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Multimedia Editor Khalid Moalim gives his take on Muslim women’s freedom, and lack thereof, in the U.S. and abroad.

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Columbus-based band Digisaurus returns to their home turf on Oct. 9 at Skully’s Music Diner. Check out a preview of what to expect.

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Mixed-use building proposed near campus

A South Campus Taco Bell may be demolished DANIKA STAHL Assistant Campus Editor stahl.145@osu.edu

A Taco Bell on South Campus could be demolished and recreated starting in fall 2016.

The Taco Bell currently located at 1525 N. High St. is the proposed site of a new residential and retail space, which could begin in 2016, said Skip Weiler, president of The Robert Weiler Company and one of the developers creating plans for the space.

The concept includes a mixed-use building, housing a Taco Bell with a walk-up window on the first floor and residential spaces above it. Weiler added that the proposed design includes 123 apartments.

“It is not nailed down, but it is the target,” he said.

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$10 million donation to boost OSU aviation program SHIYUN WANG Lantern reporter wang.6973@osu.edu

Ohio State bike-share program begins on campus AMANDA ETCHISON Editor in Chief etchison.4@osu.edu Ohio State’s bike-sharing initiative is rolling out this semester with 115 rentable bikes available at 15 stations across campus. A Share the Road event is scheduled for next week to inform students, faculty and staff about the system.

Share the Road is an educational initiative that aims to “promote safe behaviors among students, faculty, staff and visitors moving around campus,” according to the Share the Road website. This year, the initiative’s annual event has been

designed to coincide with the launch of OSU’s bike-share program in the hopes of promoting safe cycling habits, said Dan Hedman, an Administration and Planning spokesman.

“This year, since logically, there will potentially be more bike traffic with 115 bikes on campus through this Ohio State bike share, we thought it would be a really good tie-in to do our bike-share event tied together with some sort of unveil of the program,” Hedman said, adding that, while details are not finalized, the event is currently scheduled to take place on Sept.

2 in the afternoon.

The university’s bike-share bikes are provided by Zagster, a Massachusetts-based company that is looking to get the OSU community comfortable on two (and sometimes three) wheels. Zagster

was one of five bike-sharing companies whose bids were examined by the university in March.

OSU announced its intention to create a bike-sharing program, a joint initiative between the university and Undergraduate Student Government, in January as a response to students’ expressed desire to have a bike-sharing option on campus, Hedman said.

“Students really wanted this on campus, so I think it is responding to something they have asked for and it is a sustainable, long-term healthy solution to get around campus,” he said. “It is just another tool in the toolbox to get around campus and PHOTO: AMANDA ETCHISON | EDITOR IN CHIEF

Bikes from Zagster can be seen on campus.

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The Ohio State University Airport will provide new opportunities for OSU students after receiving a $10 million donation from the Austin E. Knowlton Foundation.

The Ohio State Airport, also known as Don Scott Field, was built in 1942. Today the airport mainly serves OSU’s aviation program, training students to be pilots and airport professionals, and carrying out a variety of research in aviation areas, according to OSU’s aviation website.

The airport is part of the university’s outreach to the local community, too, with nearly 2,000 high school students visiting the Don Scott Field every year, said David B. Williams, dean of the College of Engineering.

The airport also serves as a busi-

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see what’s out there.”

Students are able to purchase a year-long pass for $35, and faculty and staff can purchase annual passes for $55. Members of the public who are not associated with OSU can purchase a yearly pass for $75.

Daily passes, good for 24-hour access to the bikes, are available for a $6 one-time fee per day, according to the Zagster website.

Trips under one hour are free for annual pass holders, as well as day pass holders, during weekdays. Additional hours of riding time over the one-hour limit result in a charge of $3 per hour, with a maximum of $24 a ride, the website states.

On weekends, the check out time for bikes is extended to three hours, which allows for students to use the bikes to travel off-campus, said Jennifer Evans-Cowley, the vice provost for capital planning and regional campuses.

“A student or anybody in our campus community can check out a bike and then they can take it anywhere that they’d like to go,” she said. “I think for students, particularly those who are living on campus, this is a great opportunity to go explore the city on the weekends.

It is just a healthy, active way to be able to explore the city, as well as to explore the campus.”

Individuals interested in using the bikes can sign up for a membership on the Zagster website, and are also encouraged to download the Zagster app, which allows them to check the bikes out. Payment options include BuckID and credit card, Evans-Cowley said.

Zagster is set to provide a variety of bicycles for use by the OSU community. They include trikes, hand cycles, tandem, heavy duty and three-wheeled cargo bicycles, which can be used to transport heavier loads. Evans-Cowley said riders can see which bikes are available at each location on the app.

Evans-Cowley added that OSU has received a grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation that will provide the university with funding for helmets, which will be available at the Sept. 2 event for free for individuals signed up for a Zagster membership.

“The hope is that we will be able to encourage people to keep a helmet in their residence hall or to keep it in their office so that when they are casually going for a ride, they know ‘I’m going to grab my helmet and go take the bike share,’” AVIATION FROM 1

ness travel hub for area companies like Worthington Industries, Cardinal Health Inc. and DLZ. John Lindbergh, a Knowlton Foundation trustee, said in an email the Knowlton Foundation decided to make the donation to the airport for various reasons.

“Mr. Knowlton was an early adopter of business aviation in Ohio and The Ohio State University Airport was his home field,” he said. “The Ohio State University is unique in having its own airport — only a couple of other major universities have this distinction.”

