be scrambling and panicking,” Kyle said. “We want them to know that they have some kind of net that they can come to fall on with us.”

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taste-testing High Street's queso RIS TWIGG | ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR

The Lantern staff blindly taste tests queso from three different High Street restauraunts.

RACHEL BULES Copy Chief bules.7@osu.edu Cheese is a personal passion of mine.

Melted on a sandwich, coating macaroni, crumbled on a salad or cubed with crackers and paired with a dry wine –– there’s really no way to mess it up. One of my favorite forms of cheese to consume is melted in a bowl, accompanied by a nice, crisp tortilla chip. Queso is the nectar of the dairy gods, if you ask me.

It’s safe to say queso is having a moment right now. Chipotle unveiled its highly anticipated queso this month — a new recipe with no preservatives, additives or GMOs. The queso was poorly received by the public, and Chipotle’s company stock value fell as a result –– a good lesson to never underestimate the power of cheese.

Fortunately, you don’t have to go all the way to Bakersfield or Condado to procure decent queso (Bakersfield’s is better than Condado’s, please feel free to fight me on this). There are several eateries within the campus region of High Street that offer an array of quesos on their menu.

Because I enjoy a good cheese challenge, I wholeheartedly participated in a blindfolded taste-test of queso from Moe’s, Qdoba and Chipotle, High Street’s three fast-casual burrito titans. Now that queso has its much-deserved moment in the spotlight, I decided to weigh in on the conversation.

Let me first preface this whole thing by identifying myself as a Chipotle loyalist.

I’ve never stepped foot in a Moe’s or Qdo-

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ba because I am a creature of habit, and if I already know exactly how I like my burrito at Chipotle, why spend time fixing something that is not broken?

It has never bothered me that Chipotle hasn’t served queso because they go above and beyond with the heavenly delicacy that is their sour cream. I could eat it for every meal and also bathe in it and would not be opposed to baptizing my firstborn child in it.

“Cheese is a personal passion of mine."

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To eliminate any bias, we used a neutral grocery store tortilla chip for all three quesos, and thanks to the blindfold, I had no idea what I was eating.

Queso No. 1: This queso was thick and creamy, flavorful without being too spicy. The kind of queso you can devour without even realizing the sheer volume you’re consuming until it’s too late and you’ve ruined your appetite and can’t eat the rest of your meal.

Does that happen to everyone or is that just my problem?

Queso No. 2: This queso also had a good flavor, but the texture wasn’t as pleasant. I could tell there were some veggies in there, and I have a strong opinion about that. I’m not eating queso because I want to be healthy. In fact, it’s kind of the opposite of that. If you’re into chunky, vegetable-laden cheese, this is

the choice for you. If you’re a queso purist like me and would rather get your vegetable vitamins elsewhere, I would not recommend.

Queso No. 3: This queso was instantly regrettable from the moment it entered my mouth. I could immediately tell that it was Chipotle’s, because it tasted the way the inside of a Chipotle restaurant smells. I noticed two unpleasant characteristics: the first was that it tasted as though a box of chalk had been ground up into the cheese, which created a distinctly distasteful powdery texture. The second was that it tasted like it was seasoned with whatever Chipotle uses to season its chicken, so the queso had a weirdly meaty flavor. Finally, this queso was also chunky with vegetables, and we’ve already established that I’m aggressively anti-vegetable in my queso.

Now, I do realize that I’ve just shredded this cheese (ha) and would like to take a second to talk about its merits. This is definitely the healthiest of the three quesos; there are no additives, preservatives or stabilizers, which help to create the creamy, tasty texture I have come to expect in my other favorite quesos. I believe the lack of these unhealthy ingredients causes the grainy texture in Chipotle’s queso, so I guess this means you just have to choose your battles.

Conclusion: The identities of the quesos are as follows: queso No. 1 was Moe’s, queso No. 2 was Qdoba and queso No. 3 was Chipotle. To me, the clear winner was Moe’s.

Qdoba’s wasn’t bad; Chipotle’s was terri-

ble. I chose Moe’s for several reasons: the creamy, smooth texture was wonderful, and an added bonus is that it’s the cheapest of the three options, and Moe’s orders come with free chips. What’s not to love?

