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Anti-US Rant Was Posted Minutes Before Ohio Attack

'We Will Not Let You Sleep'
Posted Just Before OSU Attack

Nov 29, 2016 4:37 AM CST

'We Will Not Let You Sleep' Posted Just Before OSU Attack

'I can’t take it anymore. America!'

(Newser) - The suspect shot dead at Ohio State University Monday is believed to have posted an anti-America rant on Facebook just minutes before attacking fellow students with a car and a knife . "I can't take it anymore. America! Stop interfering with other countries, especially the Muslim Ummah [community],"...

Ohio State Attacker IDed as
Teen Refugee From Somalia

Nov 28, 2016 2:51 PM CST

Ohio State Attacker IDed as Teen Refugee From Somalia

FBI is investigating

(Newser) - The FBI has joined the investigation into Monday's car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University that left nine people injured and the assailant dead, reports NBC News. The suspect is Abdul Razak Ali Artan, an 18-year-old Somali refugee who attended the school, reports the AP . He reportedly left Somalia in...

Injuries Reported After Active Shooter Alert at Ohio State

9 Injured, Suspect Dead
in Ohio State Attack

UPDATED

Nov 28, 2016 11:44 AM CST

9 Injured, Suspect Dead in Ohio State Attack

Shelter-in-place warning has been lifted

(Newser) - At least nine people were injured on the campus of Ohio State University in Columbus Monday in what was initially labeled an "active shooter" situation, reports the Columbus Dispatch . A suspect is dead, and the school has since sounded the all-clear. "Shelter in Place lifted," reads an...

Man Missing for
a Decade Might've
Never Left This Bar

Man Missing for a Decade Might've Never Left This Bar

Security cameras couldn't trace Brian Shaffer, last seen in 2006

(Newser) - Under different circumstances, Brian Shaffer's vanishing act on April Fools' Day 2006 might have been the ultimate prank. That year, the holiday fell on the first Saturday of spring break for students at Ohio State University, where 27-year-old Shaffer was a medical student, and he'd spent it on...

How Sports
Destroyed a
Young Man's
Brain

How Sports Destroyed a Young Man's Brain

'We raised our son to be a strong man...maybe that was his downfall'

(Newser) - The New York Times has a heartbreaking look at Ohio State wrestler and football player Kosta Karageorge, who killed himself in 2014 after a lifetime of sports-induced anxiety and concussions. Karageorge lived his life to be "manly." He started playing contact sports at 10 and pushed himself to...

OSU Students
Binge-Drinking
Before Fatal Lake
Jump: Report

May 17, 2016 8:27 AM CDT

OSU Students Binge-Drinking Before Fatal Lake Jump: Report

Including 22-year-old student who died after diving into shallow water

(Newser) - Numerous students were drinking heavily for hours before a traditional cold-weather lake jump last year during which an Ohio State University student died, according to newly released police records. The students included victim Austin Singletary, his friends, and many other students among the thousands who attended the jump into Mirror...

Ohio State Quarterback
Arrested, Suspended

Oct 31, 2015 11:22 AM CDT

Ohio State Quarterback Arrested, Suspended

He was allegedly operating a vehicle while intoxicated

(Newser) - The quarterback for the number-one college football team in the country will miss his next game after he was arrested while allegedly trying to avoid a DUI checkpoint early Saturday, ESPN reports. Ohio State's JT Barrett was cited for misdemeanor operating a vehicle while intoxicated near campus and received...

Ohio State Band Had
Holocaust Parody Song

Jul 30, 2015 7:34 PM CDT

Ohio State Band Had Holocaust Parody Song

Wall Street Journal reveals joke song book from a few years ago

(Newser) - Ohio State's marching band may indeed be the "best damn band in the land," as supporters say, but the band is dealing with a mess today after the Wall Street Journal got a look at its book of parody songs. The worst is called "Goodbye Kramer,...

Coroner Orders Tests
on OSU Player's Brain

Dec 2, 2014 4:34 AM CST

Coroner Orders Tests on OSU Player's Brain

Fellow Buckeye says Karageorge didn't report concussions

(Newser) - The Ohio State University player found dead in a dumpster after an apparent suicide was killed by a gunshot wound, a coroner confirmed yesterday, but Kosta Karageorge's brain will be examined for injuries that could be linked to his football playing or wrestling. The examination by a neuropathologist isn'...

Body of OSU Player Was Found in Dumpster

Dec 1, 2014 9:43 AM CST

Body of OSU Player Was Found in Dumpster

Gun found as well in apparent suicide

(Newser) - More sad details are emerging in the apparent suicide of the missing Ohio State University football player found dead yesterday. NBC4i and ABC News report that Kosta Karageorge's body and a gun were found in a dumpster just a few hundred yards from his apartment. "Reports were that...

