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Creating Ohio State’s esports program

JAKE RAHE Managing Editor for Multimedia rahe.21@osu.edu Lori Baldwin and Becky Bradshaw had a problem.

The Ohio State Department of Athletics had noticed growing popularity of esports across the country and the university’s campus communities that were passionate and involved with video games. It was pushing Baldwin and Bradshaw, director and program manager of affinity and strategic relationships, respectively, to figure out a way to bring professional and collegiate esport competitions to campus.

They began studying other universities with large esports programs, talking to esports industry leaders and gauging interest from professors and researchers on campus.

When their research was done, the duo came back and informed the administration that the esports industry was large and rapidly growing, but they shouldn’t settle for only professional and collegiate competition. This led Ohio State to develop an academic major, create a competitive team and recruit researchers at the university for a first-of-its-kind esports program in October.

“When you think about a major in game design and esports, well, what does that mean? Who is the end student for this?” Deborah Grzybowski, co-director of the new game studies and esports curriculum development, said.

New research conducted by Ohio State researchers shows a relatively high rate of suicide among Medicaid-insured adolescents.

The “National Comparison of Suicide Among Medicaid and Non-Medicaid Youth,” a study published by six researchers in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine in January, examined the rate of suicide among Medicaid-insured youth versus non-Medicaid youth.

Cynthia Fontanella, one of the researchers and an associate professor of psychiatry at Wexner Medical Center, said that prior to this research, it was unclear if

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Ohio State will be developing an esports academic curriculum to accompany an esports arena to be located inside Lincoln Tower.

“What you are going to be assessed on, and what you are going to learn when you finish taking this course? Those are the things we have to write, and they have to be measurable.”

A team of 30 faculty members from five colleges — Arts and Sciences, Business, Education

and Human Ecology, Medicine and Engineering — came together in May to answer these questions about the academic portion of the program.

They decided on core classes that all students in the major would take, along with three branching specializations: the

making-it track, the managing-it track and the using-it track.

“The students, no matter what track they are on, need to create a portfolio of their work,” she said. “We are integrating into this program a lot of opportunities to create games and work together ESPORTS CONTINUES ON 3

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Medicaid youth had a high suicide risk.

“No one has looked at this,” Fontanella said. “And youth in Medicaid is a very vulnerable population.”

Fontanella said researchers hypothesized that the suicide rate would be higher among Medicaid-insured youth due to their various adverse experiences linked to poverty, such as child maltreatment.

The study looked at death certificates in 16 states from 2009 to 2013 for youth between the ages of 10 and 18. It concluded that 39 percent of youths who died by suicide in the United States during that time frame were dependent on Medicaid.

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New research from Ohio State entomologists has uncovered the reason honeybee populations are dying in California almond fields.

The study found that bee larvae were failing to become adult drones, primarily due to the different insecticides and fungicides used to protect the almond fields.

“Bees and almonds have a very special relationship,” Reed Johnson, associate professor of entomology and bee expert, said. “Almond production really requires bee pollination.”

With more than a million acres of almonds grown in California, the state accounts for about 80 percent of the world’s almond industry. Because of this, beekeeping is a lucrative business in California.

Johnson said the recommended number of bees is about two bee colonies per acre of almond

“I absolutely love working with them, and the way they interact with each other and just their hive mentality is important to agriculture as well.”

REED JOHNSON Associate professor of entomology

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Cynthia Fontanella, Associate Professor-Clinical of Psychiatry at Wexner Medical Center, helped administer the study.

bloom, which adds up to about 2 million honeybees. Johnson said the problem with this recommended number is that the United States only has about 2.5 million colonies at any given time, and a large portion have already experienced severe colony deaths on the West Coast.

Johnson said that although the BEES CONTINUES ON 3

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Arts & Sciences dean candidate affirms commitment to Ohio State if hired SAM RAUDINS Social Media Editor raudins.3@osu.edu Carolyn Thomas, vice provost and dean for undergraduate education at the University of California, Davis, was selected as a finalist for the position of dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio State in a public forum Monday.

Thomas spoke about her qualifications from her experiences in administration, why she felt she would make an effective dean and answered questions from students, faculty and staff during the forum.

Given Ohio State’s problem of retaining deans in the past, Thomas was asked about her commitment to the university.

“I don’t plan to run away,” she said.

Thomas, who is also a professor of American studies, identified three areas that have helped build her portfolio in administration: her time as a professor within a department, her experience as director of the UC Humanities Institute and her campuswide role as vice provost.

“I think the fact that I’m so steeped in students first will be something that I would carry into this job, which would help me see, whatever the situation is, also from a student perspective,” Thomas said.

Thomas said she has developed influence among her colleagues and is not afraid to make hard decisions in her current role, but her administrative style focuses on getting

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Carolyn Thomas speaks about her administrative experience at an open forum for the position of dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.

to know the faculty and staff for whom she advocates.

