The Lantern

The independent student voice of The Ohio State University since 1881. Follow @LanternSports for tailored updates regarding athletics.

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During his third year of college, Dominick James realized the journalism major he had spent years preparing for no longer felt right. So, he made the decision to change his major from journalism to public policy analysis.

📸: Liz Young
✍️: Blake Bennett

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Influencers are no longer just promoting products — they’re becoming the brands themselves, turning personal identity into businesses across industries.

📸: Ethan Miller/Getty Images via TNS
✍️: Siena Kessler

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“I’m proud to announce…” A phrase that took on a life of its own. Since its launch in 2003, LinkedIn has changed the way college students secure internships and jobs.

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✍️: Natalie Zurakowski

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When people think of Ohio State’s student body, they focus on the almost 47,000 undergraduate students that make up the Columbus campus.

📸: Ohio State at Newark
✍️: Emma Skinner

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The Columbus community will have the opportunity to enjoy brunch and shop locally with their mothers this weekend, as Understory and Atomic on High join forces for their Mother’s Day Market.

📸✍️: Jack Like

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The last thing most students expect to hear at an international affairs conference is an experimental mix of Japanese noise-rock layered with ethereal vocals of a Lebanese singer from 1979.

📸: Courtesy of Dylan Molter
✍️: Willow Lang

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E. Roe Stamps — the 2026 Spring Commencement speaker — hopes to use his experiences in business, philanthropy and scholarship to encourage students to pursue their dreams.

📸: Courtesy of Ohio State
✍️: Audrey Coleman

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Fox in the Snow Café is getting ready to open up its new High Street location Saturday, bringing the local chain to another neighborhood for community members to enjoy.

📸✍️: Jack Like

https://t.co/BCqZ6V3YtZ

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It has been over a year since Senate Bill 1 became law, yet Hale Hall remains resilient and continues to be a community space for students of color at Ohio State.

📸: Sandra Fu
✍️: Neha Shahid

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A top university donor and alum, Ratmir Timashev, has been accused of fraud, breach of contract and civil conspiracy in a lawsuit filed by former executives of an artificial intelligence startup venture.

📸: Becca Duncan
✍️: Reegan Davis

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The ongoing strength of Ohio State’s academics, research, medical expertise and athletics will overcome and outlast any outside criticism and scrutiny of this institution, President Ravi V. Bellamkonda said Friday.

📸: Michael Goulet
✍️: Audrey Coleman

https://t.co/N74GCBB1W1

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In 2018, the most visible marker of technological innovation at Ohio State could be measured in the weight of a student’s backpack.

Graphic: Sandra Fu
✍️: Xiyonne McCullough

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A new cafe is gearing up to open its doors to Ohio State. Mission Coffee, a Columbus-based cafe, will open to the public Monday. The Ohio State location at 125 E. Woodruff Ave. will be the shop’s third location.

📸✍️: Jack Like

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Survivors of Richard Strauss in the class-action lawsuit against Ohio State can receive compensation for other economic-related damages in addition to tuition costs, under a recent federal court ruling.

📸: Christian Harsa
✍️: Audrey van Schagen

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The local cinematic community will gather Saturday for Ohio Shorts, the Wexner Center for the Arts’ annual showcase and talent competition dedicated to the voices of Buckeye State filmmakers. 

📸: Courtesy of Jennifer Lange
✍️: Lily Wittman

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Before former Ohio State President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. was hired, he tried to leverage his authority at the University of Nebraska to ask organizations to hire Krisanthe Vlachos, according to the Nebraska Examiner. 

📸: Sandra Fu
✍️: Allison Wolfe

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Roger Beebe stands in his community garden — but instead of a shovel, he holds in his hands a Bolex 16mm film camera sideways. He waits, unsure of what he’ll get. 
That’s exactly his goal.

📸: Ethan Pangrac
✍️: Willow Lang

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Once a week, Michelle Wibbelsman, professor of Latin American Indigenous Cultures, and her group of students can be found in the Timashev Family Music Building at Ohio State.

📸: Courtesy of Michelle Wibbelsman
✍️: Audra Incledon

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Scarlette Magazine, a student-led fashion publication at Ohio State, draws inspiration from a wide range of artistic influences, and its upcoming “Muse” issue aims to bring that creativity to life.

📸: Courtesy of Sandra Fu
✍️: Siena Kessler

https://t.co/qEUuk5WoVw

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Mud clings to the cleats of Ohio State’s men’s rugby players as they jog onto Lincoln Tower Field for another evening practice.

📸: Courtesy of Ric Kruszynski
✍️: Grace Osmanski

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