Lindbergh said the foundation hopes the airport will be a grand

she said.

Tim Ericson, Zagster CEO and co-founder, said representatives from the company will attend the Sept. 2 event to answer questions regarding the bikes.

“We will have several team members there for both the press conference as well as various information tables,” Ericson said in an email. “Representatives will be on site to answer questions, show how the technology works and sign students and faculty up for the program.”

Chris Leight, a third-year in computer science and engineering and electrical and computer engineering, said he thinks using the bike share would take some of the worry away from having to take care of his own bike on campus.

“The issue with me having a bike here is the idea that it has to be stored somewhere and the potential of it being stolen … it is just another liability to have it here,” he said.

But, Leight added, he worries that the Zagster system’s one-hour time limit for weekdays might not be applicable to most students’ class schedules.

“I definitely see issues,” he said.

“Classes aren’t always one hour. If you go to (a class that’s over one hour), you will have to return your bike in the middle of class.”

Luv Jain, a third-year in computer science and engineering, said he also is worried about the time limit, as this was a concern he had when considering car rental programs.

“That was kind of my concern with the Car2Go because I saw people rushing to get it back in time and I didn’t really like that idea,” he said. “So if there were extended hours on the bikes so you had more room to actually complete your class and return it, then it would be a lot better.”

As the first year of the bike-sharing system gets underway, Evans-Cowley said OSU plans to monitor the community’s reactions to the bikes, and will make future decisions based on these interactions.

“What we will be doing is we will be seeing how much people are using the bikes and the bike-share system and as we see the demand, we will be assessing whether or not we need to be adding more bikes to the system or more bike-sharing stations,” she said. “We will just expect to keep growing the program based on how much our students, faculty and staff are using them.”

gateway to the university with a new terminal, a new fixed-based operator and educational spaces.

Today the aviation program faces the same challenge confronting many other university programs.

“We have many more students than we have the space for,” said Williams. Many facilities are decades old and trail far behind other facilities of OSU. With $10 million from Knowlton Foundation, OSU’s aviation program is expected to expand by 50 percent over the next few years, which means more students will have a shot at high-quality aviation training and starting their careers in aviation, said Williams.

The donation will support new

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designs and asked for finalized details when developers take the next step: turning in the application.

David Ruma of DCR Commercial Development LLC, along with the owners of the Taco Bell location, will be partnering to complete the project, said Weiler.

Weiler said he felt the addition has the potential to raise the value of the area.

“It’ll be high-end, very expensive, very nice,” Weiler said. “If you do something new and nice, it’s good for everybody. So, whether I do it or

somebody else does it, that’s a good thing.”

The initial plans include a private parking garage, which Weiler said provides extra security.

“From city planning and developing, we encourage redevelopment of sites like this,” said Daniel Ferdelman, an urban designer and planner for the American Institute of Architects and UARB board member.

Despite this outlook, Ferdelman said the UARB was divided on the decision, with some board members saying there were too many bedrooms and insufficient parking.

The plans were reviewed on a conceptual basis and thus the application is not yet active, Ferdelman said. He added that a number of things could cause snags, like running out of funds.

He said the developers were encouraged to work with the the owner of the property to the north, where a former GetGo sits.

Weiler said there is no estimated cost of construction yet, but added that they hope to complete the project in time for students to move in before August 2017.

THE WEEK IN WELLNESS

New semester, new eating habits DANIKA STAHL Assistant Campus Editor stahl.145@osu.edu

Each week The Lantern speaks with experts at Ohio State for the latest in student health and wellness tips and news.

A new semester means new students and new starts. For students looking to re-evaluate their eating schedule and establish good dietary habits early this semester, Janele Bayless, wellness coordinator in the Student Life Student Wellness Center and dietitian, shares her knowledge on the subject with The Lantern.

Q: What does a healthy diet for college-age students look like?

A: A great way students can structure their meals is to include three or more food groups with at least one serving of fruit or vegetable. According to data from the National College Health Association in 2014, only 8 percent of OSU students consume five or more servings of fruits and vegetables per day, so including a fruit or vegetable with every meal and snack is a great goal to start with.

For snacks, it can be helpful to include a protein or dairy source with a grain, fruit or vegetable, especially

if you are going more than four hours between meals. Examples include hummus with vegetables, peanut butter with apple slices, and Greek yogurt with granola.

Q: How often should students eat and how much?

A: How much students should eat will vary for each person, but it’s generally recommended to eat every three to four hours, or to have smaller meals and snacks throughout the day.

A great goal is to practice mindful eating by paying attention to your body’s hunger and fullness cues so you eat according to when your body needs fuel.

As soon as you start to feel stomach hunger, have something to eat and stop eating when you are no longer hungry or could eat more but don’t need to.

Stocking up on a variety of snacks you can take with you throughout the day will help to curb hunger until your next meal. There’s no particular time of day when people should stop eating since everyone has different schedules so it’s ok to eat at night if you’re hungry by having a small snack before bed (i.e.

2-3 cups popcorn, 1 cup grapes, string cheese).

Q: What are foods (and ingredients) students should avoid and what should they look for when seeking

out healthy, affordable options?

A: There’s no particular food or beverage people should avoid altogether (with the exception of certain health conditions and medications), however, it’s generally good to aim for consuming whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, lean protein sources (i.e. chicken, beans and legumes) and low-fat dairy products, depending on a person’s needs and goals. It is good to limit foods and beverages that are low in nutrients and/or have added fat, sugar or sodium.