“I don’t need to be liked by everyone,” she said. “I want this job because of who [the College of Arts and Sciences is].”

In terms of the role that the College of Arts and Sciences plays in the university

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as a whole, Thomas said that the college should be the go-to problem-solvers, be more than the sum of its parts and act as a critical income stream for Ohio State.

Thomas said she respects the idea that a public research university should have a commitment to research that has value for

the public.

Thomas, a first-generation college student herself, said she values access, diversity and inclusion for students in the college.

“Every day now when I go to work, what I’m doing is trying to make sure that the big public university that I work at is really helping every student have a great learning environment and helping students get involved in research,” she said.

Alan C. Michaels, dean at the Moritz College of Law, chaired the search advisory committee that determined the five finalists for the position. He said that the committee consisted of faculty and staff from the College of Arts and Sciences as well as undergraduate and graduate student representatives.

“Working with an outside search team, a pool of candidates — a large and exciting pool — was developed. From that, it was narrowed down to a list of finalists who are coming for campus visits,” Michaels said.

The college will continue holding open forums through Feb. 21, during which each candidate will answer questions and meet the people they would be representing. The other candidates’ forums will take place this Tuesday and Thursday, Feb. 19 and 21.

“We have five great finalists coming, all of whom seem like they could potentially be strong leaders for the college,” Michaels said.

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were not notable differences in percentages regarding overall suicide rates in Medicaid and non-Medicaid youth, but the researchers did find that the rate of suicide was considerably higher in certain subgroups.

John Campo, assistant dean for behavioral health and chief behavioral wellness officer at West Virginia University and a former Ohio State researcher, said that while there was not a significant difference in overall suicide rate, there were significant differences depending on age and gender.

“The young people who killed themselves in the Medicaid group were younger,” Campo said. “More of those who died were 10 to 14 years.”

According to the study, Medicaid youth between the ages of 10 and 14 had a 28 percent higher risk of suicide than non-Medicaid youth.

Campo also said that female Medicaid youth of all ages were at a much higher risk for suicide than females of the non-Medicaid group. According to the study, young females on Medicaid have a 14 percent

higher suicide rate than non-Medicaid youth.

Another difference between Medicaid and non-Medicaid youth suicides was the method. More Medicaid youth killed themselves by hanging than non-Medicaid youth, Campo said.

Campo said the significance behind the difference in method is that hanging is typically more likely to be lethal.

The study highlighted the heightened vulnerability among young people on Medicaid, and Fontanella said that in order to change these statistics, there needs to be effective suicide screening among Medicaid enrollees, especially adolescents.

“What we know now that we don’t really act like we know is that among young people, the No. 1 cause of death is accidents, [and] No. 2 is suicide,” Campo said.

“Most children in adolescence who die by suicide die on their very first attempt.”

If you’re feeling suicidal, reach out to somebody. Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or text ‘START’ to the Crisis Text Line at 741741.

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An illustration of the future gaming room for students to come play with friends and club activities in Lincoln Tower.

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An illustration of private rooms reserved for Ohio State’s esports teams to practice and compete to be created in Lincoln Tower.

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as teams.” no different from us looking at stroke survivors or Brandon Smith, esports director and enterprise football players. How do we help them do what they project lead, said Ohio State has been doing more to are trying to do at the highest level for as long as connect the classroom and co-curricular experienc- possible?” es, starting with the construction of a state-of-the-art There are people who do not think of esports as a arena in Lincoln Tower. sport, but Onate believes his research will show a lot The arena at Lincoln will be filled with more of similarities with athletes in other sports. than 80 seats accompanied with computer and virAnyone can play games, but anyone can play tual reality consoles that will be open not only to sports too, Onate said. Playing at the highest level the esports team for practice, but also to the student is different. He said there are plenty of athletes who body for open gaming. The arena will also include can throw a ball 60 yards in the air, but not many a broadcast booth for stuwho can do it “accudents interested in doing rately with people comcommentary for compeing after them in front “We are trying to look at things titions. of 100,000 people.” from a performance and health With video games “I think that same being a mostly solitary thing in some of our standpoint ... It is no different activity, even when playelite gamers,” Onate from us looking at stroke ing with friends online, said. “They have got survivors or football players. How Smith said this is an opskills, and when they portunity to get more stustart playing in compedo we help them do what they dents involved. tition, they are able to are trying to do at the highest “This is a chance for slow the game down, level for as long as possible?” these students to interprocess it and handle act in a space that is stress at a high level.” university-managed, and Even though esport JAMES ONATE they can get a chance to athletes will be a large Co-director of the Sports Medicine Movement Analysis and Performance Program physically see each other part of the research, it Wexner Medical Center while they are gaming will not just focus on together,” Smith said. people at the highest “This is a chance for us level, he said. to see another set of students that we might not see “[Our research] would be running the gamut. Evoutside of the classroom.” erything from looking to the highest level to looking The teams will compete in a new league created at the incoming freshman who games a little bit,” by the Electronic Gaming Federation with other uni- Onate said. “We want everything from the physioversities from Power 5 conferences — the Pac-12, logical standpoint, psychological standpoint and the SEC, Big Ten, ACC and Big 12 — but team mem- sociological standpoint.” bers and the exact games have not been determined.

