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Request to include OSU Undergraduate Student Government scandal in Controversies/Administrative Response section[edit]

I request we add this to the 'Controversies/Administrative Response' section of this article:

On March 25, 2024, Ohio State University's Undergraduate Student Government (USG) proposed an initiative urging OSU to divest from companies profiting from human rights violations. The initiative received 1247 signatures, surpassing the required 1000.[1] However, USG's Judicial Panel nullified it, citing invalid signatures allegedly due to petition dissemination on Instagram. OSU Students for Justice in Palestine claimed unfair targeting, alleging other candidates used similar methods without penalty. Leaked emails revealed pressure from Hillel International to veto the initiative, prompting accusations of "abuse of power" and leading to resignations of three USG justices.[2]

  1. ^ "OSU Divests initiative removed from USG ballot despite 1,000 signatures due to alleged bylaw violations". The Lantern. March 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "University pauses vote on USG divestment ballot initiative". The Lantern. March 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.

Request to add sniper photograph to 'Police response' section[edit]

I request this photograph is added as a reference for the "long-ranged firearms" part of the 'police response' section in the article. This is a photograph of the sniper at The Ohio State University mentioned in the article.

Officer on the Ohio Union aiming sniper at protesters at the Ohio State University Gaza Solidarity Encampment on April 25, 2024.

2024_pro-Palestinian_protests_on_university_campuses#Violence — Preceding unsigned comment added by Onlineone22 (talkcontribs) 02:53, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

a reference? or do you mean used as a photo in the article? User:Sawerchessread (talk) 02:57, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I would primarily like to use this photo in the article.
As a secondary addition, we could theoretically link the photo in the form of a citation (such that clicking would redirect you to this photo's location in the article) right after the sentence:
"According to student newspaper The Lantern, state troopers with 'long-range firearms' were deployed at Ohio State University."
But I'm not too hellbent on making sure the link is added since those are pretty difficult to implement in my experience.
Onlineone22 (talk) 03:07, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I personally think that this photograph seems relevant to add to the context of this article, but what is the source for it? It needs to be reliable. David A (talk) 03:32, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I personally took this photograph at the event. I can send an email releasing copyright perms to permissions-commons@wikimedia.org if you believe this is necessary.
Onlineone22 (talk) 03:42, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I just sent the copyright email to VRT!
Onlineone22 (talk) 03:55, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Added. Kire1975 (talk) 03:59, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much. Onlineone22 (talk) 04:04, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]