Like many students at Ohio State, Michael Kahan decided to jump into the cold waters of Mirror Lake three years ago before the football game against Michigan. When the fourth-year in marketing told his parents, they were none too pleased. He tried to explain that it was an important tradition, but his dad, an OSU alumnus, would not buy it.
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Chissy Nkemere used to never get sick. That is, until she was diagnosed with histoplasmosis this summer. A second-year student at Ohio State, Nkemere began to suffer from flu-like symptons that persisted for days while at home in a Cleveland suburb for the summer.
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Three years ago Ohio State alumnus Brian Pitzer began working on a secret business plan to create a marketable brand of caffeinated water. He hoped to appeal to a unique crowd: classy, smart, trend-setting people that are worried about their health. In addition, he had “people who need to be hydrated and are also aware caffeine will help their performance” in mind when creating the product, he said.
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Police reveived a tip that someone had been shot in a Clinton Avenue home Tuesday, but when they arrived they found no one but the home’s resident, who was surprised by their visit. Reports state that a woman called a Madison County Homicide detective and hold him she had shot someone in the Clinton Avenue home.
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A Columbus State Community College student was arrested and charged Monday on the school’s campus for his alleged involvement in the September robbery of the Uniprint store on Millikin Way. Columbus State campus police, in collaboration with Ohio State University Police, arrested Kalvin S.
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Ohio State is known for many things, including its efforts to become eco-friendly with “green” buildings and its community outreach programs. OSU students from across multiple disciplines are teaming up to give the kids at Camp Mary Orton some brand-new toys: solar-powered cars.
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So you think you can dance? A successful career as a professional dancer, choreographer, dance videographer and teacher proves that Victoria Uris can dance. Uris is retiring this quarter after 20 years as a professor in the Department of Dance at Ohio State.
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The university will save more than 4,100 hours of class time every year when student evaluations of their teachers go online, according to the Scanning and Survey Office Web site Student Evauations of Instructors will move to Buckeye Link at the end of this quarter.
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The Buckeyes always aim to defeat the Wolverines, and this week, students “can,” even if they aren’t a part of the football team. The “Greatest Rivalry in Canned Goods” is an effort to play off the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry to collect non-perishable food items.
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An Ohio State student was transported to the OSU Hospital emergency room Tuesday afternoon after he was struck by a bus near Woodruff and College avenues. The student, Yaho Sun, was in a Woodruff Avenue crosswalk at 12:16 p.m. when a westbound bus struck his left side, knocking him to the ground.
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Ohio State students have more than one option for Thanksgiving dinner. This year, students have three Thanksgiving celebrations open to them on campus. RPAC Thanksgiving The turkey dinner provides a Thanksgiving celebration for students, faculty and staff who cannot go home for the holiday.
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Star Buckeye wrestler sued OSU and others, now he's battling to pay creditors
Former Ohio State wrestler Mike DiSabato has been fighting his whole life and he has one piece of advice: “Just avoid lawyers. It’d be better to settle it in the cage, the old-fashioned way.” Unfortunately for him, lawyers have the muscle in the business world.
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He once owned the Cincinnati Bengals and was a minority owner of the Reds, but that never stopped Austin “Dutch” Knowlton from calling himself a Buckeye. When the Ohio State alumnus died in 2003 at age 93, though, a $6 million pledge he made to the university became locked in a legal battle waged by two of his children who were left out of his will.
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Some people truly bleed scarlet and gray — at least those who donate blood during the annual blood battle between Ohio State and the University of Michigan. Beginning Nov. 1, this year’s competition marks the 28th time the schools have faced off against each other, with Michigan leading the all-time record with 15 victories.
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