In the end, Grzybowski said Baldwin and BradFor these esport student-athletes, not much is shaw were right. She believes that when you do known about the athletic skills and long-term ef- something at Ohio State, you “go big or go home.” fects gaming has on an individual, Dr. James Onate, “Ohio State is the ideal place because we can co-director of the Sports Medicine Movement Anal- bring together the research side of things, the stuysis and Performance Program at the Ohio State dent life and competitive side of things and the acaWexner Medical Center, said. demics,” Grzybowski said. “We have all three, and “We are trying to look at things from a perfor- our administration are all on board and supportive mance and health standpoint,” Onate said. “It is of this effort.”

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use of the synergistic combination of insecticides and fungicides saved almond growers a trip through the field, it took a toll on the resident honeybee population.

He said that when the local population takes a hit, bees need to come from other locations.

“The result is bees from Ohio and really all over the country get loaded up on flatbed trucks and sent to California to do almond pollination,” Johnson said.

But bees that are supposed to come back to states like Ohio and pollinate fruit trees, flowers and other important crops are dying off in alarming numbers, Johnson said.

“We kind of have all our eggs in one basket there during almond pollination ...

So if something bad happens out there, it’s going to have nationwide effects.”

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Colin Kurkul, a third-year in microbiology, raised honeybees and worked to identify which combination of insecticides and fungicides were deadly to their larvae.

“Personally, I don’t want the bees to die,” Kurkul said. “I absolutely love working with them, and the way they interact with each other and just their hive mentality is important to agriculture as well.”

Johnson’s research and subsequent recommendations for preventing bee deaths were recently published in the journal, Insects.

Since 2014, the study has seen over a 50 percent reduction in insecticide application, making headway in a decade-long rise in bee deaths.

Johnson said that creating an impact like that is one of the most satisfying parts for him as a researcher.

“We kind of have all our eggs in one basket there during almond pollination, “ Johnson said. “So if something bad happens out there, it’s going to have nationwide effects.”

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CoreLife Eatery opens new campus location RACHEL HARRIMAN Lantern reporter harriman.27@osu.edu

A new fast-casual restaurant with a menu that incorporates healthy ingredients in a variety of green, grain and broth-based bowls has taken residence on High Street and opens to the Columbus and Ohio State community Friday.

CoreLife Eatery aims to provide nutritious meals for everyone, regardless of their health background, and relies on fresh, recognizable ingredients.

“We want to be as accessible as possible to make healthy, clean eating convenient and easy for anyone, anywhere,” Meggan Camp, communication engagement director at CoreLife, said.

CoreLife Eatery will open its new campus location at 17 E. Lane Ave., Suite D, on Feb. 15 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and is offering a limited time promotional deal: 50 percent off per meal with a BuckID to celebrate the grand opening.

The menu includes salads, protein and rice bowls, soups and a selection of fresh juices, tea and coffee.

All the dishes on the menu are nonGMO and do not have trans fat or artificial colors, sweeteners or additives. Its steak and chicken are also sustainably raised and hormone-free, and its menu offers a variety of vegan and vegetarian options.

“This is good, clean food, and you can pronounce every ingredient,” Camp said.

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CoreLife Eatery will open its new campus location at 17 E. Lane Ave., Suite D, on Feb. 15.

“These are foods you’ve probably read about as superfoods.”

Camp said the company advocates for living a healthy lifestyle and encourages consumers to cut out processed foods from their diet whenever possible. CoreLife subscribes to the idea that even small lifestyle or diet changes can have an impact on overall physical and mental health.

“Switching to a healthy diet leads to increases in energy levels, mental ability, and focus,” Camp said. “People have lost weight. Their emotional stability has improved. We have hundreds of success stories.”

When deciding where to open the new store, CoreLife looked to appeal to the fitness community and a large millennial

population, Camp said.

The recreation centers throughout campus and numerous health, wellness and nutrition programs made Ohio State an attractive area for a new location from the brand’s perspective.

“We want to have a presence at OSU,” co-founder Todd Mansfield said. “We’re hoping the campus location is much more convenient [for students].”

The company wanted its new location to be in a busy area with lots of foot traffic to increase business but also to serve as a healthy and convenient option to off-campus students, Mansfield said.

