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Seven Buckeyes studying abroad in Paris have checked in with the university saying they are safe.

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With the loss of an on-campus skate park last spring, OSU Skate Club has found new spots to practice.

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Throughout the season, Ezekiel Elliott has been a constant powerhouse for the Buckeye offense.

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Sit-in results in letter of solidarity

Ohio Stadium enacts ‘clear bag’ security policy RYAN COOPER Sports Editor cooper.487@osu.edu

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Above and left: Ohio State students and protesters marched from the Oval to the Ohio Union on Nov. 13, during the “#OSU2MIZZOU: Racism Lives Here” event.

KYLE POWELL Design Editor powell.639@osu.edu INAKI DE GUZMAN Lantern reporter deguzman.5@osu.edu Ohio State administrators and student activists drafted and signed a cooperative statement Sunday, proclaiming support and solidarity for and with those committed to creating an inclusive community and confronting racial discrimination.

The letter’s signing followed negotiations with student protesters who had organized a sit-in at the Ohio Union on Friday evening. The student group, named #OSU2Mizzou, had organized not only the sitin but also a march and rally earlier

Administrators sign statement in support of those fighting racism in the day.

The statement was signed by Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer Sharon Davies, Vice President for Student Life Javaune Adams-Gaston and #OSU2Mizzou organizer Lauren Todd, a fourth-year in pre-health sciences. The text of the letter explicitly acknowledged and supported a prominent student protest group active at the University of Missouri.

“Today, Concerned Students and allies at The Ohio State University engaged in direct action to support #ConcernedStudent1950 at the University of Missouri, which highlights the struggles of black

and other marginalized people on college campuses across the nation,” the letter stated. “In response to these actions, we, the undersigned, stand in solidarity.”

The student activist organization Concerned Student 1950 has organized protests on the University of Missouri’s campus since September and has remained active through recent events, including the prominent resignation of the university’s president, Tim Wolfe.

OSU President Drake released a statement before the events organized by #OSU2Mizzou on Friday regarding the recent events at the University of Missouri and at oth-

er colleges. The statement emphasized the opportunity to reflect and learn, and it denoted the important role played by universities in confronting racial discrimination.

Drake later attended the rally organized by #OSU2Mizzou and marched off the Oval with the students.

“It was important to (Drake) to go down and hear from these students,” Chris Davey, a university spokesman, said. “The university is committed to engaging on these issues and hearing from these students, and doing what we can to move forward.”

On Saturday, following negotiations and the sit-in organized by #OSU2Mizzou, the shared letter was released with a small statement from OSU. PROTESTS CONTINUES ON 2

Following in the footsteps of the NFL, an Ohio State spokesman announced on Monday that Ohio Stadium will be adopting a “clear bag policy” starting with Saturday’s home finale against Michigan State.

The clear bag policy is a security measure that limits attendees at the ‘Shoe to bring their belongings in a 14-inch-by-14-inch clear tote bag, or a small handbag “approximately the size of a hand, with or without a handle or strap.” A one-gallon plastic freezer bag is also permitted.

This comes in the aftermath of a series of terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday that resulted in more than 120 deaths and many more injuries. Two of the attacks were suicide bombings outside of the Stade de France, where a soccer match between France and Germany was going on.

At least one of the bombers had a ticket to the match and tried to enter the game but was stopped by security outside the stadium.

“I think this is a direct result of what’s going on around the world.

We’re trying to respond to that,” said OSU athletic director Gene Smith. “Make sure we add addiSECURITY CONTINUES ON 7

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MICHAEL HUSON Campus Editor huson.4@osu.edu Students planning to make the 2015 Mirror Lake jump will be required to wear wristbands as part of Ohio State’s effort to regulate the event and enhance security.

The university announced on Sunday morning that the wristband and fencing system would again be in place this year. This marks the third year the system has been implemented.

The jump is an annual tradition at OSU, occurring the week of the football game against the University of Michigan. This year’s jump is expected to take place on Nov. 24.

With the wristband requirement, temporary fencing will be installed along the perimeter of the lake in an effort to curb turnout and limit participation to students.

Although the university has implemented the regulations, it is encouraging students not to make the jump out of safety concerns,

OSU students jump into Mirror Lake during the Mirror Lake Jump in 2014.

including health risks like hypothermia.

But some students said they think the jump would be better with less regulations, such as Joey Merkle, a first-year in engineering.

“I think they should stop restricting it a little bit,” he said. “I think a lot of people would be happier if they just allowed it to be how it used to be.”

Clare Strickler, a third-year in hearing and speech therapy, said she doesn’t feel the fences have been completely effective in the past, and it will be the same this year.

“Anybody can just jump in at any time,” she said. “They tore down the fence last year. That can just happen again. It’s not going to change anything.”

The decision to regulate the event is an ef-

fort to enhance student safety in anticipation of what will occur the evening of the jump, said Dan Hedman, a spokesman for the Office of Administration and Planning.

“We understand that students want to do this; it’s a student-led effort,” Hedman said.

“The Department of Public Safety and the university have a responsibility to try to enhance safety as much as possible. We don’t want things going on on campus that are unsafe. But at the same time, we have to be realistic about what our role is and try to enhance safety as much as we can.”

Last year, about 14,000 students jumped or watched the event from within the fencing.