Q: Where can students go to find more information about healthy eating on campus?

A: University Dining Services provides menus and nutrition facts on their website for foods available in each of the campus dining locations, along with information for those with food allergies and diet preferences.

For more information about University Dining Services, visit: https:// dining.osu.edu. The Student Life Student Wellness Center also offers free nutrition coaching for currently enrolled OSU students and can help personalize a student’s food intake according to their needs and goals.

For more information, visit: go.osu. edu/nutritioncoaching

airport construction, such as new flight simulators, classrooms and research labs, according to an OSU release. Williams added that the donation will also help ensure the infrastructure is capable of handling the growing traffic that comes to the airport.

A modern terminal combined with high-quality educational facilities will tremendously improve the students’ learning experience as well as attract more competitive faculty to teach the program, said Williams.

Allison Dennis, a fourth-year in air transportation, as well as co-captain of OSU Flight Team, said the donation means a lot to aviation students.

“Because if you’re in our flight training program, you will end up being at the airport a lot,” she said.

Dennis said she believes the money should be used to upgrade educational facilities because it creates a better learning environment, which will directly benefit the students in the training programs.

“We will be talking to our students about their needs,” Williams said. However, he said the designing and building of airports is a special situation and college students are not experts, so it would be a complicated process to meet all technical standards and student needs.

Williams said they are in the early planning stages; no significant plan has been finalized since the donation was made. He added that it will probably take several years before breaking ground and new structures are completed.

“We have to ensure that we understand all the opportunities, there, at the airport,” said Williams. “We have to ensure that the community around the airport is deeply involved because the airport has a business helping drive the economy in central Ohio.

There are so many parties who are involved in the planning of the airport … we need to take time to walk through these properly.”

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Not every country has doors open for Muslim women KHALID MOALIM Multimedia Editor moalim.2@osu.edu

It’s rough for Muslim women around the globe.

They’re oppressed in Syria, Iraq, Somalia, Nigeria, India and Saudi Arabia, among other places.

For many of them, waking up in the morning to attend school is a dream. Driving a car is a dream.

Many are beaten, raped and dismissed so frequently it’s second nature.

What’s the response from most leaders in those countries? “Islam does not allow it” or that “It’s God’s laws, not men.” The truth, however, is that it’s not Islam. It’s not God’s law. It’s culture.

Most people believe Saudi Arabia not allowing women to drive is because Islam prohibits it, but that’s completely bulls---. There’s not a single mention in the Holy Quran that says so. Islam regards women as jewels and ones to be protected. After all, women of all religions do the harder labor — literally, they’re in labor delivering the world’s population. Respect.

Many people assume that Muslim women in the United States of America are considered free.

Again, that’s BS. They are not as

constrained in a small box as other countries, but they are still placed in a box — one with a little more room.

Instead of not being allowed to drive, they’re not allowed to wear a hijab — a veil that covers the head and chest, usually worn by Muslim women when in public — for certain jobs.

This problem mostly rises in employment with government jobs, like the police force.

Recently, The Columbus Dispatch reported a Somali-American and Muslim woman, Ismahan Isse, dropped out of the Columbus police academy after being informed hijabs are not allowed to be worn by officers. The division refused to change the policy and was backed

by Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman.

“I strongly believe that our police force needs to be reflective of every corner of our city,” said Coleman to The Dispatch during an interview.

With all due respect to Mayor Coleman, the above quote does not make sense at all. Isn’t hijab “reflective” of the city’s large Muslim population? Aren’t Muslim women one corner of the city?

This situation saddens me because it’s another case of a Muslim woman not seeing her dream come to fruition because society, specifically America, hasn’t adapt-

ed to her.

Most have fled to the states from their home countries to live a life of potential and have the opportunity to pursue happiness to its full capacity. And that is a journey Isse was on when she earned her associate degree in criminal justice and then entered the police academy.

There is good news for Isse: She has received offers to join the Edmonton Police Service in Alberta, Canada. She told The Dispatch that she is considering joining, but has not made up her mind yet. The police service in Edmonton has designed uniforms to accommodate candidates, but they do not have any female Muslim officers yet.

Other cities around the country like St. Paul, Minnesota, have accommodated Kadra Mohamed, who is their first female Muslim police officer.

But I think one fear that’s holding America back is the fear of radical Islam “taking over.”

It’s not only in the states where Muslim women face these hurdles. After the January 2015 attacks on the satirical news magazine Charlie Hebdo and a supermarket in France, many Muslim women have faced backlash for wearing hijabs in public.

A professor at the University of Paris 13 told France24, a news organization based in Paris, that

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Towson high school student Amara Majeed founded The Hijab Project.

he does not support “religious symbols in public places,” referring to a student in his class wearing a hijab.

I’m Muslim and I have two sisters. Both wear hijabs by choice, not by force. I’m fearful that they will be restricted as to where they can go and where they can work.

It’s wrong and idiotic for Mus-

lim women to receive backlash around the world when they are the most innocent. They have kind hearts, they work hard — incredibly hard — for the people they love and everyone else.

I think it’s time that we all, regardless of where we’re from or what religion we practice, lend a hand so that Muslim women can live a life full of prosperity.