With lots of nearby dining options, CoreLife is hoping the health benefits of its food grabs customer attention.

“We know that the 18- to 30-something crowd cares about where their food comes from and what they eat,” Mansfield said.

“We want students to have an awareness that you can have great-tasting food that is good for you and to know we are that option.”

The new campus store is the third CoreLife in Columbus, joining the Lennox Town Center and Polaris Parkway locations. The brand has 51 locations nationally, with hopes to expand the group of people who are invested in clean eating.

“People are rethinking their food choices and creating a new normal for themselves,” Camp said. “With more people putting their health first, there’s really no limit to what we could do.”

Nature inspires blown glass gallery OLIVER BOCH Lantern reporter boch.15@osu.edu Developed over two years with inspiration from nature and the help of fellow artists, William Ortman displays the results of hours of sweating over furnaces and molten glass in a show at Sherrie Gallerie.

Ortman’s body of work is made up of blown glass sculptures, many of which resemble the sun, moon or human eye, all things that inspire and fascinate the artist.

With each piece taking around 6 to 8 hours to complete — beginning with forming the base chunk of glass and creating the disks that are later added to the final shape — each piece is a weighty work embedded with rich designs.

“I saw glass blowing and I just fell in love with that. I’m fortunate to be able to stick with it.”

WILLIAM ORTMAN Glass blower

Ortman discovered glass blowing when he attended Columbus College of Art and Design and a friend took him down to the glass lab so Ortman could see how it all worked.

“I saw glass blowing and I just fell in love

with that,” Ortman said. “I’m fortunate to be able to stick with it.”

Ortman said glass blowing and sculpting can be difficult to work with for a long period of time as the materials are pricey and require special equipment. However, he teaches beginner glass-blowing classes in order to work with the medium more often and introduce people to the art.

Ortman has been working with friend and fellow artist Joe Wyman for approximately four years. Although they didn’t meet until they both found themselves working for local glass artist Jack Pine, they went through the same school systems and both graduated from CCAD. Wyman said these similar experiences are what make working together so easy and praised Ortman for his prowess as an artist.

Wyman called Ortman “incredibly motivated” and “an extraordinarily hard worker” in the studio.

“He’s built everything he has himself,” Wyman said.

Wyman said Ortman’s work sells itself and appeals to a wide audience, which enables him to continue glass blowing as a full-time job.

Both Ortman and Wyman were trained in a combination of American and Italian design techniques. Wyman said this is what gives them an edge in the glass market.

“We have a lot of room to grow and get better,” Wyman said. “We’re right in the middle – we’ve got a leg up on the American-only guys but we’re not as good as some of the Italian guys that have been doing it their entire lives.”

The show is available to see until March 3 at Sherrie Gallerie in the Short North at 694 N High St. The exhibition is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. on Sundays.

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William Ortman, artist of “Perception,” on display at Sherrie Gallerie.

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William Ortman creates blown glass sculptures resembling, among other things, the sun, moon or human eye.

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Cher delivers during Columbus stop on tour RACHEL BULES Managing Editor for Content bules.7@osu.edu Although no one is able to actually “turn back time,” Cher’s performance at Nationwide Arena on Sunday night proved she is able to slow time to a crawl, in which she does not age and her voice sounds as good as it did when she began her career in the 1960s.

The best word that comes to mind when describing the spectacle that was Cher’s third farewell tour (which is iconic in and of itself) is “extravagant.”

Cher’s set opened with an epic video montage of highlights of her career set to the song “Woman’s World.” The crowd was in a frenzy when she finally emerged in a bright orange curly wig, donned in a black and gold sparkly dress with a matching Viking-esque headdress.

Honestly, I would love to pop into the brain of whomever is tasked with designing Cher’s outfits.

She and her dancers changed costumes for nearly every song, but the common theme was sequins, sheer lace, and bright colors — sans the iconic all-black lace getup she donned to sing “If I Could Turn Back Time.”

I need to take a minute to talk about the physique and stamina of this woman. At 72 years old, she was dancing around on stage flanked by a squad of dancers at least 40 years her junior. With her flamboyant wigs, signature dramatic eye makeup and cheekbones that could cut glass, Cher was the focal point of the entire show.

After “Woman’s World,” she rolled through “Strong Enough” and “All or Nothing” and rode a rather creepy animatronic elephant onstage for “Gayatra Mantra.”

There were some touching moments as well; she sang two songs from her days performing with her late ex-husband Sonny Bono. His face was projected on an on-

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Cher performs in her “Here We Go Again” tour at Nationwide Arena on Feb. 10.

stage screen and they performed their duet “I Got You Babe” together.

There was a rather fascinating song and dance rendition of her song “Burlesque,” followed by her ABBA covers of “Waterloo,” “SOS” and “Fernando.” I was disappointed that she did not cover “Mamma Mia,” “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!” or

“Dancing Queen,” but that’s what I get for being basic.

