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Ohio State has held contracts with at least two public relations firms this year, but it’s unclear how much those firms were paid. Both of the contracts were in effect when former OSU Marching Band director Jonathan Waters was fired. The university entered a contract ...

Kosta Karageorge died from a gunshot wound, but the manner in which he died is still undetermined, Franklin County coroner Dr. Anahi Ortiz said Monday based on a preliminary autopsy report. The pathologist is not sure when Karageorge died, but thinks it was possibly Friday, ...

  A sexual assault reported in a South Campus residence hall Monday afternoon prompted University Police to issue a public safety notice. The incident was reported at 3 p.m. Monday by a female Ohio State student. It had occurred at midnight, according to the notice. ...

When Jalin Marshall sat down for questions after Ohio State’s 55-14 win against Illinois, he was calm and collected. But when more reporters trickled toward him, stuck microphones in his face and asked him about his performance in the game, he got antsy. Once the ...

An Ohio State compliance official who oversaw an investigation into the marching band and two professors who are currently leading the band all have been given excellent performance reviews in the past. Chris Glaros, assistant vice president of compliance operations and investigations, oversaw a university ...

While all colleges are required to release annual reports detailing certain crimes that were reported on-campus, not all reports are the same. Federal law dictates which crimes must be included, but some Big Ten universities go beyond that. Indiana University, for example, breaks nonforcible sex ...

Ohio State has been paying a public relations firm off and on since February 2013, but the costs of those services are not being released because they’re considered confidential trade secrets. The university authorized PR firm Edelman to “provide strategic counsel and work” to the ...

While Ohio State policy states all employees must receive a performance review annually, an OSU spokesman said in the spring that written reviews are one part of the process. But inconsistencies when it comes to performance reviews were apparent in the employment files of some ...

The leader of University Communications is stepping into an Advancement position at the request of her superior. Meanwhile, senior vice president for Advancement Michael Eicher is reviewing the structure of the communications office with President Michael Drake. Vice president of University Communications Melinda Church will ...

I was on my way to my friends’ house on 9th Avenue after the Ohio State game against Cincinnati when I got a call from my roommate’s boyfriend. He asked me when I was last at my house. He and my roommate had just gotten ...