Safety tips and resources for the new semester

With the new semester underway and multiple recent crime reports in the university area, Ohio State offers a range of safety resources to keep students safe.

Phi Kappa Psi threatens legal action against Ohio State students who claim to be members

The national headquarters of Phi Kappa Psi wants Ohio State students to know that it doesn’t have an active chapter on campus and that any students who say they are members of the fraternity will face legal action if they continue to do so.

Ohio State student robbed in off-campus neighborhood

An Ohio State student was robbed on Indianola and Woodruff avenues early Wednesday morning.

Series of similar crimes occur in off-campus area overnight

One carjacking and three attempted robberies occurred in the off-campus area between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. late Tuesday into early Wednesday.

Ohio State reinstates indoor mask mandate, effective immediately

Ohio State will now require all students, faculty and staff to wear masks indoors on campus, regardless of their vaccination status, University President Kristina M. Johnson announced in an universitywide email Monday.

Letter to the editor: Ohio State Deans affirm commitment to improving policing and public safety

"As deans of all the Ohio State colleges and campuses, we commit to remaining engaged in difficult conversations about embedded racial inequities."

Demonstrators, Ohio State students gather downtown to demand justice for Ma’Khia Bryant

Among a list of demands, tiny, colorful butterfly hair clips were passed around a protest of around 150 people outside City Hall Saturday in honor of Ma’Khia Bryant, a 16-year-old girl who was shot and killed by Columbus Police April 20.

Johnson safety email prompts swift response from student leaders

President Kristina M. Johnson’s universitywide email Tuesday acknowledging contention over campus-area policing, sent less than 24 hours after a parent-led petition called for prioritizing student safety, brought swift reaction from student leaders who seek major changes to campus policing.

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.

Letter from the editor: The Lantern’s coverage of protests and their participants

Dear readers:  We are living through momentous times, as our country wrestles with racial injustice amid a pandemic. Ohio State students joined the …