Commencement Edition — April 18, 2024

Who is Christopher Pan?

A glimpse into the life of the spring commencement

By Grant Lieberman Lantern Reporter

This spring’s commencement speaker, Christopher Pan, will have to ft his life story as a social entrepreneur, inspirational speaker and Ohio State student into a 10-minute address to an audience of 12,000 graduating students. Pan, who was born in Taiwan and im-

migrated to the U.S. at four-years-old, came with “$2,000 and a dream.” This led to a variety of challenges that he would overcome prior to a career that now leads him back to his alma mater.

“I was thrown into elementary school with a lot of kids that didn’t look like me,” Pan said. “I couldn’t speak their language and it was really hard. I was bullied a lot, and it was hard because I was like the odd kid out.”

Years later, Pan’s family moved to Beijing, attending eighth grade at an international school and furthering his exposure to diverse cultures. He came back to the U.S. two years later and became more involved with his church community.

During his time at Ohio State, Pan’s involvement and diferent organizations became leadership and eventually a dream to go to medical school. He was heavily involved in the Ohio State community, becoming a resident adviser and a teaching assistant to emphasize his commitment to aiding others.

Mark Wilson, senior director of recruiter relations and technology at the Fisher College of Business, met Pan in his frst job at Ohio State.

“I remember Chris telling me his real passion was to become a motivational speaker, and I remember thinking, ‘This kid is only 19; he will need to have a few experiences before he goes on to inspire others,’ Wilson said. “Chris has achieved his goal — what an amazing journey.”

After graduating in 1999 with a degree in biopsychology, Pan altered his path, dropping out of medical school three weeks in. He decided to instead focus on business, moving to McKinsey & Company. He later earned an MBA at Harvard Business School before moving to China to take on a

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digital marketing position at PepsiCo.

“I learned so much from those guys at PepsiCo,” Pan said. “I fgured if I could learn how to make dark sugar water cool, I could take the same skills and make other things cool.”

While he enjoyed his position at PepsiCo, he felt that he hadn’t reached his goal of being fnancially free. He resigned and said he saw only two paths to get him the fnancial stability he wanted: a tech startup or a fnancial hedge fund.

This led Pan to connect with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2007, joining the team when the platform had just 50 million users.

Pan identifed a growth plateau in the company, which he attributed to a lack of social interaction among users. In an attempt to better this, Pan taught himself new skills, leading to a company reorganization to foster more social connections.

“So after four years at Facebook, I just felt like it was time to have another venture, as I had hit my fnancial goals,” Pan said.

Even with this success, a break up led Pan’s to a weeklong therapy retreat where he learned to focus on emotional and spiritual wellness in addition to physical and intellectual health. This new mindset inspired him to create Spirit Lab, a company focused on hosting uplifting activities.

“I’m a big believer that just because you know something, if you don’t put it into practice, you don’t get any of the benefts,” Pan said.

Pan said Spirit Lab attracted a signifcant following through the creation of MyIntent Project’s bracelets, which allow users to create custom bracelets that remind the wearer to live intentionally. Pan was

proud of the product’s publicity, with well-known artists such as rapper Jay-Z even having one of his own.

Now, as he returns to Ohio State to deliver the spring commencement address, Pan said he hopes to share his story on a wider platform and to help inspire emotional, spiritual and fnancial freedom for billions of people over the next decade.

“My message to all the graduates and every student, faculty, staf is to take a half hour every week and learn about investing,” Pan said. “It doesn’t have to be something such as Bitcoin, it can be other things, right? There are plenty of things to invest in, like brushing your teeth in the morning or taking a shower, for your physical health. So for your fnancial health, for your fnancial well-being, take a half hour and learn something.”

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From masks to caps

Class of 2024 looks back on impact of COVID-19

By Carter Kohli Lantern Reporter

2020 was a year of frsts for many: the frst pandemic in several generations, and for the class of 2024, the very frst semester of college, which commenced mere months after the world came to a halt.

On March 8, 2020, Ohio State suspended face-to-face instruction, according to previous Lantern reporting, and on March 22, 2020, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced a stay-at-home order to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Just months after the campus shut down, Ohio State reopened in August 2020 and welcomed the class of 2024. However, many students opted to stay home.

