The Lantern The student voice of The Ohio State University

It was this time last year, when the crocus began to bloom and the snowdrops peeked their heads out of partially frozen soil, that I found a slip of paper under the windshield wiper of my rusty 1993 Buick station wagon in the back of ...

It was 49 degrees and windy. The river in front of Griggs Reservoir Boathouse was cold and full of debris. It’s unlikely that it’s the first place many people want to be at 8 a.m. on a Monday morning, but the Ohio State’s women’s rowing ...

Ten years ago, The Basement — nestled in the concrete streets of the Arena District, across from the Lifestyle Communities Pavilion — opened its doors for the first time. “I still know the date — it was February 5, 2005,” said Britton Dove, The Basement’s ...

In 2001, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” and “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” both made their way into theaters, and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” finished its fifth season. It was a year filled with magic, and the year Michael ...

The last movie in the Hobbit trilogy was released in 2014, but for those who love author J.R.R. Tolkien, the magic doesn’t have to end just yet. The event Tolkien Days, hosted by Ohio State, is a fusion of the pop-culture phenomenon that Tolkien’s narratives ...

Day in and day out, students (and most people, for that matter) share a similar question: “What am I going to eat today?” On a college budget, affordable, nearby food isn’t always easy to find. That is just the problem Genevieve Nielsen and Jon Eberhardt, ...

“I started around the fifth grade,” said Danny Powell, a second-year in international studies, chuckling when he recalled the first time he played the card game Magic: The Gathering. Magic: The Gathering is one of the first and oldest trading card games, celebrating its 21st ...

Coming from very different experiences as young women, members of Ohio State’s Women’s Glee Club met with former victims of sex trafficking at a Columbus Salvation Army and made necklaces. This weekend, they’ll don those necklaces as a symbolic gesture of solidarity during their performance ...

Sometimes masterpieces are right in your backyard. The 23rd Annual John Fergus Family Fund Scholarship Awards incorporated a variety of art forms this year from 10 Ohio State students and alumni. The scholarship is fine arts-based, and the winners’ pieces are now open for public ...

In an attempt to shine light on local music, The Lantern’s “Columbus’ Own” is a weekly series that will profile a new Columbus band each week. Teasing each other relentlessly, the members of Nude Art are like brothers ­— and with hours of band practice ...