A study led by an Ohio State professor in 2012 found that voters’ perceptions of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney went beyond their words on the campaign trail, and it is being applied to the 2016 election as well. Researchers concluded that whether a candidate ...
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‘Southside With You’ displays inspiring love story
Any expectations I had of another predictable love story — gone. Chicago as “Chi-raq” is now questionable. I did not experience what it is like to fall in love on the South Side of Chicago. I experienced the South Side community of Chicago with the ...
Read More »White House invites student journalists to discuss sexual assault, college affordability
The White House hosted its first-ever College Reporter Day on Thursday. From the blue chairs of the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room in the West Wing to the immaculate Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, about 50 students from various college ...
Read More »American soccer stars Abby Wambach and Megan Rapinoe shine at OUAB discussion
Two of the most prominent American female athletes visited Ohio State on Monday night to discuss a wide variety of topics in a crowded Archie Griffin Grand Ballroom at the Ohio Union. The event, put on by OUAB, featured former U.S. Women’s National Team forward ...
Read More »Letter to the Editor: Is President Obama a leader?
President Barack Obama’s critics accuse him of being weak — of not leading. When they do give him credit for leading, which is not often, they say he is “leading from behind.” Across both sides of the political aisle, people want this president to display ...
Read More »Buckeye News Now: VP Joe Biden visits campus and students sell Ezekiel Elliot crop top jerseys
This episode of Buckeye News Now takes you inside Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Ohio State’s campus, informs you on three students’ plan to sell Ezekiel Elliot crop top jerseys and much more.
Read More »Opinion: New music videos and Twitter accounts are good moves for celebrities, the President
This is part of a weekly series called “Pop Opinions” in which The Lantern offers its take on the week’s pop culture news. “Bad Blood” is badass During the Billboard Music Awards Sunday night, Taylor Swift debuted her much-hyped music video for “Bad Blood.” The ...
Read More »Barack Obama welcomes ‘extraordinary’ Ohio State football team to White House
The Ohio State football team visited the White House on Monday as President Barack Obama congratulated it on its recent championship-winning season. The Buckeyes won their eighth national championship on Jan. 12, beating the Oregon Ducks, 42-20, in the first-ever College Football Playoff title game. ...
Read More »Opinion: Presidential candidates in 21st century merely celebrity politicians
This is part of a weekly series called in which The Lantern’s Ty Anderson offers his take on the week’s pop culture news. There I was, sipping a piping hot cup of Earl Grey tea and browsing the World Wide Web, when I happened upon a particularly ...
Read More »Student leaders support Obama’s community college plan, differ on other State of the Union ideas
Ohio State College Republicans and College Democrats had mixed reactions to President Barack Obama’s proposed plans in his State of the Union address, but there was one thing they agreed on: free community college is an efficient way to fuel the economy. Obama spoke about ...
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