Hedman said on top of the university discouraging alcohol and drug use, extra lighting and security will be on-hand on the evening of Nov. 24.

“I get what they’re trying to do, but I don’t see it fully working,” said Genevieve Ivec, a second-year in evolution and ecology. “You can have dangerous people, OSU students MIRROR LAKE CONTINUES ON 2

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Campus area crime map: Nov. 9 – Nov. 16 JAY PANANDIKER Engagement Editor panandiker.1@osu.edu

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1. An assault reportedly took place on Sunday night on a porch in the 1700 block of North Fourth Street. The suspect attempted to throw a table against an air conditioning unit. The victim was able to stop the suspect, who attempted to strike the victim. After breaking free of the restraint of several other witnesses, the suspect ran away.

2. Multiple thefts were reported at a home in the 300 block of East 20th Avenue at approximately 11 p.m. on Friday. Thirty-nine items were stolen from 14 victims, including laptops and wallets. Police believe the suspect entered through an unlocked window and they were able to retrieve fingerprints.

3. Officers responded to a report of a sex crime in the 200 block of West Fourth Avenue on Wednesday night. After speaking with the victim, the police determined voyeurism had occurred.

4. A 38-year-old male was arrested for criminal trespassing at the Ohio Union. The arrest was made just before 6:30 p.m on Thursday.

5. A person reported a criminal damaging incident on Friday just before 1 a.m. in the

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Ohio State students and protesters marched from the Oval to the Ohio Union on Nov. 13, during the “#OSU2MIZZOU: Racism Lives Here” event.

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or not; just drunk people doing crazy things.”

Hedman said there were five disorderly conduct arrests during the Mirror Lake jump last year and four arrests in 2013, compared to 19 arrests in 2012, the last year without the fencing and wristband system.

Wristbands will be available to any student with a Buck ID at the Ohio Union Information Center and the RPAC Welcome Center on Friday from 2 to 10 p.m.; Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m; Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Monday and Nov. 24, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The Department of Public Safety’s guidelines and safety tips for the jump can be found here.

Ian Bailey contributed to this article.

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“After attending Friday’s event, administrators from the Ohio State Office of Diversity and Inclusion and Office of Student Life worked with students to craft a shared statement that would express support for national efforts to address bias and racism and our continued commitment to ensuring that the Ohio State community is welcoming to and inclusive of all,” the letter stated.

The sit-in at the Union began at about 6 p.m. and lasted until 1:30 a.m. the next day. Upstairs, organizers of the #OSU2Mizzou rally met with university administration officials and demanded that a letter by the university must be released to show solidarity with Concerned Student 1950 at the University of Missouri. #OSU2Mizzou also wanted a list of tentative demands to be met in the future by OSU. Some demands included that Ohio State University Police be demilitarized and Undergraduate Student Government and University Senate seats be allocated to selected representatives from underrepresented communities of race, sexuality and gen-

der. Additionally, the students demanded that the university double the percentage of tenured faculty, full-time professors, associate professors and students of each ethnic minority by the start of the 2020-21 school year.

While the organizers were negotiating, supporters stood on the staircase leading to the upper floors, some sharing personal experiences with racism and reading poems aloud. A trombonist freestyled while the crowd clapped, sang, and chanted slogans of solidarity with student activists at the University of Missouri.

One student brought a speaker and played songs from Kendrick Lamar’s latest album, “To Pimp A Butterfly,” such as “Alright” and “How Much a Dollar Cost,” two politically driven songs about racial inequality in the United States.

The rally leaders periodically came back from their talks with the administration to update supporters. After a couple hours of waiting, the protesters sat in front of the administration doors to further show that they would not move until their demands were met.

Rally leaders read aloud the pro-

100 block of East 12th Avenue. The suspect dropped a bag of trash from an overhead walkway, destroying the windshield of an SUV driving below.

6. A male staff member reported possession of drugs by known suspects in Park-Stradley Hall. The incident took place before midnight on Nov. 10.

7. A male staff member reported criminal damaging in Starling Loving Hall on Wednesday morning.

8. A suspect entered the Stop and Shop in the 1500 block of North High Street on Saturday night. The suspect attempted to steal a case of beer before it was recovered by the store owner. The suspect was charged with trespassing.

9. An SUV was stolen from the first block of Euclid Avenue in the afternoon of Nov. 10.

Note: Crimes featured on the map do not represent the full extent of criminal activity in the campus area.

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Ohio State students and protesters during a sit in at the Ohio Union on Nov. 13, during the “#OSU2MIZZOU: Racism Lives Here” event. posed drafts of solidarity written by the university to the crowd of protesters and asked for input.

“I feel like the letter is missing what tangible actions [the administrations is] going to do because I was here in 2012, and this sounds like lip service again,” said one protester, standing up. “After this letter, what’s going to actually happen? I want to see that included, so we can say ‘six months, six years, look what you said.’”

One dissatisfied student at the sitin argued that the intentions of the rally were misplaced. She argued that the whole point of the events organized by #OSU2Mizzou was to show solidarity with the students at the University of Missouri, not to push their agenda to OSU’s doors.

“We have not actually taken the time, in my opinion, to actually discuss, as a group of people, what we want as a university,” she said.

“We have not also given the university the opportunity to actually get something done. We need to allow our university the chance to actually do something before we come up here and act like we’re gonna bust down their door.”

Her opinion was met with applause and snaps of approval from some protestors.