Cher is truly a woman who just does not give a damn what anyone else thinks of her. She knows she is fabulous, and she has the musical library and the acting resume to prove it. There was a movie montage of clips of some of her most famous scenes

from the movies she’s starred in — and, as she reminded the audience, she has an Oscar to show for it.

She took time to chat with the crowd in her own eccentric manner — the way she name-dropped her celebrity friends might have sounded pretentious coming from anyone else, but coming from her it felt organic due to the nature of her star-studded career and because of how candidly she spoke of these interactions.

For example, the audience heard about the time Jack Nicholson told her she was “too old” and “not sexy enough” to star in “The Witches of Eastwick” — which she did anyway — or the time that she didn’t want to go on David Letterman’s show because she thinks “he’s an asshole.”

I think everyone in the crowd was willing to hang on to all the words coming from a bonafide queen wearing a rhinestone string bikini, thigh-high boots and red sequin pasties, who has also been eligible to collect Social Security benefits for the past decade.

Cher’s set was preceded by the inimitable Nile Rodgers & Chic, which was so fun to watch.

Rodgers spoke of their days performing at Studio 54 in Brooklyn, so it was really cool to see those songs performed live and imagine myself coming of age in a different life where I was able to enjoy hits like “Le Freak” and “Good Times” while partying in Studio 54 instead of my actual reality, where the neighborhood night club is Bullwinkles.

All in all, the concert was a strong testament to strong women — no matter how old you are and no matter what people say about you or expect of you — at the end of the day, you are the one who decides if you are a fabulous queen. Cher made that decision a long time ago and has been reaping the rewards throughout the course of her illustrious career, topping it off with this final tour that is sending her out in perfect style.

Student group brings Syria discussion to campus REGGIE THOMAS Lantern reporter thomas.3769@osu.edu The Alexander Hamilton Society at Ohio State will host an event titled “The Syrian Civil War: American Policy in Syria” on Wednesday, focusing on the United States’ presence in Syria.

The event will be an expert-led debate featuring Michael Singh, the Lane-Swig senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and Randall Schweller of the Ohio State Political Science Department.

Michael Hurley, president of the AHS Ohio State chapter, said the topic was chosen for its timeliness, given the recent statements by President Donald Trump that the U.S. will withdraw from the region.

“It is highly controversial, so we wanted to provide audience members with the perspectives of experts with different backgrounds and different ways of thinking about the issue,” Hurley said.

AHS is a national foreign policy organization, and this event is the first of the semester for the Ohio State chapter.

“The objective of the national organization is to train young Americans and young college students to be educated and to be better thinkers on American foreign policy,” Hurley said.

The two experts will take up opposing sides of the issue, with Schweller — whose academic focus is in international relations — advocating pulling out of Syria and Singh arguing for why the U.S. should stay.

Schweller argues that it is time to pull troops out of the region because the U.S. military has done all that it can do in Syria.

“The argument has been ‘in order to defeat ISIS, we have to keep the troops there,’” Schweller said. “We have degraded ISIS but cannot destroy it because ISIS is an idea.”

Singh was not available for interview at the time of publication.

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Students from Ohio State’s chapter of the Alexander Hamilton Society will host an event on Feb. 13 called “The Syrian Civil War: American Policy in Syria.”

AHS hosts meetings every week in addition to larger events such as Wednesday’s debate and encourages students of all backgrounds and political affiliations to join in on discussions and debates regarding American foreign policy.

Hurley said one of the most important elements to learning and understanding a subject is to respect the discussion process, even when someone disagrees. He said it “challenges, gives perspective and can build respect when done properly.”

“Making sure that various points of view are represent-

ed at our meetings has always been a goal of ours but has become even more important for us recently,” Hurley said.

The event will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the Psychology Building room 0006.

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silver on the 4x400-meter relay team with a mark of 3:33.69 at the Big Ten championships.

Competing in meets is just one part of being a student-athlete.

Winters compared being a student-athlete to a job, saying you have to be able to balance your academic, athletic and personal life.

While being a student-athlete, Winters still finds time to be involved in her community with the role of president as she serves on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, which is the voice of student athletes on campus.

“I think [Winters’] leadership is something that she doesn’t ebb for,” Karen Dennis, director of track and field, said. “It’s not the kind of leadership that she tries to impose, it’s the kind of leadership that comes natural.”

As the indoor season comes to an end and outdoor season nears, Winters said she wants to go all out in hopes of making it to nationals and being on the podium in the open 400-meter and 4x400-meter relay during outdoor season.

“I can put numbers on this and say I want to win this accolade, but my biggest thing is that I want to leave a lasting legacy,” Winters said. “It’s easy to just be a number and to just come and go, but for me I actually want to be someone who is remembered by leaving my mark here at this institution.”

