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OSU shields Smith, Gee, others as questions about coach go unanswered ZACK MEISEL Editor-in-chief meisel.14@osu.edu
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Nature wonât take this course
Silence can be deafening, and Ohio Stateâs closed-lip policy could be a sign that the university wasnât prepared for what transpired Monday. The football teamâs boss resigned, but his bosses are being shielded, and local public relations experts say OSUâs apparent lack of preparation and absence of open communication is âdangerous.â Following the departure of Jim Tressel, the third-winningest coach in OSU football history, the university has, for the most part, kept quiet. President E. Gordon Gee released a statement Monday morning informing faculty of Tresselâs resignation. But university spokesman Jim Lynch said Gee was âout of the stateâ on Monday and wouldnât speak to anyone until he returned, if at all.
On Tuesday, Lynch said Gee had returned to Ohio, but told The Lantern in an email, âWe are making a list of all the requests and we will entertain the opportunity if we chose to do any interviews at a later date.â In his ofĂżce Monday morning, Tressel submitted his letter of resignation to athletic director Gene Smith, who released a three-minute video statement shortly after. Smith has no further plans to speak to the media, athletic department spokesman Dan Wallenberg told The Lantern. On Tuesday, Wallenberg told The Lantern that players will not be made available to the media âthrough at least the end of Ăżnal exams.â Access to the universityâs athletic department ofĂżces on the seventh ° oor of the Fawcett Center was restricted on Tuesday. The buildingâs elevators were only operational with valid identiĂżcation. The front desk attendant said he did not know the reason for the
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lockdown and directed a request for photos and interviews to Wallenberg. âI think weâll pass on that,â Wallenberg told The Lantern. Wallenberg said all requests for access must be submitted in advance, and directed The Lantern to Lynch. The Lantern had a quarterly interview scheduled with Smith for Wednesday afternoon. Smithâs secretary, Beth Mullinix, called Friday morning to reschedule the interview.
E. Gordon Gee Mullinix told The Lantern on Tuesday that there was no timetable for when the interview could be rescheduled. When asked if it would be âdays, weeks or months,â Mullinix replied, âWeâll let you know.â Tressel hasnât spoken, either. He could not be reached for comment and a man who answered the door at his house Monday told The Lantern he
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Students ďŹll libraries, coffee cups for ďŹnals DANIELLE HIXENBAUGH Lantern reporter hixenbaugh.9@osu.edu
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During finals week, staff is added and subtracted to mirror the differences from normal weekly sales. Student staff stray from the normal fixed schedules to work around their own final exams.
University cafĂŠs are extraordinarily busy in the weekend leading up to finals week and then experience a drop off by Wednesday of finals week. Sunday before finals is $4,000â$5,000 more lucrative than an average Sunday. By Tuesday, sales are back to normal, after which students begin to leave campus. Normal weekly sales Thursday
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As Ăżnals week looms, students cramming for exams arenât just Ăżlling campus libraries. Theyâre also Ăżlling their coffee cups. The Saturday before Ăżnals week, coffee sales at campus coffee shops increase between $1,000 and $2,000 from a normal Saturday, and by Sunday, sales are up between $3,000 and $4,000, said Kathy Grant, the operations manager overseeing all coffee shops on campus. âThis is not random; itâs because of Ăżnals,â Grant said. Samantha Sakelos, a second-year in English and student manager at Berry CafĂŠ in Thompson Library, said the cafeâs busiest week is Ăżnals week when students are constantly there throughout the day. âPeople meet us here at eight oâclock to get coffee,â Sakelos said. During Ăżnals week, the libraries stay full of students throughout the day. â(Thompson Library) Ăżlls up about mid-day and stays full with everyone studying during the Ăżnals week,â said Tonya Maniaci, the coordinator for circulation services. Thompson is the busiest library in front of the Science and Engineering Library (SEL), Maniaci said. As students ° ock to the libraries, Grant said there are a few drinks that seem to be especially popular. âWe sell a lot of the TBC mochas which is a caramel, white mocha coffee drink and right now we are looking at smoothies because of the weather,â Grant said. She said there is also more demand for caffeine. âA lot of the sales are with an extra shot of espresso for the extra boost to study,â Grant said. âWe sell a lot of carbs, bagels and, of course, juices and Vitaminwater.â With the increase in sales, extra staffers are needed to help keep things efĂżcient. âWe do staff up on Saturday and Sunday before, absolutely,â Grant said. âWe add on one to two students per shift.â But while many turn to coffee for the energy they need to get through Ăżnals, some students choose to study without help from caffeine.
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Exploring OSU cafĂŠ sales trends during finals week
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âI donât like coffee,â said Hunter Davis, a secondyear in pharmaceutical sciences. âI donât like the way it tastes and Iâve had Red Bulls and they make me feel jittery. Itâs not a great feeling to me.â Davis said he plans to study for six hours for each of his two exams and said the caffeine buzz is not something he would want while preparing. Other students choose other forms of caffeine for their extra boost of energy. Matt Gruver, a second-year in Ăżnance, said he has three Ăżnals and plans to study about Ăżve hours for each.
âIâll drink energy drinks more during Ăżnals week or leading up to Ăżnals than I normally do,â Gruver said. Grant said she considered that some students prefer energy drinks over coffee. She specialordered a shipment of energy drinks to the campus cafĂŠs for Winter Quarterâs Ăżnals to help students prepare for their Ăżnals, she said. While there is no doubt that sales increase during
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MATT EDWARDS Lantern reporter edwards.907@osu.edu
Ohio State football tickets are scheduled to go on sale for students today at 4 p.m., and some some say coach Jim Tresselâs resignation will change their buying plans. Tressel resigned on Monday after a scandalous offseason, and some students say it has affected their decision to buy tickets. âIâm disappointed that heâs leaving because I thought that Tressel was different from most coaches,â said Mark Rudolph, a Ăżrst-year in biomedical science. âI bought tickets last year, but Iâm not going to this coming year.â One student said she isnât optimistic about the upcoming season. âItâs not going to be a great football season without him next year,â said Katy Wheeler, a fourth-year in accounting. âBut then again, I know it really just comes down the players.â Others donât think Tresselâs departure will hurt the programâs ticket sales. Tickets will be sold by studentsâ rank, which is determined by a studentâs number of credit hours. Sales will run through June 15, with any unsold tickets going on sale to all ranks at 4 p.m. on June 16. âIf I buy tickets next year, Iâll probably just sell them,â said Natalie Zeleznik, a Ăżrst-year in math and physics. Students can purchase the student season ticket package, which includes tickets to the Ăżnal Ăżve home games of the year. This package includes games versus Colorado, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Indiana and Penn State, respectively.
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Some students said Jim Tresselâs resignation wonât affect whether they buy football tickets for the upcoming season.
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