The sit-in drew to a close after a final round of drafting half an hour later.

The shared letter, which was released later that day, concluded by stating, “Students have immense power to change the world. Together, we are committed to moving forward in the fight for justice with the help of all concerned Buckeyes.”

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Chicago is not ‘Chi-Raq’ JANAYA GREENE For The Lantern greene.1052@osu.edu Earlier this month, Academy Award-winning director Spike Lee released a trailer for his upcoming film “Chi-Raq.” When I first heard that Lee was writing and directing this film, I was very ambivalent.

I grew up on the south side of Chicago watching Lee’s “Do The Right Thing” and “School Daze.”

A part of me thought he could portray Chicago’s south side with justice, unlike many local and national news stations; yet Lee naming the film “Chi-Raq” is unsettling to me.

Chicago’s murder rate has neither been equal nor close to the amount of murders in Iraq’s war zone, yet many non-Chicagoans still insist on comparing the city to Iraq.

In 2014, there were 459 murders in Chicago, while more than 17,000 people were murdered in Iraq, according to Chicago’s local ABC station. Chicago’s murder rate has been cut in half since 1991 while the amount of murders in Iraq has doubled year to year.

Chicago is no Iraq.

Despite my initial thoughts, I held on to hope that Lee could show the world an authentic version of Chicago’s south side.

But the trailer for the film has already proved me wrong.

Though the numbers are smaller than Iraq, I still believe Chicago’s murder rate is staggering and should be taken seriously. But how seriously can the film be taken when Lee based “Chi-Raq” on the Greek comedy, “Lysistrata.”

“Lysistrata,” a play written by Aristophanes in 411 B.C., is about an Athenian

woman who persuaded women in her community to withhold sex from their husbands in order to persuade them to end the Peloponnesian War. While I enjoy the idea that women withholding sex from their partners can have the power to end a war, I don’t see that ringing true in the real world, and especially not in Chicago.

In addition to the ridiculous basis for the film, the only thing that reminded me of home in the trailer was the actual city itself.

Familiar Chicago Transit Authority trains zoomed through the trailer with characters that were completely unfamiliar.

From main character Teyonah Parris’ purple outfit signifying belonging to a gang in Chicago to La La Anthony saying, “Bang bang,” without an ounce of a Chicago accent, the characters in the trailer failed to embody the citizens of Chicago’s south side that I know.

After receiving much deserved backlash for the first “Chi-Raq” trailer, Lee released a short video of him explaining that “ChiRaq” is not a comedy, but a satire.

While consistently calling the city “ChiRaq,” he focused on how this film was made to represent gun violence in Chicago respectfully, yet failed to speak on the mass criticism of the trailer’s failure to portray the characters in a believable way.

If “Chi-Raq” was planned to be a humorous film, the least it could be is true to the lives that millions of Chicagoans live every day.

Unless the film plans on tackling the socio-economic reasons why the south side is plagued with violence instead of showcasing it as an unrealistic satire, I’d rather not see “Chi-Raq” at all.

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Don’t judge a movie by its trailer SALLEE ANN RUIBAL Arts&Life Editor ruibal.1@osu.edu “This is their gift, OK. They’re built to be thrown like a lawn dart.”

That is what one of Jordan Belfort’s cohorts says in “The Wolf of Wall Street” trailer right before a little person is tossed at a target with a big ol’ money sign in the center.

That is what fueled a fire with the Little People of America organization. They rallied for members to write letters to everyone from director Martin Scorsese to star Leonardo DiCaprio asking for the dwarf-tossing scenes to be removed from the film.

“Little People of America is angry, disappointed and concerned that ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ ... includes dwarf tossing

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scenes,” read a statement they released in January 2014.

In a condensed, two-and-a-half minute trailer of the three-hour film, yes, I, as a little person myself, could see how it’s offensive.

But in its entirety, “The Wolf of Wall Street” could actually be seen as beneficial for little people.

The prolonged banter and just absolute absurdity of their comments are so ridiculous no one could ever take them seriously.

“He’ll be wearing a helmet. Plus they’ve got, like, superhuman strength anyway.”

“I did hear you’re not supposed to make direct eye contact. If you look at them too long in their eyes they get freaked out — their wires cross.”

“What’s the liability on something like this?”

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on the phone with some people. I can talk to the insurance company and tell them exactly what we’re going to do. But I think we go back to the same plan — loophole — if we don’t really consider them people I think we are in the clear.”

By the end of the scene, I was laughing. Yes, me, who wrote about “Game of Thrones” previously and people’s ignorance — please don’t tell me how great a guy Peter Dinklage is. I don’t know the man.

“The Wolf of Wall Street” might degrade women and promote a drug-induced lifestyle that rivals Hunter S. Thompson’s, but it isn’t a negative for little people, despite all the hoopla and uproar before.

Just as a book jacket or a splashy cover can’t tell everything that lies in the pages between, a movie trailer is just a hook. You gotta bite.

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An article titled “Ohio State grad goes viral,” which ran in The Lantern on Nov. 10 incorrectly stated that Nick Uhas’ YouTube channel was called “Nickipedia,” when in fact, “Nickipedia” is the name of a series featured on his YouTube channel.

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PARIS REPORTING Check out The Lantern’s website for more photos of the events in Paris.

