THE LANTERN: The Rivalry Edition 2025

Help us beat Michigan and ensure that our tradition of student journalism, one that consistently puts The Lantern among the best student news organizations in the country, continues for years and decades to come. 

We are proud to join forces with the Michigan Daily, the student newspaper for that school up north, in our own rivalry to raise funds for our news operations. And we’re happy to share that, through your generosity, we’ve won this competition the past two years.

We are also happy to share that we will continue with a new tradition that started last year. Through the generous support of our alumni, any donation you make to the Lantern will be DOUBLED with matching funds up to a total $6,000. That means that your donations could help us raise up to $12,000 towards our goal. 

The Lantern’s rich tradition of tirelessly serving as the student voice for Ohio State students, faculty, staff and alumni remains unchanged since our first newspaper was printed in 1881. Today’s student journalists experience the same challenges and triumphs of storytelling as their predecessors. 

Though the technologies and techniques available to our students evolve with the times and new challenges and opportunities, which now includes artificial intelligence, the laboratory that is The Lantern newsroom continues as a collaborative, investigative and creative space for student reporters. 

The Lantern is entirely supported by the money it makes from its advertising. Just like many professional newspapers, our student newspaper’s financial future is threatened by decreasing print advertising revenues. 

That is why we are building an endowment, a fund that will provide a reliable source of income year after year. Your donation will help build this endowment, which will help us pay for the following expenses:

• Equipment such as cameras, laptops, newsroom computers and software.
• Printing and distribution of the newspaper.
• Travel costs to cover away, bowl, championship and tournament games.
• Monthly stipends for The Lantern editing staff.

In the spirit of that rivalry, we also don’t want to lose to our journalistic colleagues in this fundraising challenge. 

Thanks for your support. And help us beat Michigan again!

Questions? Call our Engagement Center at (614) 292-2281 and please be sure to update your Ohio State contact information.

Your gift may be eligible for a corporate match! Check if your company has a matching gift policy here.

How and where you choose to make your philanthropic impact is a very personal decision. Contact David Precise (precise.2@osu.edu) to explore giving opportunities that match your interests, legacy giving, or endowment funds.