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Digisaurus hopes to have all the right ingredients for a successful show REGINA FOX Lantern Reporter Fox.1001@osu.edu

Despite a name that sounds more like a computer virus or a “Jurassic World” feature, Digisaurus is the Columbus-based band that’s been playing venues from here to Chicago all summer. Their name pays homage to past music genres like ’70s funk, ’80s pop and ’90s alternative-rock, but with a more electronic punch.

“And also, we all just really like dinosaurs,” frontman and keyboardist James Allison said.

Allison, a 2009 Ohio State graduate, is the main mad scientist behind the synth-pop group.

Allison has had his irons in the fires of several bands, including Blastronauts, The Town Monster and The Regrettes, so it comes as no surprise that when he brought the creation that is Digisaurus to life, he wanted to involve as many of his past colleagues as possible.

And the mix of talent Digisaurus is sporting might just be the combination that lasts.

While the band’s debut EP, “No More Room for Love,” does not include backup vocalist Lizzy Morris and bassist Eric Groseclose, Allison has faith in this new collective.

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What direction One Direction could go

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With news of One Direction’s one year hiatus comes uncertainty about the boy band’s future HANNAH HERNER Lantern Reporter Herner.12@osu.edu

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One Direction performs on stage during Capital FM’s Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium in London on June 6, 2015.

A week ago, I was still buzzing from One Direction’s performance at Ohio Stadium.

“Could I ever feel the same level of joy that I felt seeing them frolic around the stage?” I wondered.

On Sunday, I left home for Columbus and moved into my first apartment. That evening, I spilled a smoothie, realized I had no carpet cleaner and discovered that One Direction was taking a hiatus.

The notion of adulthood struck me like the glow stick that hit Harry Styles during the concert.

The hiatus news came at a surprising time, with the band in the middle of a stadium tour and having just released a single, “Drag Me Down.”

Band members even said onstage that they’ve already finished recording their fifth album. Maybe this is true, but maybe they just want to keep the fans engaged.

One Direction’s official accounts have not officially said anything about the hiatus, so it’s unclear where this information came from or when the band originally planned to announce it. But Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Liam Payne have confirmed it by tweeting some clarifying details.

Horan tweeted, “...We are not splitting up, but we will be taking a well earned break at some point next year.”

Tomlinson even promised the group wasn’t going anywhere, and Payne said there is “more to come.”

Interestingly, the only member who hasn’t commented on the

matter is Harry Styles. He has expressed his desire to remain in the music industry for life, and perhaps this hiatus will give him the opportunity to test the waters as a solo artist.

While Zayn Malik was the first to go solo, Styles is truly the only member of the group with enough star power to make it on his own.

While strength of voice is comparable, Styles’ likeability and stage presence far surpasses Malik’s, and those are key ingredients to becoming a solo artist.

The break was most likely prompted by Tomlinson’s impending fatherhood, but the rest of the boys probably aren’t complaining.

Their schedule has been packed for the past five years as they released four albums and went on four tours.

The break could recharge them for

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Morris said when explaining all the transitions Digisaurus has undergone and the solidity of the ensemble today. “I think we’re settling in.”

Allison, along with his confidant, guitarist Jeremy Fina, have been with the band from the very beginning. Morris and Groseclose just recently brought on their funky pop talents when the group began playing live shows back in May of this year. The foursome have already begun recording new music together.

Since May, Digisaurus has rocked venues including Skully’s Music Diner and the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion.

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When asked if there have been any late night quarrels or dramatic exits after an argument, Allison replied, “We’re just now beginning to spend a lot of time together, so we haven’t had any fights yet, but like with all other bands, I’m sure we’ll run into that.”

If there was a discrepancy while on the road during this trip, though, Morris probably wasn’t involved.

“I’ve mostly been laying in the backseat of the van, sleeping,” she said with a laugh.

Digisaurus will be performing back on their home turf on Oct. 9 at Skully’s Music Diner.

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Artist Tess Elliot created ‘National Champion’ inspired chocolate rings in an art piece titled ‘Chocolate’.

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Cardiovascular exercise and fine art came together to spawn the three-hour walking tour of Everything is Here on Monday.

The exhibit features art from 15 Master of Fine Arts students entering their second year and covers 12 unconventional locations – ranging from the Chadwick Arboretum to University Hall. The bus tour happened on Aug. 24, but the exhibition will continue through Nov. 7.

Participants were provided with a map of the 12 locations, and were able to stroll across campus while having the opportunity to discuss the different exhibits with the artists who made them.

The co-chairs of the event, Melissa Precise and Sean Merchant, both created pieces for the exhibit – at a racquetball court in the RPAC and the Chadwick Arboretum, respectively.

Precise described her sculpture, titled “Flam-Lamp (studio session),” as a “gangly, extemporaneous construction” made out of drums, two-by-fours and bungee cords. The sculpture was accompanied by a video of Precise putting it together.

“I think that making art and experiencing art are both processes of discovery,” Precise said. “I’ll share a few elements of my project and will allow viewers to join me in creating and discovering the rest.”

Sean Merchant’s “Night Light” consists of a wooden pavilion with an image of a bird’s-eye view of Ohio and its surrounding area at night. Merchant said he was fascinated by the similarity of this image to stars in the night sky.

“It’s as if we or the sky is some

big mirror reflecting the other,” he said.

Another stop on the tour was at University Hall, where Sa’dia Rehman’s video clip, titled “Hello Sa, Where Are You?” played on a loop in Room 014. Rehman began recording voicemails from her mother in August 2014 and used this as the audio for the series of images making up her video.

“A lot of my work deals with memory and loss,” she said.