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(Clockwise from the top) 1. A man sheds a tear next to a tricolour French flag after a minute of silence on Nov. 16 near the Petit Cambodge restaurant in Paris one of the first restaurants to be hit by the attacks on Friday.

2. A pianist plays “Imagine,” “We Are The World,” “Let It Be” and other songs at Place de la République on Nov. 16.

3. People lay flowers and candles in front of the Le Carillon restaurant, one of the first locations hit during Friday’s attacks With candles, flowers and crowds along with the Petit Cambodge restaurant, in Paris on Nov. 16. of people singing songs like John Lennon’s “Imagine,” The Beatles’ “Let It Be” and the French national anthem, the streets of Paris are slowly showing signs of re-emerging life. Following the terrorist attacks that ravaged France’s capital city Friday night into Saturday morning, many have assembled in various locations to mourn and remember the more than 120 lives lost over the weekend.

Jessi LaHote, a third-year studying psychology and French at Ohio YANN SCHREIBER | FOR THE LANTERN YANN SCHREIBER | FOR THE LANTERN State, attended a memorial service while spending a semester abroad in Paris, said he is happy to see that up in protective gear and immediat the Institut Catholique de Paris “There is a lot of pride, there is definitely a lot of French the city’s optimism is returning. ately was hit by the seriousness of through the International Studies pride right now. There is also this sentiment of, ‘All right, “Life is coming back. And I am what was unfolding inside the hall.

Abroad program. LaHote said even we have to keep moving on and we have to keep living glad it is coming back because it “When I saw those bulletproof though she is an American, she has our lives.’” has to come back,” said Schreiber, vests, I was like, ‘It is getting real. been honoring the victims of the at- Jessi LaHote who wrote for The Lantern when Something is going on that is a littack as a “member of the city.” he studied at OSU during the 2014- tle bigger than I thought,’” he said, Third-year studying psychology and French “I have this feeling of wanting 15 academic year. adding that up until this point, it to stand in solidarity with (the was going on, we didn’t know that group managed to make it to the Schreiber said he was out for a was still unclear whether the events citizens of Paris), but at the same there was anything going on,” she train station, where it embarked on walk on Friday when he first heard of the evening were connected. time knowing that I almost have to said. “It wasn’t really until we start- a 40-minute commute back to the of the attacks via Twitter. Seeing At least 89 people were killed do it from a distance. It is a total- ed to leave the stadium that we kind homestay. that he was close to one of the inside the Bataclan, the bloodiest ly different feeling when it is some of knew that something was up.”

“Once we got on the train, peo- restaurants people were tweeting attack of the evening. place that you call home for your France’s national soccer stadium ple started to have a little bit more about, he ran to Café Bonne Bière, Schreiber said he mostly apwhole life and where you’ve grown was one of six locations in France information … people were calling where a shooting had recently tak- proached the weekend’s events as up and where you go out to eat ev- targeted by three teams of terror- their families and stuff and figuring en place. a professional journalist but added ery weekend, or you play with your ists, according to CNN. The Islam- out what was going on,” she said.

“I saw a lot of medics, ambu- that he also feels for the victims on kids in the park. It’s not the same,” ic State later took responsibility for “But basically up until we got back lances, cars (and) police starting a personal level. she said. “I am still an outsider, but the attacks. to our homestay, we didn’t know to arrive. Police had already cor“What we had here was a carI feel like I am experiencing it with LaHote said she and the oth- any information besides the rumors doned off a little bit, but I could nage. That was horrible … it wasn’t them.” er members of her program at the flying from the people on the train.” get really close,” he said. “That’s even murder. That was more than LaHote is one of 10 OSU stu- game later realized that they had In the days following the attacks, where I took those first pictures murder,” he said. “You don’t get andents and one faculty member heard explosions outside of the sta- LaHote said the atmosphere in the with the medics. And that’s where gry because you don’t know against currently in France who have reg- dium, but at the time did not regis- city is “definitely very somber,” but I saw from a distance two bodies whom you should get angry. You istered their travel with the univer- ter what the noise was. added that a sense of resilience pre- covered, but they were bodies — get sad. You are saddened.” sity, according to the OSU Office “A lot of people are saying that vails. at least one carried out from the Like LaHote, Schreiber said he is of International Affairs. Seven of it just sounded like a cannon or a “There is a lot of pride, there is restaurant (on) a stretcher.” confident that Paris will rise again the 10 students are located in Paris, firework or something like that,” definitely a lot of French pride right Schreiber, like LaHote, said there from these tragic events. and all have checked in saying that she said. “So no one really thought now,” she said. “There is also this was initially a lot of confusion sur“The general feeling in Paris is they are safe. anything of it.” sentiment of, ‘All right, we have rounding the attacks. After leaving stuff is going back. We can’t make LaHote was also in the Stade de Following the game, LaHote said to keep moving on and we have to the scene at Café Bonne Bière, he them win,” he said. “There is no France Friday night watching the the group was told by the program keep living our lives.’” made his way to the Bataclan con- way this city will let anyone win France vs. Germany soccer game leader to stay together. Amid panYann Schreiber, a graduate stu- cert hall, where a hostage situation that just randomly shoots people when the attacks began. icked conversations about terrorists dent pursuing his master’s degree at was underway. Once there, Sch- down because of hatred. That will “The whole time that the game and the attacks, LaHote said the the Sciences Po Journalism School reiber said he saw news teams pull not happen.”

