Backburner Sketch Comedy to host first musical-themed show in club’s history
Backburner Sketch Comedy is mixing sex and song this weekend in the club’s premiere of “Spit in My Mouth: The Musical,” an original piece written b…
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Ohio State’s NAACP to host 2nd annual “Living Museum” for Black History Month
Ohio State’s chapter of the NAACP will hold its second annual “Living Museum” — an event designed to commemorate the achievements of notable Africa…
The history behind Mirror Lake
The annual jump into Mirror Lake will not take place. After tragedy struck at the last jump when a student died nearly three years ago, the univers…
Ohio State NAACP brings history to life with a living museum
Ohio State's chapter of the NAACP will host their first Living Museum, a production that brings African American history to life through performanc…
Opinion: Anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s death a time for reflection
Everyone thinks it’s a joke when I open up my laptop and there’s a picture of Abraham Lincoln looking back at me sternly. Honestly, it’s caused qui…
President Michael Drake: ‘All of us are moved by music’
Ohio State President Michael Drake did the twist and sang at Ross Heart Hospital as part of a discussion about music during the Civil Rights era. …
Booze, books and the balance: Past and present, alcohol is a constant in Ohio State’s culture
“If kegs, liquor and loud music are what you want, then Ohio State fits the bill.” At least, that’s what The Lantern wrote after OSU was named t…
Letter to the editor: Blackburn House’s demolition leads to nostalgia
Letter to the editor: I listlessly scrolled through my email inbox when this excerpt caught my eye: “Blackburn House demolition in the North Reside…
New spring courses include history lessons on HIV, modernist theory
Ohio State is offering two new, cross-disciplinary, team-taught courses for undergraduates come Spring Semester. History 3273: Modernist Thought and…
University registrar: Old class scheduling processes time consuming, cumbersome
With a little less than three months until the start of Spring Semester, the pressure on Ohio State students to begin sorting through courses and creat…