Across the Oval in the Hopkins Hall courtyard, Cameron Sharp’s “Someday” sat. “Someday” is an interactive piece with a seesaw-like contraption that participants took turns riding.

“I’m interested in the idea of familiar,” Sharp said, discussing the nostalgic feelings that come with seeing a seesaw.

Hillary Reed’s “Everything Is Record” in Stillman Hall was another stop in the Everything is Here tour.

“For me, it was about playing with the idea of records and including aspects of chance in my practice,” Reed said she created her piece by tossing tiny, handmade pinhole cameras out of a window. She neatly aligned the cameras, as well as the photos that resulted, next to the very window that they were thrown out of.

At one point, the group touring the exhibit found itself in an abandoned-looking room at Pomerene Hall, looking at Emma Kindall’s “Treasure Collecting.” Kindall created the piece using found materials, printmaking and memorabilia of her own.

“My piece is mourning what once was and an attempt to repair what could have been,” she said.

Shuttle buses carried groups to various locations, including Knowlton Hall, to view Yuanyuan Lu’s series of geometric sculptures, titled “Reflection in Flow,”

and Sam van Strien’s “thresholds,” made from graphite rubbings.

Sarah Goetz’s “there there” played on various monitors throughout the Byrd Polar & Climate Research Center in Room 108 of Scott Hall. The video is made of footage of ice melting and ice cream melting but played in reverse.

“This video is about the frustration, despair and occasional discouraged apathy that rushes through me when I think about how much of human habits we have to change before we can see drastic improvement in our environment,” Goetz said.

The final stop of the tour was at the Sherman Studio Arts Center, located on West Campus, which held Tess Elliot Catalano’s “Chocolate.” Catalano made chocolate copies of Ohio State’s National Championship ring, alluding to the instant gratification that comes with eating chocolate or succeeding in a sport.

“I’m trying to say something in a fun way, without pointing fingers or being aggressive,” Catalano said. Guests were invited to eat Catalano’s chocolate rings.

Other pieces featured in the exhibit include Allison Craver’s untitled exhibit in Orton Hall, Britny Wainwright’s ceramic piece, “Extraction,” at Chadwick Arboretum, Jessie Horning’s untitled work in the Biological Sciences Greenhouse, Nick Fagan’s “All That I Could Bring From the North,” and Andrew Wood’s “Broadcast III,” with the latter two located at the Sherman Studio Arts Center.

Information about where the various pieces in the exhibit are located, as well as the dates for which they will be up, can be found at the event’s website, u.osu.edu/everywhereishere/

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students with valid BuckID. http://welcomeweek.osu.edu/ events?event_id=2848 8th Floor Improv Presents: The Secret Free Show, 7:30 p.m. U.S. Bank Conference Theater in the Ohio Union.

1739 N. High St. First show of the year by the 8th Floor Improv team. http://welcomeweek.osu.edu/events?event_ id=2839 Saturday, August 29 Community Commitment, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Ohio Union. 1739 N. High St. Over 1,000 Buckeyes join together to pay it forward to the Columbus community. Volunteers are encouraged to wear closed-toed shoes and comfortable clothing. Breakfast, lunch and T-shirt provided. http://welcomeweek.osu.edu/ events?event_id=2747

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the next round — or, conversely, make them want to live a more private, normal life.

The band’s consistent release of new songs and its presence in the press are two reasons why One Direction gained so much fan support in a short amount of time. And we all know that boy bands have a limited lifespan.

Depending on how long the hiatus is, there’s a chance that fans will lose interest and One Direction’s fifth album will flop, which would be a big disappointment to the members and a terribly inaccurate representation of their success overall. But perhaps the hiatus is a necessary evil in order to keep the band motivated.

Still, the 1D boys face the question: Is it better to quit while they’re ahead?

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Digisaurus hopes to have all the right ingredients for a successful show REGINA FOX Lantern Reporter Fox.1001@osu.edu

Despite a name that sounds more like a computer virus or a “Jurassic World” feature, Digisaurus is the Columbus-based band that’s been playing venues from here to Chicago all summer. Their name pays homage to past music genres like ’70s funk, ’80s pop and ’90s alternative-rock, but with a more electronic punch.

“And also, we all just really like dinosaurs,” frontman and keyboardist James Allison said.

Allison, a 2009 Ohio State graduate, is the main mad scientist behind the synth-pop group.

Allison has had his irons in the fires of several bands, including Blastronauts, The Town Monster and The Regrettes, so it comes as no surprise that when he brought the creation that is Digisaurus to life, he wanted to involve as many of his past colleagues as possible.

And the mix of talent Digisaurus is sporting might just be the combination that lasts.

While the band’s debut EP, “No More Room for Love,” does not include backup vocalist Lizzy Morris and bassist Eric Groseclose, Allison has faith in this new collective.

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What direction One Direction could go

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With news of One Direction’s one year hiatus comes uncertainty about the boy band’s future HANNAH HERNER Lantern Reporter Herner.12@osu.edu

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One Direction performs on stage during Capital FM’s Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium in London on June 6, 2015.

A week ago, I was still buzzing from One Direction’s performance at Ohio Stadium.

“Could I ever feel the same level of joy that I felt seeing them frolic around the stage?” I wondered.

On Sunday, I left home for Columbus and moved into my first apartment. That evening, I spilled a smoothie, realized I had no carpet cleaner and discovered that One Direction was taking a hiatus.

