Jan. 31, 1972
Of Ohio's 556,000 potential 18- to 20-year-old voters, more than 239,000 were registered before November's general elections, according to the secretary of state's office.
More recent statewide figures are not available.
In Franklin county, a Board of Election official said approximately 30,000 have been registered since last July, when 18- to 20-year-olds were allowed to vote in all elections in Ohio.
The last day to register before the May primary is Apr. 3.
"You do not register by party in Ohio," a secretary of state spokesman said. "Party preference is declared in primary elections."
Jan. 28, 1977
A statewide natural gas crisis was declared Thursday evening by Gov. James A. Rhodes.
The declaration was prompted by announcements Thursday afternoon that four Ohio gas companies will virtually shut down gas service indefinitely to industries and large commercial users, including some schools.
"With dwindling fuel supplies and severe weather warnings, it is clear that, for all practical purposes, there is only enough gas available for the next several days to service residential customers, human needs and property protection," Rhodes said.
The governor said he was acting under Section 122.87 of the Ohio Revised Code in declaring the crisis.
Feb.1, 1980
Containers leaking toxic chemicals were transferred Wednesday from Ohio Stadium to a suitable storage area on campus, said Martin DeLille, director of facilities maintenance on Thursday.
Three empty polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) transformers and two 55-gallon drums were moved after DeLille was notified of their presence by an Ohio State broadcast student.
The student's report, which aired on WOSU Tuesday, told of a slight leak discovered in one of the drums located within 20 feet of the stadium dorm food service area.
One of the transformers had corroded, DeLille was told, and was seeping residue PCB.
Jan. 29, 1982
Proposed cuts to student financial aid by the federal government will have a devastating impact on students all across Ohio, said Edwin M. Crawford, vice president for public affairs.
The first priority of SO, Crawford said, is the Guaranteed Student Loan Program (GSL), the main program on which graduate and professional students depend.
The Department of Education and the office of Management and Budget are considering elimination of graduate and professional students from eligibility, he said.
Approximately 12,500 OSU students could be affected by the change, Crawford said.
Jan. 28, 1997
Ohio State students have the chance to vote today on whether they will have access to unlimited bus service around Central Ohio for an extra $9 per quarter.
Passage would mean an across-the-board $9 increase in quarterly tuition. Students would be able to ride COTA buses free by showing their student ID. COTA would add three routes: to the Brewery District, to the Lennox Center and to the Sawmill/Bethel Road area.
If passed, the issue will move to the OSU Board of Trustees for possible approval in February.
Because the $9 increase would exceed the 6 percent cap on tuition mandated by state law, the State Controlling Board must also approve the plan.
Jan. 31, 2001
A committee has been given the task of deciding whether the current general education curriculum requirements need to be adjusted for the future.
"We want to make sure the GECs are still fulfilling the requirements they were originally intended for," said Marilyn Blackwell, the committee chairwoman.
She said the GECs are supposed to be correlated to what an educated person should know, as well as remain comparable to OSU's benchmark universities.
This committee was initiated by President William Kirwan, Blackwell said. Kirwan asked four faculty leaders to create and select members for the two committees, she said.
Jan. 30, 2004
Thirty days into January, Columbus has already seen six homicides. At this rate, the city may accumulate even more murders than last year, when it reached 112 - one of the highest murder rates in the last two decades.
"If we look back in the files over the last couple decades, it's just been a rollercoaster," said Sherry Mercurio, spokeswoman for Columbus Division of Police.
The rate peaked in 1991 with 139 homicides, but it's a hard crime to predict, Mercurio said.
Compiled from Lantern reports
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