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Trans Day of Visibility

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Monday. March 31
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By a general estimate, there are 3.3 million transgender adults across the United States. Trans, non-binary, and gender-expansive youth and adults are a part of every community. We are parents and family members. We are your coworkers, your neighbors and your friends. We are a diverse community, representing all racial and ethnic backgrounds as well as all faith traditions.

While we have made significant progress in recent years, and visibility alone is not enough. Our rights, our safety, and our very lives are being threatened.

Statement: Governor DeWine’s legacy: The execution of higher education

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With a heavy heart, the Ohio Student Association mourns for our universities. In the late afternoon of Friday, March 28, Governor Mike DeWine killed higher education in the state of Ohio by signing the universally detested Senate Bill 1–a bill that students and faculty alike have been fighting since its introduction as SB 83 in 2023. 

This is a heartbreaking and devastating blow to the students and educators of Ohio. Our fight against SB 1’s passage concluded behind closed doors as our governor chose to cower to the pressure of partisan extremists. DeWine has sacrificed the future of Ohio’s higher education in exchange for culture war political points in the twilight hours of his final term. 

Proposed off-campus tower reflects Ohio State’s elitist transformation

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There was a time, not too long ago, when Ohio State University (OSU) was truly a “State” school. If a young person from Ohio could get their high school diploma with a C+ average, had the financial means through help or loans, and the will to balance school and fun, they would have a good chance to earn a degree from Thee, and do so at the main campus.

The days of OSU students scraping by together in aging but cozy off-campus homes or rowhouses – drinking beer from $10 shared buckets at Mustards or Papa Johns to make sure everyone could pay rent, for instance – is slowly becoming a distant memory.

A halcyon era heartlessly tossed into the dustbin by (rich white) elitists. The good struggle for Ohioans of modest means dashed. Just ask any of the thousands of young people who were recently rejected by OSU. Some were made to choose Miami University as their second choice ironically, which used to be the first choice of many Ohioans. History reveals it was Gordon Gee who eliminated open enrollment for in-state students, and since then, OSU’s average GPA went from 2.5 to 3.6 while tuition has doubled.

OSU students protest SB1 and college's DEI elimination

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University students are making their voices heard at The Ohio State University, amidst conversations surrounding the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Department of Education, and Ohio Senate Bill 1 which would overhaul higher education policies.

On Tuesday afternoon, OSU students took to the Oval, speaking out against the university’s preemptive compliance with both federal and state initiatives to rollback public education. They demanded that their right to a holistic and quality education not be infringed upon nor politicized, and that their constitutionally-protected civil liberties be respected. 

One specific initiative called out by students was the creation of the Salmon P. Chase Center within the John Glenn College, against the will of the University Senate. This is yet another instance of the Ohio State legislature putting its finger on the scale with public universities, mandating its creation through 2023 Senate Bill 117. 

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