The notion of adulthood struck me like the glow stick that hit Harry Styles during the concert.

The hiatus news came at a surprising time, with the band in the middle of a stadium tour and having just released a single, “Drag Me Down.”

Band members even said onstage that they’ve already finished recording their fifth album. Maybe this is true, but maybe they just want to keep the fans engaged.

One Direction’s official accounts have not officially said anything about the hiatus, so it’s unclear where this information came from or when the band originally planned to announce it. But Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Liam Payne have confirmed it by tweeting some clarifying details.

Horan tweeted, “...We are not splitting up, but we will be taking a well earned break at some point next year.”

Tomlinson even promised the group wasn’t going anywhere, and Payne said there is “more to come.”

Interestingly, the only member who hasn’t commented on the

matter is Harry Styles. He has expressed his desire to remain in the music industry for life, and perhaps this hiatus will give him the opportunity to test the waters as a solo artist.

While Zayn Malik was the first to go solo, Styles is truly the only member of the group with enough star power to make it on his own.

While strength of voice is comparable, Styles’ likeability and stage presence far surpasses Malik’s, and those are key ingredients to becoming a solo artist.

The break was most likely prompted by Tomlinson’s impending fatherhood, but the rest of the boys probably aren’t complaining.

Their schedule has been packed for the past five years as they released four albums and went on four tours.

The break could recharge them for

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1. Tori Boggs, fourth-year in industrial design and pre-med, attempts an aerial flip while double dutching during Ohio State’s involvement fair on August 23.

2. Aliesha Robinson, third-year in middle childhood education, holds up a sign to bring awareness to Camp Kesem during Ohio State’s involvement fair on August 23.

3. Members of the Ohio State Marching Band entertain onlookers during the student involvement fair on August 23.

4. Members of Ohio State Welcome Leaders help students move into their new dorm rooms on August 22 during OSU’s official move in day.

5. John Yu, first-year in computer & information science, poses for a picture with his parents outside of Lincoln Tower, his new dorm, on August 22.

6. Jeremy Yires (right), a third-year in business, and friends walk on a slack line, a popular Oval activity, on August 22 during OSU’s official move-in day.

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2015 Ohio State football team draws comparisons to 2003 defending champs JACOB MYERS Lantern Reporter myers.1669@osu.edu

After last season’s nearly improbable run to the first-ever College Football Playoff National Championship, the 2015 Ohio State Buckeyes opened camp on Aug. 10 with the goal of repeating as national champions — something that was last accomplished by the 2011 and 2012 Alabama squads.

The last OSU team that tried to meet this achievement fell short with an 11-2 record and a win in the Fiesta Bowl. Like the 2003 squad, this year’s Buckeye team is loaded with potential NFL talent and is considered by many to be the early favorite to win the national championship.

How does this year’s unit compare to those ’03 defending-champion Buckeyes as they entered camp?

To give some perspective, when the 2002 Buckeyes defeated a Miami (Florida) team chock-full of future NFL stars in the national championship game, OSU, virtually, was not given much of a chance. That ’02 team seemed to overcome adversity and doubt time and time again, much like the 2014 national title-winning Buckeyes.

Going into camp in 2003, OSU fans had much excitement for the upcoming season. Starting quarterback Craig Krenzel was returning for his senior season alongside his go-to, playmaking wide receiver

and future NFL first-round pick, Michael Jenkins. In total, OSU was returning 13 starters: seven on offense and six on defense. Two of the new starters in 2003, linebacker A.J. Hawk and offensive lineman Nick Mangold, became all-Americans quickly; and are still competing in the NFL. Fourteen players were drafted the following spring, and 19 total starters were drafted from the 2003 team. To look at some of the losses from the 2002 national championship team, Mike Doss and Matt Wilhelm played huge parts on the defensive side, but there was no greater loss than running back Maurice Clarett. The running back from Youngstown proved he was one of the best backs in the nation in 2002 as a freshman and scored the game-winning touchdown in the national championship game.

However, the potential Heisman Trophy winner and first-round pick was reported to have stolen $10,000 out of a borrowed car from a dealership. In September 2003, Clarett was suspended for the season and never returned to play for the Scarlet and Gray. With a massive quandary at running back, and most of the offensive production from the previous year gone, it is easy to see why the Buckeyes finished 93rd in the country in total offense. The 2003 Buckeyes started at No. 2 in the polls but lost on the road to Wisconsin and Michigan.

Fast forward to 2015, where the Buckeyes knew Monday entering

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Darron Lee celebrates following a play during the 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship.

skilled at almost every position.

The two competing quarterbacks in redshirt junior Cardale Jones redshirt sophomore and J.T. Barrett are Heisman candidates along with their teammate in the backfield, junior running back Ezekiel Elliott.

The Buckeyes return 15 starters in 2015 — eight on offense and seven on defense — compared to 13 in 2003. Like the 2003 team that was 10th in the country in total defense, the 2015 edition of the Scarlet and Gray is stacked on that side of the ball as well, led by junior defensive

end, and possible first-overall NFL selection, Joey Bosa. Linebackers Joshua Perry and Darron Lee are relentless run-stoppers who pace the defense known as the Silver Bullets. OSU also returns all of its quarterbacks and its leading rusher from a year ago. The team even added a major weapon in redshirt senior Braxton Miller at the H-back position, along with a healthy junior Dontre Wilson to give the Buckeyes the threat at wide receiver they needed to replace departed

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Preseason prestige may be dangerous

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Top ranking in AP Top 25 poll could spell trouble for champion Bucks RYAN COOPER Lantern Reporter cooper.487@osu.edu

Coming into the year, it was hard to argue that the Ohio State football team — the one returning almost all of its playmakers and coming off a dominant run in the first-ever College Football Playoff — was not the top college squad for the 2015 season.