Like I said, Qdoba’s was good, especially if you’re into vegetables. As for Chipotle, I didn’t leave it during its E. coli crisis and I’m not going to leave them because they made a crappy queso.

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21 Savage, 6 p.m. at Express Live, 405 Neil Ave. The Atlanta rapper headline’s the 107.5 “Powerfest” with openers Jacquees and Doobie.

Tickets are $47.50 plus fees via Ticketmaster.

Zoso, 7 p.m. at Newport Music Hall, 1522 N. High St. The tribute band brings the ultimate Led Zeppelin experience to Columbus. Tickets are $15 plus fees via Ticketmaster.

Glass Animals, 6:30 p.m. at Express Live, 405 Neil Ave. The English indie-rock band brings its music to Columbus with opener Amber Mark.

Tickets are $36 plus fees via Ticketmaster.

Crywolf, 6:30 p.m. at A&R Music Bar, 391 Neil Ave. The electronica musician brings his “This is Negative Space” Tour to Columbus. Tickets are $13 plus fees via Ticketmaster.

Tyler Childs, 8 p.m. at Newport Music Hall, 1522 N. High St. The acoustic musician will play alongside Colter Wall and Angela Perley & The Howlin’ Moons. Tickets are $12 plus fees via Ticketmaster.

Festival for Good, 6 p.m. at the North Market, 59 Spruce St. The two-day festival features more than 25 local businesses, entertainment, drinks from Ohio breweries, distilleries and wineries and food from North Market merchants. Admission is free.

Based on a True Story Film Festival, 12 p.m. at the U.S. Bank Conference Theatre in the Ohio Union.

The two-day festival brings a lineup of films and documentaries based on real-life events.

Admission is free with a BuckID. Food and drinks are provided.

Peddler’s Picnic, 10 a.m. at the North Market, 59 Spruce St. The marketplace showcases local handmade and vintage items, fine art, jewelry and more every Sunday through the end of October. Admission is free.

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Gallery Spotlight: Urban Arts Space links student art and community SYDNEY RIDDLE Lantern reporter riddle.136@osu.edu Art tells a story in a way words cannot. It embodies culture, it is transformative, it links the community to its own people and history. This is the mission of the Urban Arts Space, an Ohio State gallery located in the historic Lazarus building in downtown Columbus.

Spearheaded by the Arts Initiative, an umbrella organization that facilitates an array of on and off-campus opportunities for students, faculty and the community, the gallery is designed to serve as a “mechanism” for sharing art projects and research, said director of communications Erik Pepple.

“This art space is devoted to showcasing work, whether it’s Ohio State student-related, faculty work or nationally touring shows,” he said. “We serve as a connector, not just for the downtown to the university, but also providing a space for students, faculty and artists to share their work with the larger Columbus community.”

Once a year, the space has an open submission process that welcomes the Columbus community to submit proposals that are reviewed by a panel of experts, Pepple said.

The Urban Arts Space is currently showing a selection of pieces from the Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center collec-

"Poison" by Smoky Brown, featured in the Ohio State Urban Arts Space. tion, an accumulation of 30 years’ worth of local art initiated by the former associate dean of Ohio State’s graduate school and civil-rights activist.

“This is an exhibit about African-American art and culture,” student tour assistant Emory Butcheck said. “Where it has been, where it is right now and where it’s going to be.”

All of the artists are connected to Ohio State or Columbus in one way or another, Butcheck said.

More than 240 pieces of the 600 piece collection selected for the Urban Arts Space gallery include Columbus art legends such as Aminah Robinson and Kojo Kamau, as well as Ohio

State graduates, including Sharon Farmer and Queen Brooks, Pepple said.

“You're going to get an amazing sense of the kind of work being done by students and faculty."

Erik Pepple Arts Initiative Director of Communications

It’s a look into the past and current African-American art scene in Columbus, as well as a glimpse into art history, Columbus history and Ohio State history from the

civil-rights movement to now, Butcheck said.

“A lot of the work has not been exhibited publicly,” Pepple said.