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Local skateboarding culture thrives despite obstacles HANNAH HERNER Lantern reporter herner.12@osu.edu Skateboarders are equipped for more obstacles than ramps and rails.

They will skate in temperatures as low as 20 degrees, as long as it’s not too windy or icy, according to Ohio State Skate Club president, Jason Black.

When the weather gets too extreme in Columbus, skaters find a haven in Skate Naked, an indoor skate park located at 3790 E. 5th Ave. This winter, the group plans to take bi-weekly trips to the park to stay in practice when the weather doesn’t allow for meetings.

“We’re bringing in all the members that we have, or at least can fit in one car safely. It’s a really good place to go in the wintertime. Everybody goes, and there’s a lot of good people from around Ohio,” said Black, a third-year in photography.

The OSU Skate Club, founded

by Black and other members three years ago, meets on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4 to 6 p.m. in the parking lot in front of Orton Hall.

Besides offering shelter from the weather, Skate Naked challenges skateboarders with a variety of dif-

ferent obstacles, a contrast from the flat area the club practices on now.

“For our members in the club, they can’t get that much better if they’re just skating the flat ground all day long. That limits us,” Black said.

The group used to meet at a skate park on Kenny Road near Jesse Owens West, but it was destroyed in the spring of 2014.

Members of the skate club said that the parking lot is their only other option, and even still they will sometimes be forced out by police.

“It’s like 50-50 whether or not the cop is cool and gets that we

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Above: Members of the OSU Skate Club pose for a picture.

Left: Jason Black does a trick at Skate Naked, located at 3790 E. 5th Ave.

have nowhere to go or kicks us out,” said Cary Bauer, a fourth-year in finance and treasurer of the club.

Running a skate-related business isn’t easy either. Owner of Skate Naked, Adam Keeler, said running

the business has its costs and rewards.

“It’s a super huge business for the city and nobody in the city cares.

It’s a very hard business to run, but without it, a whole element of our city doesn’t exist,” he said. “You do it because you love it. You do it because you want the kids to have the memories ... It’s super fun.”

Embassy Boardshop at 3347 N. High St. has a satellite location inside Skate Naked, and employee Joseph Charlton said that the skate community keeps the business alive.

“It’s still such a thriving community even in the winter. There’s always kids that need decks, shoes, etc. I’d say it’s a steady flow, we have a good loyalty,” Charlton said.

Despite the park near OSU closing, Keeler added that he thinks the market for outdoor parks in Columbus is saturated, estimating 10 parks within a 15 mile radius.

Even with other parks in the area, OSU Skate Club is still hurt by the loss of the skate park on campus.

“It’s unfair to us that they pump so much money into other sports and areas, and they allow us to be a legitimate club through the university, but they still have people harassing us to leave and there’s nowhere we can go. Why provide a club for your students and then don’t give the resources to have the club,” Black said.

Still, Charlton noted that overall, skate culture is prospering in Columbus.

“I’d say the community is as good as it’s been in a long time,” he said.

Guitarist brings ‘World’s Fair’ to campus Julian Lage Trio to perform at Wexner Center for the Arts CIRU WAINAINA For The Lantern wainana.2@osu.edu The Wexner Center for the Arts will host the critically acclaimed acoustic guitar stylings of Julian Lage this Wednesday.

Lage has been a student of his craft since the age of 4 and was the subject of an Oscar-nominated documentary short, “Jules at Eight.”

Now, at 27, he has had a full career. The jazz guitarist has been featured on numerous recordings, collaborated with the likes of Gary Burton and Nels Cline and received a Grammy nomination for his debut album, “Sounding Point.”

It may seem like Lage has done it all, but he recently completed a first — a solo album titled “World’s Fair.”

“It has always been a dream of mine to make a solo album,” Lage said. “Two heads are better than one. And so, the solo thing is tricky. When you play solo music, you can do a lot less.”

Lage described the album’s production as a good experience, adding that he would like the listener to come away from the work “satisfied from a mechanical point of view.”

The album was released this February, and Lage has been on tour for it since April. He has played in both large concert halls and small, intimate spaces.

“They are both very different,” Lage said.

“I like the variety.”

Finally, when asked what advice he has for college-aged artists, he says to be cognizant of the beautiful dichotomy of what is within and outside of the self.

“In one, strive for what you want. Have goals and dreams,” he said. “But by the same token, you already have everything you ever need.”

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Soup for the soul Whip up a soup like this clam chowder to beat the winter chill

Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 40 minutes Servings: 8

ROBERT SCARPINITO Copy Chief scarpinito.1@osu.edu The cold season is coming, and a warm soup goes a long way to combat the frigid frost and seasonal sickness. Although the featured recipe in this column is for clam chowder, the principles of making soup are fairly uniform across the board.

When cooking soup, it’s important to balance simmer time with stirring time. Most soups need time to sit in heat to be properly made, but letting them sit for too long could cause the part of the soup on the bottom of the pot to burn or solidify, depending on the ingredients.

Generally, soups require a base ingredient, like a stock or a cream of some kind. That base ingredient is practically what makes soup what it is, and it’s modified by whatever else is put in the pot. A soup can be modified in two major ways: by texture and by taste.