After the Associated Press Top 25 poll was released on Sunday, however, it is nearly impossible to make a case for any other team heading in.

The Buckeyes received all 61 possible first-place votes to secure the title of the first team ever to be selected No. 1 unanimously in the preseason poll — and that’s still without a No. 1 quarterback on the depth chart.

It is an achievement for OSU and a testament to the talent coach Urban Meyer — now entering his fourth season with the Scarlet and Gray — and the rest of the staff has

assembled and developed.

Unfortunately for the Buckeyes, preseason championships don’t typically get pennants hung in the stadium.

That’s not to say they won’t make it two-for-two in CFP championships.

In fact, it would take a very strong case to convince me that they won’t repeat, barring major injuries or unforeseen circumstances — though that didn’t stop them last year.

But, if recent history is any indication, there is nothing resembling a sure championship anymore.

Sure, the Chicago Bulls and New York Yankees of the 1990s were sure coming into the year that they would take home the title, and did so with little trouble.

But more recently, the 2014-15 Kentucky Wildcats were hyped as one of the best college basketball teams ever. They lived up to the hype with an undefeated regular season, but after narrowly escaping Notre Dame in the Elite Eight, lost to Wisconsin in the Final Four.

The 2007 New England Patriots were a similar tale, making a mockery out of their regular season en route to the first 16-0 season, but eventually lost to a seemingly far inferior New York Giants team in the Super Bowl.

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were one of the most impressive batches of future NFL talent ever put together on a college team and were coming off a national title in the previous season. Well, about all OSU fans know how their season ended.

Those three examples are teams that did get the job done throughout the regular season only to fall flat at the end. It’s not even including teams such as the 2012-13 Los Angeles Lakers or 2011 Philadelphia Eagles who not only didn’t win a championship, but just barely even made the playoffs.

Sky-high expectations can be used as a confidence boost or rallying point, but too many times they can also be used to topple a team from the top.

At the 2015 Big Ten Media Days in Chicago, Meyer mentioned the difficulties of getting his 2007 Florida Gators team — one coming off a national championship the year before — to maintain that same level of grit and intensity from the year prior. That team, despite possessing a lot of the same talent from the championship team and the Heisman Trophy winner in quarterback Tim Tebow, only went 9-4.

Whether it is a massive target on a team’s back, a loss of drive and determination or simply the

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pressure of living up to the expectations thrust upon you, it is usually easier for a team vastly considered to be the best to fail to get it done. And for the Buckeyes, this is an unprecedented amount of expectations, with every voter the AP has expecting them to be the best.

It’s a tall mountain to climb to reach the peak, and sometimes when you start so high up it can be even more difficult to get the momentum to keep climbing.

Both repeating as champions and living up to incredible projections are things that can trip up any team.

Managing to keep the team upright is something that — having come up flat the year after a championship team before — Meyer doesn’t just monitor, but actively deals with all season long.

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senior wide receivers Devin Smith and Evan Spencer.

The offseason gives us a chance to reflect on past teams including great ones like the 2003 Buckeyes at the helm of coach Jim Tressel.

Now under the command of Urban Meyer, the defense is just as good as Tressel’s, but quicker. The offense is faster, as well, and more swuited for Meyer’s spread offense rather than Tressel’s ground-and-pound style.

Similar to the 2003 team, this OSU team has several future NFL picks and first-rounders on the roster.

As Meyer’s team looks to climb the mountain once again and capture OSU’s first back-to-back championships, with three Heisman-hopeful players in Jones, Barrett and Elliott, the Buckeyes stand the best chance to repeat since those two Alabama squads. Coaches have changed and styles of play have changed, but if there is one constant from 2003 all the way to 2015, come Sept. 7 at Blacksburg, Virginia, the Buckeyes will be ready to play and contend for the school’s ninth national title.

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The Cincinnati native, who also played in the 2014 U.S. Open, completed the two rounds of stroke play with a 1-over-par 141. His score tied him for 27th place, allowing him to advance to the match-play tournament.

Grimmer credited playing in two major tournaments last summer as a reason he was able to perform well at Olympia Fields.

“Those two experiences were huge for me,” he said. “It helped me to be able to deal with the pressure of all the media being there, the crowds and cameras on every hole.

The nerves didn’t seem to bother me this year.”

In his first match against Arizona State’s Broc Johnson, he trailed for most of the front nine. Grimmer was playing well but Johnson was better, having tallied three birdies through six holes.

“He was just going off,” Grimmer said. “Michael, my caddie, was just telling me to stay patient because (Johnson) was going to come back to Earth a little.”

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Grimmer won the par-3 seventh hole and the par-4 ninth to even the match at the turn.

“I saw him get a little flustered,” Grimmer said. “Once you see your opponent show a little emotion, it’s easy to kind of pick your feet up a little and say, ‘I got this guy.’”

A strong back nine, featuring three birdies in the final four holes, allowed Grimmer to complete his comeback and defeat Johnson.

The following day in the round of 32, Grimmer faced Robby Shelton, a junior at the University of Alabama.

Shelton — who is a member of the 2015 U.S. Walker Cup Team — led most of the match, eventually closing out Grimmer on the 16th hole.

