High Street Ohio Stater apartments and Dunkin’ Donuts may be torn down for new multi-use building

Demolitions and renovations will continue to be seen throughout the upcoming years in the Ohio State community to make way for expanded apartment living, and the Ohio Stater apartments is on that demolition list.  In a University Impact District Review Board meeting Thursday, a proposal for a new seven story mixed-use building set to be […]

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New Ohio State-CPD substation opens as part of joint patrol program, students protest reveal

The Ohio State police unveiled its new substation south of campus on Wednesday to help advance the joint patrol program between the university and the Columbus Division of Police in the university district.  The 9,000-square-foot substation is meant to help Columbus Police and Ohio State police patrol the university district more effectively and provide a […]

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Protestors Gather Outside Nearby Hotel For Noise Demonstration Protest

Bells, whistles, drum beats and tambourines punctuated chants of “O-H, ICE-OUT” that cut through the cold air outside the campus area Marriott Hotel at 3100 Olentangy River Rd. Wednesday night.  A crowd of roughly 60 gathered around 7 p.m. on the sidewalk and marched carrying signs, improvised drums of pots and pans and other instruments […]

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Local café Matcha Me to open new location in Short North in 2026

Matcha Me, a local café offering matcha sourced directly from Japan, will open a second location in the new year, bringing their traditional matcha and specialty drinks to more of the Columbus community.  Currently located in the Old North at 2348 N. High St., the café will open a new location in the Short North […]

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Movie Review: The unpredictability of “Marty Supreme” makes it one of 2025’s top films

Josh Safdie’s latest film, “Marty Supreme” is quite the wild ride. Much like its massive marketing budget, the film is pursuing greatness — something it seamlessly achieves.  The highly anticipated film released Christmas Day in theaters nationwide. The day after Christmas, at the Marcus Crosswoods Cinema in Columbus, a packed house of film fanatics sat […]

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Students Building Hope: How one campus app aims to combat homelessness

What started as a passion for technology and coding has turned into a larger operation.  At Ohio State, Impact Developers, a student-organization on campus that began as a software development group, is building an app intended to help homeless people find crucial resources across Columbus. The idea began with a simple observation. Soham Barot, Impact […]

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Crunch Fitness to open off-campus location ahead of 2026, will be company’s largest Ohio facility

Crunch Fitness, a New York-based gym chain, is opening a new location at 2875 Olentangy River Rd., a less-than 10-minute drive from campus, Dec. 29. The new gym will be the chain’s third Columbus location and is considered the Ohio State campus location. Known for their “no judgements” motto, the campus Crunch will be the […]

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OUAB’s new OUABonus program gives students access to free tickets to concerts, performances and more

Ohio State students have the chance to access free tickets to concerts and performances through the Ohio Union Activities Board’s new program — in partnership with several venues across Columbus — called OUABonus. The new program goes beyond campus and offers students tickets to events not directly hosted by OUAB. Instead, the organization works with […]

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Cafe Zupas to host grand opening of campus location Thursday

Cafe Zupas will open its third Columbus location — and first near campus — Thursday  at 2004 N. High St., replacing the former Wendy’s and bringing made-from-scratch soups, salads and bowls to Ohio State students.  According to Cafe Zupas’ TikTok, the first 300 people to get in line for the store’s grand opening at 11 […]

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