“This is a great chance for folks who are not just interested in art history, but Columbus history, to see these works by these extraordinary talents in a gallery setting for the first time.”

The Urban Arts Space also illustrates the talent Ohio State manufactures, Pepple said.

“You're going to get an amazing sense of the kind of work being done by students and faculty,” Pepple said. “A good look at what Ohio State is producing and creating a conversation about it.”

The gallery also offers public

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programs such as “Crafternoons” for children and art explorations, an interactive art education series that allows the community to create art in a community setting, Pepple said.

Community engagement is what it’s all about, Butcheck said.

“We’re glad to be a part of the Ohio State and Columbus community,” Pepple said. “Hopefully people will hop on the [COTA’s No. 2 Bus] from campus and check out what we have to offer.”

The Ohio State Urban Arts Space is free of admission and open year-round to the Columbus community.

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of Heisman-hopeful Penn State running back Saquon Barkley.

The Ohio State backfield will also receive the added support of redshirt sophomore running back Mike Weber, whom head coach Urban Meyer said Monday is cleared to play Saturday. Last season, Weber was the third Buckeye freshman ever to rush for more than 1,000 yards.

Ohio State defense vs. Rutgers offense Offensively, the Scarlet Knights are a different story. A season after ranking dead last in total offense among FBS teams, they have made marginal strides in escaping the cellar, ranking 110th of 129 teams in total offense with an average of just 326.8 yards per game.

Rutgers’ passing game has been its biggest struggle. Quarterback Kyle Bolin has completed just 57.3 percent of his passes (67-of-117) for 642 passing yards. In his first season for Rutgers after transferring from Louisville, Bolin’s inaccuracy has led to more interceptions (six) than touchdowns (three). Overall, the team’s average of 163.5 passing yards per game ranks 117th among FBS teams.

The backbone for the Scarlet Knights’ offense has been its ability to run. The team averages

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163.3 rushing yards per game, good for 69th on the FBS leaderboards. Another transfer — redshirt senior running back Gus Edwards — has been the primary source of production from the team’s backfield. The transfer from Miami (Fla.) has carried the football 62 times for 259 yards (4.2 yards per carry) and scored two of the team’s nine rushing touchdowns.

Unfortunately for Rutgers, its biggest strength will run into Ohio State’s stingy defensive line. The overall rush defense numbers on the season do not look great for Ohio State as it has allowed 139 yards on average, which ranks 60th among FBS teams.

However, it also faced backto-back offenses that almost exclusively ran the ball — Army and UNLV rank third and eighth in average rush yards per game, respectively — which has inflated the average a bit for Ohio State. Not to mention that by the beginning of the second half of the Buckeyes’ last game against UNLV, a majority of the starters on the line had been replaced by the backups.

Redshirt senior defensive tackle Tyquan Lewis said that heading into a game where the opposing offense might rely on its run game again, it will be important for the

defensive line to establish a tempo early.

“Make it a point of emphasis that you’re able to dominate the game and establish that we’re a dominant group and get ahead,” Lewis said Wednesday. “That’s very important. Just getting it all together. Coming out and setting a tone, that’s the main objective.”

Conversely, the passing-defense numbers for Ohio State look a lot better than they might be had the team played more balanced offenses. The Buckeyes rank 67th in passing yards allowed this season, but after their first two games against Indiana and Oklahoma, the team was ranked last with an average of more than 400 passing yards per game.

For Rutgers, the combination of a weak passing attack combined with the matchup against a stout Ohio State defensive front lends itself to a bad matchup for the Scarlet Knights. The team’s offense could be kept in check for much of the game.

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Sophomore center Micah Potter said the team is in better condition now than it was at this point last season, which could be a direct cause of the heavy work in transition.

“If you remember back last year, there were a lot of games we lost by, like, one to five points,” Potter said. “I think being in shape will help us keep that focus and help us make those extra hustle plays that help us win those kind of games.”

Depth at point guard is a major issue for Ohio State in 2017-18, with junior C.J. Jackson being the only true point guard on the roster. It is still unknown who is going to be the backup point guard, but all signs point to Jackson playing extended minutes.