“Once you get to the top 32 in the U.S. Am, you’re playing against the best players in the world. You can’t make stupid mistakes. You can’t hand him holes, you’ve got to make him win the holes,” he said. “I just made a couple of mistakes that earlier in the week I wasn’t making.”

Although he fell short of hoisting

the Havemeyer Trophy, Grimmer said his performance at the U.S. Amateur will be crucial as he enters his first season of collegiate golf.

“The experience here is going to be huge in terms of what it takes to go out and try to help win tournaments for the team,” he said.

Grimmer, Bernard and the rest of the OSU men’s golf team are slated to open their 2015-16 season on Sept. 4 in the Carmel Cup in Pebble Beach, California, at the Pebble Beach Golf Links.

For Porvasnik — who also played in the 2014 U.S. Women’s Open — this was her second career appearance in the U.S. Women’s Amateur.

Last year in the U.S. Amateur, the former Big Ten Player of the Year won two matches, advancing all the way to the round of 16 before her pursuit of the Robert Cox Trophy was cut short by Andrea Lee. She began her first round in 2015 steadily, putting well on the front side that led to an even par-35.

On the back side, things began to head south. Porvasnik made bogey on the par-4 11th, then dropped

three more shots on the closing nine en route to carding a 4-overpar 76 for the day.

She again shot a 4-over-par 76 on the second day, bringing her total stroke play score to an 8-over-par 152. Although she did not qualify for the match play for a second consecutive year, Porvasnik gained a clear picture of what she needs to work on for the upcoming season.

“My putting and chipping was really good,” she said. “I learned I need to work on my ball striking and stay patient.”

Porvasnik said she has “big goals” for the Buckeyes this season.

She hopes they can improve upon their seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships in 201314 and make it a third consecutive campaign with at least a share of the Big Ten title.

Porvasnik and the rest of OSU women’s golf team are scheduled to begin their pursuit of these goals when they open their 2015-16 season on Sept. 14 at the Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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Junior Jessica Porvasnik competed in the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship on August 10-16 in Portland, Oregon.

Experiences at U.S. Amateur ‘huge’ for Ohio State golfers KEVIN STANKIEWICZ Assistant Sports Editor stankiewicz.16@osu.edu

Three Ohio State golfers obtained extra preparation for the upcoming collegiate season when they competed in their respective U.S. Amateur Championships this month.

Redshirt junior Michael Bernard and freshman Will Grimmer both participated in the 115th playing of the U.S. Amateur, which lasted from Aug. 17 to 23, at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, after qualifying at regional tournaments this summer.

Junior Jessica Porvasnik joined her fellow Buckeyes as she teed it up at the 2015 U.S. Women’s Amateur at Portland Golf Club in Portland, Oregon, from Aug. 10 to 16.

For both tournaments, players competed in a two-day stroke-play tournament to begin the event. The 64 players with the lowest tworound score advanced to a match-play tournament that eventually crowned a champion.

Bernard, who was playing in his first U.S. Amateur, did not ad-

vance past the two stroke-play rounds after tallying a 9-over-par 149.

During his first round on Olympia Fields’ South Course, the Huber Heights, Ohio, native did not play up to his expectations. He struggled getting off the tee en route to carding a 9-over-par 79.

“I got off to a really bad start,” Bernard said. “I just didn’t hit the ball very good and played mediocre.”

However that all changed for Bernard on the second day.

On the North Course — traditionally regarded as the tougher of the courses at Olympia Fields — he bounced back, shooting an even-par 70.

Although he did not advance to match play, Bernard said the improvement from day one to day two is a confidence booster for him as the collegiate season approaches.

Overall, Bernard said he is “fairly happy” with his performance at his first U.S. Amateur, which is the oldest golf championship in America.

For Grimmer, the other Buckeye in the men’s field, this was his second appearance at the tournament after competing in 2014 at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Georgia.

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Cavs to play at OSU Cleveland team to appear at the Schott for third straight year RYAN COOPER Sports Editor cooper.487@osu.edu

Ohio State might be home to the defending college football national champions, but for a night in October, it will host the deJames fending NBA Eastern Conference champions, as well.

For the third consecutive year, the Schottenstein Center is set to be the sight of a Cleveland Cavaliers preseason game as the Cavs will meet the Memphis Grizzlies on Oct. 12.

The game is set to be the third of seven Cavs preseason games, with their opener on another Ohio college campus: Xavier University in Cincinnati.

Last season, the Cavs hosted the Chicago Bulls at the Schottenstein Center in front of a sold-out crowd of 19,049. The Cavs won that contest 107-98, with point guard Kyrie Irving and small forward LeBron James combining for 46 points and 13 assists.

The year before, the Cavs made their Columbus debut in a 104-93 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Cleveland Browns also expanded their preseason to Columbus this year, bringing their Orange & Brown Scrimmage to Ohio Stadium on Aug. 7. That event drew just under 50,000 fans.

Last season, James returned to the Cavs after four years with the Miami Heat, leading them to a 53-29 record and second-ever trip to the NBA Finals, where they eventually fell to the Golden State Warriors in six games.

James, an Akron, Ohio, native and avid supporter of OSU athletics, was given a permanent locker in the home locker room at the Schottenstein Center in 2013.

Tickets to the Oct. 12 preseason matchup between the Cavs and Grizzlies go on sale at 10 a.m. on Sept. 10 and begin at $15. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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