Katie Jennings, a fourth-year in public policy analysis, said one of the frst big college decisions she had to make

was spending her freshman year online, at home, to keep her immunocompromised family members safe.

“For me, freshman year, [my] frst year of college, was being on a computer — being on Zoom,” Jennings said. “Hanging out in my childhood bedroom, being on a Zoom call for what felt like near 24/7.”

As an online student, Jennings said she worked to stay connected to campus and get involved by fnding student organizations that met virtually. She did this through the involvement fair,

which was a completely diferent experience from what it is now, she said.

“Imagine a website with a bunch of diferent links to diferent various student [organizations] and you click on it, and they send you to a Zoom link, and that was the closest you could get to interacting with other students,” Jennings said.

Even with her college experience limited to a computer screen, Jennings said she still wanted to make connections with new people. She joined the Undergraduate Student Government and was involved in the Humanities Scholars Program, which allowed her to meet people virtually.

“That was how I really connected to campus and tried to make friends,” Jennings said.

Kate McCanna, a fourth-year in arts management and theater, said she was excited to come to Ohio State, her dream school. Though the move from her home state of North Carolina was far, McCanna had been in lockdown for fve months and was ready for a change, but things became hard-

er after her roommate, another outof-state student, moved back home, leaving her alone in her dorm room.

McCanna said while having the room to herself was nice, it quickly became lonely and she struggled to think of something other than the pandemic and how hard it was for her to travel back home.

“I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, am I going to stay here?’” she said. “‘Am I still gonna be at Ohio State in a year?’”

McCanna joined Of the Lake Productions, Ohio State’s student-run, service-based theater organization of which she is now president, and remembers how everyone tried their best to bring the theater experience online. Members of the organization met virtually and performed through Zoom and YouTube, McCanna said.

“The only time we met in person was one last end-of-year meeting that a few of us got together for when we could because of university guidelines, but it was all on Zoom,” McCanna said.

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Ohio State students sit in social-distanced circles during the Commencement Candlelight Ceremony on May 8, 2021, on the Oval.

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Connor Telford, who graduated in December with bachelor’s degrees in flm studies and English, said it was really hard to meet people during the pandemic even while living on campus, because all of his classes were asynchronous and he hung out with only three or four close friends on his dorm foor.

“All the other opportunities where you would typically go to meet other people and kind of fnd your path in undergrad, that was just all distanced, and so as a result, it was just really hard to meet people,” Telford said

Telford said he wore a mask everywhere he went besides his dorm room. Making the trip across campus to Jesse Owens North to take a coronavirus test every week was a welcomed change of pace, Telford said.

“I didn’t mind because it made me feel like I was actually going out and being on campus,” he said.

Limited to his dorm the frst year, he said he became as involved there as he could and met some of his closest friends. Telford said this led him to join the Humanities Scholars Leadership Council and become a resident adviser when he returned for his second year.

When the new year came, vaccines became widely available on campus and restrictions started to

lift, he said. Clubs began to meet in person again, classes were ofered in person, students could gather in large groups and the Involvement Fair was held in person, Telford said.

“I remember how everybody kind of celebrated when they made the vaccines available to us,” Telford said.

McCanna said that when restrictions began to be lifted, with the threat of COVID-19 still ever-present, she felt some fear and hesitancy towards going out.

“I was like, ‘Guys, I don’t want to go anywhere,’” she said. “‘I’m so used to wearing masks, I feel weird without it on.’”

This led McCanna to discover her passion for the behind-the-scenes aspects of theater production because she could wear a mask and she was not as interested in being on stage, she said.

“I used to act in high school, but then after [COVID-19], I was like, ‘No, I don’t want to go back on stage. I’m not going to do it,’” McCanna said.

As the mask mandates were lifted and clubs could meet together in person, McCanna said she jumped on the opportunity.

“I just wanted to get involved and have somewhat of a normal college experience,” McCanna said.

Jennings said she came to live on campus in a dorm for her second and third years to get the experience she

lost during her frst year of isolation.

“I had only had that one year to meet people and so I wanted that second-year opportunity to meet people,” Jennings said.

Even when things returned to normal, she said COVID-19 still had a profound impact on her. It created a lot of uncertainty, Jennings said, which in part infuenced her to look for a major with stability, where she found public policy analysis.

