Who We Are

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We are concerned citizens of Buckeye Nation, who are tired of having no voice in university decisions – whether it’s the selling off of university assets, tuition increases, insane administrative salaries, monopoly apparel contracts, how the university handles hate crimes, or destruction of public housing in the Columbus community.

The Board of Trustees does not represent us. Take a moment to think about a problem you’ve faced at OSU that you tried to do something about – but couldn’t. Maybe it was something in your dorm. Maybe it was something your student organization tried to change. Maybe it was something to do with one of your classes, or your major.

Now, watch this.

And if you’re still left wondering what’s wrong with OSU, check out this rundown on the university’s finances:

Tentative Event Schedule

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Free University Main Classroom – South Oval/Browning Amphitheatre

Updated 5/15

Wednesday May 16th

10:00 am Welcome & Community Discussion: Creating the Norms; Darsheel Sehbi

11:00 am Public vs. Private Goods; Deb Steele and Thomas Lee

12:00 pm Lunch break

1:00 pm OSU in the Community (Poindexter); Amber Evans

2:00 pm Social Movements; Nick Crane

3:00 pm The OSU Power Structure; Joel Wainwright

4:00 pm Structural Racism at OSU; Dawn Miles, OSU Stand Your Ground Press Conference

5:00 pm Student Power and Student Movements; Hutch Persons

6:00 pm Dinner (Pizza and vegan options provided); The APES (Music)

7:00 pm Structural Analysis of Ohio State; Pranav Jani

8:00 pm Student Power and the Importance of Ohio; Will Klatt

8:30 pm Unionism and its relevance to our cause; Allie Platonic from CWA and Erin from SEIU local 1

9:00 pm Student Congress General Assembly


Wednesday Stage 2

1:00 pm Racism at OSU, Michael Goeke

2:00 pm Shades- Rashida

3:00 pm USAS

4:00 pm Students against Fracking

5:00 pm OSU Capoeira

6:00 pm OSU Capoeira

Thursday

9:00 am Breakfast

10:00 am Summary of Day 1; Amber Evans
What is Democracy?; Dr. Lauralee Thompson

11:00 am Re-Imagining OSU; Bently Allen
Cross-Cultural Communications, Greg Knipper

12:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm How to Change the Power Structure at OSU; Martez Smith and Stuart MacIntyre
Gentrification of Poindexter Village, Laura Tompkins and Tierra from Columbus Solidarity Network

2:00 pm Structural Sexism at OSU; Haley Swanson
The Dream Act, Marco Saavedra

3:00 pm Power of Protest and Grassroots Activism; Molly Shack

4:00 pm Wrap- Up and Moving Forward; James Hayes

5:30pm-Take Back the Night Rally begins

6pm- Take Back the Night speakers / DINNER

7pm-Take Back the Night March

Faculty, staff, and students are Ohio State. Yet, our integral role in the university is not reflected in its governance structure. We must begin to investigate and discuss these issues more thoroughly, and TAKE ACTION!