Tate, Dakich, Bates-Diop and redshirt senior guard Kam Williams have all been practicing as ball handlers. Bates-Diop said Williams is the most likely of the bunch to receive time at point guard. Williams said he expects to play some point guard this season.

Including Bates-Diop, Ohio State returns three starters and because of depth problems will have to play inexperienced freshmen forwards Kyle Young and Kaleb Wesson and freshman guard

Musa Jallow because of depth problems. The players raved about the maturity of the freshmen, which is important for the future of the program, but might not translate to victories in the intermediate.

“We’re Holt guys. We’re Thad guys, but at the end of the day, we’re Holt guys,” Tate said.

“We’re the start of this new tradition and coach Holtmann has let us know that there’s an emphasis on we’re going to be the building blocks for years to come.”

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Ohio State players react to FBI’s college hoops investigation JOE DEMPSEY Lantern reporter dempsey.131@osu.edu Ohio State men’s basketball players said Wednesday they were aware of the ongoing FBI investigation into college basketball corruption, but made clear they hadn’t experienced anything similar to the allegations.

Sophomore center Micah Potter said he had not experienced any illegal recruiting and added that former head coach Thad Matta had done things the right way while on the recruiting trail.

“It’s definitely unfortunate.

I’m glad they found out about it ‘cause obviously it’s wrong,” Potter said. “I saw it on social media and then it’s all over ESPN. It’s unfortunate, but I’m glad it got caught.”

The college basketball world was rocked Tuesday with the FBI’s announcement of a wide-ranging fraud and bribery scandal involving 10 people, including Power 5 schools, financial advisors and a top Adidas executive. The FBI has subpoenaed employees of Nike’s AAU circuit, EYBL, and documents, according to sports attorney Darren Heitner.

Assistant coaches from Auburn, Arizona, Oklahoma State and USC have been charged with fraud, corruption and bribery,

among other charges from the ongoing investigation. Ohio State

“There’s always going to be rumors but for me, personally, I never experienced or seen it with my own eyes, so there’s not really much I can say about it.”

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has not been mentioned in the investigation.

According to FBI documents, assistant coaches accepted cash bribes to funnel players financial advisors and agents in one scheme, and James Gatto, director of global marketing for Adidas basketball, gave six-figure payments to three individuals to steer those recruits to programs affiliated with the company.

Louisville placed coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich on unpaid administrative leave Wednesday after the FBI released evidence that an assistant coach allegedly planned to pay $100,000 to the father of an All-American recruit.

Senior forward Jae’Sean Tate would not comment on the inves-

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Ohio State senior forward Jae’Sean Tate addressed questions about the FBI’s ongoing fraud and bribery investigation in college basketball during Ohio State’s media day Wednesday at the Schottenstein Center. Ohio State is not implicated in the investigation. tigations because he said he did not have enough details to properly speak on the situation.

“There’s always going to be rumors, but for me, personally, I never experienced or seen it with my own eyes, so there’s not really much I can say about it,” Tate said. “But obviously, if the FBI

are investigating, things have happened.”

The investigation is ongoing and more schools than the aforementioned four could be in hot water as the FBI continues its investigation.

Sophomore Andre Wesson also said he experienced no foul play

in the recruiting process. He emphasized that he had no concern with the investigations because it did not affect the team.

“It’s crazy … I’m not really worried about that,” Wesson said.

“I’m just worried about here and Ohio State and what we can do.”

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Ohio State continues B1G play vs. No. 23 Michigan, No. 16 Michigan REBECCA FARAGE Lantern reporter farage.1@osu.edu The Ohio State women’s volleyball team (9-4, 2-0 Big Ten) has started the conference season well, but the Buckeyes are just getting started with Big Ten play as they hit the road this weekend to face No. 23 Michigan Friday and No. 16 Michigan State Saturday.

The Buckeyes swept Maryland (3-0) last week at home before upsetting No. 13 Purdue (3-1) on the road Saturday.

Ohio State head coach Geoff Carlston was impressed with the Buckeyes’ execution against a tough Boilermakers team on the road.