“It made me want a career that had certainty in it, and my hope was that public afairs, public policy, would be that route because we need people to run the government,” Jennings said.

Even today, Jennings said she still has COVID-19 test kits in her room and a plan with her roommates for what to do if someone gets sick.

“It’s really made us prioritize communication and transparency,” Jennings said.

Telford said it’s hard to think of a college experience without the pandemic, which made him feel more aware of himself and the world around him.

“It so thoroughly dominated everything,” he said. “I’m not sure what would have happened or where I would have ended up.”

McCanna said that it is unbelievable she gets to graduate as a Buckeye and that if there is one thing she learned

from her experience through the pandemic, it’s the importance of kindness.

“I think it’s taught me to just take a moment to just be kind to other people and never say no to helping somebody out if you have the time and you have the means,” McCanna said.

Jennings said the pandemic showed her that everyone is stronger than they think they are.

She said college goes by fast, even with the chaos of a pandemic, and to take in every experience to the fullest.

“There’s so much that happens in four years,” she said.

Jennings said starting college during the pandemic and going from being unable to look past the next month amid the pandemic to getting ready to graduate is hard to describe.

Jennings said her family felt this way as well.

“When I took them to their frst OSU college game, as a family, my mom cried when she made it to the stadium because she didn’t, like me, expect herself to be able to go experience a family event with all of us at college,” Jennings said. “So it’s very surreal.”

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The first-generation experience

Graduating students refect on their collegiate experience

By Mariam Abaza Lantern Reporter

Turning the tassel is a signifcant moment for everyone, especially for those frst in their family to ever do so.

First-generation students, or students whose parents didn’t complete a four-year degree, often encounter fnancial and informational barriers that make getting to college an obstacle and graduating even moreso. In 2020, 19% of the anticipated class of 2024 was frst-generation, according to the Ofce of Academic Afairs.

“I was granted a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to break generational curses,” Brian Finley, a graduating ffth-year in air transportation, said.

As graduating frst-generation students prepare to leave campus, many refected on the obstacles they encountered, and how they prevailed

to ultimately earn their degrees.

“Attending college as a frst-gen student presented its own set of hurdles, from adjusting to the academic environment to navigating the social aspects of campus life,” Sarah Al-Hashemi, a fourth-year in public health, said. “Despite the obstacles, I like to think that I approached each challenge with determination knowing that my education was not only for myself but also for my family.”

The experiences of frst-generation students are defned by their families, and this is often translated into feelings of high pressure, according to Aalissia Thomas, a graduating third-year in psychology.

“It’s hard to lean on our families and going [to college] has all of these unsaid expectations,” Thomas said. “Being the one whose experience will determine if your family goes to college is hard. It’s

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a feeling only a frst-gen can explain.”

Thomas said frst-generation students can also struggle to share their collegiate difculties with family, creating a sense of isolation and causing them to search for an alternative support system.

“While my family has encouraged me every step of the way, they often don’t know what to say, or what I’m even talking about,” Thomas said. “I remember having fnancial aid issues, and the frst thing I did was call my mom. By the time I had explained to her what the process was, I was more upset than when the issue started, which is no fault to her, it’s just our reality. I’m the frst to go to college and teach them as I learn.”

For Thomas, she felt like she was not only teaching her family about college but also herself, which she viewed as her “main obstacle.”

“Most students learn how to study and take notes, but for me, I had to learn true independence because I had no one to tell me about what they experienced in college, how they messed up and how I will sometimes,” Thomas said.

Navi Draper, a graduating third-year in social work, encountered similar problems regarding familial advice during the undergraduate process.

“When you’re a frst-gen, you must look for outside resources because just like college is new to you, it is new to your family also,” Draper said.

Al-Hashemi said she had to fnd resources at Ohio State to be successful.

“I found myself navigating this pro

cess largely on my own initiative and with reliance on external resources,” Al-Hashemi said. “While these challenges initially seemed daunting, they fostered a sense of independence, resilience and resourcefulness. I was able to learn how to proactively seek out information and utilize available resources.”

A popular resource for frst-generation students is the Young Scholars Program. According to the website, the program ofers precollege preparation, group and one-on-one mentorships, guided major and career exploration and college planning tools.