The texture of a soup can be easily altered, and it’s affected by chunky ingredients, such as diced meats or chopped vegetables, or by

CLAM CHOWDER

1 1/2 sticks butter 1 onion, chopped 2 ribs celery, minced 2 potatoes, diced 2 6.5-ounce cans minced clams 1/2 cup flour 2 cups cream 2 cups milk Salt and pepper

ingredients that thicken the broth, like corn starch or flour.

In the clam chowder, it’s made more chunky through the chopped onions, minced celery, diced potatoes and minced clam, and the flour thickens the soup itself. If you’re someone who likes your chowders on the thicker side, adding more flour isn’t a bad option as long as you don’t go overboard.

Now, as obvious as this sounds, most, if not all, ingredients will affect the flavor of the soup, but some will have a bigger impact than others. In the clam chowder’s case,

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the clam juice will hit the hardest because the juice assimilates well into the milk and cream base.

The second biggest flavor changer in this case would be the salt and pepper, which you’ll also want to be careful with because the spices can become overpowering if used recklessly.

Overall, soup is a low-maintenance dish to make, and it’s easy to cook up large batches of it that can be saved for later. It’s a great, warm dish to keep spirits high in the coming winter.

On a cutting board, prep the vegetables.

In a large pot, melt the butter. Then add the chopped onions, minced celery and diced potatoes.

Stir the vegetables around to coat them in melted butter.

Add the clams (including the juices in the cans) after the onions have softened. Stir the mixture constantly for five minutes.

Add the flour, and stir the vegetables and clams to mix the flour in properly. Let the pot sit for five more minutes, stirring it occasionally.

Slowly pour in the milk and cream, stirring it in evenly to mix it with the flour and clam juice. Let the pot simmer for 25 minutes.

Add in black pepper and salt to taste.

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New web show true to millennial spirit YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT FROM THE BEDFORD STOP

The Bedford Stop, a new web series, tells the story of 4 young women living in Brooklyn.

KYJAH CORYAT Lantern reporter coryat.1@osu.edu If you can imagine Fetty Wap lyrics as wall decals in script next to lit artisan Thai candles, you have the fundamental aspects of how to be a millennial. This aesthetic is similarly demonstrated in the new web series “The Bedford Stop,” about four girls moving to Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

The four girls — Sarah, Olena, Melissa and Alex — recently graduated from college and want to live out their post-graduate years in the most cliché way possible.

Alex — whose voiceover is what you hear narrating from the beginning to the end of the pilot episode — hopes to continue her career as a fashion merchandiser after graduating from the Fashion Institute of Technology.

The show is filmed in the nostalgic form of “The Hills” from MTV, except it’s much closer to my reali-

ty than I would have expected after first glance.

The pilot episode, called “Tinder me Softly,” is about the girls getting head shots for their Tinder profiles.

“The Bedford Stop” is a prime example of how you don’t have to give up everything that you liked in your undergraduate years to be an adult.

According to the show, you can still go to happy hour, be obnoxious with your group of friends if the situation constitutes it and force “likes” on an Instagram picture from a few weeks ago.

Williamsburg is one stop away from Manhattan on the L train and is the first stop into Brooklyn.

Among Uber surcharges in the area at all times of the day and night, Lululemon-fitted moms pushing overpriced strollers, mural art paying tribute to Biggie and latte-only cafes, Williamsburg, just like any other trendy place in the New York tri-state, is just a phase.

Williamsburg is in a constant state of change — change that millennials can keep up with — that has heavily contributed to the criticism of “The Bedford Stop.”

The pilot episode was 16 minutes long, but I couldn’t help but feel utterly consumed in the plot and it left me wanting more.

From the girls deciding where they want to go to brunch to going on Tinder dates just for food’s sake, they are just trying to thrive without feeling like they’re about to hit menopause.

The show has the wit and humor of “Broad City” and the attention-span factor of “Jersey Shore” that captivates audiences in the sense that it’s bad to watch but it’s actually really good.

This millennial melting pot has huge potential, despite being completely ironic. But like us 20-somethings, only time will tell its future.

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tional measures beyond what (University Police Acting Chief Craig) Stone and their team does. But, yeah, I think this is the beginning of different changes that you’ll see down the road.”

Smith said Stone approached the administration Monday morning about adopting the new security policies.

“We’re trying to make sure we have a safe environment. And in light of the things that are going on around the world, we had a meeting this morning with Chief Stone and his team,” Smith said. “We’ve talked about this in the past, just haven’t gotten to the point to implement it. This is certainly an appropriate time to do that.”

According to an OSU press release, fans are still permitted to bring in items such as umbrellas, binoculars, seat cushions and empty plastic water bottles.

Smith said the added security precautions are overdue and were expedited by the attacks in Paris.

He said the university will continue to look at additional policies on a consistent basis.

“I think we will constantly look at what other security organizations do, what our security people will recommend to us,” Smith said. “I rely on our experts, like (Monday) morning when Chief Stone first surfaced the idea, our team didn’t have hesitation.”

In addition to the new policy on bags, Stone said increased security measures will be taken with

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regards to vehicles in the area on gameday.

“We set up a buffer zone, so there won’t be any large vehicles entering into that buffer zone larger than the size of a van,” Stone said. “Any vehicles entering the buffer zone to set up is only by approval, pre-approval, and those vehicles are still checked and swept for bombs.”

Stone added that an increase of uniformed personnel and K-9 units will be present, but he would not disclose the projected cost of the added measures.

