A team of Ohio State MBA students won a $50,000 prize at the 2010 Marketing Summit at Wake Forest University on Feb. 6. The contest, sponsored by IBM, saw OSU avenge its loss in the 2009 summit. The seven-member group defeated a pool of teams from seven universities.
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Ohio State’s bold fundraising goals have met an economy shrouded in uncertainty. OSU officials plan to raise $300 million during fiscal year 2010 for its colleges, lower units and branch campuses. This goal includes money gathered from the two-and-a-half year, $100 million campaign to fund the Students First, Students Now program, and a $75 million campaign ending in 2013 to fund Project ONE, the $1 billion expansion of the OSU Medical Center.
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You can never have too much of a good thing. Just ask the NCAA. Although the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament is one of the more popular sporting events in the country, coaches, school presidents and athletic directors from around the nation met last week to discuss a possible change.
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Rex Lee, of HBO’s ‘Entourage,’ talks to Brea Heidelberg, a graduate teaching associate, Monday night at Independence Hall. Lee was on campus for an OUAB event.
In 2014, Ohio State will open a sophisticated new chemistry building that administrators say will make the university’s science programs more competitive. The $126 million Chemical Biomolecular and Engineering and Chemistry building will replace a hodgepodge of old and in some cases dangerous science labs and classrooms.
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The lecture hall in Evans Lab was evacuated Monday morning after a graduate student mistakenly caused a foul-smelling chemical to leak into the building’s ventilation system, said John Herrington, the safety coordinator for Ohio State’s Department of Chemistry.
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There is some Buckeye representation in Hollywood this week. Bosa Mora, 22, of Columbus, advanced past the audition round of Fox’s “American Idol” this season. Mora’s audition allowed him to join the elite group — among thousands who auditioned — to come together in Hollywood with the hopes of advancing further in the singing competition.
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A group of students at Ohio State is in the process of creating an alternative housing option for campus area residents. The group, called Arawak Housing, plans to create OSU’s first housing cooperative. Alex McDougal-Webber, an organizer of Arawak Housing and a fourth-year in comparative studies, said housing cooperatives offer a better experience than dorms or leasing.
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The Multicultural Center kicked off Black History Month with several celebratory events last week. The 40th annual United Black World Month began Monday at Ohio State. This month-long celebration of African-American history includes lectures, art exhibits and other activities in honor of Black History Month.
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The NCAA basketball tournament should expand to 96 teams. It’s the obvious choice. Although it’s only in the discussion phase, the possible expansion from the traditional 65-team tournament to either 68 or 96 teams has its advantages. However, if the NCAA is going to complicate things, why bother with 68 teams? Go straight to 96.
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Official reports are out that the NCAA has convened with head men from conferences and university athletic departments to determine whether the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship, otherwise known as the best event in sports, should be expanded.
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It’s difficult for the fans of a tradition-rich franchise like the Cincinnati Reds to accept their role as a little fish in the big sea of Major League Baseball. Due to the financial limitations of small-market teams under the current MLB system, which does not feature a salary cap, Reds fans enter each season knowing that they’ve started at a disadvantage.
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Traditionally, a Cincinnati Reds offseason includes the signing of an overpriced free agent, i.e. Eric Milton or Willy Taveras, and misplaced hope for the upcoming season. Furthermore, the men of the Queen City usually attempt to fill major holes in their roster by acquiring “has-beens” and hoping that these players miraculously have career years.
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A man broke the front window of Buckeye Donuts on North High Street early Friday morning, the store’s manager reported to police. According to the report, the man told the store owner that he didn’t mean to crack the glass and that he was just trying to get the attention of his friends inside the store.
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The Board of Trustees meeting at Ohio State University on February 5, 2010. Dr. Gee leads the board members as they discuss project budgets, Project One, awards and recognitions and resolutions of the university.
Despite a persistent snowstorm Friday, it was a pleasant midsummer night inside Capitol Theatre as BalletMet Columbus premiered “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The stage transported audience members from the city to Shakespeare’s fairy kingdom.
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It’s been more than a year since Barack Obama stepped into the White House as the 44th president of these United States. His election was a historic one, not just introducing the nation’s first African-American president but also in changing the way campaigns would run from here on out.
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