Other students, like Finley, have benefted from the Young Scholars Program within the Ofce of Diversity and Inclusion, which walks low-income, frst-generation students through the college application process and ofers a community as well as resources for these students once they come to Ohio State.

For Finley, the scholars program was “paramount” in his journey as a frst-generation student.

“Applying to college was relatively easy due to my Young Scholars Program city coordinator helping me,” Finley said. “YSP does a really good job at transitioning students and helping them navigate things.”

Al-Hashemi is also a member of the program and said the workshops offered by it and the Ofce of Diversity and Inclusion played a “pivotal role” in helping her adjust to college life.

“ODI ofered a variety of workshops and informational sessions that were tailored to the needs of frst-gen students like myself. These sessions covered a wide range of topics, from academic skills to career development,” Al-Hashemi said. “You are not alone in your journey. There are numerous resources available on campus to support you.”

Draper said making sure that students prioritize their mental health is important for frst-generation students.

“Take time for yourself and never stop doing the things you love,” Draper said. “You are here for a reason. Everyone has a reason. Never lose sight of that reason.”

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Both Al-Hashemi and Thomas advised creating a support system early, either through friendships or mentorships.

“Establish your support system as soon as possible. People with college experience, older peers, anyone, that way when things get hard you have people to turn to,” Thomas said.

Al-Hashemi also said to “never underestimate” connecting with other frst-generation students.

“You may fnd strength and support

in sharing experiences and strategies with peers who are navigating similar challenges as you,” Al-Hashemi said. Despite the obstacles that accompany frst-generation students, they must remain resilient, Finley said. “Stay unconquerable. There will be many things that will try to derail you, but you have to keep pushing. Everyone’s journey is diferent, it took me fve years to graduate, but it’s all about fnishing the race and staying motivated,” Finley said.

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Vintage shopowners, including Ohio State alum Shayla Boyd, talk the gift of thrift

Fashion industry professionals o er students wardrobe advice for upcoming jobs and summer internships

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By Abigail Hartzell Lantern Reporter

As the school year ends and summer begins, many college students are swapping out their backpacks for briefcases and their sweatshirts for … well, that part they’re not so sure of.

With internship season gearing up and graduates entering the workforce, students may be rummaging through their closets in search of the proper attire, scrambling to determine how to “dress to impress.”

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Luckily, local fashion industry experts Ann Paulins — an Ohio State

Department of Human Sciences clinical associate professor who has specialized in fashion and retail professional development — and Candace Read — the women’s style director at Columbus-based fashion consultant frm Wardrobe Therapy — have advice for elevating students’ wardrobes

so they can express their individual styles in a professional environment. Paulins said before panickedly buying a whole new wardrobe, it is crucial to do some background research on the workplace’s expectations.

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“What I would suggest to students who plan on immersing themselves in a professional workplace such as an internship is to research the company,” Paulins said. “It is important to know the company’s norms, the dress code and the environment.”

Read agreed, especially with workplace standards having shifted in recent years.

“So much has changed since [COVID-19], and diferent ofce environments have changed,” Read said. “I think it’s critical to dial into the culture at the company, and then from there, you dig into your personal style, but make sure it parallels the company ethos.”

For spaces with a particularly formal dress code, Paulins recommends students invest in the staples.

“I think it’s imperative to buy basics you can wear in many diferent ways,” Paulins said. “Regardless of gender, basic pants — khaki and black are good colors that a lot of tops are going to go with. Kind of like a shawl are basic kinds of tops that you can put [on], like

a cardigan sweater or blazer, which could be a more professional-leaning blazer or casual-leaning blazer.”

Accessories like belts and blazers are optimal to enhance the base of one’s business attire, Paulins said. These additional pieces can also be helpful when needing to accord with multiple dress codes or styles in the same day, she said.

“Belts can be versatile, and you can put cardigan sweaters and blazers over your tops, which can be more professional,” Paulins said. “You can go from ‘smart casual’ to professional with a basic pair of pants. Through layering, you can transcend seasons and switch your daytime outft into an after-hours one.”

Commonly, workplace settings will lean more toward a “business casual” atmosphere, Read said. She said this style exists somewhere between formal and casual, and is a great way to style an elevated, relaxed look.

“Business casual can be preferred in many environments,” Read said. “We’re seeing business casual a lot, often meaning you can wear a nice dark denim with a more elevated blouse or even a more ftted

crisp T-shirt with a blazer over it.”