“I thought we played really well in a very tough environment,” Carlston said. “They’re a really good team, so I was really proud of our group. I thought our defensive energy was really where it needed to be.”

Throughout most of the preseason, Carlston worked with the team to strengthen its defensive line and its hard work has seemingly paid off. The Terrapins registered a .099 hitting percentage in their loss to Ohio State and the Boilermakers recorded a .212 hitting percentage against the Buckeyes.

Middle blocker Madison Smeathers said she was equally pleased with the game against

The Buckeyes will have to work hard this weekend as Michigan State won its first two Big Ten matches and went 9-2 during the nonconference portion of the season. Although Michigan lost its first two Big Ten matches, it went 9-4 in its nonconference schedule.

“They’re a really good team, so I was really proud of our group. I thought our defensive energy was really where it needed to be.”

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Purdue. She had a career-high 16 kills on 31 attempts, with only three errors on a .419 hitting percentage.

“We had a great game plan that we practiced all week, and I think we just followed through with it really well,” Smeathers said. “We played with our heart, not just our bodies.”

The team plans on playing no differently than how it has been and intends to extend its fourgame win streak and follow up its first two conference wins with a victory against Michigan. Ohio

State holds a 50-24 all-time record versus the Wolverines since 1974.

The Buckeyes have a tighter all-time record with the Spartans (46-31), splitting their home-andhome series last season with a 3-0 sweep for each team.

“Those two teams are very good at home,” Carlston said.

“Michigan State has had a great weekend and Michigan is a very good team. They’re both going to serve the ball really well, they don’t make a lot of mistakes so we can’t give them easy points.”

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“The coaches are making a game plan and we’re going over it every day, trying to focus on Michigan before Michigan State, taking it one game at a time,” Smeathers said.

The Buckeyes have had a pair of recent setbacks as they have dealt with injuries to juniors outside hitter Audra Appold and middle blocker Jasmine Koonts.

“We’re going to have a lineup we’ve never played before because of injuries, so we’re just trying to find a rhythm with that a little bit,” Carlston said.“It’s given some of our young players a much more prominent role than

maybe they were expecting and [they] have risen to the occasion.”

Smeathers said the team has missed Appold and Koonts in the last couple games, but that has not stopped the Buckeyes from playing a few of their best games this season.

“Battling injuries and things is definitely hard, but I think we’re trying to figure out who we are,” Smeathers said. “We’re coming together really well and playing for each other despite all these things.”

In advance of the weekend matchups, Carlston said he has spent time scouting his opponents to gain an idea of what his team is up against. He said the two teams are very experienced and strong, and the Buckeyes will have to remain steady this weekend.

“We have to continue to work on our serving, that needs to be one of our strengths,” Carlston said. “I think both of those teams are two of the better serving teams in the conference, so I think the serving game is going to be crucial, tactically and just putting pressure on each other.”

Carlston believes both teams will make great plays and Ohio State will have to let those go and focus on the next point, working just as hard as it has been.

“Our team also enjoys being on the road, so we’re going to have to lock arms and go into a pretty hostile environment again like we did last weekend,” Carlston said.

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OSU looks to roll overmatched Rutgers EDWARD SUTELAN Assistant Sports Editor sutelan.1@osu.edu The No. 11 Ohio State football team (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) will travel to Piscataway, New Jersey, for its second Big Ten game of the season Saturday against Rutgers (1-3, 0-1 Big Ten) at 7:30 p.m.

Here’s what to expect on all sides of the ball heading into the game.

Ohio State offense vs. Rutgers defense The Buckeyes will match up with the stingiest defense they have played this season. Rutgers is tied for the 27th-fewest points allowed per game at only 18.3 points per game.

The key to the team’s defensive success has been the improved play of the defensive backs. The Scarlet Knights have allowed only 179.5 passing yards per game so far this season, 34th-fewest in the country. They also rank 16th with five passes picked off and have returned one for a touchdown.

Defensive back Kiy Hester has been the biggest defensive weapon this season for the Scarlet Knights. His eight passes defended are tied for third among FBS players, and his two picks — one

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J.T. Barrett rushes with the football during the first half of the Buckeyes game against Rutgers on Oct. 1. The Buckeyes won 58-0.

for a touchdown — put him in a tie for 12th-most.

