From trash to cash: Clean Up Columbus offers financial benefits to student organizations
Student organizations looking for additional funds can participate in Clean Up Columbus, a monthly program funded by the Undergraduate Student Gove…
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USG passes resolution, urges Ohio State to take action against racial discrimination at off-campus bars and restaurants
The Undergraduate Student Government unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday, requesting Ohio State to acknowledge discriminatory dress codes of off-campus bars and restaurants.
Dress Coded: Undressing the reality behind dress code restrictions through the minority lens
Do the dress codes enforced by off-campus bars and restaurants unfairly exclude minority students? Black students shared their experiences with The Lantern. In online surveys and personal accounts, Ohio State students said the practice of excluding minority students from bars based on what they’re wearing isn’t uncommon.
Undergraduate Student Government pilot program to provide free transportation for students to and from airport for break
The Undergraduate Student Government announced a new program to provide students and staff with free transportation to and from the John Glenn Columbus International Airport this winter break.
College students not immune to inflation
In the midst of fraught economic times, this project explores how inflation impacts college students. From inflation’s causes and effects to univer…
Voices around the university react to, express shock about President Johnson’s resignation
After University President Kristina M. Johnson announced her resignation just over two years into her tenure Monday, the Ohio State community was left shocked and without answers for Johnson’s sudden departure.
Undergraduate Student Government passes resolution for Ohio State to divest from fossil fuels
The Undergraduate Student Government General Assembly passed a resolution Wednesday to encourage the university to divest from the fossil fuel indu…
USG launches steering wheel lock program to address rise in car thefts
Students with Kias and Hyundais may find relief in knowing they can prevent their car from getting stolen thanks to the Undergraduate Student Government’s steering wheel lock pilot project.
USG announces free 1-year subscription to The New York Times for Ohio State community
The Undergraduate Student Government announced free digital access to The New York Times for students, faculty and staff Nov. 1, including access to all articles and games.
Letter to the Editor: Swastikas and Slurs on Campus: The concerning rise of antisemitism at Ohio State
On Oct. 22, members of the neo-Nazi group, the Goyim Defense League, hung banners with the message “Kanye is right about the Jews” over a Los Angeles freeway while raising their arms in a Nazi salute. This was, of course, in reference to the rapper Ye’s — formerly known as Kanye West — recent and now removed antisemitic tweet in which he said “when I wake up I’m going death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE.”