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Greg Mattison of Michigan has been named Ohio State’s new co-defensive coordinator along with Jeff Hafley.

same on head coach Jim Harbaugh’s staff if he remained with the Wolverines, Mattison said he wanted the opportunity to become a coordinator again. He previously served in that role with Notre Dame, Florida, Michigan and the Baltimore Ravens.

Although there have been coaches have previously worked for both Ohio State and Michigan during their careers, including former Wolverines head coach Bo Schembechler, Mattison has spent over a fourth of his coaching career in Ann Arbor.

But the former Michigan defensive line coach said he can’t control what Ohio State fans think of him.

“The only thing I’m going to tell you that they will see in watching me coach is they’re going to see me give everything I can to this program,” Mattison said. “They’re going to see that I will always try to coach the players the best they can possibly be coached, and how they perceive it and what they do, that’s up to them.”

Despite not serving as the defensive line

coach at Ohio State, Mattison knows what Ohio State has in Harrison, describing him as an unbelievable athlete with great character.

“And then watching, like we had mat drills today and just watching him in the weight room,” Mattison said, “he’s everything you thought when you recruited him. I mean, he’s a special athlete.”

Washington was one of Harbaugh’s top recruiters on the Michigan coaching staff, serving, along with Mattison, as one of Harrison’s main contacts with the Wolverines.

In the recruiting process, Washington said it’s important to develop the relationship between the team and the recruit’s family, answering every question the family has.

This is something Washington said he did with Harrison while recruiting him to join the Wolverines, saying the relationship he and Mattison have with Harrison is “well-documented.”

When Washington was offered and eventually took the linebackers coaching job at Ohio State, he said he discussed the position with Harrison.

“It was pretty unique,” Washington said.

“To have all the people — I’m sure there’s some other coaches he was close with, also, but to have us there — is pretty unique.”

Harrison has a specific goal in mind for his college career.

“When it’s all said and done I want to leave a legacy here,” Harrison said. “I want people to be like, ‘Oh, Zach Harrison was one of the greatest to come through Ohio State.’”

And three of the coaches who recruited him most joined the same staff, having the opportunity to see if Harrison’s goal can become a reality.

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Hafley has chance to become ‘special coach’ for Day WYATT CROSHER Assistant Sports Editor crosher.1@osu.edu When Jeff Hafley left his first press conference as Ohio State co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach, he left with a bang.

Hafley was asked if he will want his corners to turn around to look for the ball, an issue seen by Buckeyes’ cornerbacks on multiple big plays throughout the past season.

Instead of brushing off the question, Hafley attacked it with an energy unseen in any other coach who spoke on National Signing Day. “Alright, so here’s the deal on that one, and if I ever see any of you guys tweet — do you think that we as [defensive back] coaches sit there and say, ‘Don’t look back for the ball?’” Hafley said. “My wife used to come up to me after games and be like, ‘Hey, why don’t our guys turn back and look for the ball?’ I’m like, ‘Do you want to see my individual tape?’ All we do is practice turning and looking for the ball.”

He wasn’t finished.

After being an Ohio State coach for less than a month, Hafley promised to “practice to teach,” work on getting players to turn and look in the right situations and have the media members come to practices and see for themselves.

“This is awesome that you asked this because now no one can tweet this out or say this. We are going to work on turning and looking and trying to intercept the football when we’re in man,” Hafley said. “I promise you, come and watch individual. We’ll

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Ohio State co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach Jeff Hafley speaks during National Signing Day.

“When I had an opportunity to get Jeff, that was a no-brainer to me. He’s really knowledgeable, understands how everything fits in the back end. I think he’s a special coach.”

RYAN DAY Ohio State head football coach

turn and look for the ball. I don’t know if you’re allowed to or not. Don’t trick me. I don’t know all the rules.”

In 14 minutes, Hafley provided an energy with his answers that could be needed for an Ohio State secondary that allowed the 44th-most passing yards a season ago.

Head coach Ryan Day knows this. For him, Hafley was a hire that needed to be made for his coaching staff consisting of five new faces — Hafley, co-defensive coordinator Greg Mattison, linebackers coach Al Washington, special teams coordinator Matt Barnes and passing game coordinator Mike Yurcich.

“When I had an opportunity to get Jeff, that was a no-brainer to me,” Day said.

“He’s really knowledgeable, understands how everything fits in the back end. I think he’s a special coach.”

Hafley brings NFL experience from the past seven years, including three years with the San Francisco 49ers, when their pass defense finished as high as No. 11 in 2017.

He returns to college from his time at the professional level with the same game plan: play the players that deserve the time.

