Analysis
A Government Without Minutes
For two months, the General Assembly has met, just not in public record.
Mason Bindemann
Reporting
Budget Bump Tests USG’s Outreach Strategy to Student Orgs
USG passed its Spring 2026 budget with a $5,000 bump to student org funding. The question is now: will it make a difference?
Analysis
The Meeting The Lantern Missed
A public forum confrontation. Verified figures dismissed. Faculty stepped in. But Ohio State’s student newspaper, present for all of it, chose silence.
Reporting
CSA Chair Confirms SAF Figure After Speaker's Rebuke
Speaker McCann dismissed the claim that Student Government receives 14.7% of the Student Activity Fee, but the CSA Chair later confirmed the figure was accurate.
Essays
Scarlet and Gray Stockholm Syndrome
The Game defined my childhood, then came for my adulthood.
Reporting
Asante-Tutu Dismisses Concerns Over Executive Mockery, Calls Debate "Not That Deep"
When USG's president was asked to address executive mockery of deliberation, she laughed it off and told everyone to move on.
Analysis
The Budget Discrepancy Speaker McCann Wouldn’t Acknowledge
Student government says it spends 7%. The real number is double that.
Analysis
How Ohio State’s Student Government Learned to Stop Deliberating and Love the Budget
Ohio State’s student government controls $670K but mocks oversight, sidelines dissent, and rewards speed over scrutiny.