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Ah, Heaven! Buckeye Candies

Dec 5, 2020 | Miscellany

My favorite way to watch THE Game (Ohio State vs. TTUN) is to pass around a plate of homemade buckeye candies. If you bleed Scarlet and Gray, then you know about buckeye candies. If you married into the culture or befriended a Buckeye fan, then you may appreciate some...

Out-of-the-Way, but Well-Worth-It, Buckeye Shopping

Jun 6, 2020 | Miscellany

Now that Ohio and other states are starting to reopen stores as we navigate the murky waters between social isolation and the need for contact and commerce, my mind drifts to my three favs for Buckeye shopping. I’m talking about three merchants with bountiful Buckeye...

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Block “O” – the official student section for Ohio State sports founded in 1938 and known for card antics

The Lantern – official, daily student-run campus newspaper

Ohio Stater – a member of Ohio Staters, Inc. Now coed, the honorary was all male when Brutus was created in 1965

‘Shoe – Ohio Stadium, referring to its original horseshoe shape

Skull Session – Seated band practice in St. John Arena two hours prior to game time

TBDBITL – Ohio State Marching Band, lovingly called The Best Damn Band in the Land

TTUN – The Team Up North, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Ohio State’s arch rival.

If any readers have Brutus, Block “O” or other memorabilia (ticket stubs to THE game), please will them to OSU Archives or turn them over within your lifetime.

Ah, Heaven! Buckeye Candies

Out-of-the-Way, but Well-Worth-It, Buckeye Shopping

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