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Ohio State students witness Oklahoma tornado on storm-chasing trip

Five Ohio State students were amazed yet horrified after witnessing the deadly tornado that pillaged Moore, Okla., Monday. The students, who all study atmospheric science at OSU and were also with several OSU graduates of meteorology , saw the formation of the superstorm, including the initial touchdown of the tornado, from about a mile away in Newcastle, after traveling to Oklahoma Thursday to take part in an individually funded storm-chasing adventure alongside trained professionals. Full story

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Ohio State President Gee's salary ranks 3rd among public university presidents

Although Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee is paid a hefty salary, Gee’s salary was only the third highest in the country for public university presidents for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. Gee, who earned slightly less than $1.9 million as his total compensation, fell from the top spot to No. Full story

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Ohio State men's tennis loses heartbreaker to UCLA, 4-3, in NCAA tournament semifinals

The Ohio State men’s tennis team saw its season come to an end when it lost to top-ranked UCLA, 4-3, in the NCAA tournament semifinals on Monday. The No. 5 Buckeyes had to dig themselves out of a 2-0 hole after they lost the doubles point for the third time this season. Full story

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James Jakes prepared to race in Indy 500 with support of "Jakesy Nation"

Of all the teams racing in Sunday’s Indianapolis 500, the one with the most ties to the Columbus area is Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. The IZOD IndyCar Series team headquarters is in Hilliard, Ohio. Graham Rahal, the son of team co-owner and 1986 Indy 500 champion Bobby Rahal, was born in Columbus and graduated from New Albany High School. Full story

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Ohio State students witness Oklahoma tornado on storm-chasing trip

Five Ohio State students were amazed yet horrified after witnessing the deadly tornado that pillaged Moore, Okla., Monday. The students, who all study atmospheric science at OSU and were also with several OSU graduates of meteorology , saw the formation of the superstorm, including the initial touchdown of the tornado, from about a mile away in Newcastle, after traveling to Oklahoma Thursday to take part in an individually funded storm-chasing adventure alongside trained professionals.
Ohio State President Gee's salary ranks 3rd among public university presidents

Although Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee is paid a hefty salary, Gee’s salary was only the third highest in the country for public university presidents for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. Gee, who earned slightly less than $1.9 million as his total compensation, fell from the top spot to No.
Ohio State Student Safety Service seeks 'right person' for open positions

The Ohio State Student Safety Service is hiring, but the program isn’t just looking to fill empty spots. The Student Safety Service, comprised of trained OSU student employees, provides safe transportation around the campus area during the evening and early morning hours for OSU students, faculty and staff.
Crime Brief: female staff member receives call threatening son while working at hospital

There were two reports of telecommunications harassment on Ohio State’s campus from May 14 to May 21. A female staff member of the Ross Heart Hospital reported that an unidentified male called her while she was working on May 20 at about noon. The caller threatened her son who is currently incarcerated in the Franklin County Jail, according to a University Police report.
Ohio State aims to protect cyber security

Protecting Ohio State students, faculty and staff from cyber-attacks is a task that falls to the Office of the Chief Information Officer. “We have been really focused on securing the institution’s restricted data and research data,” said Kathy Starkoff, chief information officer for OSU.
Email mistakenly sent to Ohio State Summer Term students due to 'simple human error'

President Barack Obama and Ohio State president E. Gordon Gee were among those who congratulated about 10,000 OSU grads May 5 at Ohio Stadium for Spring Commencement. Approximately 19,000 OSU students received their own graduation congratulations in an email from OSU Enrollment Services Monday.
Ohio State students react to the finding of three missing Cleveland women

The missing persons cases of Amanda Berry, Michelle Knight, and Georgina “Gina” DeJesus attracted international, regional and local attention when the three women were found May 6 a few blocks away from where they each went missing in Cleveland about a decade ago.
Endangered plant blooms at Ohio State greenhouse for 3rd time

An endangered plant bloomed Tuesday in Ohio State’s Biological Sciences greenhouse for the third time since 2011. The particular specimen of Titan Arum that bloomed Tuesday, named “Woody,” bloomed once before in 2011. Titan Arum is the largest unbranched inflorescence, a floral structure composed of many smaller individual flowers, in the world.
David Manderscheid named executive dean, vice provost of Ohio State’s College of Arts and Sciences

The position of executive dean of Ohio State’s College of Arts and Sciences and vice provost for Arts and Sciences and professor of mathematics has been given to David Manderscheid, effective July 1, pending approval by OSU’s Board of Trustees. Manderscheid is currently the dean of University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Arts and Sciences, as well as a professor of mathematics.
Ohio State students win national construction systems management competition

The building and plans they put together are fictitious, but the works and rewards were real. National acclaim, job opportunities and recognition for their hard work are ahead for the six members of the Ohio State Student Construction Systems Management Competition Team.