Smith said OSU is not planning to produce and sell appropriately sized clear bags, but the university has been in contact with local stores to begin stocking them.

OSU has drawn more than 108,000 fans to each of its past two home games, and a similar near-record crowd is expected for a marquee matchup against No. 13 Michigan State in a game that has major ramifications in the Big Ten East Division.

Smith said cooperation from everyone attending the game is required to move things along smoothly, and he said the university encourages fans to arrive well before the scheduled 3:30 p.m. kickoff.

“We’re going to pay a lot more due diligence at gate, so it might take you a little longer to get in. So the earlier you come, the better,” Smith said.

More than anything, Smith

and with it in his hands, is the exact same,” senior left tackle Taylor Decker said. “He’s going fullspeed, 100 percent, nobody wants to take a hit from him.”

Decker jokingly said that based on the blocks that Elliott routinely throws, the running back might have missed his calling on the gridiron.

“He should’ve been an offensive lineman,” he said laughing.

Except, he isn’t.

He’s a running back, a potential first-round pick and a Heisman trophy candidate, and, possibly, one of the best to ever don scarlet and gray. After his performance against Illinois, Elliott moved into third all-time in career rushing yards for OSU with 3,565.

When considering it all — the blocks, the catches out of the backfield and the explosive runs — Meyer said the decision is easy when it comes to whom he wants on his team.

“I know if I had my choice of any tailback in the country,” he said, “I’ve got mine.”

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stressed that the main purpose for adopting the new policy is to increase safety, but fans must be on the lookout to do their part if they see anything suspicious.

“This is an effort that requires everyone’s help,” Smith said.

“This is not just on public safety, not on athletics, this is on the customer as well, the fan as well; we need you. If you see something, say something.”

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threats, Mitchell and senior guard Ameryst Alston, to just 15 combined points on 2-of-14 and 3-of13 shooting, respectively. Much of their struggles were due to the Huskies’ impressive defense, as sophomore guard Gabby Williams registered four steals and senior guard Moriah Jefferson played lockdown defense on Mitchell.

“We’re going to stick around and sulk about it or we’re going to assess where we are, where we need to get better and start to improve.”

Kevin McGuff Women’s basketball coach

Rebounding remained a massive issue for the Buckeyes.

After OSU’s 88-80 loss to No. 2 South Carolina, the Buckeyes pointed to rebounding as an area of emphasis that needs to improve.

The Gamecocks outrebounded OSU 51-42 and grabbed 16 offensive boards. On Monday, OSU failed to improve in this area.

UConn outrebounded the Scarlet and Gray 49-28. The Huskies also grabbed 12 offensive rebounds, while OSU managed only 18 defensive boards. UConn’s interior dominance was not just felt on the boards, but on offense as it scored 46 points in the paint compared to OSU’s 26.

Shayla Cooper’s redemption Against South Carolina, junior forward Shayla Cooper struggled mightily on offense, shooting 2-of-17. She bounced back with a strong offensive output against UConn, leading OSU with 17

points on 8-of-13 shooting.

“I think Friday night at South Carolina (didn’t represent) the player that she is and who she’s been in the preseason this year.

It was great to see her bouncing back,” McGuff said.

When the Buckeyes struggled to score early in the game and Mitchell sidelined with two fouls, Cooper came through, scoring nine points in the first quarter. She grabbed all three of her offensive rebounds in the first frame, cleaning up her own and her teammates’ misses.

Moving on Leading up to OSU’s first two games of the season against the nation’s top-two ranked teams, McGuff and his players repeatedly noted the importance of learning from the games, win or lose.

Having lost both, once in a close battle versus South Carolina and another in a blowout to UConn, the Buckeyes must put their words into practice or possibly suffer down the road from not learning valuable lessons.

“One of two things is going to happen,” McGuff said. “We’re going to stick around and sulk about it or we’re going to assess where we are, where we need to get better and start to improve.”

Cooper, looking to the future, said she hopes to get a second shot at the Huskies down the road in the NCAA tournament.

“We don’t like to lose against teams twice, so I feel if we see them again, it’s going to be a different outcome,” Cooper said.

OSU’s schedule: It gets easier The Buckeyes looked to challenge themselves in the early, nonconference portion of the season. Just two games into the year,

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OSU sophomore guard Kelsey Mitchell (3) battles to block a shot during a game against UConn on Nov. 16 at the Schottenstein Center. OSU lost 100-56.

OSU has faced three preseason AP All-Americans: Stewart, Jefferson, and senior South Carolina forward Tiffany Mitchell. OSU’s Kelsey Mitchell was also named a preseason AP All-American.

On Friday, the Buckeyes played No. 2 South Carolina in their season opener, falling 88-80. Then, on Monday, OSU fell to No. 1 Connecticut in its home opener.

The Buckeyes, searching for their first win, will face three unranked teams before ratcheting the competition up once again.

Following the short stretch of unranked opponents, OSU plays No. 12 Texas A&M in Las Vegas on Nov. 28 as part of the South Point Shootout. Then, OSU heads to South Bend, Indiana, to take on No. 3 Notre Dame.

The Buckeyes are set to continue their season on Thursday when they host Belmont (2-0) at the Schottenstein Center at 7 p.m.

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OSU senior guard Ameryst Alston (14) dribbles during a game against UConn on Nov. 16 at the Schottenstein Center.