Missing OSU Player Found Dead in Apparent Suicide

Nov 30, 2014 5:35 PM CST

Missing OSU Player Found Dead in Apparent Suicide

Kosta Karageorge had been missing since Wednesday

(Newser) - Ohio State officials say they're grieved to learn of the death of a football player missing since Wednesday . Police tell media outlets they believe a body found near the campus was that of 22-year-old Kosta Karageorge. The senior defensive tackle was last seen at his apartment in Columbus early...

OSU Player Missing After
Text About Concussions

Nov 29, 2014 5:59 AM CST

OSU Player Missing After Text About Concussions

Kosta Karageorge disappeared on Wednesday

(Newser) - Police in Columbus, Ohio, are searching for an Ohio State University football player who disappeared on Wednesday after an ominous text to his mom. “I am sorry if I am an embarrassment but these concussions have my head all f---ed up," wrote Kosta Karageorge, according to the Columbus ...

Ohio State Cans Band Chief
Over 'Sexualized' Culture

Jul 25, 2014 3:02 AM CDT

Ohio State Cans Band Chief Over 'Sexualized' Culture

OSU chiefs say he ignored hazing

(Newser) - The leader of "The Best Damn Band in the Land" has been canned over what Ohio State University chiefs say is a failure to deal with a "sexualized" culture surrounding the marching band that made conditions ripe for sexual harassment to flourish. Jon Waters' lawyer says the band...

Football Team Showers Grieving Anchor With Hugs

Oct 1, 2013 12:06 PM CDT

Football Team Showers Grieving Anchor With Hugs

Ohio State Buckeyes honor Dom Tiberi, daughter

(Newser) - After a longtime sports anchor at a Columbus TV station lost his 21-year-old daughter in a car crash, the Ohio State Buckeyes did what they could to comfort him. Dom Tiberi's daughter Maria died on Sept. 17. That Saturday, OSU offered a moment of silence for her before its...

Ohio State Prez Steps Down Over Catholic Cracks

Jun 5, 2013 1:54 AM CDT

Ohio State Prez Steps Down Over Catholic Cracks

Gordon Gee: 'no regrets about having a sense of humor'

(Newser) - Ohio State President Gordon Gee has decided to call time on his gaffe-ridden career after the release of a tape in which he pokes fun at the Catholic leaders of Notre Dame . Gee, a Mormon, says he is stepping down July 1 and the controversy was only part of his...

Public University
Presidents Rake
in Millions

STUDY SAYS

May 13, 2013 7:01 AM CDT

Public University Presidents Rake in Millions

Disgraced former Penn State boss Graham Spanier leads the pack

(Newser) - Last year, four public university presidents boasted compensation of more than $1 million, a study finds. At the top: Graham Spanier, the former Penn State president driven out by the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal. Spanier made $2.9 million in the 2011-2012 fiscal year; part of that was his...

Obama Flays
Romney in
Campaign
Kickoff

May 5, 2012 2:39 PM CDT

Obama Flays Romney in Campaign Kickoff

President mocks Mitt's prescription for student loans

(Newser) - President Obama officially kicked off his re-election campaign today at Ohio State University with a few memorable potshots aimed at Mitt Romney, Politico reports. “Corporations aren’t people—people are people!” Obama shouted in a speech that left him hoarse by the end. "Harder work has not...

Obama to Heckler:
'You're Being Rude'

Mar 23, 2012 5:24 AM CDT

Obama to Heckler: 'You're Being Rude'

President responds to shouts at Ohio State

(Newser) - Hecklers' shouts brought President Obama's energy speech to a halt yesterday at Ohio State University. One audience member demanded that Obama read a book he was holding, Politico reports. Obama paused, telling the man, "Sir, I'm here to speak to these folks. You can hold your own...

Ohio State Gets
One-Year Bowl Ban

Dec 20, 2011 6:58 PM CST

Ohio State Gets One-Year Bowl Ban

NCAA punishes next year's team after players took cash

(Newser) - Ohio State players broke the rules and got to play in the Sugar Bowl anyway. Jim Tressel knew about the infractions and let it all happen. Now the Buckeyes and new coach Urban Meyer will pay for it next season. The NCAA hit Ohio State with a one-year bowl ban...

Urban Meyer to
Coach Ohio State

Nov 28, 2011 1:54 PM CST

Urban Meyer to Coach Ohio State

Program may yet face sanctions

(Newser) - Urban Meyer is returning to coaching, taking over an Ohio State football team that likely faces NCAA sanctions, sources tell ESPN . Meyer has spent the past year as an ESPN analyst, taking a year off coaching for health reasons after winning two national championships with the Florida Gators. He asked...