Sports

James Jakes prepared to race in Indy 500 with support of 'Jakesy Nation'

Of all the teams racing in Sunday’s Indianapolis 500, the one with the most ties to the Columbus area is Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. The IZOD IndyCar Series team headquarters is in Hilliard, Ohio. Graham Rahal, the son of team co-owner and 1986 Indy 500 champion Bobby Rahal, was born in Columbus and graduated from New Albany High School.
Ohio State men's tennis eliminates USC 4-3, moves on to NCAA semifinals

The four-time defending champion is no more, and the Buckeyes are to blame. After being eliminated by them in two of the last four NCAA Tournaments, the Ohio State men’s tennis team took down the USC Trojans 4-3 on Saturday night.
Ohio State baseball misses out on Big Ten title with 8-1 loss to No. 21 Indiana

Back-to-back losses against No. 21 Indiana spoiled a chance for the Ohio State baseball team to jump the Hoosiers and clinch a Big Ten Championship. Instead, the Buckeyes will be the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten tournament after the 8-1 loss on Saturday.
Ohio State men's lacrosse falls to Cornell 16-6 in NCAA quarterfinals

The Ohio State men’s lacrosse team suffered a crushing loss to Cornell on Saturday 16-6, eliminating them from this season’s NCAA Tournament.
2014 Ohio State football schedule released

The Big Ten released the 2014 conference schedule Thursday, one that sees Ohio State traveling to familiar conference foes Penn State and Michigan State as well as new member Maryland. The Buckeyes are set to host Michigan at the end of the season but do not play Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Purdue or Wisconsin in 2014.
Ohio State men's tennis advances to NCAA quarterfinals with 4-0 victory over Texas A&M

Twice this season, the Ohio State men’s tennis team found itself on the losing side of a match. On Thursday night, though, the Buckeyes got their revenge for one of those losses. The No. 5 Buckeyes defeated the No. 12 Texas A&M Aggies, 4-0, in the round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament, improving their record to 34-2 on the season.
Ohio State's football coaches to see a pay increase for 2013 season

Ohio State will pay Urban Meyer and his football coaching staff a total of $7.57 million in salary for the 2013 season, an OSU spokesman confirmed in an email to The Lantern on Tuesday. Meyer's salary in 2013 will be $4.16 million, up from the $4 million he earned in 2012, according to the email.
Ohio State names Brett Larson men’s hockey associate head coach

Brett Larson was named the associate head coach for Ohio State's men's hockey. Steve Rohlik, who was named head coach in April, made the announcement Tuesday. Rohlik replaced former coach Mark Osiecki, who was let go by OSU on April 15 after "a difference of opinion over the management of the program that could not be resolved,” according to Gene Smith, OSU athletic director.
Melissa Schaub named Ohio State women's tennis coach

The Ohio State women’s tennis team has their new coach. Sort of. Melissa Schaub spent the 2012-13 season as an interim coach for the Buckeyes and was named the full-time coach by the university on Tuesday. Last year under Schaub, the Buckeyes went 10-14 as a team and were eliminated in the first round of the Big Ten tournament, losing five straight matches to end the season.

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Ohio State alumnus to capture Buckeye spirit in documentary 'Nuts: The Best Damn Fans In The Land'

During spring break of his sophomore year at Ohio State, Mike Newman picked up a video camera to film his partying friends. Newman hasn’t put down the camera since, and changed his major to media production to pursue a career as a filmmaker. An avid OSU football fan, Newman sprung an idea to fuse these two loves into one project by making his own documentary titled “Nuts: The Best Damn Fans In The Land.
Review: 1 wedding down, 3 to go with 'Game of Thrones' 'Second Sons'

This week's episode of "Game of Thrones," "Second Sons," introduces a new character and contains some excellent acting by Peter Dinklage. It's about average for the season. The episode begins with the Hound (Rory McCann) taking Arya (Maisie Williams) to The Twins, where he plans to ransom her to her family.
Review: Fall Out Boy returns to Columbus, draws fans old and new for energetic show

The lyrics “Scream until your lungs give out,” from Fall Out Boy’s “This Ain't A Scene, It's An Arms Race,” pretty much summed up the behavior encouraged at the band’s Columbus show.
Review: Cheap Trick keeps it classy at Rock on the Range

