Ohio State establishes task force, $1 million in research for racial disparities
Ohio State will establish a task force to review racial disparities at the university. In a statement Wednesday, University President Michael V.…
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Ohio State faculty sign letter asking university to cut ties with Columbus Police
Nearly 300 Ohio State faculty members have signed a letter being sent to the university administration Thursday asking for the university to divest…
Ohio State colleges respond to protests and racial injustices
The last time Wendy Smooth witnessed an uproar on Ohio State’s campus as momentous as the events occurring now came in 2012 after Trayvon Martin, a…
Students organize, participate in protests in different cities
Destiny Brown, a fourth-year in political science, transformed an individual protest into a movement of thousands in the span of two days in Indian…
Melissa Shivers encourages students to take care, be safe amid protests
As Columbus, Ohio, approached its 10 p.m. curfew, Vice President for Student Life Melissa Shivers asked students to “please, take care and be safe”…
Safety notice issued following afternoon off-campus robbery
Ohio State has issued a public safety notice after a man unaffiliated with the university was robbed at gunpoint near North High Street and West Ninth …
Ohio State cancels ‘force science’ training after community criticism
Ohio State has canceled a “force science” training after backlash from groups that said the training perpetuated and promoted police brutality. …
Two cited after entering Mirror Lake in social media video
University Police cited two people — one of whom is a current Ohio State student — for criminal trespassing in Mirror Lake on Dec. 25 after a video…
Police departments collaborate for safety
Although University Police and Columbus Police Division have different jurisdictions, their boundaries are only 36 feet apart, which helps them wor…
McDonald’s a hot spot for police calls
The Aug. 25 shooting alert that worried thousands of Ohio State students came from a place that is no stranger to police. Columbus Police recei…