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Aerospace students attempt to tap moon dust for O2

by Wilson Dizard

Gas stations on the moon?

It's not implausible.

Future astronauts could potentially stop by the moon on their way to Mars or beyond to pick up oxygen extracted from lunar soil.

Four Ohio State aerospace engineering students took a ride on a NASA plane last week to test the extraction process. The students conducted experiments to see if minerals in the moon's soil can be converted to oxygen for fuel or for astronauts to breathe.
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Ohio campuses remember Va. Tech anniversary

by Associated Press

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Protests and memorials on Ohio college campuses on Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre in which a disturbed gunman killed 32 students and himself.
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Al Gore to speak at Schottenstein Center

by Sara Clifford

The total number of category four and five hurricanes has almost doubled in the last 30 years, animals are moving closer to the poles and malaria is spreading rapidly to places up to 7,000 ft above sea level. This information and more can be found in former Vice President Al Gore's book and documentary "An Inconvenient Truth."

Gore's popular documentary explains the concept of global warming and what individuals can do to help.
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Outreach programs receive recognition

by Michelle Fehribach

Numerous Ohio State programs were recognized for their commitment to outreach and engagement Wednesday, including the winner of the prestigious W.K. Kellogg Foundation Engagement Award.

"We must shift from the notion of outreach to one of engagement. Engagement expands on that and implies a reciprocal relationship, a partnership," said President E. Gordon Gee, the honorary lecturer at the fifth annual James F. Patterson Land-Grant University Lecture.
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Brutus invades Columbus

by Tyler Gillespie

Ohio State's mascot is getting a makeover.

The first 15 Brutus Buckeye statues arrived in Columbus yesterday to kick off the "Brutus on Parade" program. Sponsors from central Ohio will decorate the Brutus statues to raise money for the renovation of The William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library.
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