September 29 2014

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Monday September 29, 2014 year: 134 No. 73

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3 sexual assaults reported; 2 public safety notices issued LOGAN HICKMAN Campus editor hickman.201@osu.edu After three reported sexual assaults promoted two public safety notices over the weekend, some students living in a South Campus residence hall where one of the incidents occurred said they still feel safe.

The most recent notice was issued after two sexual assaults were reported off-campus in separate incidents. A female student reported being assaulted to Ohio State Police on Sunday. She said she had been sexually assaulted around East 12th Avenue and North Pearl Street on Saturday night at about 10 p.m. She described the suspects as two white men, ages 18-20, standing at about 5 feet 10

inches tall and weighing between 200-250 pounds, according to the notice. She also said they were wearing dark shorts and tennis shoes. In a separate incident, a woman not affiliated with the university reported a possible sexual assault to University Police at about 8:21 p.m. Saturday in the area of East 15th Avenue and North Pearl Street. The suspect was described as a white man, the notice said.

“While these incidents occurred off-campus, they are similar enough in nature that they could present an ongoing threat,” the notice said. The Columbus Division of Police is investigating both incidents. An earlier, separate public safety notice was issued Saturday after a female OSU

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‘Unusual’ crime on gameday CHELSEA SPEARS Multimedia editor spears.116@osu.edu

CHELSEA SPEARS / Multimedia editor

OSU sophomore defensive lineman Joey Bosa (left) forces a fumble from Cincinnati redshirt-sophomore quarterback Gunner Kiel during a Sept. 27 game at Ohio Stadium. The fumble resulted in an OSU safety. OSU won, 50-28.

An OSU game for the record books JAMES GREGA, JR. Asst. sports editor grega.9@osu.edu Led by a redshirt-freshman quarterback and a largely inexperienced offensive line, Ohio State put on one of the best offensive performances in school history Saturday, as it rolled to a 50-28 victory against Cincinnati. The Buckeye offense totaled 710 total yards against the Bearcats, just eight yards shy of the school record. In addition to yardage, the Buckeyes broke the school record and tied an FBS record for first downs with 45 and tied a school record for most plays run with 101. OSU coach Urban Meyer said after the game that the offensive diversity — along with improved line play — is what contributed to the record-setting night. “We’re an offensive linedriven team. And they won the game for us. And they controlled that line of scrimmage,” Meyer said. “They protected our (redshirtfreshman) quarterback. J.T. (Barrett) played well. Other than a dropped third down and a

fumble, I was very pleased for the night, offensively.” The explosive and balanced attack could have easily broken the school record, had it not been for a fumble by freshman running back Curtis Samuel and a dropped third-down pass by senior wide receiver Devin Smith, both in the second quarter. Despite the drop, though, Smith scored twice on the night. Smith’s fellow senior, tight end Jeff Heuerman, who recorded three catches for 38 yards Saturday after sitting out the Kent State game because of a foot injury, said the Buckeyes could have played even better. “We did a whole lot as an offense tonight. The crazy part is we didn’t play our best,” Heuerman said after the game. “We left points and yards out there, too. We punted once, but we fumbled and kicked two field goals. Overall, it was a pretty impressive performance.”

Perhaps the most impressive performer was Barrett, who totaled 409 yards of offense. His performance left him just three yards shy of the all-time school record for most individual yards in a game, a mark held by Art Schlichter, a quarterback who accumulated 412 yards against Florida State in 1981. Barrett completed 26 of his 36 pass attempts for 330 yards Saturday, and six of those completions were to sophomore H-back Dontre Wilson, whom Barrett found wide open for a 24-yard score late in the third quarter. Wilson said Barrett’s hard work in practice is starting to show during games. “He is playing very well. I always knew he had it in him because he is such a great leader,” Wilson said. “He works really hard and MARK BATKE / Photo editor

OSU sophomore H-back Dontre Wilson (2) rushes

now, he is just perfecting his craft.” Barrett said he attributes his big night to the big guys up front. “All the credit goes to the offensive line,” he said following the game. “They got it started for us and that’s what coach Meyer always talks about is relying on them to keep the offense going.” The Buckeyes seemed to do just that as Barrett was sacked only once, and OSU rushed for 380 yards. Of the 380 yards on the ground, 182 belonged to sophomore running back Ezekiel Elliott in a new career high. But Elliott also said afterward that the offensive line deserves the credit, despite his big stat line. “It all goes to the line. The line made those big holes. It is not that hard to run when you got those gaping holes,” he said. Co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Tom Herman said following the game that it did not dawn on him how impressive Elliot was until after the clock hit zero. “I honestly didn’t realize we had run the ball so well until the end of the game,” Herman said. “The guys

