Two off-campus robberies prompt neighborhood safety notice
Two similar robberies of Ohio State students in the off-campus area at about noon Friday prompted a neighborhood safety notice Friday afternoon.
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Columbus Police looks for persons of interest in Chitt Fest riot
Columbus Police is looking for 18 persons of interest in connection to the April 18 riot at Chitt Fest on Chittenden Avenue near campus.
One person shot, killed near Ohio State campus, not affiliated with the university
One person was shot and killed outside an apartment building near Ohio State's campus early Tuesday morning.
Neighborhood safety noticed: UDF near Ohio Union robbed
The United Dairy Farmers near the Ohio Union was robbed Friday afternoon, prompting a neighborhood safety notice Friday night.
Strong-arm robbery prompts fourth neighborhood safety notice in less than three weeks
A strong-arm robbery of an Ohio State student and his friend behind the campus-area McDonald’s early Friday morning prompted a neighborhood safety …
Buckeye Donuts robbed at gunpoint
An armed robbery at Buckeye Donuts early Friday morning prompted a neighborhood safety notice later Friday morning. Two men entered Buckeye Don…
How safe are Ohio State’s off-campus neighborhoods?
More than 218,000 calls to 911 were made from the off-campus area over the past five years. The most common calls were for property crimes, but the rare, more violent crimes can lead to rumors.
Off-campus assault Wednesday morning prompts safety notice
A female Ohio State student was assaulted in the off-campus area in the early hours of Wednesday morning, prompting a Neighborhood Safety Notice by…
Safety notice: Student’s vehicle stolen in off-campus area
An Ohio State student’s vehicle was stolen in the off-campus area Friday evening, prompting a neighborhood safety notice Saturday. The victim, a mal…
Beyond the box: How formerly incarcerated Buckeyes navigate college
About 70 million Americans — or 1 in 3 adults — have been involved in the criminal justice system through an arrest or conviction, according to a 2016 report from the U.S. Department of Education. Of those individuals, about 600,000 reenter society each year, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Many, like Michael, are required to indicate their past criminal record — or “check the box” — when asked a series of questions on applications or conditions upon acceptance to employment, housing and higher education, including Ohio State.