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Student organizations react to university’s recent DEI programming cuts
As diversity, equity and inclusion programs face further attack by the federal and state governments, Ohio State has taken the first steps toward removing its own DEI initiatives across campus. Feb.
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53-year-old African American and African Studies Community Extension Center continues to serve its community following recent renovations
The Ohio State African American and African Studies Community Extension Center has been a long-standing pillar of support for Columbus’ Black community since its founding in 1972. The center aims to ...
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Black student-led newspaper Our Choking Times revisited in latest Thompson Library exhibit
Black students at Ohio State founded Our Choking Times, a publication designed to critique the university’s lack of diversity and provide a platform for marginalized voices. More than 50 years later, ...
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Lighting the way: How the Streetlight Guild preserves Black art and culture in Columbus
The date was March 3, 2017. It was also day three of art event organizer Scott Woods’ month-long series, titled “Holler: 31 Days of Columbus Black Art.” The dimly lit back room of Kafe Kerouac pulsed ...
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Men’s Volleyball: No. 16 Ohio State set to face New Jersey Institute of Technology in weekend road test
The Buckeyes are looking to carry their momentum into back-to-back road matchups against the New Jersey Institute of Technology. No. 16 Ohio State (7-8, 4-3 Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball ...
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Photo Gallery: Striking scenes from Tuesday's protest against Senate Bill 1 and Ohio State's DEI changes
Approximately 900 Ohio State community members assembled in the Oval to protest Senate Bill 1 and Ohio State’s recent diversity, equity and inclusion cutbacks. Attendees included students, faculty, ...
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Men’s Basketball: Ohio State avoids late-game collapse, tops Nebraska 116-114 in double overtime thriller
There are few guarantees in life. But Ohio State playing in a gut-wrenching game appears to be one of them. Again, the Buckeyes couldn’t escape their season-long trend of heart-pounding finishes after ...
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The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio moves forward with 'Fat Ham' despite federal funding freeze due to show's DEI-related themes
To be, or not to be.” The Contemporary Theatre of Ohio’s production of “Fat Ham” aims to find the answer. Playwright James Ijames’ Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, “Fat Ham,” will open in Studio One at ...
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Baseball: Trey Lipsey’s go-ahead RBI single pushes Ohio State past St. John’s 12-10
After six lead changes, Ohio State finally took the lead, and it never looked back. In the eighth inning, outfielder Trey Lipsey’s RBI single gave the Buckeyes a lead they didn’t relinquish as they ...
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Trump threatens college campus protesters with arrests and federal funding cuts via Truth Social Tuesday
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened college campus protesters with arrests and federal funding cuts. This post arrives in light of a scheduled protest of Ohio Senate Bill 1 — which aims to make ...
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Letter to the Editor: Why DEI is worth advocating for at Ohio State
Megha Saravanan is a fourth-year in environmental policy and decision making at Ohio State. I am deeply unsettled by the Ohio State administration’s decision to discontinue the Office of Diversity and ...
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Ohio State joins OpenAI higher education consortium as company commits $50 million to advance research and education at 15 institutions
OpenAI launched NextGenAI at Ohio State, a consortium of 15 “leading research institutions” committed to using artificial intelligence for research breakthroughs and transformations in education. The ...