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What to expect in an academic advising appointment

Devyn Dubose, a first-year exercise science student, remembers meeting with her academic advisor during orientation at Ohio State. Months later, Dubose has not scheduled another meeting. For students ...
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Behind the booth: The student DJs shaping campus nightlife

Music has always been central to college nightlife. Now, student DJs are the ones behind the sound. Just after 11 p.m. on a Friday night, the line for Threes Above High — located at 2203 N. High St. — ...
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Ohio State student dies in car crash on I-71 Columbus’ North Side

An Ohio State student died in a car crash on I-71 on Columbus’s North Side early Thursday morning. Police said the crash occurred at 2:10 a.m. north of Morse Road on I-71 North, according to The ...
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Jake Diebler addresses team’s offseason approach, staff and player additions and building team chemistry for 2026-27 season

Coming off its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2022, Ohio State men’s basketball is looking to take another step from last year. Ohio State head coach Jake Diebler said that the team’s ...
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Scarlet, gray and something more: The science of sports fandom at Ohio State

The November air in Columbus was bitter and cold as more than 100,000 fans packed into Ohio Stadium for the 2024 edition of The Game. At the time, The No. 2 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes were 19.5-point ...
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Frames from the game: Columbus Aviators fall to Louisville Kings 42-27 in UFL season finale

The Columbus Aviators concluded their United Football League inaugural season in Historic Crew Stadium Sunday night against the Louisville Kings. The Aviators fell to the Kings 42-27, dropping their ...
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Man who plotted university hate crime attack moves two blocks from campus

After serving a nearly six-year-long prison sentence, a self-identified “incel” that plotted a violent attack against women at Ohio State has moved two blocks away from campus.   Tres Genco, a ...
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University tuition and fees rate to raise by 3%

The university board of trustees approved an increase in rates for tuition and fees starting for the Autumn 2026 semester on Wednesday.   The rate will rise by $409, or 3 percent, bringing the total ...
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Sloopy’s Diner to undergo menu change entering Autumn semester

Campus-favorite Sloopy’s Diner will undergo a menu revamp for the new school year, adding more Mediterranean-styled dishes and smoothies, compared to its current American diner-style food. Located ...
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University reaches $100 million settlement with nearly 300 Strauss survivors

The Ohio State University board of trustees voted to settle with the remaining plaintiffs in the ongoing Richard Strauss lawsuit, and will pay $100 million to end the years-long case.   The resolution ...
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Life in 2x speed: Ohio State community navigates student homework hacks and trends

With one click, Payton Puryear, a third-year neuroscience student, turns her hour-long anatomy lecture into a 30-minute video. Between TikTok videos, lecture recordings and YouTube videos, watching ...