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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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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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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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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 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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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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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 ...
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University panel says that Luke Perez should be terminated after tackling documentarian

A panel of Ohio State faculty has recommended that Luke Perez be terminated after he tackled an independent documentarian who attempted to speak with former president E. Gordon Gee. The Office of ...
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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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Ohio State staff member killed in stabbing in Clintonville Sunday morning

An Ohio State alumnus and staff member is dead and another person critically injured after a stabbing allegedly involving the victim’s 17-year-old adopted son, according to Columbus police. The crime ...
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Two more former first responders spoke out against their abuse from Dr. Richard Strauss at Tuesday press conference

Two more survivors of Dr. Richard Strauss, former Deputy Chief of the Columbus Division of Police Tim Becker, and Todd Schroeck, a former Columbus firefighter, came forward to talk about the abuse ...