“The best guys are going to play, and I mean that. I’ve started free agents over first-round draft picks,” Hafley said. “If I see a guy outworking another guy, I mean, the whole room is going to see that. The whole defense is going to see it. So if that guy shows that he’s better, we’re going to get the best guys on the field, and I want guys to feel that way.”

The season remains more than six months away, and time will tell if Hafley’s enthusiasm behind the lectern will translate to players like sophomore cornerback Jeffrey Okudah, redshirt junior cornerback Damon Arnette, junior safety Jordan Fuller and sophomore safety Brendon White.

But for Day and the Ohio State coaching staff, Hafley is already a key acquisition, and one that has a chance to turn around a flawed secondary from a season ago.

“When I worked with Jeff, I saw a coach who was really good at what he did, understanding first off how to connect with the back-end guys,” Day said. “I think you’ll find as things move on, you get a chance to spend time with Jeff, he’s really bright.”

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Ohio State brings inexperience and talent to 2019 KEATON MAISANO Lantern reporter maisano.2@osu.edu Unproven talent has the potential to either burst onto the scene or fall to the wayside.

The 2019 Ohio State baseball team’s success will depend on the play of its inexperienced but talented pitching staff and veteran players. The new-look team will try to build on its 36-24 record and NCAA Tournament berth from last season.

In the 2018 campaign, the Buckeyes had a plethora of experienced arms to put on the mound.

Three of the team’s starters and the closer were upperclassmen.

The five most-used pitchers from last season, three of which had the lowest ERAs on the team, have moved on from the program, but the openings in the rotation will give younger players the opportunity to prove themselves this season.

“As a coach, I am really excited about the talent level that we’ve got with the pitching staff,” head coach Greg Beals said. “[I am] apprehensive about the fact a lot of them don’t have a track record.”

Among the Buckeyes’ more battle-tested pitchers are junior Jake Vance and sophomore Griffan Smith, both of whom logged more than 30 innings pitched in 2018.

Along with Smith and Vance, sophomore catcher and captain Dillon Dingler said redshirt fresh-

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Ohio State then-freshman starting pitcher Seth Lonsway delivers a pitch out of the windup in Game 3 of the Scarlet and Gray World Series.

man Seth Lonsway and freshman Garrett Burhenn were among the best pitchers he has ever caught and been with.

“They have a lot of confidence in themselves, a lot of poise when they are on the mound, so it should be good,” Dingler said.

But Beals noted that the entire load is not on the pitching staff.

“We’ve got some experience in that infield,” Beals said. “We’ve got to play good defense to support that young pitching staff.”

Beals said the infield will likely consist of junior first baseman Conner Pohl, senior second baseman Kobie Foppe, junior shortstop Noah West and freshman third baseman Zach Dezenzo.

Foppe, who had a .335 batting average in 2018, was a key contributor to last year’s team, which posted the most runs scored in Beals’ eight-year stint with the team.

But utility Noah McGowan is no longer on the roster after

posting a team high .351 batting average. Outfielder Tyler Cowles, who posted a .322 batting average, has also graduated from the program.

Even with the loss of such offensive weapons, junior outfielder and captain Dominic Canzone said the team is confident it can continue the offensive momentum from last season.

“They were huge pieces, obviously, last year, but we have other guys that are going to step up,” Canzone said. “Then obviously, some of our leaders can produce more. Just top to bottom I feel really strong about our hitting in our lineup.”

The leaders of the team will be a crucial component of developing a young team. Dingler said it will be important for the older players to make sure the younger guys remain even-keeled throughout the season.

“Just sticking behind guys,” Dingler said. “Baseball is a very tedious sport. You go through a lot of lulls. Go through a lot of highs and lows. Just sticking with kids. Making sure they are not getting too high, not getting too low. Leaving them alone too.

Helping them out when they need help.”

Canzone emphasized the need to stick together and respond positively to adversity in order to successfully navigate the season.

Supporting one another is something that Dingler feels will come easily and propel them for-

ward throughout the season.

“I think we’re really close this year,” Dingler said. “Like Dom [Canzone] said, the brotherhood is very close this year. We’re always together at the field and off the field. I feel like us having each other’s back and us bonding together will really set us apart this year.”

“The brotherhood is very close this year.

We’re always together at the field and off the field. I feel like us having each other’s back and us bonding together will really set us apart this year.”

DILLON DINGLER Ohio State sophomore catcher

The team’s confidence is evident in its goals for this season, viewing the previous season as a leaping-off point.

“The biggest thing for us is winning regionals this year, making a super, and winning a Big Ten championship,” Canzone said.

Ohio State will open the season Friday against Seton Hall in the Snowbird Baseball Classic in Port Charlotte, Florida.

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harrison is coming Five-star defensive end enters Ohio State with coaching staff familiarity COLIN GAY Sports Editor gay.125@osu.edu Zach Harrison, the No. 1 recruit from Ohio and No. 2 defensive end in the 2019 class, had to choose where he wanted to play college football.

