I am, based on my age, considered an adult by the law, and with this title comes most of adulthood's correlating rights and responsibilities. But I haven't served in the military. Nor do I own a car or home. And, although I have held several part-time ...

Admit it, you made fun of Paterno too. I was shoving the largest Chipotle burrito known to mankind down my gullet and sipping a beer in Woody's Tavern on Thursday, attempting to digest the usu...

In case you haven't noticed, the Columbus Blue Jackets are downright awful. Awful might not even be a strong enough adjective. At the All-Star break, the Jackets have played 49 games and have accumulated 32 points. That's good for dead last in the ...

I consider myself to be a devout Muslim woman, and it hurts me dearly when I see people speak ill of a religion which I hold so dearly. Therefore, I understand when some, if not most Muslim students at Ohio State were offended by the ad that ran in Mon...

When an advertisement ran in Monday's edition of The Lantern, our editorial staff was bombarded with dozens of emails and phone calls from outraged readers who were offended by the advertisement's content. The ad in question was titled 'Former Leaders ...

Joe Paterno was the head coach of the Penn State football program for 46 seasons, during which Paterno won more Division I college football games than any other coach ever has. Paterno set that record on Oct. 29, 2011, with a 10-7 victory over Illi...

Recently I had conversations with college graduates about how much they pay for their apartments now versus how much they paid while living in college housing. The main point that I took away from these discussions is that college students are getting ...

I've been told I wasn't American if I didn't enjoy every fattening morsel of a Big Mac, but it wasn't until the 2012 election season began that I found out being rich and disagreeing with a few government actions was even less American. In an age that ...

The destruction of the Boyd, Johnston, Aviation and Haskett buildings on Woodruff Avenue has been captivating passers-by since Autumn Quarter. The catlike claw of the giant excavator had students (including myself) stopping to admire its graceful peeli...

A few weeks ago I was on a flight from Orlando to Columbus, and I was one of the first people to board the plane because I opted for early check-in. Most people have a preference on where they like to sit on a plane. Some people like sitting by the win...

'That's messed up.' Moises 'Mo' Madera, a third-year in Arabic, pretty much summed up campus dining after one look at the nutritional value of his favorite salad, the chicken romaine caesar salad from Berry Cafe. My particular complaint against the...

When you go into a restaurant, what is your opinion of your server? More importantly, how do you treat them? Before I began my job as a server at a casual restaurant, I'd never really thought twice about how my server feels when he or she waits on ...

I'm well aware of the passion of Ohio State football fans. In no man or woman I have ever met does more Buckeye spirit exist than in a man named Mack, whom I met in Jacksonville, Fla., the night before the Gator Bowl. The life of a traveling sports...

I love technology. I love that I can check my email on my phone, type a word into a search bar and get information on a topic instantly and I'm beyond thankful that I've never had to put a disgusting, bacteria-ridden pay phone up to my ear. But ove...

On July 8, 2010, all of Cleveland sat on the edge of their collective seat as 'The Decision' broadcast began. The tension was high, but there was great hope that LeBron James would announce his int...

Tim Tebow has done the unthinkable, the unimaginable and the simply astounding. The Denver Broncos, which basically have a Little League offense supported by an all-pro defense, have defeated th...

While reading USA Today, I stumbled upon an article about a new trend of prospective hospital employees who have tested positive for nicotine being rejected by potential employers. According to the article, these tobacco-hiring policies are reinforced ...

If you had asked me 15 years ago what I wanted to be when I grew up, it never would have been a journalist. I probably would have said I wanted to be just like my girl Pocahontas, Ariel the Little Mermaid or Belle because she wore a pretty dress and ha...

Imagine the entire Columbus metropolitan area ceasing to exist, nearly 2 million people gone. Then add another half million. That's the number of U.S. service members who have been killed or wounded since 1775. Nearly 40,000 are still declared as m...

For the last four quarters, I have wanted to take a physical activity class here at OSU. Every quarter when I'm planning my schedule, and about five back-ups because being blocked out of classes is a nightmare, I always check on the classes available a...