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Thursday March 28, 2013 year: 133 No. 44

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The OSU hockey team’s season is over, but coach Mark Osiecki said he was proud of what his team accomplished.

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For the first time since the preseason, the Ohio State men’s basketball team has a target on its back not many other squads currently claim. The Buckeyes started the year ranked No. 4 in the country but fell from the top rung of the college basketball world after non-conference losses to Duke and Kansas. Following a blowout loss at Wisconsin in mid-February, OSU dropped out of the national limelight all together. OSU has since rebounded; winning 10 straight contests highlighted by a Big Ten Tournament championship and NCAA Tournament wins against Iona and Iowa State. During their recent stretch, though, the Buckeyes were never truly the hunted — the team everyone else was eyeing and going after. In Chicago at the conference tournament, OSU was a secondary thought to No. 1 seed and regular season champion Indiana. In the NCAA Tournament, the Buckeyes were seeded below Gonzaga in the West Region and considered the worst of all the No. 2 seeds by the NCAA’s S-curve. That’s all changed heading into this weekend, with Thad Matta’s squad now being the clear favorite in the West Region. OSU is the highest remaining seed in its region. Gonzaga, No. 3 seed

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oSU sophomore forward Sam Thompson (12) shoots a layup in the March 24 nCaa Tournament game against iowa State at the University of dayton arena. with the 78-75 win, oSU advanced to the Sweet 16. New Mexico, No. 4 seed Kansas State and No. 5 seed Wisconsin have all fallen in the West. The Buckeyes will play No. 6 seed Arizona Thursday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and, if victorious, will take on either No. 9 seed Wichita State or No. 13

seed La Salle Saturday in the Elite Eight. For OSU, anything less than a trip to the Final Four at this point will be construed as a disappointment by many. Reporter Andy Glockner said in

a Monday SI.com article that OSU is “the most polished and accomplished team left,” in its region. In a mock re-seeding of the 16 teams remaining in the field, Myron Medcalf of ESPN.com placed the Buckeyes fourth, only behind Louisville (Midwest Region No. 1 seed), Michigan (South Region No. 4 seed), and Florida (South Region No. 3 seed). Matta’s Buckeye squads have fared well in previous NCAA Tournaments as the higher seed. Since 2007, OSU is 14-3 in the NCAA Tournament against teams seeded lower than it, with the three losses coming to No. 9 seed Siena in 2009, No. 6 seed Tennessee in 2010 and No. 4 seed Kentucky in 2011. Much of that can be attributed to Matta having his team playing its best basketball at the most important time of the season. It’s no different this year. “Coach does a great job preparing us for March,” said junior forward Deshaun Thomas. OSU is finally playing like the team many thought it could be when the season began with the Buckeyes ranked among the country’s elite. Junior guard Aaron Craft and sophomore forward Sam Thompson have proven to be competent secondary scoring options to Thomas. Sophomore guard Shannon Scott and sophomore forward LaQuinton

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Some turn profile pics red for gay marriage

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Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes embraced the city of Schenectady for the movie ‘The Place Beyond the Pines.’

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anThony SzUhay Lantern reporter szuhay.3@osu.edu The Supreme Court is hearing arguments on same-sex marriage this week, and some students have turned to social media to share their support for the cause. As part of the Human Rights Campaign’s “United for Marriage,” people all across the world have been changing their profile pictures to a red graphic with an equal sign, symbolizing support for marriage equality. Aaron Clapper, a third-year in public affairs, said he loved seeing the swarm of red on social media. “For friends and allies, random friends on Facebook and even gay partners-in-crime to show their support is astounding,” he said. “I was emotional today seeing everyone’s support, and even reading posts made by everyone who find the issue so thrilling.” Clapper called the support “overwhelming.” “It was awesome to experience as a student who studies this on a daily basis, and as a gay man,” he said. The campaign started in light of the U.S. Supreme Court hearing oral arguments on California’s Proposition 8 on Tuesday and the hearing on the Defense of Marriage Act on Wednesday. Proposition 8 was passed in California in 2008, 142 days after same-sex marriage became legal in the state. The state constitutional amendment made it so only marriage between a man and a woman was legally recognized.

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In those 142 days, about 18,000 same-sex couples wed, according to the Associated Press. The Defense of Marriage Act, passed in 1996 under former President Bill Clinton, defines marriage as a legal union between a man and a woman. Under this law, same-sex married couples are deprived of a number of benefits in areas of tax breaks, social security and tax benefits.

But for some students, the ability to marry who they want means everything to them. “For me personally, to be able to get married means the world,” Clapper said. “If it (were to) ever happen for me, it would mean that I am recognized as an equal in this world — that I am valued the same as my straight counterpart.”

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Oval to be a ‘Walk Zone’ starting next month Shay TroTTer Lantern reporter trotter.35@osu.edu

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demonstrators gather in front of the US Supreme Court on March 27 as the court hears arguments on a part of the defense of Marriage act that prevents legally wed same-sex couples from receiving certain benefits.

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2 oSU Police officers patrol the area of woodruff avenue between high Street and College avenue for jaywalking.

Bicyclists and skateboarders will be required to dismount before crossing the Oval and the South Oval when the areas are designated walk zones starting April 17, in a new policy that some students say misses the point. Ohio State Police will enforce the new “Walk Zone” policy in Fall 2013 and, for those who do not comply, citations will be written at the officer’s discretion, according to a document from the Office of Administration and Planning. Officers will consider multiple factors, including, location, time-of-day, past violations and danger presented by the violation, according to OSU’s “Walk Zone Guide.” Fines for university violations begin at $20, and fines for state and municipal violations begin at $129.

Alex Smith, president of Bike OSU and a graduate student in city and regional planning, said he is unsure of just how effective the new policy will be. “I don’t think it’s really going to do much,” he said. “And I don’t really understand what the purpose of it is.” While Smith said he rarely rides his bike through the Oval and therefore likely won’t be impacted, other cyclists might respond differently. “It may cause less students to ride their bikes because they don’t want to be ticketed for a violation,” he said. Nick Palmiotto, a first-year in finance and economics, said although he doesn’t ride a bike on campus, he feels OSU should focus more on the safety of the cyclists. “I saw a kid riding his bike and he hit a bump on the Oval, completely flipped over the handlebars and collapsed,” Palmiotto said. “So I think the sidewalk

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