The sun dropped below the horizon in the distance. A man in a Spiderman costume crowd-surfed across an enthusiastic audience and Robin Zander cooed his famous six words: “I want you to want me.” Six words that continue to dominate classic rock radio stations and that made Zander’s band, Cheap Trick, famous after the song’s debut in 1977.
Commentary: 'Saturday Night Live' possibly lost without fan favorites Seth Meyers, Bill Hader

The “Saturday Night Live” stage will soon have two pairs of big shoes in need of filling. Word broke Sunday that longtime head writer and “Weekend Update” anchor for “SNL” Seth Meyers was set to leave the show in order to take over for Jimmy Fallon as the host of NBC’s “Late Night.
Review: 'Game of Thrones' episode 'The Bear and the Maiden Fair' lacks color, excitement

The seventh episode of "Game of Thrones," "The Bear and the Maiden Fair," has some highlights, but overall the episode is much like the fifth, continuing a plot through necessary storytelling that somehow fails to hold the viewer's appeal. Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and the wildlings crossed the Wall last episode, but the troubles are only just beginning.
Review: Taylor Swift sparkles with honest, 'Red' emotion at Columbus tour stop

It’s easy to be infatuated with Taylor Swift. There’s a bubblegum pop, girl-next-door aura about her that makes you smile when she smiles. When she took the stage at Nationwide Arena Wednesday night, some 14,000 people were mesmerized by her, and in turn she was struck by them.
'Chelsea Lately' comedian Josh Wolf to take stage in Columbus

Josh Wolf is a man of many talents: comedian, storyteller, father and now author. The “Chelsea Lately” cast member has recently released his first book and is embarking on a nationwide tour. “The book is about a time in my life where I had met a woman who had two kids, we had a kid together, we ended up parting ways and I kept all three kids,” he said about his book, “It Takes Balls: Dating Single Moms and Other Confessions from an Unprepared Single Dad.

Opinion

Letter to the editor: It’s all about who you know: personal relationships heighten post-grad success

Letter to the editor: As many of you already know, and as others will soon find out, getting a top quality, high paying first job is really hard. Having graduated from Ohio State with a bachelor's degree in 2007 and from the Moritz College of Law in 2011, I have first-hand knowledge of how tough it really is to do so.
OSU considers swapping junk food for healthier options

Now that Ohio State passed the tobacco ban, the university has set its sights on banning the sale of things that almost everyone on campus consumes. Candy, chips and other unhealthy snacks will be the next things to be kicked off campus in the name of student health.
Letter to the editor: Muslim Students’ Association sends thoughts to Boston

Letter to the editor: We would like to send our deepest condolences to the entire city of Boston, and to all those affected by the senseless acts of violence committed over the past week. We would also like to applaud and thank the valiant men and women of the Boston Police Department, the FBI and all other parties involved in the incredible effort to capture the suspects, taking every possible measure to protect the citizenry and saving countless lives.
Editorial: Reporting on sex crimes is necessary, difficult

There have been nine rapes reported on Ohio State’s campus this academic year — from the end of August until the end of March, nine reported rapes. And that doesn’t even include the sexual impositions, harassments and other incidences that for some reason don’t get reported to police.
End of an era: ‘History doesn’t just happen, it’s made’

Tuesday marks the last day that I, and many others on The Lantern staff, will have our name in the paper as an editor. Editor-in-chief Ally Marotti and I started working here at the same time almost three years ago, and this chapter is coming to a close.
Seek help when in abusive relationships

When I started this semester, I intended to write weekly for the Student Voice section because I feel like I have a lot to say, and well, let’s just say that life had a different path for me. It has been almost two weeks since I got out of my abusive relationship for the final time.
University ‘revolution’ misses out on students’ needs

When Ohio State accepts a student into its incoming freshman class, it expects the student to hold himself to the university’s standards, and the student agrees to live up to the university’s expectations. Students also agree to an honor code, which is meant to foster education and intellectualism.
Time of mourning needed after Boston Marathon bombing

Days that change the country start off just like any other. Kids hurry off to school, parents head into work and runners lace up their shoes, the same way all of them routinely do. But Monday was unfortunately not like every other day. Monday, the innocence that goes along with the average person’s day was ripped out from underneath our collective feet.
Letter to the editor: Gay marriage proponents fueled by emotions, not considering tax burdens

Letter to the editor: The legalization of gay marriage may not be as bad as “Bible-Thumpers” and other opposition makes it out to be. The legalization would allow access to more federal programs that used to be available to only heterosexual couples and would raise more tax revenue.

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