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Ohio State likely to approve 3.5 percent tuition increase

University officials are recommending an overall 3.2 percent increase in tuition and fees, effective Fall Semester 2012-13, which awaits final approval by the Ohio State Board of Trustees, according to a press release. The tuition increase would impact undergraduate, graduate and non-resident tuition.

Gene Smith on Ohio State athletics’ ‘glory years’

As the scandal that eventually became known as “Tattoo-Gate” unfolded around the Ohio State football program, few people faced more criticism than OSU athletic director Gene Smith. Tuesday, in an exclusive interview with The Lantern, Smith said OSU’s athletic program was “glad to have (the scandal) behind us,” and was finally moving forward.

Teachers react to cellphone use in class

Cellphone use can be a part of everyday life for Ohio State students. Whether students are talking, texting, emailing, tweeting, taking pictures, posting to Facebook, surfing the Internet or playing Angry Birds, phone use doesn’t always stop once they start class.

Petition aims to amend Ohio redistricting

Two Ohio State professors lead the initiative to reform Ohio’s congressional districts, after a Democratic district was lost in 2011. Republicans redrew congressional district lines, which were approved in September, and opponents of the change sa Richard Gunther, a political sciences professor, and Dan Tokaji, a law professor, created a petition in conjunction with Voters First Initiative, a coalition of nonpartisan groups and people across Ohio fighting for voters.

Student-operated EMS program looking to replace 20-year void

An Ohio State program that was at one time eliminated due to budget cuts might soon be resuscitated. The Center for EMS sponsored an informational dinner Monday that introduced the idea of having a student-run Emergency Medical Service program at OSU.

Shortened summer break impacts students’ plans, summer classes, jobs, internships

Summertime for many college students is a time to travel, work at internships or even take a few extra classes. For many Ohio State students, however, options are running short this summer. OSU students are adjusting their plans due to a shortened summer break, which has made it more difficult for some to get jobs, to go on vacations and even take summer classes.

Ohio State Med Center receives final community touch for framework

After a month of traveling around Columbus, the final steel beams found their home in the new Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute and Critical Care Center Monday afternoon. At about 4 p.m., Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center faculty and staff, university and state leaders and members of the Columbus community watched as the final beam was placed to complete the steel frame of the new hospital.

Days after Woodfest and Chittshow, arrests remain unknown

The Columbus Division of Police described situations at two block parties over the weekend as “extremely dangerous,” but did not say how many arrests occurred or explain why pepper spray was used to end both events. Neighborhood block parties Woodfest, on East Woodruff Avenue Friday night into Saturday, and ChittShow, on Chittenden Avenue Saturday night into Sunday, included almost every residence on those streets on their respective nights.

Former Ohio State adviser arrested for theft

A former Ohio State faculty member was arrested Monday for charging about $3,000 to a student organization’s credit card for personal reasons. Brett Mayo, a former Students for Recycling adviser and former associate director of Energy Management and Sustainability for the OSU Office of Student Life, was charged with using an emergency credit card for personal expenses, a first-degree misdemeanor, according to an OSU Police report.

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Ohio State baseball prepares for 'new life' in Big Ten tournament

The Big Ten Baseball Tournament is in Columbus for the fourth-consecutive season, as the conference’s top teams travel to Huntington Park to crown a new Big Ten Champion. The six-team, double-elimination tournament begins Wednesday with the top six teams in the 2012 Big Ten standings vying for the conference championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Gene Smith: Ohio State commits 'about 40' NCAA violations annually

The Ohio State athletic department self-reported 46 NCAA secondary violations since May 30, 2011, and OSU athletic director Gene Smith said he thinks that’s “natural.” By Smith’s estimation, OSU fans should possibly expect about 40 violations most years, and that quantity doesn’t upset the Big Ten Conference.

Buchanan, Rola march on for Ohio State tennis

Most of he Ohio State men’s tennis team might already be back in Columbus after its weekend loss against UCLA, but two members of the team are still on the road chasing national championship dreams. The No. 5-seeded Buckeyes were eliminated by No. 4 UCLA Saturday, 4-2, but senior Chase Buchanan and sophomore Blaz Rola remain in Athens, Ga.

Ohio State baseball: ‘Thank God we got into this tournament’

On the final day of the regular season, the Ohio State baseball team (31-25, 11-13 Big Ten) clinched the final spot in the Big Ten Tournament, but the scene was far from picturesque. The Buckeyes were swept in their final three regular-season series against Indiana, but advanced to the conference tournament because they held a tiebreaker advantage after finishing in the three-way tie for the final spot with Illinois and Minnesota.

Soccer Tennis Club gets kicks on court

As Richard Ansley and his friends make their way to the RPAC tennis courts, they finds themselves without a racquet or a can of tennis balls. That’s because Ansley, a third-year in accounting, and his friends aren’t playing tennis, they are part of the Soccer Tennis Club at Ohio State.

Ohio State rowing 'ready to compete' for national title

The No. 4-ranked Ohio State rowing team was selected as one of 16 teams that will head to West Windsor, N.J., this week to compete for the national title at the NCAA Championships. The rowing, which had one of the athletic department’s 46 self-reported NCAA violations that were released last week, have qualified for the NCAA championships every year as a team since 2000, making this their 13th-consecutive appearance.