As an even more casual alternative, Read said “snappy casual” is a newer style that allows for a more everyday take on business attire, enabling individuals to implement more personality into their outfts.

“Snappy casual is found in many creative environments, such as creative agencies,” Read said. “It allows you to show a little bit more of your personality, and all of that is good.”

Regardless of the particular fashion norms within a workplace, Paulins said it is imperative for interns to not only consider their clothing but also their general appearance.

“Always prioritize being well groomed,” Paulins said. “Don’t have an unkempt, just-rolledout-of-bed look. Make sure you’re always looking polished.”

Though many students may feel stressed about shopping for workplace-appropriate attire due to fnancial concerns, Paulins said there are ways to work around a college-student budget and fnd cheaper alternatives.

Specifcally, Paulins said she rec-

ommends planning ahead when shopping for clothes, seeking out thrift stores, requesting hand-me-downs from friends and family members and purchasing neutral-colored attire that can be reworn as core pieces.

“Students need to be efective and efcient with money,” Paulins said. “Not all students have all kinds of money to purchase a new wardrobe, so you can wear things multiple times a week and exchange your clothing.”

Ultimately, Paulins said comfort and confdence are key. She said students shouldn’t have to stife their identities in order to conform to a workplace’s dress code and, if they do, there may be other, non-fashion-related questions worth asking.

“If you can’t be you, then you really need to think about why you want to work there,” Paulins said. “You don’t want to be someone you’re not every day, so do that research about all aspects of the company and think about the type of opportunities you are seeking in the workplace.”

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Vintage clothing store owners Shayla Boyd and Jared Wise share tips on navigating secondhand apparel market

By Isabel Edmonds Lantern Reporter

At age 12, Shayla Boyd stepped into a thrift store for the frst time.

Searching through a seemingly endless rack of clothes, she spotted a thrilling fnd: a vintage Nike T-shirt, priced at just 75 cents. At that moment, Boyd discovered a passion that would one day become her career.

In April 2023, Boyd opened her own vintage clothing shop, appropriately named Street2Vintage. Boyd said the storefront — which is located at 796 Parsons Ave. — ofers secondhand clothing items from the ’70s through the 2000s. The entrepreneurial spirit that drives Boyd, however, may be symptomatic of her entire generation.

Flexible views on work-life balance, a focus on innovation and increased digital fuency are helping Gen Z business owners reshape the world of entrepreneurship, according to a June 2022 survey conducted by Microsoft. Out of 1,000 participants, 48% reported having multiple side hustles while 62% declared their intention(s) to launch their own companies.

Having graduated from Ohio State with a degree in fashion and retail studies, Boyd — now 24 — said she always knew she wanted to create her own brand.

“I really didn’t even want to go to college, but my dad said I needed to have a backup plan,” Boyd said. “I’m not really good with following other people’s directions. I don’t know what it is; it’s just hard for me to sometimes comprehend what other people want me to do. Whereas me, I know what I need to do and I just do it.”

Through trial and error, Boyd said she has forged a brand that accurately refects her personal style. The pop culture she encountered as a child played a signifcant role in this process, she said.

“I grew up watching ’90s sitcoms like ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,’ ‘Martin,’ ‘Living Single,’ stuf like that,” Boyd said. “A lot of the time,

the clothes that they wore were very fascinating.”

Despite the fact her storefront has been open for less than a year, Boyd has carved out her own niche in Columbus’ secondhand shopping community, accumulating over 4,850 followers on the shop’s Instagram page.

Networking at events like the recent Ohio Vintage Expo on Feb. 25 has assisted Boyd in this endeavor, she said.

Jared Wise, founder of the Ohio Vintage Expo and owner of Dayton Vintage Clothing, said people are drawn to vintage shopping for more than one reason.

“It’s interesting that older clothing can tend to last longer due to the higher thread counts and just the way they are made,” Wise said. “I would say the biggest advantage would also be the cost, too — especially for students.”

Those new to secondhand shopping or reselling should stray away from overthinking, Wise said.

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Shayla Boyd owns Street2Vintage, a secondhand clothing store located at 769 Parsons Ave.