Instead of making his decision an extravagant one, Harrison shut people out, saying that if a person was not in his inner circle, he or she did not know in which direction he was leaning: Ohio State or Michigan.

“We laugh about it all the time. Zach Harrison right now is walking around with the biggest smile on his face of anybody in the whole campus.”

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In all honesty, Harrison said he did not know which way he was leaning until Dec. 17.

“When I called the coaches, I think it was that Monday, I sat there at the table,” Harrison said. “I was like, ‘I’m done. This is it.’ I slept like a baby that night.”

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Ohio State defensive end Zach Harrison talks to the media for the first time on National Signing Day on Feb. 6.

Al Washington, on the other hand, was not pleased.

The Michigan linebackers coach was one of the two main recruiters attempting to bring Harrison to Ann Arbor, working alongside defensive line coach Greg Mattison.

“When he committed to Ohio State I was bummed out,” Washington said. “I was, I

guess, pretty upset, but I understood. It was one of those deals where he said, ‘I’m going’ — I said, ‘Hey, man, best of luck to you.’”

But it was not the last time Harrison would interact with Mattison and Washington.

After the five-star defensive end announced his commitment to the Buckeyes

on Dec. 19, both Michigan assistant coaches were hired to be a part of head coach Ryan Day’s first staff. Mattison joined Ohio State as a co-defensive coordinator on Jan. 7 and Washington joined the staff on Jan. 8 as the linebackers coach.

“We laugh about it all the time. Zach Harrison right now is walking around with the biggest smile on his face of anybody in the whole campus. The reason for that was in the recruiting process he built relationships with Greg and Al,” Day said. “These guys are here now, he gets Larry, at Ohio State right down the street. He kind of died and went to heaven.”

Harrison said he and Mattison developed a good relationship from when he was recruited by the Wolverines, something he said kept Michigan as an option for him.

When he heard about the hiring of the former Michigan defensive line coach, the five-star defensive lineman said it felt like Christmas having Mattison team up with Ohio State defensive line coach Larry Johnson.

“I’ve got two of the guys I love the most during the recruiting process in the same place,” Harrison said.

But Harrison is not what brought Mattison to Ohio State after 13 years at Michigan.

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winters is going Senior runner to leave prominent Ohio State legacy ARI HORTON Lantern reporter horton.291@osu.edu When Karrington Winters crossed the finish line, she was almost in disbelief.

As a sophomore, she had just broken the school’s indoor 600-meter run record.

Winters, now a senior on the women’s track and field team, has broken two records at Ohio State, one in the 600-meter run in the Big Ten championships with a time of 1:27.60 and the other as a member of the 4x400-meter relay in the NCAA championships with a time of 3:31.23.

Born and raised in Cincinnati, Winters didn’t think she was going to run track.

“I always had aspirations of playing soccer, but it turned out that I started enjoying chasing after the ball a little bit more,” Winters said.

During a family picnic in 2009, Winters raced the boys in her family for the last piece of cake. She beat all of them, and her parents then enrolled her in a track program.

That was the same year that 12-year-old Winters placed third in the 400-meter run at nationals.

The following year, Winters broke the national 800-meter run record, placed first in the 400-meter run and third in the 200-meter dash.

Now, Winters is no stranger to performing on big stages.

In 2016, she was part of the USA

her sophomore year, when she broke the school’s 600-meter run record at the indoor Big Ten championship and won her first career individual conference title.

Winters claimed gold at the Buckeye Tune Up that year in the 400-meter run with a mark of 55.53.

“It’s easy to just be a number and to just come and go, but for me I actually want to be someone who is remembered by leaving my mark here at this institution.”

KARRINGTON WINTERS Ohio State senior runner

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Senior Karrington Winters runs a relay as a part of the Ohio State track and field team.

4x400-meter relay team made up of Winters, Lynna Irby, Anna Cockrell and Samantha Watson that ran in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at the IAAF U20 World championships, ultimately taking home gold.

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to go to another country, especially one like Poland and be able to compete for the USA,” Winters said.

During her freshman year, she was part of the 4x400-meter relay team that broke the school record with a 3:32.88 mark at the indoor Big Ten championship and a second-place finish.

She also took home gold in the 600-meter run at the Ohio State Opener with a time of 1:33.68.

Winters’ success continued through

Her sophomore year she ran with Beatrice Hannan, Aliyah Barnes and Maggie Barrie on the 4x400-meter relay team, setting the school record with a time of 3:31.23 at the NCAA Championships.

This relay team became the first women’s 4x400-meter relay in Ohio State history to earn First Team All-American honors.

Throughout Winters’ junior outdoor season, she put up a 400-meter run time of 53.15 and advanced to the NCAA championships.

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