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It’s not the Michigan game, but OSU coach Urban Meyer doesn’t hesitate to call Wisconsin a rival.
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More than $5,000 worth of merchandise and equipment has been vandalized or stolen from Ohio Stadium. A breaking and entering was reported at the stadium on Nov. 5, and a police report from the Ohio State Police Department detailed four stolen stereos and TV equipment valued at $2,000. Fifty-nine pieces of merchandise valued at $1,800 such as hats, sweatshirts and jewelry were stolen from the area, as well as two frames containing six autographed photos of former OSU football players with an unknown value. The doors of a merchandise kiosk on the Huntington Club level were pried open and broken in the stadium. The vandalized kiosk was valued at $1,000, according to the University Police report. Two picture frames were also broken to remove photos, valued at $200. The breaking and entering was reported by a male staff member and is still open for investigation. When exactly the incident happened is unknown, but University Police Deputy Chief Richard Morman said the department might have the trespassers on camera. Morman said the department was in the process of reviewing several hours of video Tuesday afternoon, and that he was “relatively certain” there were multiple suspects. Morman said “it appears that entry was gained by someone climbing over the fence” on the outside of the stadium. He said the trespassers gained entry to the public Huntington Club level and broke into “several” suites where they stole some of the items listed in the report. Morman said during the investigation officers
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As a result of a breaking and entering reported last week, thousands of dollars worth of stereo and TV equipment and merchandise were stolen from the ‘Shoe. found at least one piece of significant evidence in the area where items were stolen — a hat with a Wisconsin Timber Rattlers’ logo, a minor league baseball team that is an affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers and is based out of Appleton, Wis. Morman said that when there aren’t football games going on, the one gate to the stadium — guarded by athletic department personnel — is open during certain times of the day.
University Police randomly check the stadium at night, but Morman said that doesn’t necessarily prevent crime. “Once they’re inside, you might not see them,” he said. Morman said that if caught, the trespassers will be charged with breaking and entering. If they
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Ohio still against gay marriage, marijuana
Smack down
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‘WWE Monday Night Raw’ came to Nationwide Arena Monday.
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Bye, bye beer cans
The city of Columbus will begin collecting recyclable materials in the university area.
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anna duee Lantern reporter duee.1@osu.edu When it comes to same-sex marriage and the legalization of marijuana, some Ohio State students would argue that Ohio’s thinking is still conservative. On Nov. 6, Maine and Maryland voted to allow same-sex marriages. The two states joined New York, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Washington, Vermont and the District of Columbia in passing the law. All other states, including Ohio, stand behind the Defense of Marriage Act enacted in 1996, which bans gay marriage. Some OSU students said they were happy to see additional states recognize gay marriage on Election Day. “I was very happy,” said Garett Heysel, president of Scarlet and Gay. “For me and I think for many people, both gay and straight, it’s more a question of civil rights, the ability to have the same rights that straight people are for, when they are allowed to marry and move from state to state.”
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A bicyclist rides past Zen Healing, a medical marijuana dispensary on Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood, Calif., on Oct. 7, 2011. According to the Ohio Constitution, “only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by this state and its political subdivisions.” It also says “This state and its political subdivisions shall not create
or recognize a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance or effect of marriage.” Although Ohio does not recognize gay marriage, it had the seventh
highest population of same-sex households within a state in 2011, with 21,432, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. California had the highest number, with 87,078 samesex households. Of the top seven states, only New York, which was ranked as No. 3 with 44,319, has legislation in place allowing gay marriage. “I think there are certain parts of the American population that are going to take longer to convince that it’s OK and that society is not gonna go to hell in (a) hand basket because same-sex couples are allowed to marry,” Heysel said. In 2004 Ohio had an issue on the ballot that proposed constitutionally defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman. The issue passed, and President George W. Bush, who announced his support for a federal constitutional amendment banning gay marriage earlier that year, was re-elected to a second term with the support of Ohio voters. Despite Ohio’s stronghold against same-sex marriage in the past
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Pelotonia donations yield 13 Idea Grants Jennifer jung Lantern reporter jung.335@osu.edu Bikers raise millions of dollars and ride thousands of miles as part of Pelotonia, all for the hope that their efforts contribute to the betterment of cancer treatments and ultimately a cure. In 2012, those efforts helped fund 13 new “Idea Grants” in cancer research at the Ohio State’s Comprehensive Cancer Center Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute that were announced last month, aimed at discovering better treatment for cancer patients and cancer prevention strategies. The Idea Grants are awarded through Pelotonia, a fundraising bicycle ride that raises money for cancer research at The James. “We are trying to identify the risky projects that we really believe will pay off and have a high impact so that we can really get maximal use of the riders’ money,” said Dr. Peter Shields, deputy director of OSU’s Comprehensive Cancer Center. The grants cover a variety of studies on breast cancer, oral cancer, colorectal cancer, non-small cell lung cancer and pancreatic cancer. The research ranges from finding solutions for breast cancer patients who undergo cognitive changes after chemotherapy to exploring how black raspberries can help prevent oral cancer. This year, about 60 applicants applied for the Idea Grants, but only 13 research teams were awarded. Twenty-nine total Idea Grants have been awarded over the last three years, according to a press release from The James. All the money raised by Pelotonia and its riders goes directly to fund cancer research at The James.
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WILL SUFFER FROM CANCER DURING THEIR LIFETIME source: reporting Pelotonia has raised more than $25 million over the past three years, and the investment in Idea Grants has totaled nearly $5 million during this time. Pelotonia will announce how much money it raised this year at a celebration event Thursday at the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion. Shields said Pelotonia helps make it possible to provide the best quality doctors, care and cancer
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research to the Ohio community, and that riders trust Pelotonia to use the money responsibly. “We have a rigorous decision-making process that identifies the best science,” Shields said. Because of the Idea Grants, Maryam Lustberg, an OSU medical oncology assistant professor, is
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