“One thing I notice right off the bat when I started watching film was that their secondary is very aggressive,” H-back Parris Campbell said Tuesday. “They have really, really good coverage

skills and you don’t see too many guys getting beat on that defense.”

But Ohio State’s passing offense appears to be clicking lately, which could provide Rutgers all it can handle. The offense has recently shied away from its attempts to deploy the deep ball,

instead opting for shorter passes on bubble screens and crossing routes and relying on perimeter blocking down the field to open up big gains for playmakers like Campbell and wide receiver Austin Mack.

“You block good out there and

it pops,” wide receiver Johnnie Dixon said Tuesday. “A guy like Parris touches the ball and you see what he can do. He’s quick.

Give him the ball in space and lights out.”

Rutgers’ rush defense has also been more stout this season than last. After allowing 264.2 rush yards per game last season (thirdworst in the nation), the Scarlet Knights have allowed teams to average just 118.8 rush yards per game (37th-best) and only one touchdown coming on the ground. The team has received big performances from redshirt senior defensive tackle Darnell Davis Jr., who leads the team in both tackles for a loss (3.5) and sacks (two), and junior linebacker Trevor Morris, who paces the team with 29 tackles.

This ability to stop the run will be tested against an Ohio State rushing offense that ranks 24th among FBS teams with 229.8 average rushing yards per game and seven touchdowns scored already.

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What to expect from Holtmann, Buckeyes in 2017-18 JACOB MYERS Managing Editor for Content myers.1669@osu.edu Knowing how the Ohio State men’s basketball team was going to perform each night the past two seasons was a mystery. This year, it might be even more difficult to predict.

Ohio State held its preseason media day Wednesday with all seven returning players, plus Michigan transfer guard Andrew Dakich, before the team’s first official practice Saturday for the first season under head coach Chris Holtmann.

With a fresh coaching staff and a roster full of new players, there likely haven’t been more question marks heading into an Ohio State season since former head coach Thad Matta took over the program in 2004. But despite all the program turnover and offseason storylines, the team goals haven’t changed.

“I was definitely excited [for the season] because I felt that as a team, we didn’t leave it all out there on the table [last season],” senior forward Jae’Sean Tate said. “I wouldn’t say that overall goal hasn’t changed since coach Holtmann came, but the style was an adjustment from one coaching staff to another.”

“I was definitely excited [for the season] because I felt that as a team, we didn’t leave it all out there on the table [last season].”

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It’s difficult to know if Ohio State can actually compete with top programs this year, but based on depth and overall uncertainty, the logical answer would be “no.”

Yet, if there’s a reason Ohio State can surprise teams and critics around the country, redshirt junior forward Keita Bates-Diop’s play could be it.

After playing just nine games due to a season-ending leg injury last year, which led to a medical redshirt, Bates-Diop returns as perhaps Ohio State’s best twoway player. He said he hasn’t “felt this good in probably a year and a half, physically.”

At 6-foot-7 and with a wingspan of more than seven feet, he has the ability to contest on the glass, defend on the perimeter and shoot over top of any defender.

“I think I’m more consistent

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Ohio State men’s basketball players gather for a team photo. The Buckeyes held their preseason media day Wednesday at the Schottenstein Center. with my jump shot. I worked on a lot of the stationary stuff, so I kind of went back to basics, essentially with shooting,” Bates-Diop said.

“And coming back, I worked on a lot of footwork and agility stuff just because my leg was weaker and I needed it. I think I’m better in a lot of areas.”

Tate said he believes the team is talented enough to meet its

goal, presumably being competitive in league play and improving significantly from last season’s dismal 17-15 finish without a bid to the NCAA Tournament, or even the NIT. However, the steps to get there have changed a bit.

The first step for the team is learning an entirely new system. All the players who spoke Wednesday said Holtmann is a

defensively focused coach. In the two hours per week the team can be with the coaching staff in the offseason, per NCAA rules, Holtmann has steered clear of working in the half court, instead focusing on transition defense and offense.

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