The first-ever Campus Energy Competition, held by Ohio State Energy Partners and the Office of Student Life, ended Friday, with the top three residence halls reducing energy use by an average of nine percent. The competition began March 25 and measured energy reduction in each ...

Tim Mousseau, a researcher, public speaker and survivor of sexual assault, came to Hitchcock Hall on Monday to speak to students about the issues that surround sexual violence. The event was hosted by the Undergraduate Student Government’s Health & Safety Committee to promote sexual violence ...

If a student wants a mental health concern addressed quickly at Ohio State’s Counseling and Consultation Service, it might be better to show up with a parent or a professor. Internal emails obtained by The Lantern describe a policy in which students who go to ...

As a resident in Morrill Tower, Maria Le noticed students were throwing a lot of food in the trash while dining in Morrill Traditions. It was then that she came up with the idea of composting the dining hall’s uneaten food. Le, a member of ...

As former Undergraduate Student Government President Shamina Merchant and Vice President Shawn Semmler concluded their time in office, they leave behind a number of policy achievements. In the past year, the Merchant-Semmler administration took steps to improve mental health resources on campus; increase diversity and ...

For the fifth year in a row, Ohio State’s Time for Change Week kicked off its weeklong series of events Monday with the Sustainability Fair. More than 40 organizations held booths inside the Ohio Union to advertise their environmental work both on campus and in ...

Kate Greer and Julia Dennen were sworn in as Undergraduate Student Government president and vice president, respectively, Tuesday night at the Drake Performance and Event Center, promising to empower students to use their voices. Greer and Dennen succeed outgoing USG President Shamina Merchant and Vice ...

A panel of students and faculty have been working since April 2016 to develop a plan to bring Ohio State’s food sourcing closer to home. Ohio State’s Food Sustainability Panel is now awaiting a response from university leadership on its final report on how to ...

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 ...

Taking the helm of the Ohio State University Police Department doesn’t allow much time to breathe. The number of events and people on campus week-to-week keeps the department on its toes and busy at all times. New police chief Kimberly Spears-McNatt and deputy Tracy Hahn ...