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“Just the humor and the overall fun of fnding a really either cool or funny shirt that really makes your day is always fun,” Wise said. “Just to fnd something, even if it’s like 10 bucks or 20 bucks. It doesn’t have to be some crazy shirt. Just a nice, little, make-your-day kind of piece.”

When it comes to diferentiating her shop from others in Columbus, Boyd said understanding exactly what her target market wants is critical.

“The majority of vintage stores here are owned by men, so they don’t really understand women, how they shop and what they like,” Boyd said. “Most vintage stores here don’t have anything dedicated for women, so for me, that is one thing that sets Street2Vintage apart.”

Boyd said sourcing authentic, distinct pieces takes patience, as well as a keen eye for detail.

“For me, I go to a lot of garage selling, estate selling and thrifting,” Boyd said. “It’s crazy what people keep.”

With the demand for vintage

clothes only growing with time, Boyd said curating a sizable inventory that still aligns with her individual tastes can be challenging.

“It’s not like I’m trying to keep up with the trends, but it’s so easy to see what everybody is wearing because of social media,” Boyd said. “But for me, even if something is trendy, if I don’t like it and don’t feel something in me saying, ‘I could see someone in this,’ I won’t put it in the store.”

With younger consumers becoming more drawn to secondhand shopping, Boyd said she has noticed defnite growth within Columbus’ thrifting community. Even so, she said committing to becoming a successful clothing reseller or vintage shopowner requires much more than just passing interest.

“It’s defnitely becoming saturated,” Boyd said. “A lot of people think it’s a quick money-grab scene, but if you’re not in it and don’t have a passion for it, you’re not going to do this long-term.”

More information about Street2Vintage can be found on its Instagram page.

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The interior of Shayla Boyd’s vintage clothing store, Street2Vintage.

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The exterior of Shayla Boyd’s vintage clothing store, Street2Vintage.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Ohio State signs No. 2 national recruit Jaloni Cambridge

Cambridge is the highest-rated recruit in the Buckeyes’ program history

By Conor Finn Lantern Reporter

The Ohio State women’s bas-

Jaloni Cambridge, the No. 2 prospect in the nation, signed a National

out of high school to ever sign with the team, according to an Instagram post from Ohio State women’s basketball.bridge, who transferred from the Uni-

The 5-foot-7 guard out of Nash-

LOther schools in the hunt for Jaloni Cambridge were former national championship teams such as LSU and South Carolina.

Her impressive list of accolades in-

the Year, all of which speak volumes about her talent and potential impact.

Jaloni Cambridge’s signing comes at an excellent time for head coach

2023-24 HIGH SCHOOL STATS

21.8 points per game

9.4 assists per game

7.3 rebounds per game

Five-star recruit

Jaloni Cambridge

signed with Ohio State Wednesday.

BASKETBALL

Buckeye basketball teams add Kentucky transfers

Women’s Basketball: Forward Ajae Petty commits to Ohio State

By Eric Vah Lantern Reporter

T-for the Ohio State women’s basket-

one of the most sought-after trans-

Men’s Basketball: Buckeyes acquire Aaron Bradshaw

By Sophia Wohl Lantern Reporter

tion to their frontcourt, acquiringing, according to his Instagram. Bradshaw decided to call Ohio State over the weekend, just after the exit John

The senior forward averaged a from 5.7 points per game as a ju-bounds per game, which was third double-doubles this past season. stop, as she spent two seasons atate forwards Rebeka Mikulasikovahis freshman season in Lexington.

er, which was Ohio State’s biggest -

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herself this past season, she will form one of the most dangerous frontcourts in the Big Ten alongside sophomore forward Cotie McMahon and junior are both returning for next season.mitments for Ohio State via the Ajae Petty averaged 14.2 points and 10.6 rebounds for Kentucky last season.

Carolina transfer and senior point guard Meechie Johnson, in addition to returners junior point guard Bruce Thornton, junior center Felix Okpara

Ohio State is now left with two

played one season at UK. Bradshaw committed to Ohio State out of the NCAA transfer portal on Monday.

