Nearly three years ago, Lily Lin met a girl named Ellie, who was about 4 years old at the time. Ellie couldn’t read or write, didn’t know any math and barely spoke. But now, all that has changed. “Now, she’s so talkative. She’s so fun,” ...

Ohio State will celebrate the beginning of Earth month with Time for Change Week, a string of events focusing on sustainability efforts in the Ohio State community. Time for Change Week is a collaboration between student organizations and campus administrations that runs from April 1 ...

As awareness for sustainability increases, Ohio State students are stepping up to help educate and initiate change on campus. Pay It Forward’s fourth-annual “Spring into Service” event was held at the Ohio Union Saturday, bringing students together for a day of volunteering in the Columbus ...

There’s no better way to commemorate the legacy of civil rights advocate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. than committing a day’s worth of service to give back to the Columbus community. Approximately 900 to 1,000 students are expected to volunteer at various nonprofits in the ...

Derek Goodman spent every Saturday morning of fall semester in the Hilltop neighborhood of Columbus, volunteering at a food pantry that predominantly serves Somali refugees. The pantry is one of many services offered by MY Project USA — the largest Muslim social service organization in ...

Sometimes the little things that mean the most are forgotten, unnoticed and underfunded. It might be the Thanksgiving drive that nobody knew about, or maybe a great service idea that just isn’t in the budget. An Ohio State program called Pay It Forward might be ...

Some Ohio State students are cooking for the greater good. Recipe 4 Good is a student organization that combines a passion for cooking and community service through volunteering at local soup kitchens. Brittney Folisi, president and third-year in logistics management, said a universal love of ...

Ohio State Harry Potter fans are aiming to add a little magic to giving back in the community. The Harry Potter Alliance is a national nonprofit inspired by the good caused by Harry Potter in the storyline of J.K. Rowling’s series, and it focuses on ...