OSU lost 100-56.

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Buckeyes trounced

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The No. 7 Ohio State women’s basketball team (0-2) fell behind early and never so much as threatened a comeback as No. 1 Connecticut (1-0) dominated the Buckeyes, winning 100-56.

“We got our a-- kicked out there,” a disappointed OSU coach Kevin McGuff said following the loss. “They coached better, they played better, they were more prepared, they deserved to win by the margin they did.”

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OSU junior running back Ezekiel Elliott (15) runs with the ball during a game against Illinois on Nov. 14 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. OSU won 28-3.

‘The one constant’ KEVIN STANKIEWICZ Assistant Sports Editor stankiewicz.16@osu.edu Ezekiel Elliott has been the metronome for the Ohio State offense this season. Whenever the unit has started to miss a beat, the junior running back has been there to steer the offense back, keeping the unit in time.

There have been inconsistencies in pass blocking, the quarterback carousel and injuries, but through it all, Elliott has not wavered once.

“We’re certainly not in this situation without Zeke,” OSU coach Urban Meyer said of the team’s 10-0 record after Saturday’s 28-3 win over Illinois. “There is some issues, the back-and-forth at quarterback, but he’s the one constant.”

Rather than it being an intangible concept, the consistency of Elliott’s production is quantifiable by way of his nation-leading 15 consecutive games of over 100 yards rushing, dating back to last season.

It’s this mark of consistency that elevates him into an elite category.

“That’s again what makes him different than a lot of people,” running backs coach Tony Alford said. “There aren’t the highs and the lows. When he comes to play, he comes to play, no matter who it is and where it’s at.”

Elliott burst onto the college football scene during OSU’s three postseason games, rushing for over 200 yards and at least two touchdowns in each contest. He has been highly touted since then, as many regarded him as a leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy going into the season. He solidified his place among the nation’s best on his first carry of the 2015 season: an 80-yard touchdown against Virginia Tech.

Ezekiel Elliott’s steady, mechanical performance vital for Ohio State offense For Alford, he doesn’t think Elliott should just be mentioned as one of the best; he thinks the junior owns that crown.

“I’m biased, mind you, but you’re looking at a guy that I believe is the best player in the country,” Alford said.

And it’s because of this that Alford finds himself in a predicament.

With Elliott’s unrivaled ability, Alford said he has trouble balancing how many reps the St. Louis native should be getting in games while getting the proper amount of rest. When Elliott’s on the field, defenses have to account for the many ways he can impact the game, which is why Alford has trouble striking the right balance.

Even though Alford isn’t the play-caller, the decision is up to him, and the coach admits that Elliott has maybe been playing a little too much. But Alford said Elliott is a good communicator, so it makes his job a little easier.

“He’s pretty good about telling me how he feels, especially throughout the week,” Alford said, adding that if Elliott does alert him of any fatigue, the coaching staff backs off his reps.

Through 10 games, he is averaging 24 touches — including 22 carries — per game, which is a pretty heavy workload. But even so, as long as it doesn’t affect his

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OSU junior running back Ezekiel Elliott (15) runs with the ball during a game against Illinois on Nov. 14 at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, Illinois. OSU won 28-3. health, the other players love hav- tribution to the offense is when the ing him out there as much as pos- ball is not in his hand. sible for all of the different ways he On Barrett’s six-yard touchimpacts the game. down run against Illinois, the quar“When he’s popping out six, terback took the snap and sprinteight, nine yards, on first and sec- ed out to his left. Elliott was out ond down, that’s what you love,” ahead and dove at the legs of an Ilredshirt sophomore quarterback lini defender, knocking the player J.T. Barrett said. to the ground and allowing Barrett But it isn’t just on rushing at- to waltz across the goal line withtempts. Despite being able to make out being touched. guys miss with his agility or blast “The huge thing that separates through them with his power or him from anybody is the way he dart by them with his speed, argu- plays without the ball in his hands ELLIOTT CONTINUES ON 7 ably Elliott’s most important con-

OSU shoots just 33.3 percent from the field in 100-56 loss OSU, playing its home opener, struggled with the two-time reigning national champion’s acrossthe-board talent, never looking confident on offense or defense.

All five Husky starters scored double digits, including reigning AP player of the year Breanna Stewart, who led the team with 24 points while tacking on nine rebounds.

Everything that could go wrong for the Buckeyes went wrong. OSU won the tip, but UConn stole the ball and scored its first of many points off a turnover. Less than two minutes into the game, McGuff was forced to call a timeout as UConn led 7-0, capitalizing on three quick OSU turnovers.

Two and a half minutes into the game, sophomore guard Kelsey Mitchell, who scored 36 points in OSU’s first game of the season at South Carolina, committed her second foul and was subbed out.

The Huskies led 24-15 after the first quarter before holding the Buckeyes to just nine points in the second quarter, extending their lead and heading into halftime up 50-24. Despite a seemingly insurmountable cushion, UConn did not relent, furthering its 26-point lead to 44 points by the time the final buzzer sounded.

UConn coach Geno Auriemma noted the game film of OSU playing against South Carolina as a motivating factor for his players.

“When I saw it was like 47-45 at halftime, I just shook my head and said, ‘this is going to be hard.’ So when we showed some of that stuff to our players, they got the message,” Auriemma said.

UConn held OSU’s top offensive

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