Buckeyes’ basketball renaissance, Ohio State unveils revamped coaching sta

By Conor Finn Lantern Reporter

In the month since Jake Diebler was announced as the permanent head coach of Ohio State’s men’s basketballblend of fresh and experienced talent. Diebler, an Ohio native and the 15th over a Chris Holtmann-led team after directed his focus toward recruiting coaches. Dave Dickerson, Luke Siwere all hired within a few weeks, get-

Dickerson returns to Ohio State after spending seven seasons in Columbus under Thad Matta fromball operations director, making it the second time he’s worked with Diebler. The pair spent three seasons togeth-nament appearances also under Drew. He brings Big Ten and recruit-

Justus comes to Columbus -

sistant coach for North Carolina State. He spent several prior sea-

athletic director Ross Bjork and Diebler as the new head coach, gives

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school has mental health profession-

In addition to using these resources, Kortokrax said working toward bettering mental health strengthens an athlete’s mind.

strength to be strong enough in those

season in the Schottenstein Center.

25 season against Texas at a neutral site in the T-Mobile arena on Nov.

strength is built over time. He calls

experiencing that growth when he iso-

said a love for a sport can be the best

where I get too much into the competition. I start thinking more about whether I am going to win or lose rather than having fun and being pres-

Sport industry educators on achieving dreams post-graduation

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The major, through the College of home to both scholar-athletes and stu-

managers and athletic directors. Ben Buchanan, a lecturer in the departmultitude of career paths available for

pursuing a Ph.D. in sport managetake the intrinsic motivation and excurriculum into professional work.

By Lauryn Luderman Sports Editor CREDIT

“For me, it comes down to, are you a critical thinker? Are you a leader? Do you work well on the team?” Buchanan said. “Sport is almost the ultimate meritocracy, right? You get as your work’s deserved, but it’s the one thing in life where if you put in hard work, a lot of times good things come out of it.”

Buchanan was a football student-ath-Buchanan graduated with a master’s in sport management before making another return to education and earning -

“I’ve found that students, just over this past year, who have been able to make the connection between concepts learned in courses are able to apply them a lot better and professionals when given an opportunity

role beyond the classroom,” Dhaliwal said.

As graduation looms and students seek jobs, Buchanan said it is best to start in a smaller role, such as ticket

Big dreams often mean a great -

tion. For graduates, Dhaliwal said his greatest advice is to not be dis-

veloping a large network of sport in-

as a student, and being proactive earli-

In Dhaliwal’s experience, he said roles right out of college in ticket sales or event management, which involves the planning, set up and tear down.

“A lot of those individuals don’t get as

seen an increase in students hoping to break into the world of social media in relation to sports, as well as name, image and likeness brand partnerships.

path, Dhaliwal said he took an interest thanks to his high school basketball background and fandom. He said for those with a passion for sportsdents be of as much value to sports organizations in the future as possible.

COURTESY OF BEN BUCHANAN

Former Ohio State football player Ben Buchanan now works as lecturer within the university’s sports industry department.

basketball teams add transfers

How Ohio State athletes handle mental health concerns under immense pressure A mental game on and o the field

By Angela Diaz Lantern Reporter

Astreak for the Ohio State football

II returned from the game devastated.

the comments started coming in. “I got a whole bunch of [direct messages] on Instagram from a whole

Ohio State athletic department, said -

These comments exacerbated what outside of football, Division I athletes are often minimized in the mental health conversation due to their supernatural embodiment at high-pro-

“[The

public sees] us on TV and they think we’re, I don’t know, superhuman?” Williams said. “They forget that we are human, that we got thoughts and emotions. We’re not kids, but a lot of us were at the prom four years ago, and I think they do lose sight of that sometimes.”

“I think a lot of times, what I’ve noticed in the fans, is they tend to forget that these are college-age students, 1822, with a tremendous amount of pressure on them,” Norman said. “There’s a lot of pressure at such a young age and that pressure could increase somebody’s risk to develop an anxiety disorder or develop a depressive disorder.”

For Kami Kortokrax, a junior on the Ohio State women’s softball team,ments being an athlete at a top school.-

at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center after the Buckeyes’ preseason practice online abuse following losses while competing for Ohio State.

State fencing team, said when he’s going through a mental challenge, there are several methods he turns to, including a meditation app provid-

ing compared to talking to his team.

other, we were just talking about it to -

pressures at times, Norman said-

The mental stress comes from asional or sometimes folks get an insaid. “So I think working to help back after their careers ended with no clue of what their next step was.

Norman said he appreciatesence feels toward mental health.

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