Ohio State women's golf travels to Nashville for NCAA Championships

The Ohio State women’s golf team will head to Nashville, Tenn., to compete for the national title for the second consecutive season following a sixth-place finish last week at the NCAA Central Regional held on the Scarlet Course in Columbus. The Buckeyes will not only be competing against 20 teams in the top 25 of the rankings, but Mother Nature as well.

Ohio State students swing championship-caliber jump rope skills during town meeting

Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer won two BCS National Championships as the coach of the Florida Gators. Mike Vrabel, the defensive line coach on Meyer’s staff, won three Super Bowl championships with the NFL’s New England Patriots. Both were among the speakers who entertained OSU students at the Urban Meyer Student Town Hall Meeting on May 15, but they were not the only national champions to take the stage that evening.

Arts + Entertainment

Review: Columbus fans not sorry for partying with LMFAO

LMFAO’s performance in Columbus was a mixture of hilarity and awkwardness, strung together with beer bongs, excessive crotch grabbing and booty shaking. The duo of Redfoo, whose real name is Stefan Gordy, and SkyBlu, whose real name is Skyler Gordy, played Tuesday at a partially-full Nationwide Arena.

Review: Unnecessary ‘Men in Black 3’ just O‘K’ compared to predecessors

Third films in trilogies tend to, well, suck — or at least are not regarded quite as highly as their brethren. “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi,” “Spider-Man 3” and “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” are examples of such. “Men in Black 3,” the first “Men in Black” film in 10 years, isn’t necessarily the utter failure its predecessor was, but it doesn’t quite measure up to the pure schlocky fun of the original, either.

Commentary: Tears replace ‘Glee’ in season 3 finale

I am not ashamed to say I bawled like a baby at the season three finale of Glee Tuesday. I’ve never been one for goodbyes in my real life, and it turns out I’m not any better at fictional ones. Before the first scene even began, I had a feeling I would cry at some point in the show.

Ohio State dance department to showcase dirty work in spring festival

Dance students at Ohio State will ditch center stage to play in the dirt. OSU’s dance department is scheduled to host “Dance Uptown: DIRT” at 8 p.m. on Thursday in the Plumb Hall Agricultural Arena, located at 2027 Coffey Road, as part of its Spring Dance Festival.

Not-so-serious Columbus rapper Submuloc goes from poetry to prankster performer

This is part of our weekly series titled "Columbus' Own," where we profile a local band every Thursday. After being kicked out of high school and banned from Skully’s Music-Diner for fighting, local rapper Submuloc, whose real name is Nate Frase, said he knows he is serious trouble, but he’s adamant that people shouldn’t take anything he says seriously.

Columbus Tupperware party fit for a queen

Tupperware? Check. Free hostess gifts? Check. Drag queen? Check. This is not your mother’s average Tupperware party. Columbus native Kevin Farrell has made what he considers his fortune hosting Tupperware parties dressed in drag as character Dee W. Ieye (pronounced: D.

Web tease: LMFAO launches Sorry for Party Rocking tour in Columbus

LMFAO party rocked Columbus, making the city its first stop on its Sorry for Party Rocking tour, at Nationwide Arena Tuesday. The crowd came dressed for the part as a number of girls and guys managed to squeeze into animal print stretchy pants and flaunted oversized neon glasses.

Opinion

Will Kevin Durant steal Kobe Bryant's thunder as NBA's top player?

On Monday night in Oklahoma City, the greatest player of the 2000s might have officially passed on his title to the player who could become the best of the 2010s. Kobe Bryant scored 42 points in game five of the NBA Western Conference semifinals, but it was not enough as the Los Angeles Lakers fell to Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder, 106-90, ending the Lakers’ season.

Facebook users should not be surprised if company starts charging for features

When Facebook went public Friday, its initial public offering (IPO) gave investors the chance to own a piece of the massive social network via stocks. But with the development, the company is bound to change, and this time it’s not going to be just a revamped homepage.

Post-graduates enter real world with large debt, no guarantees for financial success

In the United States, the so-called land of opportunity, many are facing a reality check: even with a college education, we still are not guaranteed financial success. About half of recent college graduates can’t find full-time employment, and many more are underemployed.

Leaky ceilings dampen learning, need faster attention

Ohio State has begun a $126 million project, $96.5 million of which is state capital, in Koffolt Lab. The project, slated to be complete by 2015, according to an article on OSU’s College of Engineering website, is no doubt a necessity. But the issue is not why are they doing the construction in the first place. The issue is why it has taken so long.

Olympic Quidditch match not just for 'nerds'

London is going to be overrun with athletes this summer, including the best quidditch players in the world. Team USA and Team UK will face off in an Olympic demonstration; teams from the Australian and French quidditch leagues might also make an appearance.

Intramurals build ‘college resume,’ create memories

A measly white T-shirt is seemingly all that is at stake. And yet, it felt like so much more as we walked off the softball field Monday night on the wrong side of a walk-off win in the final four of our intramural softball bracket. The pitcher who gave up the final hit agonized over decisions made and opportunities missed.

Olympic Quidditch match not just for 'nerds'

SEL’s nameless neighbor needs name more than library

With Spring Quarter winding down, Buckeyes are gearing up for the many changes being thrown our way in the months to come. On the horizon we have semesters, privatized parking, a revamped football program and a recently created South Oval Beach Twitter account.

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