For many law enforcement officers, gameday isn’t marked in yards or touchdowns, or wins or losses — it’s marked by crime. And for Columbus Division of Police, crime on this past gameday was most unusual. Columbus Police Deputy Chief Thomas Quinlan said Saturday was unusual not because of a spike in crime, but rather, because of the types of crimes police saw. One of those crimes was so out of the ordinary that it’s since gone viral. Lantern TV video captured at Saturday’s game against Cincinnati shows OSU student Anthony Wunder getting tackled by assistant strength and conditioning coach Anthony Schlegel after he ran onto the field in the middle of a secondquarter play. Schlegel, a former OSU linebacker, tackled Wunder on the 50-yard line. Event staff hauled Wunder off the field and he was taken to Franklin County Jail and charged with criminal trespassing. Not all of the unusual crimes this weekend were as harmless, though. Some of those crimes included the sexual assaults that occurred both on- and off-campus this weekend, which prompted two OSU public safety notices. While the Buckeyes were playing under the lights at Ohio Stadium, a 59-year-old man not affiliated with the university was arrested for public indecency and criminal trespassing at Thompson Library at about 8 p.m., according to the University Police daily log. The log did not give any more details surrounding the incident. After the game at about 12:30 a.m., former OSU student Ryan Marcia was hit by a car while he was crossing Summit Street at 18th Avenue, a Columbus Police press release stated. Marcia was taken to the OSU Wexner Medical Center in life-threatening condition, according to the release, and Columbus Police is still investigating. The medical center had no further details on Marcia’s condition Sunday evening. Quinlan said it’s not normal to see that type of incident on gameday weekends — the most common types of reports are fights, disturbances, disorderly conduct and alcohol-related incidents. And campus did see some of the latter Saturday. There were seven offenses involving underage persons reported Saturday, and at least five people were arrested for underage offenses, according to the University Police log. “Most of the (students needing help) we saw

the ball during a game against Cincinnati on Sept. 27 at Ohio Stadium.

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Jon Waters: Suing OSU isn’t about the money LOGAN HICKMAN Campus editor hickman.201@osu.edu Ousted Ohio State band director Jonathan Waters said Sunday he isn’t in it for the cash. In what could be his final effort at being reinstated after he was terminated July 24, Waters announced Friday he will sue the university and seek at least a $1 million payout. But even though that figure is more than six times what Waters made annually as director, he said it’s not about the loot. “There is no amount of money that would replace having my job back,” he said Sunday. The former director — who attended Saturday’s OSU-Cincinnati football game with his wife — said he expects to be reinstated, in addition to the $1 million in compensatory damages, if he wins a lawsuit filed Friday in the U.S.

District Court. He also expects to collect punitive damages and attorney fees. Waters’ suit claims he was not given due process after an OSU investigative report released on July 24 said he was reasonably aware of or should have been aware of a sexually-fueled march-

“There is no amount of money that would replace having my job back.” - Jonathan Waters Former OSU Marching Band director

ing band culture and didn’t do enough to change it. Former Ohio Attorney General and Board of Regents chancellor Jim Petro has signed onto Waters’ legal team to assist in the effort.

The lawsuit also claims Waters was discriminated against because he’s a man. A Friday release from his lawyer, David Axelrod, said OSU has allowed female employees “facing similar circumstances as Waters to continue in their jobs while correcting concerns identified.” Since his dismissal, Waters and his attorney have made multiple public appearances and submitted a letter asking OSU to consider rehiring him. President Michael Drake and the Board of Trustees, however, have declined to reconsider his case. The university has maintained a staunch position, saying it stands behind its decision to terminate Waters, despite fervent backlash from current band members and band alumni. “Now that the former director has chosen to take his allegations to the legal system, however, Ohio State embraces the opportunity to respond to the baseless attacks of

LOGAN HICKMAN / Campus editor

Former OSU Marching Band director Jonathan Waters during a press conference Sept. 26. Waters’ attorney David Axelrod announced Waters will sue the university and seek at least $1 million in compensatory damages. the past two months in a forum we know will vindicate the facts and the integrity underlying the University’s decisions,” a Friday release from the university stated. “The university stands ready to vigorously defend this lawsuit.” Since his termination, Waters has repeatedly maintained he was

a scapegoat for the university and that it fired him unjustly after he had tried to make cultural reforms. Waters said Sunday that even though there appears to be constant back-and-forth, he and the university are on the same team.

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