Newly released court documents show it was a Columbus Division of Police sting operation that led to the citation of senior defensive tackle Adolphus Washington. Washington was charged and released by the Columbus Police Vice Squad Unit on Wednesday night with a first-degree misdemeanor charge ...
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Erasing the stigma of suicide
This is part one of a two-part series on mental health and college students. Part two, which focuses on resources available to Ohio State students struggling with thoughts of suicide, can be read here. When Kayla Higginbotham walked by the Buckeye Campaign Against Suicide table ...
Read More »Trump’s Columbus visit focuses on terrorism, national security
The Islamic State, the military and waterboarding were just some of the issues that Donald Trump spoke about Monday night to a crowd of thousands at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. “We are tired of being run by stupid people. We have become soft, we ...
Read More »Kasich opposes accepting Syrian refugees
In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday, Ohio Gov. John Kasich joined the governors of 31 other states in publicly opposing the resettlement of Syrian refugees because of security concerns. The opinion is a change from his previous stance — Kasich ...
Read More »Undergraduate Student Government brings student safety packs to off-campus housing
Ohio State’s Undergraduate Student Government has teamed up with the Office of Student Life and other OSU entities to create a student safety pack to improve student safety in the off-campus housing area. The safety pack, which will be distributed free of charge, will contain ...
Read More »Donald Trump set to come to Columbus
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is coming to Columbus on Monday. He is slated to speak at the Greater Columbus Convention Center at 7 p.m., the communications manager of the Convention Center confirmed to The Lantern. Trump’s communication department also confirmed the visit via email. ...
Read More »Buckeyes in Paris experience tragedy
With candles, flowers and crowds of people singing songs like John Lennon’s “Imagine,” The Beatles’ “Let It Be” and the French national anthem, the streets of Paris are slowly showing signs of re-emerging life. Following the terrorist attacks that ravaged France’s capital city Friday night ...
Read More »2015 Election Results
The results shown are as of 4 a.m. on Wednesday and are based on updates from the Franklin County Board of Elections and the Ohio Secretary of State websites. Statewide Issues: Three statewide measures are on the ballot in Ohio in 2015 with issues about ...
Read More »OSU looks into optometry research at COSI
As guests walk through the Life exhibition at COSI, they have the opportunity to test their strength and examine how organs work. At the end of the exhibit stand three glass rooms, which are called the Labs in Life. The space is used by Ohio ...
Read More »The Push for Kush: Ohio voters to decide on Issue 3
Next week could herald the beginning of legal marijuana for both recreational and medicinal use in Ohio. Voters will decide on the Ohio Marijuana Legalization Initiative during Tuesday’s general election. The initiative, denoted as Issue 3 on the Ohio ballot, would put in place an ...
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