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For the second year in a row, Undergraduate Student Government General Assembly debated for more than five hours on a resolution calling for the support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement on Wednesday, which was ultimately rejected in a secret vote. The controversial resolution ...

Undergraduate Student Government’s General Assembly passed a resolution suggesting all resident advisors be Safe Zone-trained and added an emissary seat for international students at their penultimate meeting of the semester Wednesday. Safe Zone Training Safe Zone training is a national project available to the university ...

Suggesting that women should dress differently won’t prevent sexual assault, but that doesn’t stop people from questioning what victims were wearing when they were assaulted. Now, an Ohio State student is trying to take down this outdated notion. “For the first time survivors are answering ...

Undergraduate Student Government is partnering with Title IX to host the second-annual #MeToo Week to educate students on sexual violence and the resources available on campus in light of the Sexual Civility and Empowerment unit closing. Following Thanksgiving break, students can attend a variety of ...

Internship-hunting season is here and while the search is taxing for many, international students face more obstacles and have a smaller pool from which to choose. Jiakun Wu, Undergraduate Student Government deputy director of diversity and inclusion, said international students deal with several complications when ...

Undergraduate Student Government aims to break new ground as it seeks to fill an LGBT+ emissary seat in the organization’s General Assembly for the first time. An emissary seat serves on the General Assembly to better represent a group  the body feels is underrepresented in ...

In September, Ohio State released recommendations for improvements to the university’s mental health resources, including a push for apps that help students cope with stress. Now the Undergraduate Student Government is pushing for a partnership with Headspace. Headspace is a guided meditation app that explores ...

Students looking for positive reinforcement can now easily find it in one of the more unexpected places: the Ohio State app. The Ohio State App team partnered with USG and Counseling and Consultation Services to launch its 16-week long positive mental wellness messaging campaign Oct. ...

Ohio State’s department of safety notified students, faculty and staff via email yesterday about the new free safety app, Rave Guardian. According to the statement, the Rave Guardian app will include faster delivery of Buckeye Alerts and safety notices, as well as the ability for ...

The Ohio State University Police Division’s second-annual Pedal with the Police event took place on Thursday and aimed to educate students about on-campus safety, as well as strengthen the relationship between the Ohio State police department and students. University Police partners, such as the OSU ...